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Englands duty under the present gospel liberty from Revel. III, vers. 20
Englands duty under the present gospel liberty from Revel. III, vers. 20 : wherein is opened the admirable condescension and patience of Christ in waiting upon trifling and obstinate sinners, the wretched state of the unconverted, the nature of evangelical faith ..., the riches of free grace in the offers of Christ ..., the invaluable privileges of union and communion granted to all who receive him ... / by John Flavell ...Englands duty under the present gospel liberty from Revel. III, vers. 20 : wherein is opened the admirable condescension and patience of Christ in waiting upon trifling and obstinate sinners, the wretched state of the unconverted, the nature of evangelical faith ..., the riches of free grace in the offers of Christ ..., the invaluable priviledges of union and communion granted to all who receive him ... / by John Flavell ...
London: printed for Matthew Wotton, 1689
Appendix › DOCTRINE. › Instance 3 › Instance 6: VI. Instance.
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VI. Instance.
How many stand convinced by their own Consciences what a sin it is to spend their precious time so idly and vainly as they do? When a day is lost in vanity, duties neglected, no good done or received; at night Conscience reckons with them for it, and asks them what account they can give of that day to God. How they are able to satisfy themselves to lye down and sleep under so much guilt? and yet when the morrow comes, the vanity ⟨p. 36⟩of their hearts carries them on in the same Course again the next day; and whilst they keep themselves in vain Company, they are quiet, till Conscience finds them at leisure to debate it again with them. Now the things which master Conviction are
How many stand convinced by their own Consciences what a sin it is to spend their precious time so idly and vainly as they do? When a day is lost in vanity, duties neglected, no good done or received; at night Conscience reckons with them for it, and askes them what account they can give of that day to God. How they are able to satisfie themselves to lye down and sleep under so much guilt? and yet when the morrow comes, the vanity ⟨p. 36⟩of their hearts carries them on in the same Course again the next day; and whilst they keep themselves in vain Company, they are quiet, till Conscience finds them at leisure to debate it again with them. Now the things which master Conviction are
(1.) In some men, their Ignorance and Insensibility of the Preciousness of time. They know 'tis their sin, to spend their time so vainly, but little consider that Eternity it self hangs upon this little Moment of Time; and that the great work of their Salvation will require all the time they have, and if it be not finished in this small allotment of time, it can never be finished,