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             A sermon preach'd before the honourable company of merchants trading to the Levant-seas, at St. Hellen's, January 16, being Sunday, 1697/8 by Edm. Chishull ...
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           A
           SERMON
           Preach'd
           before
           the
           Honourable
           Company
           of
           MERCHANTS
           Trading
           to
           the
           Levant-Seas
           .
        
         
           At
           St.
           
             HELLEN'S
             ,
             January
          
           16.
           being
           Sunday
           ,
           1697
           /
           8.
           
        
         
           By
           
             EDM.
             CHISHULL
          
           ,
           M.
           A.
           Fellow
           of
           Corpus-Christi
           College
           in
           Oxon
           :
           And
           Chaplain
           to
           the
           Factory
           at
           Smyrna
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             S.
             Manship
          
           ,
           at
           the
           Ship
           near
           the
           
             Royal
             Exchange
          
           in
           Cornhil
           ,
           1698.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           To
           the
           Right
           Worshipful
           Sir
           William
           Trumbull
           ,
           Knt.
           GOVERNOUR
           ,
           And
           to
           the
           Honourable
           Company
           of
           MERCHANTS
           Trading
           to
           the
           Levant-Seas
           .
        
         
           
             Right
             Worshipful
             ,
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           THIS
           Discourse
           which
           was
           at
           first
           hastily
           Compos'd
           ,
           whilst
           I
           was
           a
           Candidate
           for
           your
           Favours
           ,
           is
           now
           ,
           with
           great
           reluctancy
           ,
           drawn
           into
           publick
           view
           .
           I
           am
           uneasie
           to
           think
           ,
           how
           slender
           and
           imperfect
           a
           Piece
           is
           now
           put
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           
             Those
             Men
          
           ,
           who
           were
           always
           justly
           esteemed
           as
           a
           most
           Accomplish'd
           and
           Excelling
           Part
           of
           the
           English
           Nation
           .
           But
           this
           being
           the
           first
           Command
           with
           which
           You
           were
           pleased
           to
           honour
           me
           ,
           I
           was
           willing
           to
           give
           You
           any
           ,
           even
           this
           imprudent
           Earnest
           of
           my
           future
           Observance
           .
           If
           Your
           Choice
           of
           this
           occasional
           and
           peculiar
           Subject
           ,
           cannot
           exempt
           my
           Performance
           from
           the
           Censures
           of
           other
           
           Men
           ;
           it
           will
           be
           my
           only
           Refuge
           to
           appeal
           to
           Your
           Protection
           .
           That
           I
           am
           now
           happily
           Entitled
           to
           it
           ,
           I
           can
           ascribe
           to
           nothing
           but
           the
           known
           Candor
           and
           Generosity
           of
           the
           several
           
             Eminent
             Members
          
           that
           compose
           Your
           whole
           Society
           :
           Who
           as
           They
           at
           first
           surpriz'd
           me
           by
           Their
           unmerited
           unexpected
           Kindness
           ;
           so
           They
           now
           render
           me
           sollicitous
           by
           what
           degrees
           of
           Sobriety
           ,
           Honesty
           ,
           and
           Industry
           ,
           I
           may
           deserve
           Their
           Favours
           .
        
         
           Give
           me
           leave
           Gentlemen
           to
           assure
           You
           ;
           That
           I
           go
           Abroad
           with
           Courage
           and
           Resolution
           to
           answer
           ,
           as
           far
           as
           I
           am
           able
           ,
           All
           those
           weighty
           Ends
           ,
           to
           which
           Your
           Free
           Choice
           ,
           and
           Gods
           Providence
           ,
           have
           determin'd
           my
           Endeavours
           .
           I
           quickly
           hope
           to
           serve
           You
           in
           that
           
             Antient
             Seat
             of
             Christianity
          
           ,
           which
           will
           It self
           constantly
           excite
           me
           to
           a
           Conscientious
           Performance
           of
           my
           Duty
           .
           And
           another
           fresh
           Encouragement
           I
           shall
           receive
           from
           those
           great
           Examples
           ,
           by
           which
           You
           have
           there
           Honour'd
           and
           Adorn'd
           Your
           Native-Country
           .
           I
           am
           ,
        
         
           
             Right
             Worshipful
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Your
             most
             Faithful
             ,
             and
             most
             Obedient
             Servant
             ,
             Edm.
             Chishull
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           before
           the
           Levant-Company
           .
        
         
           
             PSALM
             cvij.
             23
             ,
             24.
             
          
           
             
               They
               that
               go
               down
               to
               the
               Sea
               in
               Ships
               ,
               that
               do
               Business
               in
               great
               Waters
               ;
            
             
               These
               see
               the
               Works
               of
               the
               Lord
               ,
               and
               his
               Wonders
               in
               the
               Deep
               .
            
          
        
         
           IT
           is
           the
           great
           Design
           of
           this
           Psalm
           to
           remind
           the
           several
           Orders
           and
           Degrees
           of
           Men
           of
           their
           Obligations
           to
           Almighty
           God
           ;
           and
           to
           recollect
           to
           them
           all
           that
           variety
           of
           Gifts
           ,
           of
           Encouragements
           ,
           and
           of
           Mercies
           ,
           that
           they
           have
           receiv'd
           from
           Providence
           .
           
           A
           Consideration
           this
           ,
           very
           highly
           necessary
           in
           our
           corrupted
           Age
           ,
           in
           which
           the
           Affairs
           of
           this
           World
           are
           apt
           to
           terminate
           even
           our
           highest
           Thoughts
           ,
           and
           teach
           us
           to
           forget
           God
           
             with
             whom
             we
             have
             to
             do
             .
          
