The mourners cordial against excessive sorrow discovering what grounds of hope Gods people have…

This may put Gods People upon the doing ⟨p. 23⟩of all the good they can whilst they live; yea and making hast to do it. This is the inference which the wiseman draws from the Doctrine of Dying, Eccl. 9.10. whatsoever thine hand finds to do, do it with all thy might; and it is a good lesson, if it were well learnt and practised; to think that we must die shortly, and that there is then no more Service to be done for God by us; that if we would do any thing for his Service, we must do it now, and to spur our selves on by these thoughts unto a diligent endeavour to be redeeming every shred of time for that work, which shall turn to a good account, for the bringing of as much honour to God, the doing of as much good for the souls of others, the laying up of as much treasure in Heaven for our selves as we can: and thus shall we put our selves into a very comfortable posture to entertain our death at any time, when God shall see meet to fend it to fetch us away; for Blessed is that Servant whom his Lord when he comes shall find so doing.

This may put Gods People upon the doing ⟨p. 23⟩of all the good they can whilst they live; yea and making hast to do it. This is the inference which the wiseman draws from the Doctrine of Dying,