56
3. Due Deliberation in particular Cases. 58
4. Proportioning the Affairs of your Trade to the Ability of your Mind, Body, Estate. 59
5. Ordering your Expenses suitable to it. 60
6. Frequent Inspection into the state of your Affairs. 62
7. Governing the Passions of Anger, Fear, Hope, &c. 63
8. Considering the Contingencies of it. 66
9. Avoiding ruinous Courses; as,
1. Bad Company. 67
2. Suretyship. 68
3. Gaming. 70
4. Pragmaticalness. 71
10. Disposing your outward Calling in Subordination to your Christian Calling. 72
Use 1. Repr.
1. Indiscretion of the Godly. 73
2. Carnal Policy of the Ungodly. 74
2. Exhort. Labour for Wisdom.
1. Beg it of God.
2. Consult wise Men. 75
3. Study for it in the use of Means. 76
⟨image 6⟩Sect. 2. The second Requisite in a Trade is Diligence. Pag. 76
Here, 1. The Nature of it.
2. The Extent of it. Consists in,
1. Employing all the Faculties of the Mind. 78
2. All the Strength of the Body. ib.
3. The Substance of your Time. 79
4. Laying hold of Opportunities. 81
5. Taking care of (seemingly) lesser matters. 82
6. Rejecting Avocations; as Absence from 83
Shops, Taverns, useless Visits, 84
Recreations, undue Devotion. 85
What time may be spent in Exercises of Devotion. 86
3. Inducements to Diligence.
1. It's matter of Duty. 87
2. Of Safety. ib.
3. Of Benefit. 88
4. Of Comfort. 89
4 Use,
1. Repr. Of Idleness. 90
2. Exhort.
1. To this Diligence in your 91
Particular Callings. Cautions herein, 92
2. Much more in your Heavenly. 93
Sect. 3. The Third Requisite in a Trade is Justice.
1. The Nature of it. 96
2. The Necessity of it.
1. It is your Duty,
1. By the Law of Nature. 97
2. By the express Law of God. ib.
3. By the Law of Christ. 98
2. It is your Interest. ib.
3. The Extent of it.
1. Performing lawful Promises. 99
Of paying your Work-Folks. 101
2. Paying due Debts. 102
⟨image 7⟩Of breaking upon design. 103
3. Using exact Weights, Measures, and Lights. 104
4. Right working of Manufactures. 105
5. Making Conscionable Bargains. 106 viz.
1. Content with reasonable Gain. 107
What is the best measure of a Tradesman's Gain. ib.
2. No Advantage of another's Necessity. 109
3. Nor of their Unskilfulness. 110
4. Deal not for stolen Goods. 111
5. Use an honest Plainness. 112
6. Defraying lawful Impositions. ib.
Against stealing of Custom, 113
and starving of Ministers. 114
7. Paying due Respects to the Orders of your Society. 115
8.
56
3. Due Deliberation in particular Cases. 58
4. Proportioning the Affairs of your Trade to the Ability of your Mind, Body, Estate. 59
5. Ordering your Expences sutable to it. 60
6. Frequent Inspection into the state of your Affairs. 62
7. Governing the Passions of Anger, Fear, Hope, &c. 63
8. Considering the Contingencies of it. 66
9. Avoiding ruinous Courses; as,
1. Bad Company. 67
2. Suretiship. 68
3. Gaming. 70
4. Pragmaticalness. 71
10. Disposing your outward Calling in Subordination to your Christian Calling. 72
Ʋse 1. Repr.
1. Indiscretion of the Godly. 73
2. Carnal Policy of the Ʋngodly. 74
2. Exhort. Labour for Wisdom.
1. Beg it of God.
2. Consult wise Men. 75
3. Study for it in the use of Means. 76
⟨image 6⟩Sect. 2. The second Requisite in a Trade is Diligence. Pag. 76
Here, 1. The Nature of it.
2. The Extent of it. Consists in,
1. Imploying all the Faculties of the Mind. 78
2. All the Strength of the Body. ib.
3. The Substance of your Time. 79
4. Laying hold of Opportunities. 81
5. Taking care of (seemingly) lesser matters. 82
6. Rejecting Avocations; as Absence from 83
Shops, Taverns, useless Visits, 84
Recreations, undue Devotion. 85
What time may be spent in Exercises of Devotion. 86
3. Inducements to Diligence.
1. It's matter of Duty. 87
2. Of Safety. ib.
3. Of Benefit. 88
4. Of Comfort. 89
4 Ʋse,
1. Repr. Of Idleness. 90
2. Exhort.
1. To this Diligence in your 91
Particular Callings. Cautions herein, 92
2. Much more in your Heavenly. 93
Sect. 3. The Third Requisite in a Trade is Justice.
1. The Nature of it. 96
2. The Necessity of it.
1. It is your Duty,
1. By the Law of Nature. 97
2. By the express Law of God. ib.
3. By the Law of Christ. 98
2. It is your Interest. ib.
3. The Extent of it.
1. Performing lawful Promises. 99
Of paying your Work-Folks. 101
2. Paying due Debts. 102
⟨image 7⟩Of breaking upon design. 103
3. Ʋsing exact Weights, Measures, and Lights. 104
4. Right working of Manufactures. 105
5. Making Conscionable Bargains. 106 viz.
1. Content with reasonable Gain. 107
What is the best measure of a Tradesman's Gain. ib.
2. No Advantage of anothers Necessity. 109
3. Nor of their Unskilfulness. 110
4. Deal not for stollen Goods. 111
5. Ʋse an honest Plainness. 112
6. Defraying lawful Impositions. ib.
Against stealing of Custom, 113
and starving of Ministers. 114
7. Paying due Respects to the Orders of your Society. 115
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