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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Be not so extremely mad, as to give more time to the devil than to God, ⟨p. 65⟩especially to give the principal time. He were a foolish traveller, that would willingly gallop all the day quite contrary to his way, and being told of it, would answer, When it draws towards Sun-set, I will turn into the right way. Why be men thus blockish for their souls, that knowing themselves to be out of the way of life, will yet of purpose defer to set their feet into the right path, till sickness of age, when the Sun of their life is at the point of setting? Ah, let our Proverb teach us more wit, Make hay while the Sun shines. Turn, turn, whilst thou hast health and strength, use all to get repentance and salvation.
The last chief opportunity of getting good, is, when a man hath company, and is in the society of some godly wise man, able to give sound counsel and direction, able to answer all doubts, objections, and scruples of ones mind, now there is ⟨p. 66⟩a fit opportunity to grow in wisdom, to be resolved of all doubts, and to seek direction.
So then, a man ought not to suffer bashfulness, or other foolish matters to put by that good communication, whereby he might enrich his soul. It is a special favour of God, that any man can come where his servants are that have excellent gifts; and he doth deprive himself of much good, that will not seek to benefit himself by them. When the Woman of Samaria perceived Christ to be a Prophet, she proposed her doubt unto him, albeit he was a stranger. When John Baptist might be come to, the publicans and sinners came and asked what they should do. Whilst the Jailer had Paul in his keeping▪ he came to ask that needful question, What shall I do to be saved? So if there be any man whose heart is perplexed with some doubt, or over-burdened with some