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The saints daily exercise A treatise concerning the whole duty of prayer. Delivered in…The saints daily exercise A treatise concerning the whole dutie of prayer. Delivered in…
The saints daily exercise A treatise concerning the whole duty of prayer. Delivered in five sermons upon I Thess. 5.17. By the late faithful and worthy minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty, Master of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolns Inn.The saints daily exercise A treatise concerning the whole dutie of prayer. Delivered in fiue sermons vpon I Thess. 5.17. By the late faithfull and worthy minister of Iesus Christ, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Maiesty, Master of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolnes Inne.
London: printed by W. Jones, 1629London: printed by W. Iones, 1629
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And likewise, this is another part of husbanding your time, that you let not that, which is very precious, go for things of small moment, for that is ill husbandry. You should redeem the time, and buy it with the loss of something. You have time to bestow in the weighty business of your calling, in things that belong to the good of man, much more should you in this that belongs to the worship of God: And therefore, if it may be, redeem it with some loss; so ⟨p. 91⟩you ought to husband it, otherwise you redeem not time as you ought. This is the first Caution that ought to be observed, to husband and redeem the time well.
And likewise, this is another part of husbanding your time, that you let not that, which is very pretious, goe for things of small moment, for that is ill husbandry. You should redeeme the time, and buy it with the losse of something. You haue time to bestow in the waighty businesse of your calling, in things that belong to the good of man, much more should you in this that belongs to the worship of God: And therefore, if it may be, redeeme it with some losse; so ⟨p. 91⟩you ought to husband it, otherwise you redeeme not time as you ought. This is the first Caution that ought to be observed, to husband and redeeme the time well.
The second is, if we be straitened at any time, 1recompense it an another time: for if it be not a feigned excuse and pretence, if you be straitened, when you have liberty, you will be careful to spend mo•e time in it; by that you shall know your sincerity in it, that it is true, and that it is not an excuse, and a putting off.
The second is, if we bee straitned at any time, 1