FIFTY REASONS. 211 delays, in the twinkling of an eye you will find yourselves utterly unuone for ever. 17. Consider, That your very time, which you lose by these delays, is an inconceivable loss. When time is gone, what would you then give for one of those years, or days, or hours, which you now foolishly trifle away? 0 wretched sinners, are there so many thousand souls in hell that would give a world, if they had it, for one of your days; and yet can you afford to throw them away in worldliness, and sensuality, and loitering delays ? I tell you, time is better worth than all the wealth and honours of the " ·orld. The day is coming when you will value time: when it is gone you will know what a blessing you made light of. IS. Consider also, that God bath given you no time to spare. He hath not lent you one day or hour, more than is needful for the work that you have to do; therefore you have no reason to lose any by your delays. Do you imagine that God would give a man an hour's time for nothing? much less to abuse him and serve his enemy. No, let me tell you, that if you make your best of every hour, if you should never lose a moment of your lives, you would find all little enough for the work you have to do. I know not how others think of time, but for my part I am forceddaily to say, How swift, how short is time! And how great is our work! And when we have done our best, how slowly it goeth on ! 0 precious time ! What hearts have they, what lives do those men lead, that think time long! That have time to spare, and to pass in idleness ! 19. To convince you more, Consider, I beseech you, the exceeding greatness of the work you have to do; and tell me then, whether it be time for you to delay. Especially you, that are yet unconverted,. and strangers to the heavenly nature of the saints,- you have far more to do than other men. You have a multitude of head-strong passions to subdue, and,
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