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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
It is Great WISDOM To Redeem the TIME. › Consideration 2: CONSIDER II.
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.
First. Let us watch against those things which will make us loose our Time. There are Time-devourers, beware of them. Other Thieves men will watch against them. ⟨p. 127⟩They are loth to be Robbed of their Gold or Jewels. But shall we suffer our selves to be Robbed of our Golden Hours, of that Precious Jewel of Time? Beware of an Excess in Diversions and Recreations. Some have spent whole days therein. Yea, many days since they have been in the world, who never spent one whole day in their lives in Secret Prayer, and in Mourning for Sin. Consume not Time in tedious fruitless Visits. A man that is choice of his time, will neither care to give them nor to receive them. That Famous Divine Ursin, had it written over his Study door, Aut paucis age, aut me Lab•rantem adjuva. Either dispatch your business quickly, or assist me in my work. Vain Companions are Time-devourers; Let Young men beware of them. They will Entice thee to the Tavern or to the Ale-house, there to spend thy time in Drinking & Gaming, and if thou wou•••st leave them, they'll say, Don't go yet, stay a while longer. Thus has many a Young man lost his Time and his Soul too.
First. Let us watch against those things which will make us loose our Time. There are Time-devourers, beware of them. Other Thieves men will watch against them. ⟨p. 127⟩They are loth to be Robb'd of their Gold or Jewels. But shall we suffer our selves to be Robbed of our Golden Hours, of that Precious Jewel of Time? Beware of an Excess in Diversions and Recreations. Some have spent whole dayes therein. Yea, many daye• since they have been in the world, who never spent one whole day in their lives in Secret Prayer, and in Mourning for Sin. Consume not Time in tedious fruitless Visits. A man that is choice of his time, will neither care to give them nor to receive them. That Famous Divine Ursin, had it written over his Study door, Aut paucis age, aut me Lab•rantem adjuva. Either dispatch your business quickly, or assist me in my work. Vain Companions are Time-devourers; Let Young men beware of them. They will Entice thee to the Tavern or to the Ale-house, there to spend thy time in Drinking & Gaming, and if thou woust leave them, they'le say, Don't go yet, stay a while longer. Thus has many a Young man lost his Time and his Soul too.