a 482 The Life of Faith. chief provifon by which he fulflleth his flefhly lull. An idle fa rvant thirketh that the beffplace, in which he [hail have moll cafe and fulnefs. An idle Parent will cart all the burden of his . childrens teaching, upon the Schooluiafter and the Pallor. Ay idle Mini( er thinkethhimfcif btfl,where he may have nomore labour, than what tendeth to his publick applaufe ; and when he hash the nioft wealth and honour, and leaf[ to d, he taketh that to be the flourithing profperityof the Church.And indeed if our calling were like the fouldiers to kill men, and not likes the Surgeons to cure them, we might think it is the bell time, when we have leafl employment. But the faithful fervant will be moll thankful for that [late oflife, in which he dothmolt good And as he taketh doing good, to be the furefi way ofge;ting,and receiving; fo he taketh the goodof anotheras his own ; and mothers nectflity is his neceWit y : He knoweth that he is bell, who is iikefl untoGod I. and that is he that is the moti,abundant in love, and doing good Like theSun that never refieth from moving or giving light and heat. The running fpring is pure, when the (landing water is muddy and corrupt .The ce(lätion ofmotion quick- ly.mortifieth the blood : He that faid as to works of cha- rity, Benet wearyof well doing; for in due tine, youfhall reap, if you faint not, Gal. 6.9., hath faid fo too, as to our bodily la- bour in our common callings in the world, 2 7hef 3. x3 I know that a fervant may be glad of a place where. he is not oppreffed with unrcafonablc labour, and where he hath competent time for the learning of Gods Word : And a poor manmay be glad when he is freed from ncccfíityof doing that which is to his hurt : But otherwife no man but a flefhly bruit will with or contrive for a life ofidlenefs. Obje& Is it not faid, Bleffed are the dead, for they rd front their labours ?Rev. 4.13. 44'. True : but mark that their works foaem,them And what are the works which follow you ? And note, thatit is not work or duty that they (hail sett from : (For they ref} not crying, Holy, Holy, Holy Lord GodAlmighty, &c) But it is only their labours ; that is, the painful fort of werka: dfuffering, proper to this fitful life. The blefi'ed in- deed are freed in Heaven from this ; bccaufe they werenot freed fm it on earth, as the ungodly and flothful fexvant are. 7. Latlly,
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