:'The mij)zng oftime bringethmifer.;'. yuu,faith he, without care; for he tf;ttt is unmari '– edcares for the things ofthe Lord, and I ~ ou!d haveyoucleave tritheLordwithoutfepttration:The meaning is this: The reafon why men mitfetheir times that Godhatl{ appointed them,is, becaufe men are too intent upon irnperinent things, which interrupts their care to [erve the Lord. And therefore we are to palfe by them.) and not to put our full'intention to every world– ly buftnelfe, but referue the maine intention , of our thoughts for the things oftheJji~it, for not to take over-much care for them, ts that which will make us carefull to do things in their time. ( The next irripedimentisf~lf..con~dence,when 4.cau[e. aman trufis htmfelfe, & will Be h1s own Coun.. selfe-con8' ... fellour: And therefore,theway tohit ofa right dence. time is,to take counfell with-others;INthemulti. : tudeofCounfetlors there ispeace. Lafl:ly, the caufe ofthemiffing ofthe time, is, >· c~ufo. negligence;when men are idle, flacke, & indiH- ~glJgence. gent in doingthofethings that belong to them, thatis thecaufeofmiffingtheirtime. And ther- ' fore you have that counfeIin the words nextbe- : ~ foremy text(fince thetime is fhort,there isbut a· day for you to worke in, and the night comes, : / when no man canwork)thatis,InthegrAve,thtre · isneither-work ntJr invention,&c.Andtherfore do · with all thymight that which thouhaft to do. The doingwhat we have to doewith all our might, & withallour diligence> is that ~hichquickens\ . us~\ ' ;.
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