Ultima, = the last things in reference to the first and middle things

Solomon could subduct ⟨p. 14⟩not only childhood but the time of youth too, which is the strength of life: Take away grief out of thine heart, and cause evil to depart from thy flesh; for childhood and youth both are but vanity, Eccles. 11.10.¹ Paul could subduct the time of sin, which is the joy of life, She that lives in pleasure (lives not, nay she) is dead while she is alive, 1. Tim. 5.6.² Sum all and suppose that the time of birth, and childhood, and youth, and sin were gone, to what an epitome were mans life come? Think of this all ye that travel towards heaven, had we not need to make haste, that must go so long a journey in so short a time? How can he choose but run, that remembers his days are few? nay, that every day runs away with his life? The workman that sets a time for his task, he listens to the clock, and counts the hours, not a minute must pass, but his work goes onwards: how then do we neglect our time while we should serve God? Work while it is day, ³saith Christ; and, this is the day of salvation, saith the Apostle. Would you know your task? you must work: would you know the time? it is this day: a great task, a short time, had we not need with Moses to number our days, lest we loose a minute? It is true, of all numbers we cannot skill to number our days: we can number our sheep, our oxen, our fields, our coin; but we think our days are infinite, and never go about to number them. The Saints that went before us cast another account; Moses had his tables, Job had his measures, all agree both for measure and number, magnitude and multitude, our life is but short, our days are but few. Few] and evil they have been.

Solomon could subduct ⟨p. 14⟩not onely childhood but the time of youth too, which is the strength of life: Take away grief out of thine heart, and cause evill to depart from thy flesh; for childhood and youth both are but vanity,