Practical truths tending to promote the power of godliness

Ans. No man shall fare the worse as to his outward estate, because he doth make conscience to set some time apart daily to serve God; no mans Family shall be the poorer, but rather the richer for that. O that you would remember and consider more on that Scripture, Mat. 6.33. Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. And it is certain better to want time for other things, then to take no time to pray in Yea, a man should rather deny himself a little of his natural rest and sleep, then to live an ungodly, prayerless life. Nor is it needful, or indeed convenient, that Family duties should be ordinarily long and tedious; and therefore the objection ⟨p. 71⟩is a vain excuse. There are other in the world, that have as much business upon their hands as thou hast, who nevertheless can find time to pray in their closets and in their families too. Had not David as little time to spare, and as much business to attend as any man can ordinarily pretend unto; yet he always found time to pray in• Let thy Conscience speak; canst thou not find time for other things that are of less concernment? Thou canst find time it may be no fit in […] Tavern and there to discourse, the Lord […] about what. If that time which is spent in vain, unprofitable discourse, were spent in Communion with God, it would be happy for thee. Canst thou find time for vain discourse, and yet not find time for prayer? and canst thou then think that God will ever find a time to save thy poor soul? deceive not thy self, thou must be another man, or that time will never come.

Ans. No man shall fare the worse as to his outward estate, because he doth make conscience to set some time apart daily to serve God; no mans Family shall be the poorer, but rather the richer for that. O that you would remember and consider more on that Scripture, Mat. 6.33. Seckye first the Kingdome of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. And it is certain• better to want time for otherthings, then to take no time to pray in Yea, a man should rather deny himself a little of his natural rest and sleep, then to live an ungodly, prayerless life. Nor is it needful, or indeed convenient, that Family duties should be ordinarily long and tedious; and therefore the objection