           Whereas
           there
           is
           nothing
           more
           certain
           than
           that
           the
           best
           of
           us
           here
           below
           are
           nothing
           but
           so
           many
           Agents
           ,
           or
           rather
           Instruments
           of
           Providence
           ,
           directed
           and
           ordained
           by
           the
           high
           hand
           of
           God
           ,
           to
           act
           by
           his
           Commission
           ,
           to
           make
           use
           of
           his
           Assistances
           ,
           and
           to
           fulfil
           his
           Purposes
           in
           our
           appointed
           stations
           .
           In
           the
           mean
           time
           ,
           the
           only
           true
           End
           we
           can
           propose
           to
           our selves
           ,
           is
           to
           attain
           ,
           as
           near
           as
           we
           are
           able
           ,
           to
           the
           Good
           of
           our
           own
           Souls
           ,
           and
           the
           Glory
           of
           our
           Maker
           .
           And
           as
           the
           meanest
           Peasant
           upon
           Earth
           ought
           not
           to
           do
           less
           than
           this
           ;
           so
           the
           greatest
           Monarch
           can
           do
           no
           more
           .
           However
           ,
           the
           different
           Posts
           and
           Stations
           ,
           in
           which
           we
           are
           all
           to
           endeavour
           after
           this
           Common
           End
           ,
           have
           given
           different
           names
           and
           degrees
           to
           Vertue
           ;
           and
           according
           as
           our
           Talents
           are
           more
           or
           less
           ,
           so
           more
           or
           less
           Improvement
           is
           expected
           of
           us
           .
           For
           some
           there
           are
           who
           can
           exercise
           
           little
           other
           Vertue
           in
           this
           Life
           ,
           except
           that
           of
           Patience
           and
           Submission
           to
           the
           Yoke
           of
           Providence
           ;
           and
           who
           are
           for
           the
           most
           part
           constrain'd
           to
           bring
           Glory
           to
           God
           by
           their
           Sufferings
           only
           .
           Others
           again
           there
           are
           ,
           who
           are
           indeed
           called
           to
           an
           active
           state
           of
           Life
           ,
           but
           that
           of
           so
           inferiour
           a
           Rank
           ,
           and
           so
           confin'd
           a
           Compass
           ,
           that
           the
           benefit
           of
           their
           Duty
           can
           hardly
           be
           deriv'd
           to
           any
           besides
           themselves
           .
           At
           the
           same
           time
           there
           is
           a
           Nobler
           part
           of
           Mankind
           ,
           set
           up
           as
           Lights
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           ordained
           to
           be
           the
           Blessings
           of
           their
           Age
           and
           Country
           ;
           Men
           adorned
           with
           Wisdom
           ,
           Ability
           and
           Renown
           ;
           dispensing
           the
           Gifts
           of
           Heaven
           to
           all
           that
           are
           round
           about
           them
           .
           But
           however
           these
           may
           be
           again
           diversified
           in
           the
           several
           degrees
           ,
           and
           qualities
           ,
           and
           circumstances
           of
           Life
           ;
           there
           are
           none
           either
           more
           happy
           in
           themselves
           ,
           or
           beneficial
           to
           their
           fellow-creatures
           ,
           than
           those
           whom
           God
           is
           pleased
           to
           imploy
           on
           more
           than
           one
           Scene
           of
           the
           Creation
           ;
           those
           whom
           he
           leads
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           by
           the
           Hand
           ,
           over
           the
           Paths
           of
           the
           Watry
           Deep
           ,
           and
           whom
           he
           takes
           as
           Witnesses
           of
           his
           Power
           ,
           
           his
           Justice
           ,
           his
           Mercy
           ,
           and
           of
           his
           Immense
           Goodness
           even
           to
           the
           unconverted
           World.
           For
           whilst
           others
           are
           confin'd
           at
           home
           to
           a
           more
           narrow
           sort
           of
           Observation
           ,
           and
           have
           no
           other
           Notices
           of
           an
           Universal
           Providence
           but
           such
           as
           are
           receiv'd
           by
           Report
           only
           ;
           in
           the
           mean
           time
           ,
           
             They
             that
             go
             down
             to
             the
             Sea
             in
             Ships
             ,
             that
             do
             Business
             in
             great
             Waters
             ,
             These
             see
             the
             Works
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             his
             Wonders
             in
             the
             Deep
             .
          
        
         
           In
           Discoursing
           on
           which
           words
           ,
           the
           Scope
           of
           the
           whole
           Psalm
           ,
           the
           Import
           of
           the
           Text
           it self
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           is
           the
           
             Natural
             Inference
          
           from
           both
           ,
           direct
           me
           to
           do
           these
           Three
           Things
           .
        
         
           
             I.
             To
             prove
             that
             the
             Glory
             of
             God
             ought
             to
             be
             the
             principal
             Aim
             of
             all
             our
             Undertakings
             .
          
           
             II.
             To
             show
             that
             the
             Glory
             of
             God
             may
             more
             especially
             be
             promoted
             by
             
               Travel
               ,
               and
               Foreign
               Commerce
            
             .
          
           
             III.
             To
             consider
             what
             Duties
             are
             more
             immediately
             incumbent
             upon
             those
             whom
             Providence
             has
             call'd
             to
             
               this
               important
               Service
            
             .
          
        
         
         
           First
           ,
           Therefore
           I
           am
           to
           prove
           that
           the
           
           Glory
           of
           God
           ought
           to
           be
           the
           principal
           Aim
           of
           all
           our
           Undertakings
           .
        
         
           When
           I
           say
           of
           all
           our
           Undertakings
           ,
           I
           thereby
           directly
           exclude
           all
           that
           is
           indeliberate
           ,
           all
           that
           is
           idle
           and
           trivial
           ,
           much
           more
           all
           that
           is
           vitious
           in
           the
           Conduct
           of
           our
           Life
           .
           For
           these
           are
           so
           many
           Scandals
           of
           our
           Nature
           ,
           and
           blemishes
           to
           our
           Moral
           Prudence
           ,
           that
           either
           indeed
           they
           do
           not
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           we
           could
           wish
           they
           did
           not
           ,
           make
           up
           any
           part
           of
           our
           real
           Character
           :
           But
           in
           every
           momentous
           and
           important
           Scene
           of
           our
           Human
           Life
           ,
           in
           this
           or
           that
           considerable
           Enterprize
           ,
           in
           this
           or
           that
           hinge
           of
           our
           main
           End
           ,
           and
           indeed
           every
           thing
           which
           we
           think
           productive
           of
           our
           true
           and
           chiefest
           Good
           ,
           in
           this
           we
           ought
           directly
           and
           formally
           to
           intend
           the
           
           Almighty's
           Glory
           :
           and
           that
           not
           only
           according
           to
           the
           Command
           of
           St.
           Paul
           ,
           (
           1
           Cor.
           10.
           31.
           )
           
             Whatsoever
             ye
             do
             ,
             do
             all
             to
             the
             Glory
             of
             God
          
           ;
           but
           likewise
           according
           to
           the
           Example
           of
           our
           Blessed
           Saviour
           ,
           who
           
             sought
             not
             his
             own
             Glory
             ,
             (
             John
          
           8.
           50.
           
