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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.
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 ⟨p. 426⟩only serving of our selves. 1Mollerus observeth that David thence pleaded for early protection, because he was early at his petitions. He was early in the morning at his prayer, and therefore he hoped that God would not come late at night with his answer.
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 wo to the Nation whose Princes eat in the morning, Eccles. 10.17