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A supplement to The Morning-exercise at Cripple-Gate, or, Several more cases of conscience practically…
A supplement to The Morning-exercise at Cripple-Gate, or, Several more cases of conscience practically resolved by sundry ministers
London: printed for Thomas Cockerill, 1676
Sermon 4: Now is the time. OR, Instructions for the present improving the season of Grace. Serm. IV.
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4. Opportunity must presently be embraced, because it maketh every action look beautiful. It makes all our performances look with a lovely aspect, and with a grace. God hath made every thing beautiful in its time, or in his time, Eccl. 3.11. Fruit brought forth in Season is the pleasantest fruit. The wine of grapes gathered in their vintage and Season, how grateful and generous is it to the taste! but if the grapes be rotten, and hang beyond their Season, their liquor loseth its gratefulness and delightfulness. Esau's tears after the season of giving the blessing was past, were nothing worth: They were as the juice of grapes that were rotten. A word spoken in season is a word upon the wheel, it cometh readily and acceptably unto the ear. To seek after God and the good of our Souls in the Season of Grace, Oh how lovely is it! When Season is gone, our endeavours are unpleasant to God, as well as unprofitable unto us,
4. Opportunity must presently be embraced, because it maketh every action look beautiful. It makes all our performances look with a lovely aspect, and with a grace. God hath made every thing beautiful in its time, or in his time, Eccl. 3.11. Fruit brought forth in Season is the pleasantest fruit. The wine of grapes gathered in their vintage and Season, how grateful and generous is it to the tast! but if the grapes be rotten, and hang beyond their Season, their liquor loseth its gratefulness and delightfulness. Esau's tears after the season of giving the blessing was past, were nothing worth: They were as the juice of grapes that were rotten. A word spoken in season is a word upon the wheel, it cometh readily and acceptably unto the ear. To seek after God and the good of our Souls in the Season of Grace, Oh how lovely is it! When Season is gone, our endeavours are unpleasant to God, as well as unprofitable unto us,
5. Opportunity must be presently improved; because we are deeply accountable for every opportunity: Not only for the actions we do are we countable, but for the time which he had to do them in. Jezebel was plagued for her neglecting the time of repenting, in