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rule well
*, and as a Paftor feed the Flock, all which being
well done, you may keep your felf fully imployed, char
you might not difturb your Neighbours ; and then thc!^
Concroverfy might die in time : And had you not too
much infulted, and boafted of your great Learnings
flighting and condemning others with opprobrious Language,
as not only ignorant, but foul and unfair, bold, im^
pudeht, lying, and what not j but ufed better Language,
you might and would have much better adorned your
Difcourfe. But by, that time you come to my Age, I
hope" you will learn more Modefty, and get more Solidity
: but young Men are full of Blood, which caufes
Heat 5 and a Novice may be lifted up with Pride, if great
heed be not taken.
But Mr. Jamts(mhy « He is not fo happy as many, to
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mind a Flock, and Family, and a Trade alfo. Which
indeed if he had, he might not have been fo wanton
For had he had a Trade, and been diligent, he, like the
Apoftle, might have coveted no Man's Silver, or Gold, or
Apparel; but his Hands might have miniflred to his Nmfttiss^
and them that were with him, Afts 20. 5?, 54. & i Cor. 4.
12. we fee the Apoftle wascxpofed to hardihip for the
Gofpefsfake, l^er, ir, 12. Having no certain dwdling-fUcs
labour, working with our own Hands, &c. And in i Theg,
2. 9. For ye remember. Brethren, mr Labour and Travel : for la--
bomng Night and Day,
tecaiife we would not be chargeable unto
any ofyou, we peached unto yuu the Gof^el of God.
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Likewife in
2 Thejj. ^^2i9» Ntither did we eat a^.y Man's Bread for nought^
but wrought with labour and travel Night and Day, that we
might not be chargeable to any of ym: Not becanfewehavenaft
Power, but to ma^e our [elves an EnfmHe unto you to follow
Its. Thus you fee, that Tradefmea that can preach and
pray, and ferve theChiirch, and follow their Trades coo,
and diligently do fo, follow FauFs Example
', chat fo labouring
they may fupport the Weak. And C blelTed h^
God ) I have known fome among us fo happy as to do fo,
tho not Tent' makers like Faul, yet Taylors and other
Tradefmen, whofe Sincerity and Integrity, with great di^
hgence, have carried them tlirough gr'eat Difficulties m
theServiceof God j and by the Blcffing of God, have exceeded
many Wife and Learned Men, chat would anfwer
oiily widi Coctcmpc.