           )
           but
           in
           all
           his
           Desires
           ,
           his
           Precepts
           ,
           
           his
           Endeavours
           studied
           the
           sole
           Glory
           of
           him
           who
           sent
           him
           :
           And
           though
           there
           is
           no
           Name
           under
           Heaven
           ,
           which
           in
           respect
           of
           Gods
           Glory
           ,
           can
           bear
           any
           degree
           of
           comparison
           with
           our
           Lord
           and
           Saviour
           ;
           yet
           because
           we
           all
           are
           parts
           of
           the
           Rational
           World
           ,
           endow'd
           with
           capacious
           Faculties
           ,
           and
           prescrib'd
           a
           large
           variety
           of
           Duties
           ,
           therefore
           as
           far
           as
           we
           are
           capable
           of
           arriving
           at
           any
           Perfection
           in
           these
           ,
           so
           far
           are
           we
           capable
           of
           promoting
           our
           Makers
           Glory
           ;
           
             i.
             e.
          
           of
           answering
           those
           remote
           Ends
           for
           which
           God
           created
           the
           World
           in
           general
           ,
           as
           well
           those
           immediate
           ones
           ,
           for
           which
           he
           created
           us
           in
           particular
           .
           In
           the
           mean
           time
           that
           it
           ought
           to
           be
           our
           concern
           so
           to
           do
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           so
           to
           intend
           ,
           will
           appear
           from
           the
           Three
           following
           Reasons
           .
           And
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Glory
           of
           God
           ought
           to
           be
           the
           principal
           Aim
           of
           all
           our
           Undertakings
           ,
           
             because
             this
             is
             a
             certain
             Method
             to
             be
             constantly
             secure
             of
             Success
             .
          
           For
           those
           Men
           alone
           can
           be
           frustrated
           in
           their
           Undertaking
           who
           terminate
           their
           hopes
           in
           Temporal
           Riches
           or
           in
           Worldly
           Honour
           ;
           whereas
           he
           who
           first
           enters
           upon
           
           any
           laudable
           Profession
           ,
           and
           then
           dedicates
           his
           Services
           therein
           to
           the
           Glory
           of
           Almighty
           God
           ,
           that
           Person
           has
           done
           all
           ,
           which
           in
           this
           uncertain
           Life
           ,
           he
           was
           capable
           of
           doing
           .
           Whether
           or
           no
           he
           shall
           execute
           his
           Designs
           ,
           lyes
           hid
           in
           the
           Counsel
           and
           good
           Pleasure
           of
           him
           that
           made
           him
           ;
           but
           that
           he
           intended
           well
           was
           the
           free
           and
           deliberate
           Choice
           of
           his
           own
           Will.
           After
           which
           ,
           though
           he
           be
           oppress'd
           by
           Envy
           ,
           though
           he
           be
           frown'd
           upon
           by
           Fortune
           ,
           nay
           ,
           though
           he
           be
           intercepted
           by
           Mortality
           it self
           ,
           yet
           he
           has
           taken
           an
           effectual
           Method
           to
           ensure
           the
           Success
           of
           his
           Designs
           :
           He
           has
           approv'd
           his
           Resolutions
           in
           the
           Sight
           of
           an
           All
           seeing
           God
           ,
           he
           shall
           at
           length
           be
           admitted
           into
           his
           
             Master's
             joy
          
           ,
           and
           accepted
           under
           the
           Character
           of
           
             a
             good
             and
             faithful
             Servant
          
           .
           
           But
           ,
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Glory
           of
           God
           ought
           to
           be
           the
           principal
           Aim
           of
           all
           our
           Undertakings
           ,
           
             because
             the
             happyest
             Success
             we
             can
             promise
             to
             our selves
             is
             not
             due
             to
             us
             ,
             but
             to
             God
             alone
             .
          
           We
           are
           all
           the
           Servants
           and
           Vassals
           of
           our
           Heavenly
           Lord
           and
           Master
           ,
           Commission'd
           in
           our
           
           Earthly
           Pilgrimage
           to
           trade
           with
           that
           Talent
           which
           he
           has
           entrusted
           to
           us
           ;
           and
           therefore
           it
           is
           but
           Reasonable
           that
           the
           Gain
           and
           the
           Credit
           of
           our
           Service
           should
           finally
           accrue
           to
           the
           great
           Proprietor
           .
           We
           our selves
           are
           the
           Workmanship
           of
           his
           Hands
           ;
           our
           Being
           he
           renews
           to
           us
           every
           moment
           of
           our
           Life
           ;
           he
           is
           pleased
           to
           concur
           with
           us
           in
           every
           Action
           that
           we
           undertake
           ;
           we
           live
           freely
           upon
           his
           Earth
           ,
           and
           are
           dayly
           fed
           by
           the
           Bounty
           of
           his
           Hands
           ;
           we
           act
           by
           those
           Faculties
           which
           he
           has
           lent
           to
           us
           ;
           and
           we
           make
           use
           of
           such
           Materials
           as
           are
           supplyed
           by
           his
           Providence
           ;
           and
           if
           after
           all
           this
           ,
           we
           can
           attribute
           any
           Honour
           to
           our selves
           ,
           or
           can
           take
           Pleasure
           in
           our
           Productions
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           were
           the
           Works
           of
           our
           own
           Hands
           ,
           what
           do
           we
           else
           do
           ,
           but
           idolize
           the
           Creature
           ,
           and
           adore
           Dust
           and
           Ashes
           for
           those
           Perfections
           which
           we
           borrow'd
           from
           above
           ?
           An
           eminent
           Presumption
           this
           ,
           to
           rob
           God
           of
           that
           Glory
           of
           which
           he
           is
           known
           to
           be
           so
           Jealous
           ,
           and
           of
           which
           he
           has
           peremptorily
           declar'd
           ,
           
             (
             Isa
          
           .
           42.
           8.
           )
           
             That
             he
             will
             not
             give
             it
             to
             another
             .
          
           But
           ,
        
         
         
           3.
           
           The
           Glory
           of
           God
           ought
           to
           be
           the
           principal
           Aim
           of
           all
           our
           Undertakings
           ,
           
             because
             the
             Glory
             of
             God
             is
             no
             other
             than
             our
             own
             Happiness
             .
          
           For
           though
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           Happiness
           of
           Mankind
           are
           often
           represented
           to
           us
           under
           distinct
           Characters
           ,
           yet
           if
           duly
           apprehended
           they
           cannot
           but
           appear
           to
           be
           one
           and
           the
           same
           thing
           .
           Whatsoever
           is
           the
           ultimate
           End
           of
           our
           best
           and
           honestest
           Endeavours
           ,
           that
           at
           the
           same
           time
           is
           sufficient
           to
           make
           Man
           happy
           ,
           and
           to
           glorifie
           his
           Maker
           .
           As
           it
           is
           the
           end
           of
           our
           Labours
           ,
           and
           is
           agreeable
           to
           our
           Human
           Nature
           ,
           so
           it
           is
           the
           Creatures
           Good
           ;
           but
           as
           it
           is
           the
           Reward
           of
           our
           Vertue
           ,
           and
           is
           agreeable
           to
           the
           Divine
           Will
           ,
           so
           it
           is
           the
           Creator's
           Glory
           .
           And
           upon
           this
           account
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           God
           who
           created
           Man
           on
           purpose
           to
           make
           him
           happy
           ,
           says
           likewise
           by
           Isaiah
           ,
           that
           he
           
             created
             him
             for
             his
             own
             Glory
             .
          
