The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…

Variety of things that are excellent is not a little ground of complacency in them. Variety of choice voices please the ear, variety of curious colours delight the eyes; variety of dainties are acceptable to the taste. Nero promises rewards to them that invented new pleasures. God hath for that purpose dished out his worship into several and various duties, that it might be more pleasant to us. Sometimes we speak to God, sometimes we hear from God, sometimes we are praying for supply of our necessities, sometimes we are praising him for his infinite excellencies, sometimes our mouths are open to sing, sometimes our ears are open to hear the Sermon, sometimes our eyes are open to see the Sacrament. The same meat is ⟨p. 369⟩dressed several ways to make it the more welcome, and so the more strengthening to us. Hippocrates observes that that food which nature receives with delight, though not so good in it self, affords better nourishment then that which is more wholesome, against which nature hath a reluctancy. Reader, thy delight and pleasure in the sacred Ordinances of the Lords day will help to make them more profitable to thee. Some colours which do delight, do also strengthen the sight.

Variety of things that are excellent is not a little ground of complacency in them. Variety of choice voices please the ear, variety of curious colours delight the eyes; variety of dainties are acceptable to the taste. Nero promises rewards to them that invented new pleasures. God hath for that purpose disht out his worship into several and various duties, that it might be more pleasant to us. Sometimes we speak to God, sometimes we hear from God, sometimes we are praying for supply of our necessities, sometimes we are praysing him for his infinite excellencies, sometimes our mouthes are open to sing, sometimes our ears are open to hear the Sermon, sometimes our eyes are open to see the Sacrament. The same meat is ⟨p. 369⟩drest several ways to make it the more welcome, and so the more strengthning to us. Hippocrates observes that that food which nature receives with delight, though not so good in it self, affords better nourishment then that which is more wholesome, against which nature hath a reluctancy. Reader, thy delight and pleasure in the sacred Ordinances of the Lords day will help to make them more profitable to thee. Some colours which do delight, do also strengthen the sight.