476 The Life of Faith. mutt never be our principal end: But we mutt labour to do the moltpnblick good, and to pleafe God by living in obedience tonis cómmands. to Yet every man mutt delire the fuccejs ofhis labour; and the bletfïng ofGod on it and may continue his work as bea tendeth to fuccefs. And though we may not labour to be rich, Prov. 23.4. as our principal end ; yet we mull not be formal in our callings; nor think that God is delighted in our weer toil, to fee men OA bottomlefs vcffel ; but we mutt endeavour after the moat fucccfsful way, and pray for a jute profperity of our labours : and when God doth profper us with wealth, we mutt rake it thankfully (though with fear) and ufe it to his fervice, and do all the good with it that we can, z Cor. 16. Z Lay by as Godbath proJfBredevery man, Ephef. 4 a8. Let hint workwith his bands the thing that is good, that he may bave to give to him that needeth, James 1. 9. Let the brother of low degree rej yce in that he is exalted. r: Thelcwnefs of a mans calling,or bafe'nefs ofhis employment; will not allow him to be negligent or weary ofit, or uncom- fortable in it : Seeing God mutt be obeyed in the lowell fer- vices, as well as in the flight(' ; and will reward men according to their faitbfulIabotsr, and not according to the dignity of their place : And indeed no fervicc fhould be accounted low and bafe, which is fincerely done for fo great andhigh a Mailer, and haul the promife offo glorious a rew:erd, Col. 3.23, 24. 12. Thegreater andmore exeellent any mans werkand cauiirg ir, bit id.'enefs andneligence is the greater fia. It is bad in a Plow-man, or any day -labourer ; but it is far worfe in a Mini- fierof the Gofpel, or a Magi¡fráte : Becaufc they wrong many and that in the greateft things, a.nd violate the greateff truff fromGod: Chritt.biddeth us pray the Lord of the barvejl to fend forth Labourers into his barveff,Lukc ro.27.and not proud; Covetous, idle drones, that would have honour only for their wealth and titles,: _And he faith, that ,the Labourer is worthy of bas hire, but not the loiterer, Among the Elders that rule the Church, it is e#Jieci4y the labourers in the word and dot`drine that are worthy of double honour. Dr. Hammond notcth on a The!. 5. 12. that the Bithops whom they are required to know and honour, were thofc that laboured among theta, and were
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