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…

Pr. 5. That your time is short, and your work great, and must be done now or never. Our Saviour made Religion his business, Luke 2. 49. And Oh how busy was he! He went up and down doing good; and so much was he taken up with his work, that he had not time to take his bread; yea his carnal friends, ⟨p. 272⟩seeing how earnest he was, said he was besides himself, and began to lay hold on him, Act. 10. 38. Mark 3. 20, 21. And what did put him upon this earnest diligence? The sense of the shortness of his time, Joh. 9. 4. Oh Sirs remember with him, that now you have a day to work in, and you have but a day, and the night is hasting upon you, when there is no work to be done: no more praying, no more hearing, no more exhorting, nor admonishing. Now serve your generation, now exhort one another daily; do good with your Estates; call upon your friends daily, for it must be now or never, let it ever dwell upon you, That there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom in the gr•ve whither thou art going, and that will put you upon doing the work of Religion with all your might. Be convinced of the weight of your work, and that will make you answer intervening disturbance that would take you off, as Nehemiah did, Chap. 6. 3. Then remember of what dreadful consequence tis, your salvation is at stake, and therefore you must work it out with fear and trembling.

Pr. 5. That your time is short, and your work great, and must be done now or never. Our Saviour made Religion his business, Luke 2. 49. And Oh how busie was he! He went up and down doing good; and so much was he taken up with his work, that he had not time to take his bread; yea his carnal friends, ⟨p. 272⟩seeing how earnest he was, said he was besides himself, and began to lay hold on him,