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A33985	The weavers pocket-book, or, Weaving spiritualized in a discourse wherein men employed in that occupation are instructed how to raise heavenly meditations from the several parts of their work : to which also are added some few moral and spiritual observations relating both to that and other trades / by J.C.	Collinges, John, 1623-1690.	1695 (1695)	Wing C5351; ESTC R26037	76,699	180

by 't undone But those who can believe and do What-ever GOD them calleth to Shall happy be And when the Solifidians fail And Papists too he shall Entail Felicity Vnto his Soul which neither Faith Nor works alone so Scripture saith Can save from Hell Faith justifies alone but yet Is not alone Works follow it Faith bears the bell Because it lyeth hold on him Who justifies the Soul from Sin Whose only name Is that by which we saved be Without whom to felicity None ever came Happy is he who doth compound What in the holy writ is found By GOD combin'd But wo to him who dares to part To gratify sophistick art What he hath join'd O Let my Soul believe as much As if my Faith alone were such As could it save But let it work as much also As if 't should for what it can do It 's Heaven have CHAP. V. Vsually those have their Eyes a broad most about them an● when alone are most happy i● their Judgements and Inventions and thrive most Observations 5. 1. I Observe a twofold Spirit amongst Tradesmen and as amongst other● so particularly amongst Weavers Some are Men of a Poor private obscure Spirit Their Eyes look right before them that 's all they have been bred to this or that Trade to be used in this or that method and they Jog on and on as we say buy make sell the same Commodities their M●sters did neither will turn to the right Hand nor to the left Such now as these I have seen in the World with much adoe quitting their teeth and their Taylor by all their labour Others I have observed of brisker Spirits their Eyes are behind them and before them and round about them they look upon their Apprentiship not as a seven Years service to their particular Master but to the World advantaging them to a general knowledge This Spirit in a VVeaver makes him understand that he was not bound Seven Years to learn to make either Rashes or Tametts or Cheynies or any other particular kind of Stuff But the mistery of Weaving to know how to make any Stuff This Man considereth the VVorld Rightly the whole scheme of it passing away the surface of it now wearing off new Eyes new fancies daily Rising in it to be pleased and accordingly accommodates himself to it and hath his Eyes about him and his Reason within him his Eyes observing what Stuffs are most worn most acceptable to the Eye of the present Generation and to them he Sets himself This Man usually thrives better than his Neighbour 2. I Observe again that in Trades and more especially in the Weavers Trade those who have the best Inventions and can best compare things with things and who have the best Judgements thrive best Indeed Judgement is that which makes a Man excel let his way and Course of Life be what it will It is that which makes the Scholar that which makes the Tradesman and the Merchant indeed every one let his Course and way of Life be of what kind it will The VVeaver must judge of the best Yarns the best VVorkman the most acceptable Colours or compositions of Yarns and Mixtures of Colours the best Markets and of many other things Invention also hath a great influence though not in all yet in many ways and Cours●s of Livelihoods It hath a great influence upon the Excellency of a Scholar and so of a VVeaver For there is much to be found out in VVeaving indeed in most Trad●s and ways of Livelihood more than is already discovered Every day teacheth another and brings forth new notions in Philosophy in Physick in Mathematicks and so likewise in Methods of Trading and dealing in the world he that will only Run a Round and go in a Track will find that he doth but tire himself to little purpose hunting the World which in the mean time ●●ieth from him 3. I obs●rve thirdly that GOD rarely giveth to any one all those gifts which make one to excel in any Course of Life One Man hath an excellent fancy and invention but possibly no Judgement another hath an excellent Judgement upon anothers fancy and invention but a dull and heavy Invention of his own a third hath neither but a nimble Hand at his work a fourth hath a neat Hand and doth what he doth Curiously and Exactly he hath no dexterity but is wonderfully slow at it Some one Man of many hath all united he hath a good fancy and Judgement he is both neat and quick c. 4. I cannot but observe that in the Spiritual Trade there is something which beareth a Proportion unto this I know Truth is of great antiquity and the Oldest Proposition is the best the Old way is the good way But the Corruption of ages hath been like Snow upon a path it requires some search Reason and Judgement and Pains too to find out where that same old way lay New Lights are derided and New Truth counted but a Contradiction in ad●e●to For really no Truth is new but co●vous to that GOD who hath stil●d himself the Tru●h There have been two and but two Remarkeable Innovations in Religion warrantable Warrantable because made by GOD himself The one upon the giving of the Law at Mount Sinai The other upon the publishing the Gospel for though there was a worship of GOD and that by Sacrifices before Aaron's time when th● world was 2000 Years Old and upward yet he undertakes a great Task that will undertak● to prove the whole order of the Judaical Worship in Practice before that time CHRIST altere● nothing at his Coming in the Moral Law bu● it is most certain that he abrogated the Law contained in Ordinances the whole ritual Law and instituted a gospel-Gospel-VVorship which shall never more be altered It is certain also that the Canon of Scripture was not sealed till after CHRISTS Ascension into Heaven though we s●y he added no new Moral Precepts Thus f●r all the Christian VVorld i● agreed that the whole Systeme of Divine Trut● is revealed in the Scriptures of the Old or New Testament and the whole method of VVorshi● must be found there though of it something i● to be learned from Precept something from Example some things are plainly set down others must be gathered by consequences in the use of our Reason Hence the variety of men judgements and different apprehensions in the things of GOD. Now there are some Christians who either have not or will not use their power in searching out Truth comparing Spiritual things with Spiritual but take it to be enough fo● them To believe as the Church believeth and to do what the Church bid them do having no regard to the Apostle commanding them 1. To prove all things and hold fast that which it Good and again to try the Spirits whether they be of GOD or no c. I Observe these Christians little improving in Knowledge Faith 〈◊〉 Holiness The woman of Samaria John 4. was of

