An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…

It is a common theme, and every man thinks he can declaim upon it, and speak to it; but there are very few can live to, or act by it. A multitude of instructions arise to us from the fewness of our days: And did men know indeed that their days are few, their evil deeds would not be so many, and their good would be more.

It is a common theame, and every man thinks he can declaim upon it, and speak to it; but there are very few can live to, or act by it. A multitude of instructions arise to us from the fewnes of our daies: And did men know indeed that their daies are few, their evil deeds would not be so many, and their good would be more.

Again, That mans days are so few, yields us not only many instructions, but many wonders. Is it not strange that we who have but a few days in our lives, should have so many afflictions in our lives? That we should have few days and many sorrows? Is it not strange that we should have few days in our lives, and ⟨p. 578⟩many cares about our lives? Many cares and few days, yea many cares upon one day! Thou art careful about many things, saith Christ to Martha. Is it not strange that we should have so few days, and so many sins? Few days and innumerable sins, so many sins as no man can number them, and so few days that a child may number them? And is not this a wonder above all the rest, that we should have but a few days, and yet be gravelled and puzzled so as we are in numbering them? A little humane learning will serve to number our days, but we need a great deal of spiritual learning to number them. A little study in the Mathematics will do it, but we need more then study, experience in Divinity before we can do it, and yet neither study nor experience can do it, unless God himself be our Tutor, He only can teach us so to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. We shall commence fools at last, if we have not one wiser then the wisest upon earth, to teach us this truth.

Again, That mans daies are so few, yeelds us not only many instructions, but many wonders. Is it not strange that we who have but a few daies in our lives, should have so many afflictions in our lives? That we should have few daies and many sorrows? Is it not strange that we should have few daies in our lives, and