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A word to sinners, and a word to saints The former tending to the…
A word to sinners, and a word to saints The former tending to the awakening the consciences of secure sinners, unto a lively sense and apprehension of the dreadful condition they are in, so long as they live in their natural and unregenerate estate. The latter tending to the directing and persuading of the godly and regenerate unto several singular duties. As also a word to householders stirring them up to the good old way of serving God in and with their families, from Joshua's resolution, Josh. 24. 15. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Set forth especially for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of St. Sepulchres Parish, London by Tho. Gouge, late pastor thereof.A word to sinners, and a word to saints The former tending to the awakening the consciences of secure sinners, unto a lively sense and apprehension of the dreadfull condition they are in, so long as they live in their natural and unregenerate estate. The latter tending to the directing and perswading of the godly and regenerate unto several singular duties. As also a word to housholders stirring them up to the good old way of serving God in and with their families, from Joshuah's resolution, Josh. 24. 15. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Set forth especially for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of St. Sepulchres Parish, London by Tho. Gouge, late pastor thereof.
London: printed for George Sawbridge, 1668
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3. Consider how much precious time you have already lost; how many hours and days, and weeks and years you have trifled away in vanity and pleasure, yea in sin and wickedness. Though in likelihood the greatest part of your time is past and gone, yet it is to be feared that little of your work is done. Is it not meet then now to begin to make Conscience of your precious time, and to improve it better? The time which you have already lost can never be recalled? O ⟨p. 164⟩let no more of it run out in vain. Oh think it too much, that you have spent so much of it already to so little, or such evil purpose. And now at length resolve to be thrifty, to be more watchful over your selves, and more provident for hereafter. You have but a little time to live, yet much may be done in that little. Throw not away that inch which remains after the many years that are gone, and can no more be recalled.
3. Consider how much precious time you have already lost; how many hours and dayes, and weeks and years you have trifled away in vanity and pleasure, yea in sin and wickedness. Though in likelihood the greatest part of your time is past and gone, yet it is to be feared that little of your work is done. Is it not meet then now to begin to make Conscience of your precious time, and to improve it better? The time which you have already lost can never be recalled? O ⟨p. 164⟩let no more of it run out in vain. Oh think it too much, that you have spent so much of it already to so little, or such evil purpose. And now at length resolve to be thrifty, to be more watchfull over your selves, and more provident for hereafter. You have but a little time to live, yet much may be done in that little. Throw not away that inch which remains after the many years that are gone, and can no more be recalled.
4. Consider the shortness of thy life: it is but a moment to eternity. And is it not pity to lose any thing of that which is precious and short?