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The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…
The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature and necessity of it is discovered. : As also the Christian directed how he may perform it in [brace] religious duties, natural actions, his particular vocation, his family directions, and his own recreations. / By George Swinnock ...
London: printed for T.P., 1662
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Our Lord Jesus commandeth his Disciples not to be curious about their diet; Whatsoever is set before you eat, Luk. 9. If it be wholesome, though it be not toot-some, accept it. The Turks will drink no Wine, because Mahomet their false Prophet forbids it. Reader, be thou temperate both in regard of the quantity and quality of thy food, because the blessed Jesus; the true Prophet of his Church commandeth it.
Our Lord Jesus commandeth his Disciples not to be curious about their diet; Whatsoever is set before you eat, Luk. 9. If it be wholesome, though it be not toot-some, accept it. The Turks will drink no Wine, because Mahomet their false Prophet fordids it. Reader, be thou temperate both in regard of the quantity and quality of thy food, because the blessed Jesus; the true Prophet of his Church commandeth it.
Thirdly, thy duty is to eat and drink seasonably; We read of eating in due season, Eccles. 10.17. As there is a season for spiritual actions, when they are most profitable, so there is a season for natural actions, when they are most proper; Its a foul fault, not to observe fit hours for our food. Our diet is unseasonable, when we begin the day with it. There is a woe to the Nation whose Princes eat in the morning, Eccles. 10.17. and a woe to the persons that rise up early in the morning to follow strong drink, Isa. 5.11. It is a bad sign when men leap out of their Beds into their Butteries; and like Children call for their breakfasts as soon as they are up. The Servant must wait on his Master till he hath fed; After him is manners. The body must wait on the soul till that hath broke its fast, and had some spiritual refreshment with the blessed God. The bodies place is after, not before the soul. The first of the day must ordinarily be given to the ancient of days; God hopeth to hear from men, before either their Butlers or Cooks hear from them. He expecteth that we should serve him before we serve our selves, though indeed our serving of him is the