A Treatise of the Vocations; Or Callings of Mem [Ie.Men] with the Sorts and Kindes of Them, and the Right Use Thereof

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1605 Excerpt: ...liim be fpered in all that hedid, for the Lord come vnlawful,not becaufe they are done,,;swith Kim, when he was madeiuler o-but becaufe they are done in euill manner: ethe houfeof Potiphar the Egyptian-eueh as the channel. is faultie, not becaufe '.-dkhofaphatfaitli,rA?Lerdànd itcarries thewater, but becaufe itdefiles bptfbttt,ndtb0M(haüprofper. Whilethe the water. hit wasin the houfe of Obed Edom, he The fecond thing required, is fan&ifi'fpered and all his houfe. How mueh cation of the worke, or action. This point: re then fhallheprofper, thathath not alfomuftbe learned and practifedtfor it is Ar the figne. of Gods prefence, but not fufficient to doe a lawful action, but it J himfelfe dwelling in his heart?If it be muft be done in holy manner: for lawfull-¡,thatin experience wefinde the vn-aetionsvnleiT'etheybefanctified,arefins:; ¿yrnMHoprofperás wel as the godly: asmay appearebyoneandthefanieaction-foer, the profperitie ofthe wicked, is done by two perfons. The Publiean and-the Quailes which God did fend to the Pharifiegoe together to pray, they doe;Ifraelites in the wildernefle, which both one and the fame action, and yet the ihta plague & deftruction with them, oneforhispraier isapproued, the other ¡bey died whUe the meatewas yet in isnor,becaufetheone,thatis,thePharifie: mouches. The profperitie of the praied in the pride of his heart and pro '-edferues to their deeper condemnati-faned che lawful action ofprayer:thepub--'licanpraied in the humilitieofhis heart for Hence welearne, that feeing defigned the pardon of his.finnes. and his action: faapart to any calling, wemuft firft was not only lawfull in it felfe,but alfo ho: 1 from our hearts turne vnto God, ly in the doer. And this is the point that 'aiUoiirfinnes,...