           But
           if
           this
           indeed
           be
           the
           Case
           ,
           we
           need
           not
           then
           be
           directed
           to
           aim
           at
           the
           
             Glory
             of
             God
          
           in
           all
           our
           Undertakings
           :
           for
           as
           we
           are
           Men
           ,
           and
           Masters
           of
           right
           Reason
           ,
           we
           shall
           be
           sure
           so
           to
           do
           .
           It
           remains
           only
           ,
           that
           as
           we
           are
           
           Christians
           we
           propose
           it
           to
           our selves
           under
           that
           Notion
           ,
           and
           that
           we
           terminate
           our
           Hopes
           in
           this
           or
           that
           ultimate
           Reward
           ,
           not
           for
           our
           own
           sake
           ,
           but
           for
           the
           sake
           of
           our
           Creator
           .
           This
           ,
           if
           we
           could
           once
           practice
           it
           ,
           would
           prove
           an
           excellent
           Rule
           for
           the
           Conduct
           of
           our
           whole
           Life
           .
           This
           would
           be
           such
           a
           blessed
           subordination
           of
           our
           Human
           Nature
           to
           the
           Heroick
           Spirit
           of
           Christianity
           ,
           that
           we
           according
           to
           the
           Dictates
           of
           right
           Reason
           ,
           should
           in
           all
           things
           be
           made
           happy
           ;
           and
           God
           according
           to
           the
           Dictates
           of
           Religion
           in
           all
           things
           should
           be
           glorified
           .
           (
           1
           Pet.
           4.
           11.
           )
           But
           having
           thus
           far
           insisted
           upon
           the
           First
           General
           Head
           ,
           and
           prov'd
           that
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           ought
           to
           be
           the
           principal
           Aim
           of
           all
           our
           Undertakings
           ;
           I
           proceed
           now
           ,
        
         
           
           Secondly
           ,
           To
           show
           that
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           may
           more
           especially
           be
           promoted
           by
           
             Travel
             and
             Foreign
             Commerce
          
           .
        
         
           It
           having
           been
           already
           asserted
           ,
           that
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           is
           not
           really
           to
           be
           distinguish'd
           from
           the
           Good
           of
           the
           Creature
           ,
           it
           will
           here
           
           follow
           that
           those
           may
           be
           chiefly
           Instrumental
           in
           promoting
           the
           Glory
           of
           their
           Maker
           ,
           who
           either
           by
           Nature
           ,
           by
           Fortune
           ,
           or
           Education
           ,
           are
           fitted
           to
           be
           beneficial
           to
           their
           Fellow-Creatures
           .
           For
           the
           further
           illustration
           of
           which
           ;
           We
           are
           to
           know
           that
           God
           is
           a
           bountiful
           and
           indulgent
           Parent
           to
           the
           Universe
           .
           He
           no
           sooner
           had
           created
           the
           World
           by
           his
           Power
           ,
           but
           he
           plentifully
           endow'd
           it
           by
           his
           Goodness
           .
           He
           has
           provided
           not
           only
           for
           the
           Necessities
           ,
           but
           also
           for
           the
           Pleasures
           and
           Perfections
           of
           Life
           .
           He
           has
           furnish'd
           us
           with
           an
           inexhaustible
           variety
           of
           Materials
           for
           the
           Goods
           of
           the
           Mind
           ,
           the
           Goods
           of
           the
           Body
           ,
           and
           the
           Goods
           of
           Fortune
           ;
           for
           Riches
           ,
           for
           Pleasure
           ,
           for
           Vertue
           ,
           for
           Religion
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           .
           In
           the
           mean
           time
           ,
           there
           needs
           only
           some
           large
           and
           exalted
           Spirits
           to
           be
           the
           Dispensers
           of
           the
           Almighties
           Bounty
           :
           Men
           who
           are
           worthy
           to
           display
           ,
           to
           propagate
           ,
           and
           to
           communicate
           the
           Gifts
           of
           Heaven
           :
           Men
           who
           by
           long
           Habits
           of
           Industry
           and
           Resolution
           ,
           have
           made
           it
           their
           familiar
           Province
           ,
           to
           
           improve
           themselves
           ,
           and
           enrich
           the
           Publick
           .
           But
           that
           these
           happy
           Opportunities
           of
           being
           serviceable
           to
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           ,
           are
           in
           a
           great
           measure
           peculiar
           to
           the
           Imployment
           of
           Travelling
           and
           Traffiquing
           with
           Foreign
           Nations
           ,
           is
           what
           I
           shall
           endeavour
           to
           prove
           from
           no
           other
           than
           those
           Three
           Particulars
           ,
           which
           are
           plainly
           hinted
           in
           my
           Text
           ;
           namely
           ,
           1.
           
           Because
           it
           advances
           our
           Native
           Country
           .
           2.
           
           Because
           it
           acquaints
           us
           with
           the
           Works
           of
           the
           Creation
           .
           3.
           
           Because
           it
           acquaints
           us
           with
           the
           Dispensations
           of
           Providence
           .
           Therefore
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           Travel
           and
           Foreign
           Commerce
           may
           be
           serviceable
           to
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           as
           they
           are
           a
           Means
           of
           advancing
           our
           Native
           Country
           .
        
