Abraham's decease A meditation on Genesis 25.8. Delivered at the funeral of that worthy…Abrahams decease A meditation on Genesis 25.8. Deliuered at the funerall of that worthy…

3. In embracing of all good occasions. Be ^sas careful every day to entertain any occasion of well-doing, as thou wouldest be, if it were to be thy dying day. ^tLet us do good (saith the Apostle) while we have ^utime, and opportunity so to do: considering that if we neglect it now, when it is offered, we know not whether it will ever be offered us again. ^xSay not (saith Solomon) to thy neighbour, Go and come again to morrow, if thou hast that by thee wherewith ⁵thou mayest help him. And, ^awhatsoever thou doest (saith he) do it, as with all diligence; for there is no ⟨p. 35⟩work, nor wisdom in the grave that thou goest to: so without delay; because ^bthou knowest not what evil may come, that may cut off all future opportunity of well-doing, either by taking thee from the means, or the means from thee. And as ^che that observeth the wind shall never sow; so he that regardeth the clouds shall never reap. But especially d neglect not the means of that main work, (^f To day, saith he, if you hear his voice, harden not your hearts, but ^ghearken: And, ^hNow while the acceptable time is, while it is the day of salvation, we beseech you, receive not the grace of God offered you in vain.) of