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Small offers towards the service of the tabernacle in the wilderness. Four discourses, accommodated…
Small offers towards the service of the tabernacle in the wilderness. Four discourses, accommodated unto the designs of practical godliness. The first, concerning the methods wherein men ought to engage both themselves and their houses in the service of God. The second, concerning the right and best ways of redeeming time in the world. The third, concerning the carriage which we should have under trials used by God upon us. The fourth, concerning the end, which in our desires of life, we should propound unto ourselves. Preached partly at Boston, partly at Charleston. / By Cotton Mather, Pastor of a church in Boston. ; Published by a gentleman lately restored from threatening sickness; as an humble essay to serve the interest of religion, in gratitude unto God for his recovery.Small offers towards the service of the tabernacle in the wilderness. Four discourses, accommodated unto the designs of practical godliness. The first, concerning the methods wherein men ought to engage both themselves and their houses in the service of God. The second, concerning the right and best waies of redeeming time in the world. The third, concerning the carriage which we should have under trials used by God upon us. The fourth, concerning the end, which in our desires of life, we should propound unto ourselves. Preached partly at Boston, partly at Charleston. / By Cotton Mather, Pastor of a church in Boston. ; Published by a gentleman lately restored from threatning sickness; as an humble essay to serve the interest of religion, in gratitude unto God for his recovery.
Boston: printed by R. Pierce. Sold by Jos. Brunning, 1689
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And ponder well what a vast price the dying & ⟨p. 74⟩the damned set on their Time. We may say of it as Job of another thing, in Cap. 28. 22. Destruction and death, say, we have heard the fame thereof with our ears. Even so, Destruction and Death set an high rate upon it. Ask men when Destruction and Death is near to seizing upon 'em, How much would you give now for a little of the time that is gone? They will reply, O, whole mountains of gold for one hour of it! Judge now as you will judge then.
Secondly, Let us Discern the Irrevocableness of our Time. When our time is once gone, it remains Irrevocable, and Irrecoverable for evermore. We may say of every Time that is past, as in Psal 49. 8. It is precious and it ceaseth forever. The Wish of Hezekiah could once bring back the shadow of the Sun, but never could any man procure a Return of his Time. Sometimes the doleful Cries of distressed ones have been, Call Time again! call Time again! But alas, Time won't come back for Calling. Oh how should this make us to take heed that we don't abuse any part of our Time, I shall never have this time again! When once our Time has taken wing, what is said of Love. In Cant. 8. 7. that may be said of Time, If a man would give all the substance of his house for it, it would utterly be contemned. When once Time is gone, 'tis gone.
Secondly, Let us Discern the Irrevokableness of our Time. When our time is once gone, it remains Irrevokable, and Irrecoverable for evermore. We may say of every Time that is past, as in Psal 49. 8. It is precious and it ceaseth forever. The Wish of Hezekiah could once bring back the shadow of the Sun, but never could any man procure a Return of his Time. Sometimes the doleful Cryes of distressed ones have been, Call Time again! call Time again! But alas, Time won't come back for Calling. Oh how should this make us to takeheed that we don't abuse any part of our Time, I shall never have this time again! When once our Time has taken wing, what is said of Love. In