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ly called upon by his servants to dispatch him, 1 Sam. xxiv. 3 - 7, xxvi. 7 - 25.

Observe likewise Jacob's care to save himself, and all that he had, from the fury of his brother Esau, Gen. xxxii. xxxiii. He used only fit and lawful means. For though a man's intention be ever so good, and the thing cared for be good, yet if the means to get it be unlawful, the care is evil. To care how to provide for yourself and yours, is in itself good and needful; but so to care, that you run to unjust and indirect means, makes it evil. To care how to be saved, is an excellent care, but when you seek to attain it by ways of your own, or of other men's inventions; as by idolatrous worship, and voluntary religion, or looking to be saved by your own works, by purgatory, Pope's pardons and indulgences, as the papists do; this is a most sinful carefulness, Col. ii. 18, &c. To care how to bring glory to God is the best care; but if to procure it, you use lying for God, or any other unlawful means, it is an unholy care, Rom. iii. 7, 8.

Fourthly, This laudable holy care is a full and impartial care, even of all things belonging to a person's condition. It is not such a care of the body and estate, as causes neglect of the soul: neither is it such a care of the soul, as is attended with neglect of the body, life, estate, or name, 1 Tim. v. 23. It is not such a care of the private, as to neglect the public good, or of the public, so as to neglect the private. It extends itself to whatsoever God has committed to our care; both for ourselves and others. Those who care only for themselves, and for the things only of this life, sin in their care. Likewise those who seem to care only how to please God, and to save their souls, yet weakly or carelessly neglect their bodies, and affairs of their families belonging to their place, or the common good of others in church or commonwealth, all these are partial, and do sin in their care. All worldings and self-loving men offend in the first kind. All superstitious and indiscreetly devout men offend in the second kind: also all such who for devo-