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Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…
Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...
London: printed for Peter Parker, 1674
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Seventhly. Have I redeemed my time from too long and needless visits, Idle imaginations fruitless Discourses, unnecessary Sleep, more than needs of the world? It is a duty incum bent upon every Christian to redeem his time, this hath sate heavy upon the best of Gods servants, that they have no more redeemed time; now if you would redeem your time, there be ⟨p. 11⟩these time-Robbers and devourers that must be watched.
Seventhly. Have I redeemed my time from too long and needless visits, Idle imaginations fruitless Discourses, unnnecessary Sleep, morethan needs of the world? It is a duty incum bent upon every Christian to redeem his time, this hath sate heavy upon the best of Gods servants, that they have no more redeemed time; now if you would redeem your time, there be ⟨p. 11⟩these time-Robbers and devourers that must be watched.
First. Too long and needless visits. Many men are so LONG in their visits, that they loose much time of their own, and others too; whom they go to visit. Ask thy heart have not I been too long in such a visit, and so steal away others time as well as my own? And so for NEEDLESS visits, when there is no need; be sparing and short in your visits or else you will loose your time, and make others to loose their time also.
Secondly. Idle imaginations. These steal away our time, and we think not of it; If this were looked to how might we grow in grace? When a man is on his Journey, how might he have good thoughts, whereas our hearts are talking of vanity; and so in our Shops.
Secondly. Idle imaginations. These steal away our time, and we think not of it; If this were look'd to how might we grow in grace? When a man is on his Journey, how might he have good thoughts, whereas our hearts are talking of vanity; and so in our Shops.