The V f ouerieofHypoer/e. 245 drunkeoneffe , whoredomc, idleneffe, &c. They bee Tuft fuchones as leremie toucheth : they would fleale, murther, and commitadteltery, andfwearefafey°, f Cha,y,4,to. and then thinke to efcape al:, by comming and floodingbefore the Lord in his honre. The other fort are fuch as feemetoaWe& thebeft things, and a man would thinke they loued to beam , and did take delight in the exercifesofreli- gionand of Gods trotfhippe; yet when their inesare looked into , theytake a kinde of liberty vnto themCeltics , to hold one in the ordinary breach of forcepartof Godswill , either forlucrefake , forour needeleffe pleafure fake, which they will fölow 'with as great eagerncife, and asgreat fharpeneffeof delire as any other', yea and will therein bee good fellowswith thofe , to whom they would bee loath to beethought like in religion. Both thefe forts mutt bet admonifbed , that this fame lookingtoforce one or two preces ofre- ligion is to no purpore. It is no good fruit that proceedesnot outof aheart ayming at the obedience of all Gods will : fuch kmdeofinenare butalmoft Chriftians, and (hall bee almoft faued , fuch as their Chriltianitie is, fuch Mall theirfaluationbee; theyarecome neerer to religion, fo they (hall butcome neerer toheaven. That God which bids thee come to Church, bids theenotto Create, not to lie, not to flander,not tobeedrunke, not tobet filthy: ifdefireto obey him, made thee todoe the one,itwill moose thee todoe the other afro : he which commandsthee to been the word, whichwilleth thee to accuflomethy Celle to the publike duties of Gods feruice; bids theeallo followthy calling, bids thee deale faithfully, bids thee redrew thy time°, bid s thee not to con- oEpb.1,16, uerfe with thofe , and to dilightwith them , that areenemies to Godstruth, bids thee tobewareof beinga loner ofpleafere, morethen alooter ofGod p : ifthou p 2,Tim,3,4, se found a tranfgreffour in there thingsfill , it is notthy feemingtobeewell al- fefted, or thy doing Co and fo by fits,rhat (hallferne thy nature,the wordofGod will finde thee out,andhew thee dowseand make thee ready for the fire. This is the ere ofthis point. Another thing neceffarily required togood fruite is,that therebee fpeciall re- ©pl, a; gard had to the duties of that particular calling wherein a man is placedby Gods prouidence. As God bath fitted curry manto Hue in Comecalling, fo each mans calling is appointed him for that end, robe as itwere the jeftimony ofhisreligion, and the matter in which bee fhould thew hímfelfewhat is in hint. For this is to be held for a rule, that religion doth not abolilh ordinary callings, oor exempt any manfrom taking lomelawfsllway or oilier, by whichto doe good to himfelfe, and humane fociety ; but rather it is a mans onely direetion for thechidingofacalling, and for the lawful! imployinghimlelfein the fame. 'Paul writing tothe Thelfalnnians& exhorting them toineree[e moreandmoren gr,Thef4.it in Religion, perfwades them alfo,to meddlewith their erne bufinrlä,and ro worke withtheir hands. It is laidofthe (heepheards towhom the birth ofour Sauiaut was reuealedby the Angels, that when they had beetle and feenc the babe in the manger, they returned backe to their callings r. John theBaptifi preaching re- rLukea.aO, pentane to thepeople, whenthey flocked about him, curryman asking what he fhoulddoe , he put themoverall to their callings;What(hall Wedoe(faid the Publicases) ?require (faith hee)?no more then that Which is appointed unto you:and tbhatwe (quoth the fouldiers) ?violence to nomas, neither artufeanyfalfely, and becontent Withyour wages': CLuk.;,i;,tg It is thedoflriseof the Apoltle touching feruants, that they fhould be true and faithfullin their places;that (faith.hee)thename ofGod andhis dottrinebeenot etaQfpoken n(r, that from thence may bee drawne a generall rule, that the ct,Tim, 6,tò truthof Goa isdifcredited, ifmenprofefsing religion, be not diligent and faith. fullin their particular callings. Fleethat beingcalled tobee aMaglitrate,cloth not care to performe the dutyofa Magiltrate, the fame is nogood Chriltian. He that beingby profefsion a Miaifter,faileth in theofficeofa Miniíter, what. foe=
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