Thirdly, This shows the reason why the Lord taketh such leisure to do his work; he doth not precipitate or thrust on his designs, because he may take what time he will. God hath all time at his command. Men bear sway and rule over persons and places, God only ruleth times. Man hath not one day in his power, not only not the day to come, but not the day present. Go to now (saith the Apostle James chap. 4.13, 14.) ye that say to day, or to morrow we will go into such a City, and continue there a year, and buy, and sell, and get gain, whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow, Nor indeed doth any man know whether he shall be on ⟨p. 464⟩the morrow, or on all the day wherein he is. God can boast of to morrow, that is, of eternity, or of all time to come. Man cannot boast of tomorrow, that is of the next day, no nor of the next time to come of the same day. Hence it is that man must hasten, lest he miss his season. When David had Saul at an advantage (1 Sam. 24.5.) they about him advise him to make use of it, and not to let it slip, Behold the day of which the Lord said unto thee, &c. Sr having such a day, take hold of it, if you let this go, you may never see such another. Time is no part of the dominion of Kings. So likewise Abishai counsels David upon the same advantage (1 Sam. 26.8.) God hath delivered thy enemy into thine hand this day (let him go this day, and probably thou shalt never have the like day again) Now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee with the spear, even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time. I can dispatch him at one time, and possibly thou shalt not have a second time. In a good work, it is good, yea tis best to do our work at once, and not to expect (what we may, or may never have) a second time, when we have a time. To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. He hath much hardness, but no wisdom in his heart, who hopes to do that good to morrow, which he resolves to neglect until to morrow. A wise man may hope to do that to morrow, which he cannot do to day, but it is highest folly to resolve upon a neglect of any duty this day upon a hope of doing it next day. It is said, Revel. 12.6. Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because the devil is come down, having great wrath; (why so angry?) because he knoweth that his time is but short.
Thirdly, This shews the reason why the Lord taketh such leisure to do his work; he doth not precipitate or thrust on his designs, because he may take what time he will. God hath all time at his command. Men bear sway and rule over persons and places, God only ruleth times. Man hath not one day in his power, not only not the day to come, but not the day present. Go to now (saith the Apostle James chap. 4.13, 14.) ye that say to day, or to morrow we will go into such a City, and continue there a year, and buy, and sell, and get gain, whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow, Nor indeed doth any man know whether he shall be on ⟨p. 464⟩the morrow, or on all the day wherein he is. God can boast of to morrow, that is, of eternity, or of all time to come. Man cannot boast of tomorrow, that is of the next day, no nor of the next time to come of the same day. Hence it is that man must hasten, lest he misse his season. When David had Saul at an advantage (1 Sam. 24.5.) they about him advise him to make use of it, and not to let it slip, Behold the day of which the Lord said unto thee, &c. Sr having such a day, take hold of it, if you let this go, you may never see such another. Time is no part of the dominion of Kings. So likewise Abishai counsels David upon the same advantage (1 Sam. 26.8.) God hath delivered thy enemy into thine hand this day (let him go this day, and probably thou shalt never have the like day again) Now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee with the spear, even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time. I can dispatch him at one time, and possibly thou shalt not have a second time. In a good work, it is good, yea tis best to do our work at once, and not to expect (what we may, or may never have) a second time, when we have a time. To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. He hath much hardnes, but no wisdom in his heart, who hopes to do that good to morrow, which he resolvs to neglect untill to morrow. A wise man may hope to do that to morrow, which he cannot do to day, but it is highest folly to resolve upon a neglect of any duty this day upon a hope of doing it next day. It is said, Revel. 12.6. Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because the devil is come down, having great wrath; (why so angry?) because he knoweth that his time is but short.