         
           When
           at
           first
           Providence
           distributed
           its
           Goodness
           to
           the
           several
           Inhabitants
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           to
           these
           it
           gave
           Fruits
           ,
           to
           those
           Metals
           ,
           and
           to
           others
           Precious
           Stones
           :
           but
           on
           its
           Favourite
           and
           beloved
           People
           ,
           It
           bestow'd
           a
           Spirit
           and
           a
           Genius
           to
           use
           these
           Treasures
           of
           the
           Creation
           .
           Treasures
           
           not
           sprung
           up
           amongst
           them
           ,
           lest
           they
           should
           administer
           to
           their
           Ignorance
           and
           Idleness
           ;
           but
           rather
           shown
           them
           at
           a
           distance
           ,
           the
           better
           to
           incourage
           and
           to
           provoke
           their
           Industry
           .
           These
           Men
           therefore
           receive
           Vigour
           and
           Activity
           from
           their
           own
           ,
           but
           Food
           and
           Raiment
           from
           other
           Climates
           .
           At
           Home
           they
           make
           Laws
           and
           erect
           a
           Polity
           ;
           but
           Abroad
           they
           ransack
           both
           the
           East
           and
           the
           West
           for
           Riches
           .
           Valuable
           Blessings
           these
           ;
           if
           we
           imploy'd
           them
           to
           the
           Credit
           of
           Religion
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Service
           of
           him
           ,
           who
           first
           planted
           this
           Wealth
           in
           other
           Countries
           ,
           and
           then
           show'd
           us
           the
           way
           to
           bring
           it
           hither
           .
           But
           whatever
           be
           the
           Ends
           to
           which
           they
           are
           at
           Home
           converted
           ,
           't
           is
           the
           Traveller
           and
           the
           Merchant
           to
           whom
           we
           are
           beholden
           for
           those
           good
           things
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           which
           others
           make
           the
           matter
           either
           of
           their
           Vice
           or
           Vertue
           .
           These
           are
           they
           who
           bring
           us
           in
           the
           Fruits
           ,
           the
           Treasures
           ,
           and
           when
           they
           too
           are
           laudable
           ,
           even
           the
           Customs
           of
           our
           Neighbours
           .
           These
           are
           they
           who
           have
           rais'd
           not
           only
           whole
           Trading
           Nations
           ,
           but
           even
           
           lesser
           Marts
           and
           Cities
           of
           Traffick
           ,
           to
           be
           the
           Wonder
           of
           the
           World.
           Insomuch
           that
           either
           in
           Sacred
           or
           Profane
           History
           ,
           no
           Place
           of
           old
           was
           ever
           mention'd
           with
           a
           Veneration
           equal
           to
           that
           of
           
             Tyre
             :
             Tyre
          
           ,
           says
           the
           Prophet
           Isaiah
           ,
           
           
             the
             crowning
             City
             ,
             whose
             Merchants
             are
             Princes
             ,
             whose
             Traffickers
             the
             Honourable
             of
             the
             Earth
             .
          
        
         
           2.
           
           Travel
           and
           Foreign
           Commerce
           are
           serviceable
           to
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           ,
           as
           far
           as
           they
           are
           the
           Means
           of
           acquainting
           us
           with
           the
           Works
           of
           the
           Creation
           .
        
         
           When
           the
           Sea
           was
           as
           yet
           lock'd
           up
           from
           the
           Use
           and
           Observation
           of
           Mankind
           ,
           they
           were
           then
           strangely
           unacquainted
           with
           the
           parts
           of
           the
           Creation
           ;
           and
           the
           narrowness
           of
           that
           Sphere
           wherein
           they
           convers'd
           ,
           detain'd
           them
           from
           any
           large
           and
           exalted
           Speculations
           .
           But
           when
           the
           Experience
           of
           Navigation
           had
           open'd
           another
           Scene
           ,
           and
           the
           new
           World
           of
           Waters
           was
           added
           to
           that
           other
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           then
           the
           boundless
           Curiosity
           of
           Man
           was
           overcome
           with
           a
           variety
           of
           Wonders
           .
           With
           Terrour
           and
           Amazement
           he
           travell'd
           over
           the
           
           trackless
           Ocean
           :
           and
           the
           immeasurable
           extended
           Main
           led
           him
           by
           degrees
           to
           conceive
           the
           Infinity
           of
           Him
           ,
           
             whose
             way
             is
             in
             the
             Sea
             ,
             and
             his
             path
             in
             the
             great
             Water
             .
          
           To
           say
           nothing
           of
           those
           other
           surprizing
           Objects
           that
           adorn
           the
           prospect
           of
           the
           Deep
           :
           those
           raging
           Waves
           ,
           those
           impending
           Rocks
           ,
           that
           herd
           of
           monstrous
           Animals
           .
           Add
           to
           this
           ,
           those
           various
           Constellations
           ,
           that
           different
           appearance
           of
           the
           Planets
           ,
           that
           new
           vicissitude
           of
           Days
           and
           Seasons
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           innumerable
           unknown
           Productions
           of
           distant
           Countries
           .
           All
           which
           when
           we
           reflect
           upon
           ,
           we
           shall
           think
           that
           the
           Psalmist
           had
           reason
           to
           cry
           thus
           Pathetically
           towards
           the
           Throne
           of
           Grace
           ;
           
             Lord
             ,
             how
             manifold
             are
             thy
             Works
             !
             in
             Wisdom
             hast
             thou
             made
             them
             all
             :
             the
             Earth
             is
             full
             of
             thy
             Riches
             .
             So
             is
             this
             great
             and
             wide
             Sea
             ,
             wherein
             are
             things
             creeping
             innumerable
             ,
             both
             small
             and
             great
             Beasts
             .
             There
             go
             the
             Ships
             ;
             there
             is
             that
             Leviathan
             ,
             whom
             thou
             hast
             made
             to
             play
             therein
             .
             (
             Psal
             .
          
           104.
           24
           ,
           25
           ,
           26.
           )
           For
           these
           are
           all
           matter
           of
           Astonishment
           ,
           even
           while
           they
           continue
           under
           the
           ken
           of
           Reason
           only
           :
           but
           being
           
           once
           subject
           to
           the
           naked
           Eye
           ,
           and
           become
           the
           visible
           Objects
           of
           our
           outward
           Apprehensions
           ,
           they
           then
           directly
           lead
           us
           to
           the
           Contemplation
           of
           Things
           above
           ,
           and
           fix
           our
           Thoughts
           on
           him
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           Author
           and
           Disposer
           of
           them
           all
           .
           So
           that
           viewing
           the
           Universal
           Cause
           in
           this
           multiplicity
           of
           Effects
           ,
           and
           taking
           some
           Estimate
           of
           God
           from
           the
           Grandeur
           of
           his
           Works
           ,
           we
           may
           presume
           with
           holy
           Job
           to
           make
           that
           familiar
           Exclamation
           ;
           
             I
             have
             heard
             of
             thee
             by
             the
             hearing
             of
             the
             Ear
             ;
             but
             now
             mine
             Eye
             seeth
             thee
             .
             (
             Job
          
           42.
           5.
           )
           But
           ,
        
         
           3.
           
           Travel
           and
           Foreign
           Commerce
           are
           serviceable
           to
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           a
           Means
           of
           acquainting
           us
           with
           the
           Dispensations
           of
           Providence
           .
        
