- Chap.6. the Epijlfe to the (jalatians. 405 1 greater deGre ofthegood offome,theo ofo- A We mu!1 nor. therefore!er flippe any good ftlcr fome:and rhu• weare not bound ro loue, occafion,burrake hold ofir arrhc firll, when or to doeoood ro all alike. For asS. Bernard ir is offered, Hence ir is rhat rhc Apo!lle, faith,Me!Torimai"r affeltrn, indigentiori mAior Heb.J,IJ. blddcrhV8'Xhortontanother dai/1 , tjf(Eltl4tr•~umdtu, whiltiti4c•UtJtoda;.And rhewife-man,Pro. T h" dotlrine inue!led with rhe former J.Z8. Sa]nottoth]ntighJ,urm,goe, ~tndcomeAexamples, may Chamcrhe bafe, feruile,and gainr, ... tnd to rnorrtm willlgituthu, if thou now besgerly liberalilie of rhc common fort of h•••it,For he may dic,and fo cannot comeamen,which profcile rhcGofpel,wbofe hands gaine,or by rhy delaying of him, may be dtf. are ryed in their purfes, and theic.hcarrs loccouraged from comming, or thou mai{l be ked to their chells, who arcfo extremely mi· hardened again!1 him, or mai!l with rhe rich fcrablc,thar rhcyncirher doe good to erhers, man in the Gofpel, bcfuddenly taken away nor yerro rhemfclues. Secondly,itcondcm· from rhy riches, orrhy riches taken from ncth rhem which arefo vnnaturall, rhar they rhee. Our Sauiour bidderh vs walk! in tbt forger all their dutie to their kindred and ac· light;.,hilt"''haut!ight,Ioh, I:. 3 s. quainranceinthe flc(h. Thirdly, thofe IVho II. If we mu!1 -doe good while we haue wtll doe good to none,bur to thofe that haue B rime, we mu!1 obferue the Apol1les golden done good to them: thisisright thePharf. rule,Eph.s.16. Rtdttm"h' rimt:which is nofics righteoufnclfc, to loue our friends, and thingclfe,but (o roernplcy it, and vfe the behare our enemies; the goodnelfe ofthe Pub· ne6roftt, asrhat wefufferir norrofloppealican, to lend to thofe ofwhomethey looke way from vs without fruiuor profit, cirhcr for thehke.La11ly,thofe who arefo full ofthe for floth and idlenelfe, or by rea[on ofvaine poyfon ofmalice and rcuenge, that bceing and tranfirorie pJeafures , ormher occafions once incenfed, theycan neuer beeappeafed, ofthislife: but to gaine thattimewc former. ull they er y quittance with thofe that olfend ly loO by negligence, with double diligence, them. yearo redecme it with the lotre of our cofe, The third thingto bee conr.dered in the our pleafures, our profits. Andwe 0Jall the , words,is thecircumfi:ancc oftime;wem~ftdoe better practiCe thio durie, if weconGder that go~d to afl,white we hat#time. time isfhort,preCIOJJJ,irreHgc~/J/e: it isfoorl, and Here (undry points arc to be obferued. therefore to be guided by diligencc:itispr.ci- . I. Ifwe mu(! do good whilewehaue time, oru,and therefore to be redeemed by an high wee mu!1 make a holy and profitable vfe of c dlimate and account of it, in not beeing too our time,(the rardl iewell,and greare!1 ofall lauifh ofit: in be!!owing it vpon our friends) earthly rrea(ures)becaufe rime will nor ahuy nor vpon our enemtes;inplacing it as aiewell lal1;and thereforcwemuCI take time whileir mour golden age. and wearingit inour new is rime,fecing rime and tide will tarrie fOr no garments,the robes of ChriU his righreouf. man. Let vsconfider what a Chame iris, that nelfe,andnor (asar"arleinafwinesfnowt) thechildrenofthisworld Chould beewifer in in the rotten ragso Gnne and wickednelTe. cbeirgeneration chen we , who profelfe our La(!Jy, ir isi"""'"G/<, and therefore iris to feluesto be children of.light. The marrincr bee Iedeemed by. takin~ rhc opportunitie or (ea-faring man who ob(erues winde and thereof. . weather,rakerh the opporrunirie ofthe time: III. Pa11! commanding vs to doe good the rraudleror way-faring man.takes day bewhrlc wee haue time, would haue vs know fore him,and trauelleth whileitislight. The timesand feafons; roobferue the flJOrtnelfe Smith (!riketh rhe yron while it is hot, for ofrime,to numberour daies'thatwe may apwbcniciscold,ittstoo late to (\rike. The ply our hearts ro wlfdome.The not knoll'ing Lawyerrakethhisrime, towir, rheTearme D and obferuing oftime, is a fin much inueightlme,for theintertaining of hi> Clients, and ed agam!1byourSau10ur Chri!l, Mat, 16-3fol101ving ofhis fuits !forwhen the rearme is 0 hypocrite!, JOIICIIH difcerneth~f~tceoftheskir, coded, his time js gone. Now iris alway 4ndcanyenDt (a)di(cernt>tbeflgnrlof the timer~ ~ /l..llfii'Hr, T earme·rimewith~hril'!ians, euery prefent Luk.l %.56. wh; (b) difcern<}' "" thi. time 1 day,cuen thisprefenttime, i.rheir TearmeTheLord doth prefer the very bruir bea!ls b/Qif-1,;{11"1 time :therefore ifwewill not Chew our [clues before hiopeople, becaufe they know their morecarcleiTe and negligent, nay, moreab. appointed rimes and feafons, whereas his furdly foolifh,or defperately madderhcn all peopleknew nor the time ofmercie&grace, men, we mu!! take the opportuniricrhat is which was offered vnrothem. EHm tbtj/ork! olfered to do good, :ind v[ethc preciousrime in theAJreltJuJweth her11ppointedtimu,the turt/1'; Fromec:~~ which God in mercie afforderhvr,to his gJo. .:rndthe craneJ~tndthefw•florP, ob/ersuthe timeof pillar~ eft rie,our comfort,& the goodof others. Time their comming, [JJIImJ pe~ple k...,noweth not the poll en o ,. and opportunitie ofdoing goad, is hierogly· iudg<mmtoftht Lord.Ierem.8.7. Aod Chri!1 """ " 1"· phically rcfembled by thehead ofnnan that threatnerh Ierufalcm) thatone !lonelhould bath lockes of haire before; which a man not belefrvpon another, B<c~u[< tbry kpew may take hold of, but bath rione behind; notthe/lmt oftbtlr vlji'tAtio•.Luk. i 9·'14· And whereby isGgnified, that when opportunirie verily ofall follic!and ignorances,this isthe ,i' pall,therc IS no poilibilitielefr to dogood, grcare!1, nottoknow the day of our vifita· tlffil} ..
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