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A02741	Tvvo treatises I. The purchase of Grace, shewing the excellency of Christ, and the graces of his spirit. II. The soules delight in Gods tabernacles, shewing the excellency of time, spent in duties of God's solemne service. Instances in the chiefe, viz. prayer, word, and sacraments. Motives and directions for right performance. Lastly, the chiefe usurpers of time discovered, with apt remedies against each of them. The contents of the booke are methodically exprest in the margent, which to the diligent reader may serve instead of a table. By William Harrison, Mr. of Arts, and minister of the Gospell at Canwicke neare Lincolne.	Harrison, William, minister at Canwick.	1639 (1639)	STC 12871; ESTC S103879	208,196	400

fearefull token of Reprobation to bee a persecuter in that case Fifthly and lastly It is a fearefull signe that a man belongeth to the Devill This is a speciall worke of the devill to hate and maligne and persecute men for their piety If a man therefore resolve to goe on in this case it is a fearefull signe that a man is even a very childe of the Devill Thus our Saviour disputeth the case with the Pharis●es Iohn 8. 1. They bosted that Abraham was their father nay saith our Saviour yee goe about to kill me a man that hath told yee the truth that did not Abraham saith hee verse 40. why then say they we have one father even God verse 41. No saith our Saviour verse 44. Yee are of your father the Devill and the workes of your father ye will doe All that persecute Gods people for their piety are of their father the devill in that case see Acts 13. 8 9 10 c. CHAP. V. Containing the third Vse of the point viz. for Exhortation THirdly Is it so that time spent in Gods service is the best spent time This serveth then to exhort us to sundry duties 1. In regard of our selves 2. In respect of others 1. This Doctrine serveth to exhort us to a threefold duty For seeing time spent in Gods service is the best spent time let us then 1. Begin betime to serve God 2. Be constant 3. Be abundant in it and spend as much time in it as we can possibly 1. This serveth to exhort every one of us that speedily and without delay we set our selves to the duties of Gods worship and service How can we spend our time better All time is even wholly mispent that is spent in the neglect of this Oh therefore old men young men all men let us speedily set our selves to the duties of Gods service Now is the accepted time now is the day of salvation 2 Cor. 6. 2. Seeke the Lord whilest he may be found and call upon him while he is neere Isaiah 55. 6. Why should we deferre any longer considering that one day nothing will vexe and grieve us more then that wee began no sooner Art thou an old man Then thou hadst need to begin with all speed lest thou be prevented by death Art thou young Oh then begin speedily to prevent mispending thy precious time in the service of sinne and Sathan I write unto you young men to exhort you to begin to serve God betime in the flower of your youth How can you spend the flower of your youth better than in the service of your Maker Give me leave therefore to perswade and presse every one of you in the words of the wisest Salomon Eccles. 12. 1. Remember thy Creator in the dayes of thy youth before the evill day come It is a young mans greatest honour to bee religious betimes Oh what an honour to young Salomon to be vertuously instructed even from his child-hood with Know thou the God of thy fathers 1 Chron. 28. 9. So an everlasting credit for young Samuel to be trained up in the duties of Gods service of a childe Samuel ministred before the Lord being a child saith the Text 1 Sam. 2. 18. And againe The child Samuel ministred unto the Lord before Ely 1 Sam. 3. 1. Yea this was so famous and admirable a thing that all Israel tooke notice of it for they all knew that Samuel was established to be a Prophet of the Lord saith the Text 1 Samuel 3. 20. verse This set such a Crowne of glory upon his head that it is not forgotten to this day Hee that setteth himselfe to serve and honour God in his youth shall have the honour and credit of it for ever So for Iosiah What glorious things are spoken of him to this day even in this respect See how the Spirit of God reporteth it in 2 Chron. 34. 