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The spiritual-mans aim guiding a Christian in his affections and actions, through the sundry…The spirituall-mans aime guiding a Christian in his affections and actions, through the sundry…
The spiritual-mans aim guiding a Christian in his affections and actions, through the sundry passages of this life, so that Gods glory, and his own salvation may be the main end of all / by the faithful and reverend divine, R. Sibbes ... ; published by T.G. and P.N.The spirituall-mans aime guiding a Christian in his affections and actions, through the sundry passages of this life, so that Gods glory, and his owne salvation may be the maine end of all / by the faithfull and reverend divine, R. Sibbes ... ; published by T.G. and P.N.
London: printed by John Norton for John Rothwell, 1637London: printed by Iohn Norton for Iohn Rothwell, 1637
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
I, and uncertain, we cannot tell how short. If it were told any of us here, that within two days you shall dye, it would startle us, the best of us all; it would make us look about us: but who of us all, knows certainly that we shall live two hours. The time as it is short, so it is uncertain, and here is the wondrous folly ⟨p. 15⟩of our nature, that we will take so much time to come, in trust, as though we should live so long and make a covenant with death, but one party cannot make a covenant, God and the time to come make no covenant with us. Therefore it is extremity of Folly to say, I shall live so long, & so long. Thou fool, faith God, when he projected for a long time, and had treasure laid up for many years, Thou fool, this night they shall take thy soul. A man is a fool when he makes account of continuing of that he hath no promise of. And therefore the time being short, and uncertain too, Take it while we may catch hold of it, especially the opportunity of time.
I, and vncertaine, we cannot tell how short. If it were told any of us heere, that within two dayes you shall dye, it would startle vs, the best of vs all; it would make vs looke about vs: but who of us all, knowes certainly that we shall live two houres. The time as it is short, so it is vncertaine, and heere is the wondrous folly ⟨p. 15⟩of our nature, that we will take so much time to come, in trust, as though we should live so long and make a covenant with death, but one party cannot make a covenant, God and the time to come make no covenant with us. Therefore it is extremity of Folly to say, I shall live so long, & so long. Thou foole, faith God, when he proiected for a long time, and had treasure laid up for many yeares, Thou foole, this night they shall take thy soule. A man is a foole when he makes account of continuing of that he hath no promise of. And therefore the time being short, and uncertaine too, Take it while wee may catch hold of it, especially the opportunity of time.
And then in the third place it is irrecoverable,