The saints treasury being sundry sermons preached in London /

Again, this concerns those that upon every discontent wish themselves dead; as some froward people, if any thing crosses them; they presently wish themselves in the grave. O vain man and woman, dost thou know what thou doest, to wish the time of thy life at an end? thou mayest meet with another manner of discontent then ever thou metst withal here; for after death comes judgement. Amos 5. 18. We unto you that desire the day of the Lord, to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness and not light. So I say, woe to them that in a froward mood desire the day of the Lord, which is not a day of light, but like to be a day of darkness unto them, for ought they can tell. Instead of giving God the praise of thy life, upon every sullen mood doest thou wish thy self dead? this is a great dishonour to the grace and mercy of God extended towards thee.

Againe, this concernes those that upon every discontent wish themselves dead; as some froward people, if any thing crosses them; they presently wish themselves in the grave. O vaine man and woman, dost thou know what thou doest, to wish the time of thy life at an end? thou mayest meet with another manner of discontent then ever thou metst withall here; for after death comes judgement. Amos 5. 18. Wee unto you that desire the day of the Lord, to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darknesse and not light. So I say, woe to them that in a froward mood desire the day of the Lord, which is not a day of light, but like to be a day of darknesse unto them, for ought they can tell. Instead of giving God the praise of thy life, upon every sullen mood doest thou wish thy self dead? this is a great dishonour to the grace and mercy of God extended towards thee.

Again, this concerns those that upon every drunken occasion, for a word or two, will venture their lives: tis true, fools will venture their lives for trifles, because they know not the worth of them; but those who know the worth of their lives will not do so. I remember a story of a Philosopher, being at Sea and in danger of his life, he was mightily afraid, and the Mariners were not at all afraid: what (say they) are you a Philosopher afraid, when we rude Mariners do not fear? I (says he) there is reason for it; for if I dye, a Philosopher is gone; but for you, your lives are not worth much: so they that are ready to venture their lives in a drunken quarrel, and will venture nothing for God, and a good cause, know not what their lives are worth, and that is the reason they are so willing to throw them away.