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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
Treatise › Chapter 26: How to exercise our selves to Godliness in our Partiular Callings.
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.
Reader, thou mayst expect to be preserved whilst thou art a working, but not when thou art wandering. Tertullian speaks of a Christian woman who going to a play, was possessed by the Devil, and when he was asked by those that came to cast him out, how he durst possess one that was a Christian? he answered, I found her in my own place. Friend, they who like Dinah gad abroad, are often defiled before they come home. Those Soldiers who leave their places in a March and straggle to pilfer, ⟨p. 472⟩are many times snapped and slain by their enemies, when they who keep their places are safe and secure. O mind thy calling in its place and season, and know this for thy comfort, that whilst thou art about thy lawful work (observing Scripture rules in it) thou art under Gods Wing.
Reader, thou mayst expect to be preserved whilst thou art a working, but not when thou art wandring. Tertullian speaks of a Christian woman who going to a play, was possessed by the Devil, and when he was asked by those that came to cast him out, how he durst possess one that was a Christian? he answered, I found her in my own place. Friend, they who like Dinah gad abroad, are often defiled before they come home. Those Souldiers who leave their places in a March and stragle to pilfer, ⟨p. 472⟩are many times snapt and slain by their enemies, when they who keep their places are safe and secure. O mind thy calling in its place and season, and know this for thy comfort, that whilst thou art about thy lawful work (observing Scripture rules in it) thou art under Gods Wing.
Secondly, Deal righteously in thy calling. Take heed of unjust gain; believe this truth, A clear and clean conscience is infinitely better then a full purse. A little with the fear of the Lord, is better then the possessions of many wicked men, Psa. 37.15. A little wholesome food is better then a thousand poisoned Dishes. All the Wealth which is got in Gods way is pleasant; but all the wealth which is got unjustly by wickedness is poison. The blessing of the Lord maketh rich, and bringeth no sorrow of heart with it,