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

Besides, it will be a poor account which such men can give for their expenses this way at the great day. God give thus our wealth for necessaries, conveniences and moderate delight, not for prodigality and luxury; Heliogabalus made whole meals of the tongues of Singing-Birds and Peacocks, and brains of costly creatures; He used to say, That meat is not savoury, whose sauce is not costly. Many men have sold all their Lands for their Kitchen.

Besides, it will be a poor account which such men can give for their expences this way at the great day. God give thus our wealth for necessaries, conveniencies and moderate delight, not for prodigality and luxury; Heliogabalus made whole meals of the tongues of Singing-Birds and Peacocks, and brains of costly creatures; He used to say, That meat is not savoury, whose sauce is not costly. Many men have sold all their Lands for their Kitchin.

What a pattern doth the heir of all things give us of providence, Joh. 6.12. Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

Some indeed are Debtors to their bellies, they pinch and pine them with penury, not allowing them what nature requires, whose Gold is their God. They are worse then Cannibals, eating their own flesh. He that is cruel to his flesh, troubleth his own house, Prov. 11.17. But the bellies of most, are debtors to them, receiving much more then is fit or due, as if they had been born to bow down to, and worship their bellies.

Some indeed are Debtours to their bellies, they pinch and pine them with penury, not allowing them what nature requires, whose Gold is their God. They are worse then Cannibals, eating their own flesh. He that is cruel to his flesh, troubleth his own house,