CAP. I.
That the duties of a godly life ought daily and constantly to be performed, and not by fits and spurts onely.
§. Sect. 1 That the du∣ties contained in the former Booke, are to be performed daily and con∣stantly vpon euery fit occa∣sion.
AND thus haue wee intreated of the du∣ties which are to bee performed of all those who desire to leade a godly and Christian life. Now we are to shew how all these duties of piety, righteousnesse, and sobriety, are to be daily and conti∣nually exercised of vs, so farre foorth as our callings and occasions, meanes and opportunity will suffer and inable vs. Neither is it possible that all these duties should be performed by euery man, see∣ing diuers of them are appropriate to diuers persons, sexes, and callings; in which respect, the subiect is not tied to performe the duties of the Prince, nor the Prince of the subiect; the husband of the wife, nor the wife of the husband, &c. nor yet that all duties, common to all Christians, should be performed euery day, see∣ing many times we want fit obiects to exercise them vpon, as also conueni∣ent time and leasure, ability and opportunity. But this is required of vs, that at no time we commit any thing against the holy Law of God, or thinke that any time, company, or other circumstance, can make sinne seasonable; nor yet omit any of the former duties, when God requireth them at our hands, giuing vs fit obiects, occasions, meanes, and ability to performe them: And that not onely some spare time bee allotted to these Christian duties, taking liberty to spend the remainder of our dayes after our owne sinfull lusts, or in the vnlawfull and base seruice of the world, and the prince thereof, for the worthlesse hire of earthly vanities; but we must bee wholly taken vp of them, and bee still exercised in the practice of some one or other of them, as shall be most conuenient, and