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cause_n	body_n	see_v	soul_n	2,772	5	5.0753	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65610	The redemption of time, or, A sermon containing very good remedies for them that have mis-spent their time shewing how they should redeem it comfortably / by William Whately ... ; now published for general good by Richard Baxter.	Whately, William, 1583-1639.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1673 (1673)	Wing W1590; ESTC R38583	45,467	132

man use all diligence for diligence is in stead of mony here and care in stead of coin to gain every day every hour and every minute so much as may be possible from all unprofitable actions and over-worldly affairs to bestow the same on the duties of Religion and godliness This being such a parcel of ware as if it be wisely bestowed when it is heedfully gotten will come i● again with both hands full of profit for recompence of ones pains taken i● that behalf This self-same exhorta●tion this same Apostle delivers in s● many words unto the Colossians whe● he saith Walk wisely towards them that are without and redeem the time Col. 2 5. See how Paul an old beaten and experienced dealer in these matters for the soul doth neither forget nor neglect to teach his apprentices as I may call them the very secrets and mysteries of the trade of good living whereof this is one even the thrifty laying out and getting in of time which being repeated to the Colossians as well as delivered to these Ephesians comes with a double charge upon our minds to make us heedful in these bargains And that excellent petition of Moses the man of God doth mean nothing else but this when in other words he saith Teach me so to number my days that I ●ay apply my heart to wisdom Ps. 90. ●2 For he means that God would enable him with grace so seriously to consider of the shortness of this life and the transitoriness of this present world as that he might take all occasions and use all means to bend his heart to the seeking and obtaining of the true knowledge of God and himself and so the true fear of God which is the beginning of wisdom And the want of this husbandry Christ doth mournfully lament in the City of Ierusalem setting out unto us also the grievous and dismal effects and consequents of this heedlesness in regard of taking time and using the fit opportunity O saith he if thou hadst even known at the least in this thy day those things that pertain unto thy peace but now are they hid from thine eyes c. Luke 9.42 as if he had said Hitherto thou hast had the means to learn what made for thy good and what might have prevented thy ruine and if thou hadst but even at this last hour marked and considered them thou mightest have escaped these fearful judgements but now that thou hast been all this while wanting to God he will hereafter be wanting to thee thou shalt never have any true knowledge of these things nor ever avoid these miserable calamities Because they did not use time whilst time did serve to repent and turn to God therefore after it was too late God would not hear them nor help them They that refuse the good offer of a good bargain from God shall not have this bargain offered again at their pleasure yea God will not deal with them at their leisure that would not deal with him at his leisure And Wisdom in Solomon's wise book of Proverbs speaks to this effect of ungodly men Prov. 1.24 25 26 27. That when their misery comes she will laugh at them because when she gave her good instructions to prevent this misery they laughed at her The neglect of taking the fit time and occasion to follow Wisdom's wholesome counsel and to come when she calls plungeth scornful men into such a depth of misery as that there is no means of recovery For when wisdom laughes a man to scorn whither shall he repair for succour And to this intent of husbanding our time well notable is the saying of the same Apostle in another place bidding us whilst we have time do good to all Gal. 6.10 as much as if he had told us that time must so much the rather be bestowed in doing good and then it is redeemed because we have no such great store of it as we do foolishly imagine The vessel of time is not so full as most men dream nay it will soon come to the bottom 't is then wisdom to spare betime and not in the very dregs and lees All these places do in most plain manner confirm the point viz. that every Christian must be very saving and thrifty of his time that is must convert all occasions to the good of his soul and furthering of his reckoning not suffering by his will any hour or minute more than needs must to be laid out in any thing but matters that may fit him for a better life This is in truth to have ones conversation in Heaven when one upon the least occasion is ready to make one step further thitherwards when one gives all his time to God but so much as may be more especially to religious exercises and such things as do after a peculiar sort make for a better life not letting slip any means of furtherance that is offered him this way Now for your better direction in this saving thrift and for the more full understanding of this point and more ●●sie practising of this needful duty ●● purpose to stand some while in shew●●g these two things First from that time is to be redeemed Secondly what the time is which must be redeemed For the first we must understand that there be five Hucksters of time very Cormorants and Ingrossers of this precious ware which betwixt them for the most part get up all the hours of mens lives not suffering the soul to enjoy so much as an hour for its own use upon the best occasion to benefit it self These thieves when I have told you their names I will discribe more at large They be 1. Vain sports 2. Vain speeches 3. Immoderate sleeping or sluggishness 4. Vain thoughts Lastly Immoderate following of worldly businesses and affairs Play ●watling sleeping foolish thinking excessive rooting in the earth Now for these fond sports amongst which I comprehend riotous feasting and belly-chear a companion 〈◊〉 gaming for the most part and als● that trifling and womanish diseas● of curiousness in putting on apparel for these I say it is easie to prov● that they do eat up these good hours which otherwise would much inrich the soul of man Solomon th● wisest of meer men that lived sin●● Adam hath set it down as a su●●● rule that never fails scarce ever admits exception That he which love● pastime shall be poor and he that love● wine and oyl shall not be rich Prov. 21.17 If this saying be understoo● only of the body it is most true for these things will make a man extremely reedy in the midst of larg● possessions and plenteous revenues But if we apply it to the soul as see no cause why it may not be applied to both it is most universally true He that is so wedded to his pleasures and besotted upon vai● ●elights as that the current of his ●●fe is carried that way or else too ●reat a part of the stream is turned ●hither shall be destitute of