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The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…
The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature and necessity of it is discovered. : As also the Christian directed how he may perform it in [brace] religious duties, natural actions, his particular vocation, his family directions, and his own recreations. / By George Swinnock ...
London: printed for T.P., 1662
Treatise › Chapter 21: How to exercise our selves to godliness on a Lords Day.
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.
The Musician must play his lesson whilst the instrument is in Tune, because the weather may alter. The good Husband for his soul must buy of Christ gold to enrich him, and raiment to clothe him, while the Fair lasts, for it will quickly be over. Esau came too late and lost thereby the blessing; many come too late and lose their souls by it. To every thing there is a season, saith God, Eccles. 3.1. The Lords day is thy season when grace and mercy are tendered to thee; how will thou escape if thou neglectest (or carest not for, as the word [Greek or Hebrew] signifieth) so great Salvation. Heb. 2.3. Open unto Christ when he knocketh at the door of thy heart with the finger of his Spirit. Do not bid him come to morrow, lest that morrow never come,
The Musitian must play his lesson whilst the instrument is in Tune, because the weather may alter. The good Husband for his soul must buy of Christ gold to inrich him, and raiment to cloath him, while the Fayr lasts, for it will quickly be over. Esau came too late and lost thereby the blessing; many come too late and lose their souls by it. To every thing there is a season, saith God, Eccles. 3.1. The Lords day is thy season when grace and mercy are tendered to thee; how will thou escape if thou neglectest (or carest not for, as the word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 signifieth) so great Salvation. Heb. 2.3. Open unto Christ when he knocketh at the door of thy heart with the finger of his Spirit. Do not bid him come to morrow, lest that morrow never come,
Its good (we say) to make Hay while the Sun shines, for the Heavens may be cloudy. Its good to embrace a present opportunity, for time is bald behind; thou canst not assure thy self of a second Sabbath. Seasons of grace are not like Tides, that a man may miss one and take another. What Christ said of himself, is true of Sabbaths; The poor ye have always with you, but me ye have not always. Time thou hast always with thee while thou livest,