Milton and Work

Ryken in his book about the Puritans, Wordly Saints quotes Milton's Paradise Lost about work.

Man hath his daily work of body or mind
Appointed, which declares his dignity
And the regard of Heaven on all his ways

bk. 4, lines 618-620.

Ryken goes onto to write,

We can glimpse here the Puritan belief about God as the one who calls people to tasks, about the dignity of work, about how the proper attitude toward the goals of work can transform every task into a sacred activity.

p. 35.Worldly Saints