A31961:509
An Exact collection of farewell sermons preached by the late London-ministers viz. Mr. Calamy,…An Exact collection of farewel sermons preached by the late London-ministers viz. Mr. Calamy,…
An Exact collection of farewell sermons preached by the late London-ministers viz. Mr. Calamy, Mr. Watson, Mr. Jacomb, Mr. Case, Mr. Sclater, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Jenkin, Dr. Manton, Mr. Lye, Mr. Collins : to which is added their prayers before and after sermon as also Mr. Calamy's sermon for which he was imprisoned in Newgate : his sermon at Mr. Ashe's funeral and Dr. Horton's and Mr. Nalton's funeral.An Exact collection of farewel sermons preached by the late London-ministers viz. Mr. Calamy, Mr. Watson, Mr. Jacomb, Mr. Case, Mr. Sclater, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Jenkin, Dr. Manton, Mr. Lye, Mr. Collins : to which is added their prayers before and after sermon as also Mr. Calamy's sermon for which he was imprisoned in Newgate : his sermon at Mr. Ashe's funeral and Dr. Horton's and Mr. Nalton's funeral.
London : s.n., 1662
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12. Remember always the worth of time, and greatness of your work, and therefore so value time, as not negligently or slothfully to lose a ⟨p. 167⟩moment: it will quickly be gone, and when you are at the last you will better know its worth: hearken to no temptation that will draw you to any trifling, abusing, wasting of your precious time. If thou hast no argument against thy sports, trifling pleasures, &c. but this, It loses my time, take it for a greater argument then if it lose thee thy money, friends, or any thing in the world: especially value the preciousest of your time, your Youth, your morning hours, especially the Lords day; lose not any part of it, but improve it with your selves and families: lose not a moment of the Lord's-day, nor any of thy precious time thou canst spare and redeem: if thou hast lost any, be humbled for it, and be careful to redeem the rest: look back, Do you approve of the time that is past? could you not have spent it better? remember what you have lost, let that quicken you; look before you, remember what is to be done, and do that first which must be done, and then leave trifles to that time you have to spare. It is ignorance and idleness, and not want of work, that makes any think they have time to spare. Eph. 5. 16. Col. 4, 5.
12. Remember alwayes the worth of time, and greatness of your work, and therefore so value time, as not negligently or slothfully to lose a ⟨p. 167⟩moment: it will quickly be gone, and when you are at the last you will better know its worth: harken to no temptation that will draw you to any trifling, abusing, wasting of your precious time. If thou hast no argument against thy sports, trifling pleasures, &c. but this, It loses my time, take it for a greater argument then if it lose thee thy money, friends, or any thing in the world: especially value the preciousest of your time, your Youth, your morning hours, especially the Lords day; lose not any part of it, but improve it with your selves and families: lose not a moment of the Lord's-day, nor any of thy precious time thou canst spare and redeem: if thou hast lost any, be humbled for it, and be carefull to redeem the rest: look back, Do you approve of the time that is past? could you not have spent it better? remember what you have lost, let that quicken you; look before you, remember what is to be done, and do that first which must be done, and then leave trifles to that time you have to spare. It is ignorance and idleness, and not want of work, that makes any think they have time to spare.