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A discourse concerning the Redeemer's dominion over the invisible world, and the entrance thereinto
A discourse concerning the Redeemer's dominion over the invisible world, and the entrance thereinto by death some part whereof was preached on occasion of the death of John Hoghton Esq, eldest son of Sir Charles Hoghton of Hoghton-Tower in the county of Lancaster, Baronet / by John Howe ...
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1699
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But this is an unaccountable vanity under the Sun, that Men too generally form such, projects that they are disappointed both when they do not compass them, and when they do. If they do not, they have lost their labour, if they do they are not worth it. They dream they are Eating, and enjoying the fruit of their labour, but they awake, and their Soul is empty. And if at length they think of laying wiser and more valuable designs, the Key turns, and not having fixed their resolution, and begun aright, they and all their thoughts (foolish or more wise) perish together. Because there is a fit ⟨p. 82⟩season for every fit undertaking, a time, and judgment for every purpose, or a critical time, such as is by Judgment affixed to every such purpose, Eccles. 8.6. and because also Men know not their time, c. 9.12. therefore their Misery is great upon the Earth, and as Birds caught in a snare, they are snared in an evil time that falleth suddenly upon them. O miserable, miserable Mortals! So are your immortal Spirits misemployed and lost!
But this is an unaccountable vanity under the Sun, that Men too generally form such, projects that they are disappointed both when they do not compass them, and when they do. If they do not, they have lost their labour, if they do they are not worth it. They dream they are Eating, and injoying the fruit of their labour, but they awake, and their Soul is empty. And if at length they think of laying wiser and more valuable designs, the Key turns, and not having fixed their resolution, and begun aright, they and all their thoughts (foolish or more wise) perish together. Because there is a fit ⟨p. 82⟩season for every fit undertaking, a time, and judgment for every purpose, or a critical time, such as is by Judgment affixt to every such purpose, Eccles. 8.6. and because also Men know not their time, c. 9.12. therefore their Misery is great upon the Earth, and as Birds caught in a snare, they are snared in an evil time that falleth suddenly upon them. O miserable, miserable Mortals! So are your immortal Spirits misimployed and lost!