again in the 24 verse, Brethren let every one, &c. Surely therefore there is some great concernment in this, and the 20 verse he saith, Let every man abide, but in the 17 he saith, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk; and saith the Text, here let him abide with God. Plainly then, it is the duty of every man to walk or abide with God in his calling. For the prosecuting of which Truth, I shall labour to shew you,
First, That it is a great mercy for a man to be placed in a good, lawful, and honest calling. A good calling is a great mercy.
Secondly, That a man being so placed, is to a∣bide therein.
Thirdly. That it is our duty to walk with God in our calling.
Fourthly, What a man should do, that he may walk with God in his calling.
Fifthly, I shall give you some motives and encou∣ragements to provoke you to this work of walking with God in your callings.
First, therefore I say, A good calling is a great mer∣cy; it is a great mercy for a man to have an honest, good, and a lawful calling: whether you take the word calling for the calling of condition, or for the calling of employment, it is a great mercy to be planted in an honest and a lawful calling. For,
First, This was the condition of Adam in the State of Innocency; then the Lord set Adam for to Till the Ground; he gave him an imployment in the State of Innocency, and there was nothing given him in the State of Innocency, but mercy; whatever God