§. Sect. 6 That the du∣ties of our cal∣lings must bee performed af∣ter a right man¦ner, and first, with heauenly mindes.
And these things are to bee obserued in the labours of our callings, in respect of their causes both efficient and finall. In the next place our care must be, that we performe them after a right manner; vnto which is required that wee be exercised in our earthly businesse, with heauenly mindes and affections, and not suffer our worldly imployments so wholly to take vs vp both in soule and body, as that thereby wee should bee hin∣dred from hauing our conuersation in heauen. But like Citizens of hea∣uen, and pilgrims on earth, whilst our bodies are trauailing in world∣ly imployments, we must haue our mindes, hearts and affections lifted vp in spirituall and heauenly meditations and desires, contemplating and longing after the ioyes of our owne countrey, and not so much minding the things beneath, as the things aboue, where Christ sitteth at the right * 1.1 hand of God. Especially, we must not neglect in the middest of our ordi∣nary businesse, to lift vp our hearts often vnto God, either crauing his bles∣sing in the beginning of our worke, or giuing him thankes and praise in the end; and not suffer our thoughts to be so wholly set vpon our bodily imployments, and earthly obiects, as not sometimes to fixe them vpon spi∣rituall and heauenly things. For it worldlings and citizens of the earth, are seldome or neuer so intent vpon their workes and present imploy∣ments, but that their minds and hearts will take liberty of wandring after