         
           
             To
             illustrate
             which
             Proposition
             ,
             I
             need
             only
             cite
             that
             part
             of
             this
             exalted
             Psalm
             which
             follows
             the
             Verses
             of
             my
             Text
             :
          
           They
           that
           go
           down
           to
           the
           Sea
           in
           Ships
           ,
           that
           do
           Business
           in
           great
           Waters
           ;
           These
           see
           the
           Works
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           his
           Wonders
           in
           the
           Deep
           .
           For
           he
           commandeth
           and
           raiseth
           the
           stormy
           Wind
           ,
           which
           lifteth
           up
           the
           Waves
           thereof
           .
           They
           mount
           up
           to
           
           the
           Heaven
           ,
           they
           go
           down
           again
           to
           the
           depths
           ;
           their
           Soul
           is
           melted
           because
           of
           trouble
           .
           They
           reel
           to
           and
           fro
           ,
           and
           stagger
           like
           a
           drunken
           Man
           ,
           and
           are
           at
           their
           wits
           end
           .
           Then
           they
           cry
           unto
           the
           Lord
           in
           their
           trouble
           ,
           and
           he
           bringeth
           them
           out
           of
           their
           distresses
           .
           He
           maketh
           the
           storm
           a
           calm
           ,
           so
           that
           the
           waves
           thereof
           are
           still
           .
           Then
           are
           they
           glad
           because
           they
           be
           quiet
           ;
           so
           he
           bringeth
           them
           to
           their
           desired
           Haven
           .
        
         
           Lo
           ,
           here
           a
           large
           description
           of
           Providential
           Goodness
           !
           Lo
           ,
           here
           a
           mixture
           of
           Judgment
           and
           Mercy
           ,
           that
           will
           admit
           of
           no
           Comment
           or
           farther
           Illustration
           .
           It
           is
           so
           lively
           ,
           and
           so
           Poetical
           a
           passage
           ;
           it
           so
           represents
           that
           Scene
           of
           Danger
           to
           all
           who
           have
           had
           the
           least
           Experience
           of
           Maritime
           Affairs
           ;
           it
           so
           recollects
           to
           them
           the
           whole
           variety
           of
           their
           Fortune
           ;
           it
           so
           urges
           them
           to
           remember
           ,
           how
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           these
           Fears
           and
           Uncertainties
           they
           have
           yet
           sail'd
           securely
           over
           that
           dangerous
           and
           devouring
           Element
           .
           But
           if
           we
           take
           a
           view
           of
           National
           as
           well
           as
           of
           Personal
           Providence
           ;
           It
           cannot
           but
           be
           entertaining
           to
           all
           those
           who
           have
           been
           call'd
           into
           Foreign
           Parts
           ,
           
           to
           observe
           the
           dealings
           of
           Almighty
           God
           with
           those
           places
           which
           heretofore
           were
           the
           Seat
           of
           his
           true
           Religion
           .
           To
           see
           that
           unworthy
           Land
           of
           Palestine
           ,
           unworthy
           aforetime
           of
           the
           Prophets
           ,
           the
           Messiah
           ,
           and
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           now
           deservedly
           become
           a
           Shame
           ,
           and
           a
           Desart
           ,
           and
           the
           Portion
           of
           an
           ignorant
           and
           unbelieving
           People
           .
           In
           the
           mean
           time
           ,
           we
           who
           were
           then
           a
           Nation
           overspread
           with
           Error
           and
           thick
           Darkness
           ,
           do
           now
           enjoy
           the
           purest
           Light
           and
           Profession
           of
           the
           Gospel
           .
           Nay
           ,
           it
           has
           been
           the
           Fate
           of
           
             this
             very
             Kingdom
          
           to
           have
           got
           to
           it self
           not
           only
           the
           Religion
           ,
           but
           also
           the
           Trade
           of
           those
           Eastern
           Countries
           .
           And
           as
           the
           greedy
           *
           Tyrians
           of
           old
           traffickt
           to
           these
           Isles
           for
           Tin
           and
           Silver
           ,
           
           and
           reserv'd
           us
           as
           their
           peculiar
           Mart
           ,
           
           unknown
           as
           yet
           to
           other
           Nations
           of
           the
           Earth
           ;
           
           so
           we
           who
           were
           then
           impoverish'd
           and
           exhausted
           by
           them
           ,
           
           do
           now
           by
           an
           happy
           turn
           of
           Providence
           ,
           
           fetch
           in
           our
           Stores
           and
           our
           Riches
           from
           
             the
             Land
             of
             Tyre
             and
             Sidon
             .
          
           Wonderful
           things
           are
           these
           ,
           and
           not
           inferiour
           to
           those
           other
           ,
           of
           which
           it
           was
           
           once
           said
           in
           a
           strain
           of
           Prophesie
           ,
           
             Who
             shall
             live
             when
             God
             doth
             this
             ?
             (
             Numb
             .
          
           24.
           23.
           )
           But
           having
           insisted
           thus
           far
           upon
           the
           Second
           General
           Head
           ,
           and
           shown
           that
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           may
           more
           especially
           be
           promoted
           by
           
             Travel
             and
             Foreign
             Commerce
          
           ;
           I
           proceed
           now
           ,
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           To
           consider
           what
           Duties
           are
           
           more
           immediately
           incumbent
           upon
           those
           whom
           Providence
           has
           call'd
           to
           
             that
             important
             Service
          
           .
        
         
           If
           what
           has
           hitherto
           been
           urg'd
           can
           convince
           any
           considerate
           and
           thoughtful
           Person
           ,
           1.
           
           That
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           ought
           principally
           to
           be
           endeavour'd
           after
           ;
           and
           then
           ,
           2.
           
           That
           it
           may
           thus
           happily
           be
           attain'd
           by
           Travel
           and
           Foreign
           Commerce
           ;
           it
           will
           here
           naturally
           follow
           that
           those
           ,
           whose
           Lot
           is
           fall'n
           in
           this
           so
           Honourable
           a
           Service
           ,
           are
           lyable
           to
           many
           great
           and
           signal
           Obligations
           :
           Which
           that
           they
           may
           the
           better
           be
           exemplified
           ,
           with
           an
           eye
           to
           the
           several
           parts
           of
           the
           foregoing
           Discourse
           ,
           I
           shall
           endeavour
           briefly
           to
           comprehend
           
           them
           under
           these
           Three
           General
           Heads
           .
           First
           ,
           The
           Duty
           of
           Praise
           to
           God.
           Secondly
           ,
           The
           Duty
           of
           Example
           to
           our
           Neighbour
           .
           Thirdly
           ,
           The
           Duty
           of
           Consideration
           with
           our selves
           .
           Therefore
           ,
        
         
           First
           ,
           Those
           who
           are
           imploy'd
           in
           Travel
           and
           Foreign
           Commerce
           are
           oblig'd
           to
           the
           Duty
           of
           praising
           God.
           
