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A sermon of judgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Major and aldermen…A sermon of iudgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Maior and aldermen…
A sermon of judgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Major and aldermen of the city of London, Dec. 17, 1654 and now enlarged / Rich. Baxter.A sermon of iudgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Maior and aldermen of the city of London, Dec. 17, 1654 and now enlarged / Rich. Baxter.
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1655
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A SERMON Of Judgement, Preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord… › Part 9
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The sixth Excuse. I was a servant, and had no time from my labour ⟨p. 108⟩to mind these matters: I l•ved with a hard master, that required all his own work of me, but would allow me no time for the service of God. Or else, I was a poor man, and had a great charge to look after, and with my hard labour had much ado to live, so that I had no time for heavenly things.
Answ. 1. Who should be first served? God or man? what should be first sought after, Heaven or Earth? Did not Christ tell thee, One thing is necessary, Luke 10.41, 42. was it not as needful to see that you escape Damnation, and get safe to Heaven when this life is ended, as to see that you had food and raiment for your selves, and yours?
2. Did you spend no time in Recreation, nor Idleness, nor vain talking? why might not that at least have been spent about heavenly things?