to serve the Occasions Supply the Needs and Minister to the Delight and Entertainment one of another It enlargeth the Minds of Men as well as their Fortunes insomuch that any Nation is Unpolite Unbred and half Barbarous without it It inures Men to Hardship and Danger it instructs them in Subtilty and all the Arts of Self-security It also adds much to the Beauty Power and Strengths of a Nation and to the Riches and Revenue of a Prince A Noble Elogium After all which Statists may see reason to enquire Whether any Religion or Reason or State ca● endure the Abatement or Diminution or Destruction of Trade by any Impositions in Matters of Religio● which the Law of GOD doth not expresly require at their Hands For amongst the things that have been found the eminent Causes of the Ruine of Trade 1. Persecution of Men for their different Apprehensions in the things of GOD hath been so Universal and Eminent as all the VVorld hat● taken Notice of it By Persecution I mean a violent Prosecution of Men to the Loss of their Lives Liberties or Estates let it be by the Execution of a Law or not The Law excuseth the Fact it may be from Oppression or Tyra●●y An Humane Law in the case was pleaded in the highest Persecution ever was VVe have a Law say the Jews and by that Law he ought to die speaking concerning CHRIST This hath been so eminently proved by a worthy Hand that nothing need be added to it Le● any one but reflect upon those Towns and Citie● where Liberty is granted in the things of GOD and those Places where the Popish Inquisitions take place and compare the State of the one with the other and there needs no further VVitness VVhat brought the Trade both of this Place and some others in England but D. Alva's Persecution in Flanders And I dare say this one thing shall to the End of the World be the Ruine of Trade any Place The Power of Conscience is exceeding great besides that in all Trading there must be such an intermixing of Mens Estates such a dependency of the Well-being of one Man upon another as necessarily requires the Freedom and Security of all who are of any considerable Fortunes In a Persecution none knows who he may trust his Estate with nor how far he may adventure in short it Plucks up all Trade by the Roots Dispirits Men from dealing or adventuring which makes Persecution a thing though consonant to the Lusts of some Ill-natured Peevish Self-willed Men yet contrary to the true Interest of all Men. 2. A Second Cause is the Daughter of this Mother Transplantation or Transmigration this Persecution causeth Men will endure any thing rather than Oppression in the Matters of their Conscience Those who think that Riches and a Course of Trade in a Place will Stake Men down and Nail them to their Posts while they Scourge them according to their Malice forget how many Thousand Tradesmen under Alva's Persecution removed out of Flanders into England and how many Thousands removed from Old into New England despising their Native Countrey and all their Interests here the Dangers of the Seas the Difficulties they could not but foresee of making a Desolate VVilderness habitable all these were nothing in their Eyes so they might keep a Conscience void of Offence toward GOD in the Great Matter of his VVorship Transplantation or Removal of Tradesmen in any considerable Number from any Place where they were fixed is so obvious a Cause of the Decay and Ruine of the Trade of that Place that it need not be enlarged upon whoso seeth it not is Blinder than a Beetle and deserveth to be begged till he can tell the VVorld how the Channel can run as full when the VVater is let out into several Streams as when it had but one Tract 3. A third Cause of the Abatement of Trade is the Multiplication of those who are occupied in it The VVorld is a finite thing there is an Enough for it and it hath but its measure to give And as it is impossible that supposing a Father to have ten Sons and another two though they both have equal Estates that they should both give equal Portions to every Child so neither can the World satisfy a Multitude of Beggars as well as if it had but a few This Abatement of Trade is not in the General but as to Particulars in the whole as much is gotten as ever but few individuals get so much nor is it possible they should unless we could imagine a proportionable Multiplication of Persons in the World to be Fed or Clothed to the effects of the multiplied Tradesmen who Work to Feed Cloth and Adorn them 4. A fourth Cause of the Decay of Trade is the False making of Commodities and Mens False Dealing one with another in Bargains c. A thing for the repute of which we in England how justly I know not infinitely suffer beyond the Seas Truth gives all things a Reputation Falsehood is as constant a Blot and will be the Ruine of that Man or any number of Men that use it It may like VVine in a Feaver seem a little to refresh his Purse at first but it will empty it at last The Reward of the Liar is when once known never to be further trusted 5. A fifth Cause is Mens studious Vnder-selling one another Saint John told us long since that the whole VVorld lies in VVickedness and truly a great part of it lies in this piece of VVickedness being studious to out go one another now though this be every one's Duty in that which is Good and possibly Lawful if duly circumstanced in things which are either Good or Evil as they are used yet it may be so pursued as it may be very Evil. 6. Lastly I observe that hardly any Trades will maintain their Glory without some Government every particular Tradesman having neither VVit nor Honesty enough to be a Law to himself In all considerable Trades therefore prudent States-men have thought fit to make Corporations where the multitude are under the Inspection Rule and Government of the most Experienced VVise and Discreet Men of that Occupation and most Trades which to any considerable degree multiply Tradesmen either have such Governours or in a short time come to nothing for want of it Let me now come to make some Spiritual Reflections upon these Ordinary Observations 1. I cannot but from hence first Observe the mighty Power of Conscience awakened to the fear of Sinning against GOD. Quid non mortalia pectora Cogit Men of no Conscience may make a Jeer of it none knoweth the Power of it but he that Feeleth it It turns a Prison into a Delectable Garden a Scorching Flame into a Bed of Roses and no wonder that it doth so for what is it but GODS Vicegerent in the little VVorld of Man GOD'S Interpreter to every Soul It is a great misfortune to a Person if it be suborned