        
         
           It
           is
           a
           confest
           Principle
           ,
           and
           that
           too
           even
           in
           Natural
           Religion
           ,
           That
           as
           far
           as
           we
           are
           possess'd
           of
           the
           good
           things
           of
           this
           Life
           ,
           so
           far
           we
           are
           Debtors
           to
           the
           bountiful
           Hand
           of
           God.
           Which
           as
           it
           is
           true
           of
           all
           ,
           so
           most
           remarkably
           of
           that
           Order
           of
           Men
           ,
           to
           which
           we
           are
           now
           addressing
           .
           For
           there
           is
           a
           wide
           and
           palpable
           difference
           betwixt
           the
           Profession
           of
           the
           
             Husbandman
             and
             the
             Merchant
          
           .
           The
           one
           is
           inrich'd
           by
           the
           ordinary
           Womb
           of
           Nature
           ;
           but
           the
           other
           by
           the
           immediate
           Care
           of
           Providence
           :
           The
           one
           grows
           fat
           in
           his
           own
           Land
           ,
           but
           the
           other
           in
           a
           Land
           that
           is
           not
           his
           :
           The
           one
           is
           wont
           to
           reap
           in
           proportion
           to
           what
           he
           sows
           ,
           but
           the
           other
           is
           often
           
           blest
           with
           a
           much
           more
           abundant
           unexpected
           Affluence
           .
           From
           all
           which
           Particulars
           the
           true
           and
           genuine
           Inference
           must
           needs
           be
           this
           ;
           viz.
           That
           if
           the
           Benefits
           which
           those
           enjoy
           are
           seven
           times
           due
           to
           God
           ,
           then
           these
           are
           indebted
           to
           him
           seventy
           times
           seven
           .
           But
           be
           it
           more
           or
           less
           which
           Heaven
           has
           intrusted
           to
           us
           ;
           As
           a
           Jew
           or
           an
           Heathen
           would
           repay
           these
           with
           the
           First-Fruits
           of
           his
           Temporal
           Increase
           ;
           so
           a
           true
           Christian
           will
           prepare
           his
           devout
           Acknowledgments
           
             in
             better
             Sacrifices
             than
             those
          
           .
           He
           will
           thank
           his
           Almighty
           Benefactor
           ,
           not
           in
           an
           air
           of
           Boasting
           ,
           but
           in
           devout
           and
           mental
           Adorations
           :
           Not
           in
           the
           Market-place
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           inmost
           privacy
           of
           the
           Closet
           :
           Not
           for
           that
           he
           has
           made
           him
           Rich
           ,
           but
           that
           of
           his
           Grace
           and
           Mercy
           he
           has
           granted
           him
           enough
           .
           After
           which
           ,
           he
           will
           be
           careful
           to
           imploy
           the
           Overplus
           ,
           to
           the
           Honour
           of
           Religion
           ,
           in
           the
           Education
           of
           his
           Family
           ,
           or
           for
           the
           Benefit
           of
           his
           Native
           Country
           .
           
             And
             doubtless
          
           ,
           this
           is
           the
           most
           likely
           progress
           to
           compleat
           the
           several
           degrees
           of
           an
           Hearty
           and
           
           Religious
           Praise
           .
           For
           a
           truly
           generous
           Mind
           is
           sensible
           of
           all
           its
           real
           Obligations
           ;
           a
           sense
           of
           our
           Obligations
           will
           remit
           us
           to
           the
           thoughts
           of
           Providence
           ;
           the
           thoughts
           of
           Providence
           will
           commemorate
           Gods
           Mercies
           ;
           the
           memory
           of
           Gods
           Mercies
           will
           beget
           a
           Christian
           Gratitude
           ;
           and
           that
           Gratitude
           will
           break
           forth
           into
           the
           Ejaculation
           of
           the
           Blessed
           Psalmist
           ;
           
             Oh
             that
             Men
             would
             therefore
             praise
             the
             Lord
             for
             his
             Goodness
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             for
             his
             wonderful
             Works
             to
             the
             Children
             of
             Men.
          
           But
           ,
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           Those
           who
           are
           imploy'd
           in
           Travel
           and
           Foreign
           Commerce
           ,
           are
           oblig'd
           to
           the
           Duty
           of
           good
           Example
           to
           their
           Neighbour
           .
        
         
           As
           the
           Example
           of
           each
           single
           Person
           is
           always
           to
           be
           measur'd
           by
           the
           Character
           which
           he
           bears
           ;
           so
           in
           some
           sence
           it
           is
           true
           ,
           that
           none
           bear
           a
           greater
           Character
           than
           those
           ,
           whom
           Providence
           has
           ordain'd
           to
           any
           Foreign
           Imployment
           .
           For
           the
           Charge
           which
           they
           carry
           with
           them
           is
           ,
           in
           truth
           ,
           a
           sacred
           and
           inestimable
           Charge
           :
           no
           less
           than
           the
           Credit
           of
           their
           Religion
           and
           their
           
           Native
           Country
           .
           They
           ought
           to
           approve
           themselves
           Abroad
           not
           only
           as
           Persons
           of
           sober
           and
           honest
           Conversation
           ;
           but
           what
           is
           much
           more
           ,
           as
           becomes
           true
           Englishmen
           and
           sincere
           Christians
           .
           So
           that
           if
           by
           means
           of
           those
           who
           shall
           travel
           from
           hence
           into
           the
           Unbelieving
           World
           ,
           
             this
             Nation
             is
          
           not
           esteem'd
           as
           a
           Brave
           ,
           a
           Generous
           and
           Heroick
           People
           ;
           
             this
             Faith
             as
          
           an
           Holy
           ,
           Sincere
           and
           Heavenly
           Profession
           ;
           the
           fault
           will
           lye
           at
           their
           doors
           ,
           whose
           Life
           and
           whose
           Behaviour
           have
           misrepresented
           either
           .
           But
           as
           these
           are
           the
           Circumstances
           of
           our
           Country-men
           Abroad
           ;
           so
           being
           return'd
           Home
           ,
           the
           Case
           is
           not
           much
           alter'd
           .
           For
           these
           are
           the
           Men
           who
           committed
           themselves
           and
           their
           Fortune
           to
           Gods
           immediate
           Protection
           ;
           these
           are
           the
           Men
           who
           have
           prosper'd
           in
           that
           state
           of
           Life
           ;
           these
           are
           the
           Men
           who
           have
           
             seen
             the
             Works
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             his
             Wonders
             in
             the
             Deep
          
