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 by her example, first to ſeek the  of God, and his righteousness, Mat.vi. then to provide for things of this life. While Mary was careful for the food of ſoul. Martha was curious to provide to the body: her greatest care was to  Christ, and to make him good, to testify her thankful mind unto , that had done ſo great things for them:  had raised her brother Lazarus from  to life, therefore he was worthy to  well entertained. If Elias deserved be well dealt withal, at the hand of his, whose ſin he had restored to life, Kings xvii. or Elisha deserved ſuch, for her ſon's reviving, I Kings v. then ſurely our Saviour Christ was much welcome hither, ſeeing he had raised Lazarus out of his grave, where he had  by the ſpace of four days before, John xi. was well done, therefore, of Martha to her thankful mind to Christ; but it  not well done at that time, to fhew  thankful in that manner; for it was  time to hear the word, because at that  Christ preached the word; it was not  convenient time for her to ſpend on other, and to neglect the greatest affair,  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,