1 757. ruf Treatife ofCallings. do 1 e 1 .any t 5 hing .~rhe!lr witho 1 n 1 t or a~:;ainh~ hath~ir A ~orh ofhis calling, byGods law is bou.nd to ea mgs. "'"P1 ons re~gt 1 ay not m 1s 1re gme h1m the value of his labour, Ex 1 d.._ 1 , 19 • (as men com~only_ thmke) but becaufe bee And to !ike purpofe our people hauea corn· I went ourofhlscallmg, by breaking the vow mon faymg, that an occupation is as good 1 ofa Nazarire,~hen he gaueoccafi6toD•li/Ah land,becaufe land maybe lo!l; but skill and!:~ 1 co cut otfh1sh~tre,rherforehe lo!i hiS!irengrh1 bour m a good occupation is profitable to the :for God prom1feth !irength , but wnh a cornend, oecaufc itwill helpe at necde when land mandement, thatllelhouldbee aNazantero andallrhingsfaile. Andonrheorherfide we~ rheend, lud.q.;. WhenSaulwascommanmu!itake heedeofrwo damnable finne; that ded to llaythe Amalekttes, agamfr h1s calhng are contrary to this diligence.The firlt is idler.S•m. he fpared .Ag•gvpona foohlh pttty, and the nelfe, whereby: theduticsofour callings and rp;. ~tl thmgs; .~nd t~ereupon S•m~etreprooued the oc~afions ofglorifying God,are oegl:aed h!m ofrebell1o agam£1: God, whtch was as the or ommed.The fecond is llouthfulnes,wh<refinofwirchcraft,a~drorthi~verycaufewashe by they arc performed llackly and careldly. l reled~dofGod fro bemg kmgouer Ifrael./oGodm the Parable ofthe hus-bandman, cals n.ubemg oalled to preach at Nmmre, went a- B them that are idle into his vineyard faying I bout by flight to !hakeoff the calling ofGod, Whyfl~ndyeidltaNthedllyl Mat.2o.6.'And rt.; I but whe hecomes to the fea, he is tolfed by a fc:raanrthathad rcceiucd!lut one talent iscaltempea:,and cafr out ofthe !hip,and fwallowled aneuill feruant,becaufe he was l!outhfull in ed by afilh that God hath prepared.forth1s thevfc ofit: for foiti>faid. ThoH<HiBftr•••t purpofe. When Pmr beyond the hmttsofhlS ondfosthfui,Mat.>).26.S.'l'aHigiues thisrule •.Thdf. calling, would needes warme him atthehigh to theThelfalonians, Hethat woHidnot illboHr ;.ro. Prie!is fire, it co£1: him the breach ofhis conmuftwot eau: yetfuch a one hee would hauet~ mi.r4. fcience ; for at the very voice ofa Damofel he bee noted by a letter, as walked inordinately. denied Chrifr. withcurling and b~nning. An? And this he !h~wcth, that llonth and neglithe Exorcttls mthe Ads, that Without fuffi.CI• gence m the duttes ofour callmgs, are adifor- ~~· ' 9 · ent calling;tooke on them to coniure euill (pi. der agaln!i that comly order which God.bath rits in the name of Iefus, were ouercome by fet in the focieties ofmankind, bothin church the famefpirits,&were faine to flie away naand common-wealth. Andindeed,idlenesand ked & wounded.In a word,looke what iudgellouth are thecaufes of many damnable tinces. ments befall men, marke well the time and The idlebodie, and the idle braine, is the!hop circum!iance thereof,it!hallbe fouod,!hatthey C ofthediuell. The f<a, ifitmooued EOt, could are call:vpoo them by thebandof<1iod, when notbnt putrifie, aud the body, ifit benot !l:irthey are forth of their callings, which Cliod red :Vld mooued,breedethdifeafes.Nowtheihath prefcribed them to keepe. Therefore rhis die and llouthful perfoo is afea ofcorruption· mufialwaies be remercbred& pratlifed careand when heis mo£1:idle,Satan is leafi idle;fo; fully, thatwedoe roke nothin£ in hand, voles then is he mo!i bufie to draw llim to manifold we bane fir!i ranked our (dues within theprefinnes. cinc!ts ofourcallings. Thus much ofthe two general rules. Now The fecond geHerall role which mu!i bee followtbepartsandkindesofVocations:and remembred, is this: That Euery ""'n.m•ft do~ they are oftwo forts: Generall,or !'articular. thr ditties ofhiual/ing with diligen'" & therfore Thegenerall calling is the calling ofChrifiiaS•IDmon faith, Eccl.9.to. Whatfoe•er u inthine nity, which iscommon to all that liue in tbe h~ndtodo,doitR>ithalthypowtr.S.Paulbidshirtl Church ofGod. The particular,is that fpecial . 1 thatruledi,rule withdiligence; and euery man calling tha~ belongs to. fome particula~ men: l ro·waitonhisoffice, Rom.u.8. And leremy as rhe calhngofaMagt!hate, the calh"gofa • fairh,/er, 4 8. 1 o Cllr{eduhet~at doththew.srk_rf Min.ifrer,thecallingofaMatl~r, ofafather,of the Lordnegligemly. That whtch Chrtfr fanhof D achtldc,ofa feruant,ofafuh1etl,or anyother l the.worke ofour redemption, It umeattand callmg that IS common to all. And Paulac. Ioh-4-3~: drinktfor metodomy FathermiO:the fame mull; knowledgingthisdifiio[lionofCalli•gs, when eueryman fay in like fortofhis par.ticularcalhefai~h,Let<H<rJ""'?•bidt inth.rc•Uing;whtrling. Of thisdiligence there be tworeafon•: mhe u cal/ed, that1s,mthat parttcularandperfir!l: ofal the end why God betlowes his gifis fonall calling, in which he was called to beea vponvs,is,that they might be impl?yed.inhis Chriftian.Ofthefe two.in order. . fc:ruicc, and ro his glory, and thatmthls hfe. The genorall Callmg1sthat wherbyamaou Therefore P<ul faith Rtde•me th<'tsmt: and calledoutoftheworld tobeeachtldofGod, Chritl,W•Ik!whil•y;h.ue light. And againce,I· a member of<:hri£1:, & heire oftile kingdome muftd. hi& work_whil• it i• dlly: For we fee trades of. h~anen. Thts calhng belongs to euery one meoand traudlersrife earlyrotheit bulinelfc, WJthmthe compalfe ol the C~urch, not any le£1: night ouortake them. Secondly to them one accepted•. Here I haue .JU£1: occafion to which imploy•rheir gifrs; more is giuen, and make a lon1; d1fcourfe t.ouchmgth~ callmgof from them which imploy them not, is taken men to Chnli·and C~ntl1a~ Rehgton, bu.t I that which they hau~: and labour inacalling wilonly ~ouch the mameduttesrher~of, wh!ch is as pretions as gold or !iluer. Hereupon he.- are cfpectally foure. '!he fir~ rs,the muocanon that maimes a man, & difablcs him to doe the. ofthe name of God m Chntl. When asSaut ~:or
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