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Secondly, is it so that while life lasts, and the means of salvation is continued and vouchsafed unto us, that this is our day, that this is the season wherein God will show mercy unto us; what use then will you make of this for the present, what will you say, and what will you now persuade your hearts unto, why, me thinks every man answers, and every mans soul echoeth again, surely if this be the time, if this be the season, let us take it then, since the Lord offereth this, and continueth this, we ought then to be entreated in the name of the Lord Jesus to take this opportunity, and not omit any season wherein the Lord calleth upon us, that so we may obtain the end of our hopes, the desire of our souls, even salvation hereafter; Redeem the time because the days are evil, saith the ⟨p. 174⟩Apostle, that is, because the time is now, therefore take the opportunity; it is the use that the Apostle makes, While ye have time do good unto all men, then much more to our souls; if we must do good to our neighbours, then much more to that poor soul of ours that is miserably oppressed with sin, that is in a damned and cursed estate. Oh but there are many arguments whereby Satan laboureth to defeat this truth, and many shifts the soul hath to put off this that hath been spoken; give me leave a little to wipe away those carnal conceits and cavils. The first is this, the soul will be ready to say, I confess it is true indeed, that when the opportunity is we should take it, but that may be hereafter, who knoweth whither this be my time or no, my opportunity or no? I answer with the Apostle Paul, while I am speaking, and you are hearing, while we are all living, now is the time,¹ now is the season, it is in 2 Cor. 6.2. the Text saith; I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in a day of salvation have I succoured thee, behold now is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation.

Secondly, is it so that while life lasts, and the meanes of salvation is continued and vouchsafed unto us, that this is our day, that this is the season wherein God will shew mercy unto us; what use then will you make of this for the present, what will you say, and what will you now perswade your hearts unto, why, me thinkes every man answers, and every mans soule ecchoeth againe, surely if this be the time, if this be the season, let us take it then, since the Lord offereth this, and continueth this, we ought then to be intreated in the name of the Lord Iesus to take this opportunitie, and not omit any season wherein the Lord calleth upon us, that so wee may obtaine the end of our hopes, the desire of our soules, even salvation hereafter; Redeeme the time because the dayes are evill, saith the