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Some important truths concerning conversion, and the improving seasons of grace; as also about…
Some important truths concerning conversion, and the improving seasons of grace; as also about prayer in families, and in secret: delivered in several sermons; / by Increase Mather.
Boston: printed by Samuel Green for John Griffin, 1684
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.
Quest What shall we do that we may improve time?
Ans I'll mention but one Rule, and that is this, Live every day as […] it were your last day. Let me preach, as […] I were never to preach more; and do you hear, as if you were never […] more: Do nothing, say nothing, think nothing, but what you ⟨p. 103⟩would be willing to do, if you were to die next day.
Ans I'll mention but one Rule, and that is this, Live every day as 〈…〉 it were your last day. Let me preach, as 〈…〉 I were never to preach more; and do you hear, as if you were never 〈…〉 more: Do nothing, say nothing, think nothing, but what you ⟨p. 103⟩would be willing to do, if you were to die next day.
If you were sure, that as soon as this Sermon is ended, your naked Souls should appear before God the Judge of all, how then would you hear? Verily if these truths were realized to the hearts of men, they would labour to redeem their time, yea, they would watch and pray.