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A89162 The way to thrive: or The heavenly thrift. Teaching a man so to thrive heere, that he may thrive for ever hereafter. By Alexander Mingzeis, minister of Gods word. Mingzeis, Alexander. 1653 (1653) Wing M2193; Thomason E1475_2; ESTC R209517 6,035 19

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The Way to Thrive OR THE HEAVENLY THRIFT Teaching a man so to THRIVE heere that he may Thrive for ever hereafter By Alexander Mingȝeis Minister of Gods Word He that is greedy of gaine troubleth his owne house but hee that hateth gifts shall live Prov. 15.27 For the desire of money is the root of all evill which while some have coveted after they have erred from the faith and pierced themselves through with many sorrowes 1. Tim. 6.10 But godlinesse is great gaine if a man be content with that he hath 1. Tim. 6.6 LONDON Printed in the Yeare MDCLIII The Way to Thrive c. THere is no end saith the Preacher of making many Bookes Eccles 12.12 especially in these times wherin English men have gotten Athenian eares that is either to tell or heare some newes Acts 17.21 and what more welcome newes then both heavenly and earthly thrift Thrift I know cannot chuse but be a welcome guest unto all this is it that all men now adayes do look and long for that the blinde world most hunts after high and low rich and poore one with another But divers divers manner of wayes the Covetous hee thinkes that thrift doth consist in heaping up riches the licentious in his pleasure the proud in his ambition but this is not the right way of thriving The right way therefore of thriving is to learn so to thrive in Grace here that we may thrive in glory hereafter First I say we must learne to thrive in Grace And the reason is two-fold first because Grace doth not only bring to glory but also because it hath the promise of this life and of that which is to come 1. Tim. 4.8 The first step therefore to the Heavenly thrift is to learne to be holy and to walke close with God as Enoch did Gen. 5.24 Now the way to be holy is not only to live the life of Grace but also to improve it that is to put our talent to use to the end that when the Lord commeth hee may receive his owne with advantage Mat. 25.27 Tradesmen and Shop-keepers doe not hoord up their ware to have it lying by them but all their care is to put it off with the most gain and look with how many more they trade by so much greater is their profit It is a fine thing to have some ware in every mans shop an Oare in every mans boat and some trafficque in every Countrey for if one faile yet all seldome or never faile It is a rich thing to have a stock of prayers going in this Towne in that Countrey in that house Village or Family for if the prayers of one righteous man availeth much Jam. 5.16 what doth the prayer of a hundred or a thousand the godly man therefore must needs be a rich and a thriving man that hath not onely his owne stock but also the riches and treasure of Heaven and Earth for in Heaven he hath Christ and his Saints and all the holy Angels for his Advocate and friends upon earth hee hath the Godly all the world over As for the wicked he needs not heed them for they shall be as chaffe which the winde driveth away Psal 1.4 for as they minde onely earthly things so shall they come short of heaven and though God fil their bellies with his hid treasure yet they are no better then filthy swine alwayes wallowing in the mire of sin and rooking in the dunghill of the earth being kept for the day of slaughter But for the godly man though his portion for the most part is the least in this world yet his is the greatest in the Kingdome of Heaven and though he seeme to be most subject to the losses and crosses of this life yet he knowes that all things doe worke for his good Rom. 8.28 and greater comfort in the Heavens because there he hath stored up his treasure Mat. 6.20 And albeit it doth not appear here what he is because his life is hid with Christ in God Coll. 3.3 yet when he which is his life shall appeare then shall he also appear with him in glory 1. John 3.2 and shall shine as a star in the midst of the firmament of Heaven Dan. 12.3 all things working for his good all things furthering his salvation and sending him heaven-ward The godly man therefore must needs be a rich man who gaineth in death triumpheth in sorrows groweth rich in adversity and thriveth then most when hee loseth most for look by how much lesse he enjoyeth of this world by so much more he getteth of Heaven he in a gainer I say in death in life in prosperity in adversity for so long as he hath God on his side so long hee hath Heaven upon Earth comfort in dispaire joy in griefe pleasure in paine health in sicknesse freedome in bondage life in death and all maner of comfort in the extreamest pangs of misery Christ being unto him all in all things Col. 3.11 He is greater then any calamity can overcome being more then a Conquerour through him that loved him and washed him from his sins in his bloud Rom. 8.37 Rev. 1.5 Who now would not but bee a godly man and desire with Balaam to die the death of the righteous to the end that his last end might be like his Numb 23.10 Who would not but with the Apostle count all things loss and dung to gain Christ Phil. 3.8 And think godlinesse to be great gaine 1 Tim. 6.6 Seeing it is it that not onely giveth a man right to the things of this life and of that which is to come but also it procureth a blessing in and upon all he enjoyeth and therefore if a man would thrive let him learne to be godly for that is only the true thriving way the blinde world therefore is mistaken that counteth gaine to be godlinesse and the worldly thrift to be the only thrift which placeth its chiefe felicity in the things of this life and so that people be but rich to the world they care not how poore they are to God and how barren in grace Heaven is but dung to them and Mammon is their God and yet it is a wonder to see how these empty vessels do jet it upon earth how they take upon themselves to be the onely people of the world and that we can easily grant them while we looke Heaven-ward and lay hold upon eternall life 1 Tim. 6.12 I cannot but wonder I say to see how they dispise the poore of whom God hath made many rich in faith Jam. 2.3 when as they doe not see themselves how they are not only poore but also blinde wretched miserable and naked Rev. 3.17 But it is no wonder that they which despise God should dispise man that those whose hearts are glewed to the world should contemne Heaven for it is just with God that those for whom sorrow is ordained hereafter that they should have their portion in this life and they that thrive not