An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of…

First, The number of the years of the World, when that shall end; Of that day and hour knows no man, no not the Son of man, but the Father only.

First, The number of the yeares of the World, when that shall end; Of that day and houre knowes no man, no not the Sonne of man, but the Father onely.

Secondly, The number of the years of a mans own life, or the day of his death is a secret which no man knows, though many have been busy to pry and inquire into it. But though godly men know not the number of the years of their own lives, yet this is no affliction to them, under which notion it is here said of the Oppressor; The number of years is hidden to him.

Secondly, The number of the yeares of a mans owne life, or the day of his death is a secret which no man knowes, though many have been busie to pry and inquire into it. But though godly men know not the number of the yeares of their owne lives, yet this is no affliction to them, under which notion it is here sayd of the Oppressor; The number of yeares is hidden to him.

A wicked man is thoughtful about this, how he may live long, not how he may live or do well; he would fulfil many days and years in the World, that so he might have his fill of worldly profits and pleasures. He is therefore troubled to think his life hangs upon uncertain terms, because he is uncertain of any good beyond this life. A godly man knows not the number of his years, but he knows by whom they are numbered; that satisfies him, be they longer or shorter, more or less. But a wicked man would have the account in his own hand, he would be Lord of all, even of time too, but he cannot, The number of years are hidden to the Oppressor.

A wicked man is thoughtfull about this, how he may live long, not how he may live or doe well; he would fulfill many dayes and yeares in the World, that so he might have his fill of worldly profits and pleasures. He is therefore troubled to thinke his life hangs upon uncertaine tearmes, because he is uncertaine of any good beyond this life. A godly man knowes not the number of his yeares, but he knowes by whom they are numbred; that satisfies him, be they longer or shorter, more or lesse. But a wicked man would have the account in his owne hand, he would be Lord of all, even of time too, but he cannot, The number of yeares are hidden to the Oppressor.