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A discourse concerning earthquakes. Occasioned by the earthquakes which were in New-England, in the…
A discourse concerning earthquakes. Occasioned by the earthquakes which were in New-England, in the province of Massachusetts-Bay, June 16. and in Connecticut-Colony [sic], June 22. 1705. : Also, two sermons, showing, that sin is the greatest evil; and, that to redeem time is the greatest wisdom. / By Increase Mather.A discourse concerning earthquakes. Occasioned by the earthquakes which were in New-England, in the province of Massachusetts-Bay, June 16. and in Conecticot-Colony [sic], June 22. 1705. : Also, two sermons, shewing, that sin is the greatest evil; and, that to redeem time is the greatest wisdom. / By Increase Mather.
Boston: printed by Timothy Green for Benjamin Eliot, 1706
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2. We may judge of the worth of Time by the Price which they whose Eyes have been opened to see the worth of it, have set upon it. As to in•••nce in Dying Persons. When Death comes to shut the Eyes of the Body, it opens the Eyes of the Soul. It is often with a Dying man as it was with Balaam. He is the man whose Eyes are […]; he forth things which before he did not see. Mens […]. He can see the worth of Time then. A great Person on a Death-bed Cried out, I would give a world of Wealth for an inch of Time. I have heard of another being at the point of Death, uttered such words as these, If I had ten Thousand Worlds, I would give them all on condition might live but One Day longer in this world. And most certainly it is so with Millions in Hell. They would give worlds, if they had them to give, for one of those Days of which they have misspent many thousands. But will Time be Precious then, and is not so now? It is therefore great Wisdom now to Redeem it. That's the First Demonstration of the Truth before us.
2. We may judge of the worth of Time by the Price which they whose Eyes have been opened to see the worth of it, have set upon it. As to in•••nce in Dying Persons. When Death comes to shut the Eyes of the Body, it opens the Eyes of the Soul. It is often with a Dying man as it was with Bala•m. He is the man whose Eyes are 〈…〉; he forth things which before he did not see. Mens 〈…〉. He can see the worth of Time then. A great Person on a Death-bed Cryed out, I would give a world of Wealth for an inch of Time. I have heard of another being at the point of Death, uttered such words as these, If I had ten Thousand Worlds, I would give them all on condition might live but One Day longer in this world. And most certainly it is so with Millions in Hell. They would give worlds, if they had them to give, for one of those Dayes of which they have mi•pent many thousands. But will Time be Precious then, and is not so now? It is therefore great Wisdom now to Redeem it. Tha'ts the First Demonstration of the Truth before us.