Three sermons I. The wrath of God against sinners, II. God's eternity, and mans…Three sermons I. The wrath of God against sinners, II. God's eternitie, and mans…

Reas. First, because this adds beauty to all occasions, and the works come off with much content, seasonably, sweetly, with much succour; Oh how good is a word spoken in due season! Prov. 25. and 11. when a man sails with the Tide, and strikes while the iron is hot, and not to delay duties to a crowd, then is the season: So in the work of grace, when men delay until the last hour, and the dim eye, and death bed, when death and conscience, and all begin to crowd on a man. ⟨p. 132⟩Considering the opportunities God hath bestowed, and he abused all, and now is not like to have them again; these suit not with occasions, and fit not the seasons, but will add more wounds and grief to the soul of man; whereas if they were in their best season, they would come off with a great deal more ease.

Reas. First, because this addes beauty to all occasions, and the workes come off with much content, seasonably, sweetly, with much succour; Oh how good is a word spoken in due season! Prov. 25. and 11. when a man sayles with the Tide, and strikes while the yron is hot, and not to delay duties to a crowd, then is the season: So in the worke of grace, when men delay untill the last houre, and the dimme eye, and death bed, when death and conscience, and all begin to crowd on a man. ⟨p. 132⟩Considering the opportunities God hath bestowed, and he abused all, and now is not like to have them again; these suit not with occasions, and fit not the seasons, but will adde more wounds and griefe to the soule of man; whereas if they were in their best season, they would come off with a great deale more ease.

Secondly, because things find best success when they come in season: the corn that is sown in season, is most like to grow and thrive, by reason of the season that it was sown in, so that the season makes the work to go on the better and the easier; and therefore the wise man