The application of redemption

There is fitness of opportunity in regard of the §1cause of the accomplishment of any thing; when there is a concurrence or meeting together of many helps, for the bringing about […] that we desire and would have, for the effecting of any work we intend: Thus we use to say, when we have wind and tide, then is the fittest season to sail; while we have health and strength, is the […] time to set about works of greatest importance, not that the bare continuance of so many hours, or days, or years, makes any difference, for they are always the same, in sickness and in health; in youth, and in crazy, and decrepit age, in a still calm, and in a fair gale; but the fitness lies in the causes and means which now are happily afforded unto us, which hereafter we may be deprived of, or not able to improve though we do enjoy them.

There is fitness of opportunity in regard of the §1cause of the accomplishment of any thing; when there is a concurrence or meeting together of many helps, for the bringing about 〈…〉 that we desire and would have, for the effecting of any work we intend: Thus we use to say, when we have wind and tide, then is the fittest season to sail; while we have health and strength, is the 〈…〉 time to set about works of greatest importance, not that the bare continuance of so many hours, or dayes, or yeers, makes any difference, for they are alwayes the same, in sickness and in health; in youth, and in crazy, and decrepit age, in a still calm, and in a fair gale; but the fitness lies in the causes and means which now are happily afforded unto us, which hereafter we may be deprived of, or not able to improve though we do enjoy them.

Thus then there is a season of Gods acceptation. when he affords means, sends his Messengers of glad […] of Peace, when he sets open the stall of the Gospel before our eyes, cries his commodities in our […], and proclaims the offer or his rich mercy to all Comers, Ho every one that will, let him come and take freely of the waters of the well of life and live for ever: Now is the Season of Gods gracious working and our receiving, greatest success in his Ordinances; this is the Exposition […] the Apostle ads in the following verse, behold now is the acceptable time, whiles the light shines, whilst Wisdom cries, and Ministers call, if ever there was opportunity of Conversion and Preparation now is the fittest of all other, for God to work it, for us to endeavour