758 e/1' 7."reatife of,Callings. lawfully flie from his matler:fora feruant that A and the duties rhere0fare furablc: yet ifthere loy perfonall calling is bound to aa earthly be grace to vfe that calling aright; the duti<s maf.ter, is further by agenerall calling, bound ther<:of.are goodworkes before God , being varoG_~· And r.he particular calling of any done w1th confc1encc ofobediencevnroGod man, 1s mfenourto the gencrall calling of a for his glorie,and the good ofthemaficr. Th~ Chriftian: and when they caonot both ftand meanendfe of the callir.g, doth not abafe the together, th< particular calling muft giuc goodnefi< ofthe workc: for God lookcth not place; becaufe we are bound vnro God in the at the<xcellency ofthe worke,butatthe heart firftplace, and vnto man, vnder God : and fa ?fthe":'orker.And the aaionpfa lhccpheard farre onely as we may withall,kccpeour bond m keepmglheepe,pcrformtd as I haue faid in with God. And thtlli m~ch ofthefiue generail his kind,is as good a worke before God, a; is rules. th~t-are to be praaifed in euery partithe aaton ofalud~e,ingiuing fentence; or of calat calling. a Magiftrate in ruling, or aMinifter in prcaToprocecde. Perfonall callingsbe of tw" chiog, Thus thenwe fee there isgood reafon forts: ohhe firft fort,are all fuch asbe of the why we w.ould fearchhow.eucry man isright· elfence and.foundation ofany focietie, with• .B ly to vfe hts particular calhng.In the rightvfe our which, rhefocietic canner be. As in a faofany calling, foure things arc to be confide· mily, rhc.c~l)ing of a n1afier, and the calling red and performed. I. good choice of acalof a feruant;the callingof a husband &wife ; ling. !I. good entranceinto it.III.good conofparentsand children. And in the common· tinuance therein. IV, an honeft and good leawealth, the calling of Magiftrates, and fubuing ofthe fame. For the firft,in thechoice of ie£ts. And in the Chnrch, the calling of the ourcallings, we muftrememberandobferue Minifter'and of the people. Of the fecond three parricular rules. fort, are all fuch as !i:rueonely fortbe good, J. Rule. That we aretochoofe honeftand happy,and quietdbte ofa focieey. And thefe lawfi>ll callings to walk.ein.Eph+•8.Ltthim be offundry forts , feme of them feruing for thatJlole({aith 'Pa•l)f/e•le nomore: botlet him the preftruation ofthe lifeof man,as thecalrAther t.bourandwor~witb hi& hands,the thing lingofa~ hu~bandmap, 0f a Merchant, &c. that isgood. Here we are warned by the holy fome feruiag for the prcferuation of health, Ghoft, to makechoiceof fuch callings as be as thecallingofa·Phyfition,andof the Surgehood}. Againe,all the workes ofourcallings on,&c. fome feruing for-the outward peace, muft be done in faith,an<l there is nofaith,vn· as the callipgofaSouldier,ofthe Lawy<r,&C• c le!fe thecalling be honeft. fome fcminf! for the cloathing and attiring of For better dircttion inthe choiceofan hothe body, and they bealmo~ fo maoy, as be neftcalling, this gencrall ground mull: beob· the parts ofthe body: fome alfo fcruing for ferued: Euery callia~ that ferueth rovphold building, as the calliQg ofa Carpenter,, and ani! maintaine thethree fcuerall efra<es and Mafon. Ina-word,looke how many thingsbe focieties,namely,theeftateoftheChurch,or nece!fari~_, for the good eftate ofany focietie, thee!late oftile Common-wealth, or theefo many perfonall calling• there be, which be- !tareofthe family, is grounded vpon the molongnot to the effence and bdng of a focietie, rail law1 and therefore lawfull, and confebut feruc onely for the good of the fame. quently may behad , vfed, and it~ioyed with j And tooqe ofthcfe two kinds,may alllawfull good cenfcience. On the contrary, ifit be an perfonall calling• bee referred. Thus much hinderance to any of thefe three eftatcs, in of callings in generall,~n~of the kinds therewhok,or in part,it is ao vnlawfull calling. of. ' . 1 • •• Jl,Rule. Euery manmull:choofeafitcalling The third pointto·bcc"onfidercd, Which i~ t.o walke in; that is, euery callingmull: be fitthe moft principall is this:. How euery !Jlan red to the man, and euery man bo fitted to his may in-a good and holy manner vfe his cal- D calling· Thisrule isasneceffary asrheformer: ling:tnis !tillbeing remc11_1bred, that-! fpeake for wt.~ mer; a.re outofthei~propercallingsin not ofextraordinary calhngs, or efthe geQeany fociety,tt IS as much,as1fa 10yntwereout rail calilngofa Chriftian,butonelyofordina- <>f the place in the body. Now inthechoke rie sod perfonall callings. The handling of ofcallings, twofortsofmmmuftbeconfidethis poinr,is ofgreat weight.and momenr:for red,men ~fyeeres,& duldren. J:~en ofycercs by the right vfc of euery callmg, the work« make chOiceoffit callmgs for rhefelues,whea thereof ~re made good workes,though other. they trie, iudge, and examine themfcluesto wife they be but meane & ba(e in rhem!elues. whatthmgs th<y are apt and fir, and to what In a good workc are three things required : things~hey are not. And eucry man muft ex~- firO:,it mull: be done inobedience: fecondly,in mmc himfelfeoftwo things:firft,~ouchmghu faith: thirdly, it muft bedireCtedto the glory alfetl:lon: fecoQd1y, touchmg hiSgtfrs. For ofGod.Now the works ~f cuerycalling,w)1e his affeaion, h.e muli fe_arch what mmde hee they arc- performed in an holy manne~, are hathto anycalhng ,and ~q whatcallmghe ~edanein faith and obcdifnce, and ferue notafireth_w.oft ofall toglonfie God.J;or ~1sgtfts blyforGods glory, bee the calling neuedo henmft el'ami~~· for, & ~owbarc_allmg.rhe.y bafe. As forexample,amanis by profefsion a are fitreft. Hautngthus med bot~ hts al!e~lfheephcard, the calling is but bafe andmeane, on_and gifts, finding alfo the calling to whiCh -- ·----- · they \.
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