           ;
           and
           therefore
           these
           too
           are
           the
           Men
           who
           stand
           oblig'd
           to
           a
           more
           exact
           performance
           of
           their
           Duty
           .
           Otherwise
           there
           never
           will
           be
           wanting
           such
           weak
           and
           unwary
           Persons
           ,
           who
           
           being
           less
           acquainted
           with
           the
           Dispensations
           of
           Providence
           ,
           will
           be
           led
           by
           
             these
             great
             Authorities
          
           into
           the
           like
           remisness
           of
           Obedience
           .
           And
           then
           they
           ,
           by
           whose
           Example
           our
           most
           holy
           Religion
           is
           thus
           unhappily
           dishonour'd
           ,
           will
           appear
           at
           the
           great
           Tribunal
           ,
           not
           only
           guilty
           of
           their
           own
           ,
           but
           likewise
           
             as
             partakers
             of
             other
             Mens
             Sins
             .
          
           (
           1
           Tim.
           5.
           22.
           )
           But
           ,
        
         
           Thirdly
           and
           Lastly
           ,
           Those
           who
           are
           imploy'd
           in
           Travel
           and
           Foreign
           Commerce
           ,
           are
           oblig'd
           to
           the
           Duty
           of
           Consideration
           with
           themselves
           .
        
         
           The
           Art
           of
           
             knowing
             ones
             self
             is
          
           what
           some
           Heathens
           have
           much
           talk'd
           of
           ,
           but
           what
           some
           Christians
           have
           better
           practic'd
           .
           And
           in
           truth
           it
           is
           so
           desirable
           a
           Perfection
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           much
           to
           be
           wish'd
           that
           the
           several
           stations
           and
           degrees
           of
           Men
           were
           acquainted
           with
           it
           :
           Especially
           the
           
             Merchant
             and
             the
             Traveller
          
           ,
           in
           whose
           Life
           there
           must
           needs
           be
           so
           great
           a
           variety
           of
           Accidents
           ,
           so
           many
           remarkable
           Events
           ,
           and
           such
           a
           mixture
           of
           Joy
           and
           Wonder
           ,
           as
           will
           be
           always
           entertaining
           to
           themselves
           .
           To
           this
           end
           it
           would
           
           prove
           a
           Method
           of
           excellent
           good
           Service
           ,
           if
           each
           single
           Person
           preserv'd
           a
           faithful
           Register
           of
           all
           his
           Actions
           ,
           and
           as
           it
           were
           an
           History
           of
           his
           own
           Life
           .
           There
           it
           might
           be
           pleasant
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           useful
           to
           observe
           ,
           what
           diversity
           of
           Men
           ,
           of
           Things
           ,
           or
           of
           Places
           ,
           they
           have
           seen
           ;
           what
           Works
           of
           Gods
           Power
           ,
           or
           what
           Dispensations
           of
           his
           Providence
           ;
           what
           Dangers
           they
           have
           escap'd
           ;
           what
           Difficulties
           they
           have
           encounter'd
           by
           Sea
           or
           Land
           ;
           with
           how
           little
           ,
           or
           with
           how
           much
           ,
           they
           at
           first
           began
           ;
           and
           finally
           ,
           with
           what
           increase
           of
           Fortune
           God
           has
           bless'd
           their
           industry
           .
           After
           which
           it
           will
           be
           necessary
           to
           deal
           sincerely
           with
           themselves
           ,
           and
           to
           put
           to
           an
           Impartial
           Conscience
           these
           or
           the
           like
           Questions
           .
           Have
           they
           been
           desirous
           to
           praise
           and
           to
           adore
           God
           for
           his
           manifold
           and
           repeated
           Mercies
           ?
           Have
           they
           been
           fair
           and
           just
           in
           all
           their
           Dealings
           ?
           Have
           they
           improv'd
           the
           Talent
           of
           Grace
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           that
           of
           Fortune
           ?
           Have
           they
           been
           Charitable
           to
           the
           Distressed
           according
           to
           their
           Ability
           ?
           Have
           they
           been
           studious
           to
           do
           Honour
           to
           
           the
           Country
           from
           whence
           they
           came
           ,
           but
           chiefly
           to
           that
           unblemish'd
           Religion
           which
           they
           profess
           ?
           
             In
             general
             ,
             Have
          
           they
           approv'd
           themselves
           as
           wise
           and
           faithful
           Stewards
           to
           their
           great
           Master
           ,
           and
           manag'd
           the
           good
           Things
           of
           this
           Life
           to
           the
           Glory
           of
           him
           who
           lent
           them
           ?
           These
           are
           those
           only
           pious
           Considerations
           which
           shall
           compleat
           the
           admir'd
           Person
           ,
           who
           is
           in
           Favour
           both
           with
           God
           and
           Man
           :
           These
           are
           they
           which
           shall
           make
           him
           happy
           in
           himself
           ,
           and
           happy
           to
           his
           Fellow-Creatures
           :
           These
           are
           they
           which
           shall
           lead
           him
           from
           Honour
           to
           Honour
           ,
           and
           from
           Vertue
           to
           Vertue
           ;
           till
           by
           several
           gradations
           of
           Prudence
           ,
           his
           Character
           shall
           at
           length
           come
           up
           to
           that
           Idea
           ,
           and
           that
           Desire
           of
           the
           Wise
           
             Solomon
             ;
             Happy
             is
             the
             Man
             that
             findeth
             Wisdom
             ,
             and
             the
             Man
             that
             getteth
             Understanding
             :
             For
             the
             Merchandise
             of
             it
             is
             better
             than
             the
             Merchandise
             of
             Silver
             ,
             and
             the
             Gain
             thereof
             than
             fine
             Gold.
          
           (
           Prov.
           3.
           13
           ,
           14.
           )
        
         
         
           Now
           the
           Father
           of
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           who
           accepteth
           the
           Doers
           of
           the
           Word
           and
           not
           Hearers
           only
           ,
           bless
           ,
           confirm
           ,
           preserve
           ,
           strengthen
           us
           ,
           and
           establish
           us
           in
           every
           good
           Word
           and
           Work
           !
        
         
           The
           Peace
           of
           God
           which
           passeth
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A32864-e360
           
             Mat.
             25.
             21.
             
          
           
             Isa
             .
             23.
             8.
             
          
           
             *
             Vid.
             
          
           
             Bochar
             .
          
           
             Geogr.
             
          
           
             Sac.
             
          
           
             lib.
             1.
             
          
           
             cap.
             39.
             
          
           
             Ver.
             31.