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⟨learn⟩ by her example, first to ſeek the ⟨kingdom⟩ of God, and his righteousness, Mat.vi. ⟨And⟩ then to provide for things of this life. While Mary was careful for the food of ⟨the⟩ ſoul. Martha was curious to provide ⟨food⟩ to the body: her greatest care was to ⟨entertain⟩ Christ, and to make him good ⟨cheer⟩, to testify her thankful mind unto ⟨him⟩, that had done ſo great things for them: ⟨he⟩ had raised her brother Lazarus from ⟨death⟩ to life, therefore he was worthy to ⟨be⟩ well entertained. If Elias deserved ⟨to⟩ be well dealt withal, at the hand of his ⟨mistess⟩, whose ſin he had restored to life, (illegible text) Kings xvii. or Elisha deserved ſuch ⟨entertainment⟩, for her ſon's reviving, I Kings (illegible text)v. then ſurely our Saviour Christ was much ⟨more⟩ welcome hither, ſeeing he had raised Lazarus out of his grave, where he had ⟨lain⟩ by the ſpace of four days before, John xi. ⟨It⟩ was well done, therefore, of Martha to ⟨ſhew⟩ her thankful mind to Christ; but it ⟨was⟩ not well done at that time, to fhew ⟨herself⟩ thankful in that manner; for it was ⟨then⟩ time to hear the word, because at that ⟨time⟩ Christ preached the word; it was not ⟨a⟩ convenient time for her to ſpend on other ⟨affairs⟩, and to neglect the greatest affair, ⟨even⟩ the means of her own ſalvation. It was not unlawful for Martha to labour, no more than it was unlawful for Peter to sleep; but, when Christ was preaching,
