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Fourthly. You must wisely Measure, and wisely Employ, the Time of your Lives; otherwise you will be without Wisdom, at the End of your Lives. 'Tis Wisdom to Measure our Time well. Thus we read; Psal. 90.12. So teach us to number our Days, that we may apply our Hearts unto Wisdom. 'Tis Wisdom, not to allot upon more Days than we have Reason for. 'Tis Wisdom to allow, that for ought we know, we are entered into the very last of our Days. Again, 'Tis Wisdom to Employ our Time well. Thus we read; Eph. 5.15, 16. See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the Time, because the Days are evil. 'Tis Wisdom to spend our Hours, in such a manner that we may give a good Account how we have spent them. 'Tis Wisdom not to throw away our Hours impertinently, but be always either doing or getting of Good in them all. Mind it then, Sirs. You will die without Wisdom, if your Death surprise you; if your Death come unexpectedly;— if at your Death you must say; I never looked for this! I did not imagine that I could be so near to this. You will die without Wisdom, if your Death come upon you, before you have learnt the ⟨p. 42⟩Skill of Living Usefully; if your Death cut you down, before you are grown Fruitful in good Works; and bring forth much Fruit unto God. Oh! Beware of this.

Fourthly. You must wisely Measure, and wisely Employ, the Time of your Lives; otherwise you will be without Wisdom, at the End of your Lives. 'Tis Wisdom to Measure our Time well. Thus we read; Psal. 90.12. So teach us to number our Days, that we may apply our Hearts unto Wisdom. 'Tis Wisdom, not to allot upon more Days than we have Reason for. 'Tis Wisdom to allow, that for ought we know, we are entred into the very last of our Days. Again, 'Tis Wisdom to Employ our Time well. Thus we read; Eph. 5.15, 16. See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the Time, because the Days are evil. 'Tis Wisdom to spend our Hours, in such a manner that we may give a good Account how we have spent them. 'Tis Wisdom not to throw away our Hours impertinently, but be always either doing or getting of Good in them all. Mind it then, Syrs. You will dy without Wisdom, if your Death surprize you; if your Death come unexpectedly;— if at your Death you must say; I never look'd for this! I did not imagine that I could be so near to this. You will dy without Wisdom, if your Death come upon you, before you have learnt the