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The redemption of time, or, A sermon containing very good remedies for them that…
The redemption of time, or, A sermon containing very good remedies for them that have mis-spent their time showing how they should redeem it comfortably / by William Whately ... ; now published for general good by Richard Baxter.The redemption of time, or, A sermon containing very good remedies for them that have mis-spent their time shewing how they should redeem it comfortably / by William Whately ... ; now published for general good by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Francis Tyton, 1673
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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.
Now comes to be considered the •ext spender, or rather robber of •ime, that is, idle twattling or bab•ing; and concerning this, our Saviour Christ deals plainly with us, saying That of every idle word which men shall speak, they shall give account at the day of judgement: think well of this ⟨p. 24⟩sentence, and lay up every wordpunc; Thou must not alone give account of thy works, but also of thy words: thou must not alone be called to a reckoning for moving of thy hand, foot, or whole body, but of thy tongue also: and that not alone for wicked words, sinful words, harmful words, speeches in themselves infectious and rotten; but for idle and waste words, and not only for a number of idle words, for a whole throng or fleet of them, but for every idle word.
Now comes to be considered the •ext spender, or rather robber of •ime, that is, idle twatling or bab•ing; and concerning this, our Saviour Christ deals plainly with us, saying That of every idle word which men shall speak, they shall give account at the day of judgement: think well of this ⟨p. 24⟩sentence, and lay up every wordpunc; Thou must not alone give account of thy works, but also of thy words: thou must not alone be called to a reckoning for moving of thy hand, foot, or whole body, but of thy tongue also: and that not alone for wicked words, sinful words, harmful words, speeches in themselves infectious and rotten; but for idle and waste words, and not only for a number of idle words, for a whole throng or fleet of them, but for every idle word.
Now then if there be an account to be given, and a reckoning to be made for these rubbish speeches, judge, if it be not a want of redeeming the time, to lay it out in such a thing as will bring a sore and heavy burden afterwards without repentance to cast it off; and judge if he which makes much of time had not need take much heed of this ill-spent breath. Not alone then wicked speaking (when one belcheth forth lewd