A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written

Seeing our dissolution is so certain, the time so uncertain; the very mention •f it bids us be prepared. Put not off your amendment; ne quod diu differatur, in per••tuum auferatur: lest what you differ for a long time, God take away for ever. •or it is just, ut moriens obliviscatur sui, qui vivens oblitus est Dei: that he who living forgot God, dying should forget himself. Many serve God, as they do their ••rvants, with Reversions, in ultimis diebus mortis: but he looks to be served with •resent obedience, in omnibus diebus vitae. Latet ultimus dies, ut observetur omnis dies: •t dum semper ignoratur, semper proximus esse credatur, August. We know not our ••st day, that we might watch every day: we cannot tell how far it is off, therefore let us believe it to be very near. God allows man a liberal time, a whole day: •ow a day consists of 12 hours. Are there not twelve hours in the day? saith CHRIST. What enemies are we to our selves, that of those twelve hours, which God allows us, we allow our selves not one! Many men post off their conversion; and at twenty send Religion afore them to thirty: then put it off to forty: •nd yet not pleased to overtake it, they promise it entertainment at threescore. At ••st death comes, and he allows not one hour. In youth men resolve to afford themselves the time of age, to serve God: in age they shuffle it off to sickness. When sickness comes, care to dispose their goods, loathness to die, hope to escape, martyrs that good thought: and their resolution still keeps before them. If we have •ut the lease of a Farm for one and twenty years, we make use of the time, and •ather profit. But in this precious farm of Time we are so bad husbands, •hat our lease comes out before we are one penny-worth of grace the richer by it.

Seeing our dissolution is so certaine, the time so uncertaine; the very mention f it bids us be prepared. Put not off your amendment; ne quod diu differatur, in pertuum auferatur: lest what you differre for a long time, God take away for ever. or it is just, ut moriens obliviscatur sui, qui vivens oblitus est Dei: that he who living orgate God, dying should forget himselfe. Many serve God, as they doe their rvants, with Reversions, in ultimis diebus mortis: but he lookes to be served with resent obedience, in omnibus diebus vitae. Latet ultimus dies, ut observetur omnis dies: t dum semper ignoratur, semper proximus esse credatur, August. We know not our st day, that we might watch every day: we cannot tell how farre it is off, thereore let us beleeve it to be very neere. God allowes man a liberall time, a whole day: ow a day consists of 12 houres. Are there not twelve houres in the day? saith CHRIST. What enemies are wee to our selves, that of those twelve houres, which God allowes us, we allow our selves not one! Many men post off their conersion; and at twentie send Religion afore them to thirtie: then put it off to fortie: nd yet not pleased to overtake it, they promise it entertainement at threescore. At st death comes, and he allows not one houre. In youth men resolve to afford themelves the time of age, to serve God: in age they shuffle it off to sicknesse. When icknesse comes, care to dispose their goods, lothnesse to die, hope to escape, maryrs that good thought: and their resolution still keepes before them. If we have ut the lease of a Farme for one and twentie yeares, we make use of the time, and ather profit. But in this precious farme of Time wee are so bad husbands, hat our lease comes out before wee are one penny-worth of grace the richr by it.