604Themi(fingoftime hringetlimifery. _ Making cur ElccHonfure, time,if Gndwould reveale it to thee, thou fhoul- . deft be fafe enough, thou mightefi: e.kape this mifery; put Godhath hid it, that thou feefi: not this time, therefore thouand thy childrenfhall perifh. . . · - · The time ofmans health, and ofhis peaC'e,of . his life,ql]iet,and refr,isthe timeofmakingfure his Election, atime ofgrowing ingrace & know. leige,&ofgrowing rich ingoodworks.Hewhofe · eyesGodopens to fee this time, he makes ufc of it,he layes out thofe talents he hath to fuch a purpofe;butwhenGodhides it from aman, itis his undoing, tAn evil!time, the time of death romes fodden!y up8nhim,tUtlfnare uponthefo't11le. The time ofyouth,the time of education is t:hefeed-timeofourlifeafterjhe whomGodhath . inlightned to fee this time, and to confiderit, he : isnot negligent in it, he layes up theground and , foundation ofhisfuture lifein ir,Such liketimes · there be. ' You ffiall feeari e:x<tmple ofthem inSttul,and in the people of lfrael; Saul had a time to make fure th·ekingdome to himfelfe>& the kingdome : ofheaven·to himfelf;but hecaufe he loll: his time Godwouldgive him nomore~he had opportuni.. . S.tuls miCcry, ty no longer, hut it was cut offfrQm him. You : formiffing · , know he lofi:·the Kingdome, by not fl:aying the· histimc:. ~ time that Saim~elappointed·him,he .fiayed tot he 'very pointofthetime,but he frayed it not out. ThefcaventhdaySamuelcameiccording to.his 1 .·' promife5bnt he thought he wouldnot hayecome I ; _beca.ufe he frayed fo late,but this was the loffeof · . the ·~ i-· -------~------------------------------
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