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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.
The Philosopher could say, 1that he would rather neglect his means then his mind, and his farm then his soul. The very Turks though they work their Slaves hard, will yet allow them time every day for food and rest. Wilt thou Reader deal worse with thy precious soul, then the Turks do with their Galley-slaves? For shame man be not so cruel to thy best part.
The Philosopher could say, 1that he would rather neglect his means then his mind, and his farm then his soul. The very Turks though they work their Slaves hard, will yet allow them time every day for food and rest. Wilt thou Reader deal worse with thy precious soul, then the Turks do with their Gally-slaves? For shame man be not so cruel to thy best part.
- 1Aristippus apud Plot. de tranq. a nimae.
A Good Christian if business crowd in upon him so much, that he cannot wait on them, and Worship ⟨p. 482⟩God daily in his Closet and Family as he ought, will rather like a wise Mariner (when the ship is overburdened) cast some overboard, then endanger the loss of all and himself too. Times of earing and harvest were very busy times with the Israelites, yet then God would not allow them to make bold with him, Exod. 32.21.
A Good Christian if business crowd in upon him so much, that he cannot wait on them, and Worship ⟨p. 482⟩God daily in his Closet and Family as he ought, will rather like a wise Marriner (when the ship is overburdened) cast some overboard, then endanger the loss of all and himself too. Times of earing and harvest were very busie times with the Israelites, yet then God would not allow them to make bold with him,