530 Hors mull we make Religion our bufinefs ? Sean. 23. other bufinefs ; and bein, asked afterward, whether he had read over the book, replyed, this book with three leaves a °e of three fe- verall colours, red, white, and black, which contain fuck deep mi- aeries, that I have refolved wish my felf to read therein all the daies of my life ; in the fi..ft leaf which is red, I meditate on the pretious bloud of Chrift which was flied for my fins ; in the white leaf, i me- ditate on pure and delirious ¡oyes of Heaven ; in the black leaf I contemplate the hideous and dreadful! torments of Heal, pre. pared for the wicked to all eternity. This is to make Religion our bufinefs, when we, are fo taken up with it, that we have Icarce any leifure fir other things. Chriaian, thou haft a God to ferve, and a foul to fave, and if thou haft any thing of Religion in thee, thou wilt take heed of the thieves of time, and wilt engrofs all op- portunities for the belt things. -low far are they from Cbrifianity, who juale out holy du, ies, inflead of borrowing time from the world for prayer, they fleal cime from prayer that they may follow the world. - 7. We make Religion our bufinefs, when we ferve God with all our might a our ftrength and fpirits are drawn forth about Religion; wefeek, f great, firive, befiir our felves as in a matter of life and death, and put forth not only diligence, but violence, 2 Sam. 6.14. David danced before the Lord with all his might ; This is to make Religion eur bufinefs, when we (hake off (loath, and put on zeal as a gar - ment. We mull not only pray, but pray fervently, jam. 5.16. we mull not only repent but be zealous and repent, Rev. 3.9. we mutt not only love, but be ftcko f love, Cant. 2.5. Hora ; multa tulit, fudavit, & This is to be a Chrifian to purpofe, when we put forth all our vi- Matrh.t2.zr. gour and fervour in Religion, and take the Kingdom of God as it were by form. ' fis not a faint velleity will bring us to Heaven, there muff not only be wifhing but working, and we mull fo work, as being damned if we come !hors. Vfe r; Vfe i. Information. Information. 1. Branch. Hence learn, that there are but few good Chri{lians Branch I. oh how few make Religion their bufinefs ! is he an Artificer that never wrought in the trade? is he a" Chriftian that never wrought in the trade of godlinefs ? How few make Religion their bufinefs 1 is I. Some make Religion a complement, but not their bufinefs ; they court Religion by a profeffion, and if need be Religion (hall have their letters of cpmmendation, búc they do not make Religion their
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