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The truly blessed man, or, The way to be happy here, and forever being…
The truly blessed man, or, The way to be happy here, and forever being the substance of divers sermons preached on Psalm XXXII / by Samuel Willard.
printed by B. Green and J. Allen for Michael Perry, 1650
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.
6. The finishing of this time is very uncertain. Your times are not in your own hands, but Gods, Psal. 21. 15. An age indeed is a poor short thing, Psal. 39. 5. But how few are there that live to consummate the ordinary age of man? how few whose candle of life burns out? the most have it blown out by an immature end; and there is •one of you that knows how soon death will seize you. The truth is, if you must find God in this life; […] ever, you had need to do it just now, or you may miss of it. Think of this you that pretend excuses and delays; you are young, and there is ••me enough; how know you but God hath appointed ⟨p. 322⟩your time to die to be in youth? you say to the Spirit, go away and come to morrow; but what if this night you be cut off, and to morrow dawn not upon you? Take heed, there is but an hands breadth between life and death, and the Change made by it is inexpressibly great. If you take this day, you may do your work, but if you put it off to another, it may never be done; and then there is a Soul undone and lost to Eternity.
6. The finishing of this time is very uncertain. Your times are not in your own hands, but Gods, Psal. 21. 15. An age indeed is a poor short thing, Psal. 39. 5. But how few are there that live to consummate the ordinary age of man? how few whose candle of life burns out? the most have it blown out by an immature end; and there is •one of you that knows how soon death will seiz you. The truth is, if you must find God in this life; 〈…〉 ever, you had need to do it just now, or you may miss of it. Think of this you that pretend ex•uses and delays; you are young, and there is ••me enough; how know you but God hath appointed ⟨p. 322⟩your time to dy to be in youth? you say to the Spirit, go away and come to morrow; but what if this night you be cut off, and to morrow dawn not upon you? Take heed, there is but an hands breadth between life and death, and the Change made by it is inexpressibly great. If you take this day, you may do your work, but if you put it off to another, it may never be done; and then there is a Soul undone and lost to Eternity.