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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	master_n	servant_n	wage_n	1,026	5	11.4895	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10024	Sins overthrow: or, A godly and learned treatise of mortification Wherein is excellently handled; first, the generall doctrine of mortification: and then particularly, how to mortifie fornication. Vncleannes. Evill concupiscence. Inordinate affection. and, covetousnes. All being the substance of severall sermons upon Colos. III. V. Mortifie therefore your members, &c. Delivered by that late faithfull preacher, and worthy instrument of Gods glory Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Majestie, master of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolnes-Inne.	Preston, John, 1587-1628.; Preston, John, 1587-1628. Three godly and learned treatises. Selections. aut	1633 (1633)	STC 20275; ESTC S115103	166,961	286

searcher of the heart for it On the other side if a man by diligence in his calling have riches following him he may take them as a blessing of God bestowed on him and as a reward for his calling The diligent hand maketh rich God will so reward it not that we must eye riches and make them our end God makes a man rich and man makes himselfe rich God makes us rich by being diligent in our callings and using them to h●s glory and mans good he doth cast riches on us man makes himselfe rich when hee makes riches th' end of his calling and doth not expect them as a reward that comes from God I expresse it by Iacob Iacob he s●rved Laban faithfully and God blessed him so that he did grow rich hee went not out of his compasse and Sphere he tooke the wages that was given and because that Gods end was to make him rich God enriched him by his wages as a reward of his service The more diligent a man is in his calling the more sincere upright the more doth God blesse him and increase his riches God makes men rich when hee gives them riches without sorrowes and troubles when as they come in with ease and without expectation and disquiet Man makes himselfe rich when as there is great troble in getting keeping enjoying them when as he useth his calling to get riches or when as he useth unlawful meanes The method God useth to enrich men is this He first bids them Seeke the kingdome of God and the righteousnesse thereof and then all these things shall be administred unto them as wages We must looke to our duty and let God alone to provide and pay us our wages He that takes a servant bids him only looke to his duty and let him alone to provide him meat drinke and wages we are seruants God is our Master let us looke to our duty and leave the wages to him But whether may not a man take care to get wealth is not a man to care for his estate to increase it and to settle it I answere he may lawfully take care of it observing the right Rules in doing it which are these First he mu●t not go out of his compasse but walke within his owne pale he must not step out of his own calling into other mens and in his owne calling hee must not trouble himselfe with so much businesse as that he cannot attend or that may hinder him in his private service unto God If he doe fill himselfe with too much businesse in his owne calling or step into others callings this is sinnefull and inordinate If a man in his owne calling fill himselfe with so much businesse that he cannot attend the things of salvation that he is so much tired with them that hee hath no leasure or spare time to search his owne heart and to doe the particular duties necessary to salvation he then failes in this and sinnes in his calling Secondly his end must not be amisse he must not ayme at riches Abraham was poore and so was Iacob yet God made them rich and mighty they were diligent in their callings and God brought in wealth God calles not a man to trust in himselfe to make riches his ayme and end to seeke excesse superfluity and aboundance to live deliciously to satisfie our lusts and pleasures our ayme must bee Gods glory and the publique good and then God will cast riches upon us as our wages Thirdly let it be a right care and not an inordinate care there is an inordinate care which checks the word you may know whether your care be such an immoderate care or no by these three signes First if you be troubled in the businesse you goe about consisting either in desire feare or griefe when as we either desire such a blessing exceedingly or feare that we shall not have it or greeve much for the losse of it Secondly when wee feare we shall not bring our enterprise to passe or attaine to that which we desire When wee are troubled at it if it be not accomplished and greeve when wee foresee any thing that may prevent it care being aright sets head and hand on worke but when the affections are just right there is no tumult or turbulencie in them When is a man covetous I answer that then a man is a covetous man when as he hath desires arising in him which are contrary on the former rules and hee resists them not or else resists them so weakely and feebly that hee gets no ground of them Hee sees no reason why he should resist them and therefore gives way unto them A man is not a covetous man nor an ambitious man which hath covetous and ambitious thoughts for these the holiest men have but hee that hath such thoughts and strives not at all against them or else strives but weakely he is a covetous and ambitious man A godly man may have these thoughts and desires but hee strives strongly against them gets ground of them and gives them a deathes wound but the covetous man hee yeelds unto them the godly man he gets the victory over them Now this covetousnesse is evill in it selfe for first of all it is Idolatry and spirituall Adultery and then it is an evill and bitter roote having many stalkes on it he that doth doe any thing to hold correspondencie with it he that doth belong unto it to him it is the root of all evill Luke 16. It keepes men from salvation It chokes the good seedes sowen in mens hearts Secondly it must be mortified for the vanity of the object is not worth the seeking therefore in the 16 Luke 9. It is set downe in a comparison with the true treasure and expressed in these foure circumstances First it is called the Mammon of unrighteousnesse and wicked riches because it makes men wicked opposed to spirituall blessings which are the best Secondly it is least because it doth least good it preserves us not from evill it doth the Soule no good Thirdly it is but false Treasure it hath but the shadowe of the true it shines as if it were true but yet it is but false and counterfet Lastly it is not our owne it is another mans riches are the goods of others not our own Luk. 16. 12. and 10. 41. 42. There are foure attributes given to riches First they are many things and require much labour Martha was troubled about many things Secondly they are unnecessary one thing is necessary Thirdly They will be taken from us Fourthly they are not the best and therefore our desire after them should be mortified From hence bee yee exhorted to mortifie this earthly member covetousnesse which is Idolatry a sinne unto which all men are subject young men though they want experience of riches are notwithstanding subject to this vice but olde men are most subject unto