Dear Christian next unto the glory of God, thy good was chiefly aimed at in bringing this work to light; be not therefore ⟨image 5⟩wanting to thy self, and thy souls bliss. Remember the day cannot always last, the night will come, and thou knowest not how soon: This may be the last book that ever thou shalt read, and this the last hour that ever thou shalt spend here on earth; Oh use it conscionably, and bless God for any furtherance in thy way to happiness. While thou hast the light believe in the light, and walk in the light, that then mayest be the child of light. Occasions are headlong, being once past, they cannot be recovered. The five foolish virgins came too late, and were shut out of heaven. Thy time is short, the art of well doing long: on this moment depends eternity, of blessedness if it be well, of misery if it be ill employed. He that is not ready for God to day, will be less sit to morrow. It is no time to begin to live, when thou ⟨image 6⟩art ready to dye; then to seek after heaven, when thou comest to thy Crutches; At length grow spiritually wise, let the best things have the best place in thee. It will be too late when thou art in hell to say, oh that I had been more religious and provided better for my soul; be exceedingly abased for thy former neglects; let it wound thy soul that thou settest out no sooner, and art yet no further in the race of godliness; get ground of thy corruptions now daily; count that a lost day, in which thou art not somewhat bettered, and labour for such infallible evidences of Gods love, that no reprobate under heaven […] possibly attain unto▪ get such truth of grace in thy inner man as may distinguish thee from all outside professors (mere empty casks of Religion) and such as is not common to hypocrites, and castaways together with ⟨image 6⟩thy self. To which end seriously peruse this following treatise, wherein thou shalt find sufficiency of real worth to commend it self. Look up to heaven for a blessing upon it, and desire the Lord to go along with thee in it, and prosper the same for thy souls good, which he heartily desireth who rests,
Deare Christian next unto the glory of God, thy good was chiefly aimed at in bringing this worke to light; be not therefore ⟨image 5⟩wanting to thy selfe, and thy soules blisse. Remember the day cannot alwayes last, the night will come, and thou knowest not how soone: This may be the last booke that ever thou shalt reade, and this the last houre that ever thou shalt spend here on earth; Oh use it conscionably, and blesse God for any furtherance in thy way to happinesse. While thou hast the light beleeve in the light, and walke in the light, that then maist bee the child of light. Occasions are headlong, being once past, they cannot be recovered. The five foolish virgins came too late, and were shut out of heaven. Thy time is short, the art of well doing long: on this moment depends eternity, of blessednesse if it be well, of misery if it be ill imployed. Hee that is not ready for God to day, will be lesse sit to morrow. It is no time to begin to live, when thou ⟨image 6⟩art ready to dye; then to seeke after heaven, when thou commest to thy Crutches; At length grow spiritually wise, let the best things have the best place in thee. It will be too late when thou art in hell to say, oh that I had been more religious and provided better for my soule; be exceedingly abased for thy former neglects; let it wound thy soule that thou settest out no sooner, and art yet no further in the race of godlines; get ground of thy corruptions now daily; count that a lost day, in which thou art not somewhat bettered, and labour for such infallible evidences of Gods love, that no reprobate under heavē 〈…〉 possibly attain unto▪ get such truth of grace in thy inner man as may distinguish thee from all outside professors (meere empty caskes of Religion) and such as is not common to hypocrites, and castawayes together with ⟨image 6⟩thy selfe. To which end seriously peruse this following treatise, wherein thou shalt finde sufficiency of real worth to commend it selfe. Looke up to heaven for a blessing upon it, and desire the Lord to goe along with thee in it, and prosper the same for thy soules good, which he heartily desireth who rests,
