A discourse concerning old-age tending to the instruction, caution and comfort of aged persons…

SECT. VI.

THE Sixth Work of Old-age is, Providence ¹for Posterity. Too many when they are going out of this World, ⟨p. 288⟩care not what becomes, either Temporally, or Eternally, of those that shall come after them. And accordingly will neither plant a Tree, nor repair an House, nor do any thing for the benefit of Posterity. They cry, It will serve our time: and so suffer all things to go to ruin, because they are removing into another world themselves; yea and commit, or permit wilful wast divers ways, for some present small advantage, leaving great inconveniences to their Successors: whereas the very Heathens had better principles, and enjoined their Old men to plant trees, &c. which might be useful to another Generation^z. Thus a man may be benefiting others still, after he is dead and gone, and God may be praised for your care and kindness, by them which succeed you.

THE Sixth Work of Old-age is, Providence ¹for Posterity. Too many when they are going out of this World, ⟨p. 288⟩care not what becomes, either Temporally, or Eternally, of those that shall come after them. And accordingly will neither plant'a Tree, nor repair an House, nor do any thing for the benefit of Posterity. They cry, It will serve our time: and so suffer all things to go to ruine, because they are removing into another world themselves; yea and commit, or permit wilfull wast divers ways, for somepresent small advantage, leaving great inconveniences to their Successors: whereas the very Heatheus had better principles, and injoyned their Old men to plant trees, &c. which might be usefull to another Generation