210 OF SPIRÍTl7AL MINDEDNESS., to God in their occasions,they may dowell to consider two things. 1. Industry in men's callings, is a thing in itself very commendable. If in nothing,else, it hath an advantage herein, that it is a means to preserve men from those excesses in lust and riot, which otherwise they are apt to run'into. And if you consider the two sorts of men, whereunto the generalityof men are distributed, namely, of them who are industrious in their affairs, and those who spend their time, as far as they are able, in idleness and pleasure,' the former sort are far more amiable and desirable. Howbeit, it is capable of being greatly abused. Earthly mindedness, covetous+ itess, devouring things holy as to times and seasons of duty, uselessness, and-the like pernicious vices, invade and possess the minds of men. There is no lawful calling that loth absolutely exclude this graceof being spiritually minded in them that are engaged in it, nor any that Both include it.. Men may be in the meanest of lawful callings, and be so, and men may be in the best and highest, and not be so, Consider the calling of the ministry : the work and duty of it calls on those that are employed in it to have their minds and thoughts conversant about spiritual and heavenly things. They are to study about them, to meditate on ,them, to commit them tomemory, to speak them out to others. It will be said, surely such men must needs be spiritually minded. If theygo no further than what is mentioned, I say they must needs be so, as printers must needs be learned, who are continually conversant about letters. Aman may withgreat industry engage himself about these things, and yet his mind be most remote from being spiritual. The event Both declare that it may be so, and the reasons of it are manifest. It
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