Christian letters full of spiritual instructions tending to the promoting of the power of…

4. To serve your Generation with your might while you have time. You have but a very little time to bring God any Glory here, or to do your Friends any good; now up and be doing. Now or never live in the deep and constant sense of the very little time that you have for this world, and the great work you have to do. You are going whence You shall not return. There's no After-Game to be plaid. What! But one cast for Eternity, and will you not be careful to throw that well?

4. To serve your Generation with your might while you have time. You have but a very little time to bring God any Glory here, or to do your Friends any good; now up and be doing. Now or never live in the deep and constant sense of the very little time that you have for this world, and the great work you have to do. You are going whence You shall not return. There's no After-Game to be plaid. VVhat! But one cast for Eternity, and will you not be careful to throw that well?

Most dearly Beloved, I covet after your furtherance in Mortification, and growth in Grace. And Oh that I could but represent Death to you, as shortly it will show it self: Or could but open a Window into Eternity to You: How effectually would this do the work. Then the Cripple would fling away his Crutches, and betake himself to his Legs: Then the slothful would pluck his Hand out of his Bosom, and shake off his Excuses, and be night and day at his work. Then the Laodicean would be recovered from his benumbed frame; then we should have no Halving in Religion, no lazy wishing and complaining; but men would ply the Oars to purpose, and sweat at their work.

Most dearly Beloved, I covet after your furtherance in Mortification, and growth in Grace. And Oh that I could but represent Death to you, as shortly it will shew it self: Or could but open a VVindow into Eternity to You: How effectually would this do the work. Then the Cripple would fling away his Crutches, and betake himself to his Legs: Then the slothfull would pluck his Hand out of his Bosome, and shake off his Excuses, and be night and day at his work. Then the Laodicean would be recovered from his benumed frame; then we should have no Halving in Religion, no lazy wishing and complaining; but men would ply the Oars to purpose, and sweat at their work.