a HOLY. LIFE. 53 



^. The fear of God, and the praflice of 

 feveral Virtues commanded by him, are 

 the moft effectual means to gain and in- 

 creafe Riches : As 



i. "Diligence and Indujlry in our Cal- 

 lings, The hand of the diligent maketh rich, 

 Prov. 10. 4. No gams without fains. Man 

 is born to labor, as the fparks fly upward. 

 God hath not fent us into the world like 

 Leviathan^ to take our paftime here, but 

 to bear our part of the Burthens of Man- 

 kind. Tho' a Man be born to an Eftate 

 fuffieient to maintain him without Labor, 

 yet I look upon him as unjuft, if he lives 

 upon the Sweat of other Mens Brows, and 

 is not fome way or other fo helpful and 

 beneficial to them, as to compenfate for 

 his Food and Raiment : Every man that 

 hath Riches is accountable to God for the 

 expence of them ; being, as I faid before, 

 but a Steward to him who is the fupreme 

 Proprietor. 



a. Jujlice and Honefty in our Dealings : 

 It is commonly faid, That honefly is the beft 

 ^Policy ; and fo in this particular we find it 

 in experience to be ; thofe Tradefmen ha- 

 ving the greateft cuftom, and quickelt re- 

 j turns, who are noted for their juit and ho 

 Dealings, 



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