comfortable walking with God. i6s this word. The time prefent is Our only time; wee haveno more power andcommand over the time to corne, thenover the time part. Even the next minute thoumay eft bee cut off by the ftroke of death from all further time of repentance, acceptation, and grace for ever. Nay, yet further , were it poffible that any uncomfortable pafiion were incident toa glorified Saint in heaven, hee would be forry and tranfported with extreme anger and indignation againft himfeife; That bee was not a more greedy ingrofler, as it were, and im- proover of time, for doing excellentlyupon earth; and that every houre after his converfion wasnot crowned with fame rarer and more remarkable exploit; with fome more fpeci- all andnoble fervice , for theglorifying of that moll bonn- tifull, andever- bleffed God, who bath now honoured him with fuch unipeakeable glory, and that Crowneof joyes, fo infinitely tranfcendent to the utmoft expe&ation of themod enlarged heart. Howfoever therefore menof this world, for the moll part, except they be continually exercifedin variety ofpleafing imployments,andHill entertained with fret fuc- rellions of new pleafiires, are fore troubled with time, and tedioully perplext bow to paffe it ; which is the reafoi that they devife fo many patlimes , with much folicitous and fenfuall fore-call, plot andprojeft to themfelves afore- band, many and manya merry meeting, idle vifitations,fea- flings mutuall entertainements ofmeere complement and vanitie, joviall revellings, as they call them, &c. that they chaise together, as it were, by the 'Art of Epicurifme and with Iinkes of libertie continued .oecafions of company kee- ping, and good-fellow meetings, from the one end of the weeke to the other : (For folitarineífeand felfe-converfing,is a very torturing racke, and the tide-time of melancholy, to the waking confciences of gracelefle and guiltie men. ) Though, Ifay, this be the cutlome and carriage of Satans Revellers; yet all Chriflians oughtto have time indeare and high efleeme, in every moment whereof fhould they lay downe ten thoufand lives for His fake that pardons their tunes.; and alfo doehim all the glorious íervice of all, both the
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