Vt R-s.t f· ~tway their time, rather thenredeem it ; prodigal of their pn~cious time, as if they had too much of ic. Our feafon is lhort, and we make it lhorter: ~ris time for all of us to fay, The timi paJ~ is · m~re then enough to havt Wrought the Wills Qj theJl,gjh, r Pet, 4· 3· or as~cis Rom.I 3· ult. ~ris high time to awllk..,e out offleep,&u. which was the Scripture that converted Auflin. 2. If life be lhort, then moderate your worldly cares and projeCts; do not camber your felves with too much provifion for alhort voyage : the Cnip goeth the fwifter, the lefs 'tis burthened; men take in too mucb ladmg for a meer paffage. 3· Be more in fpiritual projetls, that ym1 may lay up a foundation for alonger life then you have to live here; do much Work in a little time : Shall we lofe any pare of that which is fo Chart? or in a foort life make way for a long miforJ ? The Apofrle faith, 2 Pet. Iol3· !Wilt put rouinremembPance, k._nowing that fhortl.J I mu/} put off this t{lberKJacle. We are all fuortly to devefi our fdves of the upper garment of the fkfh, lee us do all the good that we can: Chrifi lived but thirty two year-s, 0r thereabouts; therefore he went about doing good, andhealing eve– r} jick._ne[s, and every di{eafe. Minillers pack their matter clofe when they have but a little time; fo lhould you, you have bu~ a lhort ti~e, be the more diligent. Verfe 15. For)e ought toj~y, If the LorJ'Will, We foall liv1, ~tnd d~ this, or thllt. Having difproved thdr confide~ce, he procefdeth to re€ti6e it by preffing them eo an holy and reverend remembrance of Gods prar vidence, and their·own frailty. For ye ought to[t~)', If the Lord will.] Here .~ ·doubt arifeth: Mnfi we always of neoeffity ufe this fotm ·of fpeeoh, or fucb an ex. · prefs exception and tefervation of Providence? I anfwer; r. 'fis good to acc~Jflom the tongue ro holy forms of fpeech .;·•fis q graat htlp : the heart is hdl: when there arC! fuchv"t'hcite and eJCprefs eK– ceptions of Providence: if ~he Lord piMfe,?if the L4rd w~/1! If i( p!eafe the Lord th4t I l~ue.. Apure l!t' ,becometh a Clmiban, that they m;!¥ be dlfiingui~ed 'by their holy f(!)vms, a.s mth~r.s are by thetr Oath~, rotten fpeech, 11nd- pf!h(\)ly·follici~~tipns. Bef~, •cis ufeful. to fiir up rev:er~nce in otlr fel~es, amd for:otbers initruetion : Such forms are confeffions of divine .J.~rovidenc", ~nd ·tbe·uncer– - ' ~~
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