3. In the eight yeare of his reigne while he was yet young he began to seeke after the God of David his father young indeed for he was but eight yeares old when he began to reigne verse 1. So that he could bee but sixteene yeares of age at the most when this was reported of him O what an excellent patterne is here for young men let them all learne of this young Saint to bestow the flower of their youth upon God it will set an everlasting crowne of glory upon their head To the same purpose is that of famous Timothy of whom it is said That he knew the Scriptures of a child which was able to make him wise unto salvation 2 Timothy 3. 15. Wherewithall shall a young man cleanse his way and become religious Surely by imitating and following the example of such rare young men as these are Now the better to stirre up young men hereunto I have two generall Motives to propound unto them besides the honour of it viz. 1. The Vtilitie 2. The Necessity 1. The Vtility Hearken to this O yee young men for it is for your profit heare it and doe it for your good Behold here I will shew you the good and right way sc. feare the Lord and serve him in your youth First seeke Gods kingdome and the righteousnesse of it as our blessed Saviour himselfe adviseth Matthew 6. 33. Acquaint your selves with God even in your youth and serve him for hereby good shall come unto you as one of Iobs friends speaketh excellently Iob 22. 21. 1. For. 1. The Lord will take it exceeding kindly we shall please him exceedingly yea the Lord will be so much affected with it that he will never forget it To sacrifice our youth unto Gods service is as it were to sacrifice our Isaac to him now see how kindly the Lord tooke Abraham's purpose in that case Genesis 22. 12. By my selfe have I sworne because thou hast done this thing that in blessing I will blesse thee He that dedicateth his youth unto Gods service shall be remembred with a blessing in his age So when Israel was newly come out of Aegypt no marvell if they were much affected with his admirable mercies towards them they could not choose for the present but love him entirely and even set the dearest of their affections upon him Now see how kindly this was taken and remembred a long time after yea notwithstanding their manifold infirmities their murmurings their infidelity c. yet see how lovingly the Lord maketh mention of it a long time after Ieremy 2. 2. Thus saith the Lord I remember thee the kindnesse of thy youth the love of thine espousals when thou wentest after me in the wildernesse c. The kindnesse of their youth is kindly remembred With such sacrifices the Lord is well pleased This is the first benefit Secondly If we set our selves to serve God in our youth it will be an excellent meanes to prevent the lustes of youth which if they be not prevented will be bitter and terrible in the time

respect of God Himselfe 1. Not with God but without God in the world and without Christ according to that of the Apostle Eph. 2. 12. That at that time yee were without Christ being Aliens from the common-wealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise having no hope and without God in the world where the Apostle speaketh of the time that they had spent in the state of nature according to the Prince of the aire after the lusts of the flesh c. Ver. 2. 3. Now see how wofully and fearefully hee concludeth as touching all that time that is so spent namely That it is time spent without Christ without the Pale of the Church wirhout promise without hope and lastly without God in the world no time better spent then that time which is spent with God and therefore no worse time then that which is spent without God Thus Cain spent his time after hee had slaine his brother Abel He went out from the presence of the Lord saith the Text Gen. 4. 16. and this is a chiefe branch of the eternall punishment of the wicked in hell They shall bee punished with everlasting perdition from the presence of God saith the Apostle 2 Thes. 1. 9. Hereupon was that earnest and importunate sute of David Psa. 51. 11. Cast me not Lord out of thy presence to intimate untous what a woful thing it is to be without God or to be cast out of his presence 2. Time spent in the devils service in vicious courses is it not spent for God but against him not for his glory but to his dishonour Thou that boastest of the Law through breaking the Law dishonourest thou God saith the Apostle Rom. 2. 23. Time spent in the breach of Gods Law is spent unto Gods dishonour robbeth God of his honour and glory that is due unto him and therefore the worst spent time that can be Thirdly Time spent in sinning is not spent to Gods pleasure but the contrary it doth even provoke the eyes of his glory Isa. 3. 6. Their tongue and their doings are against the Lord to provoke the eyes of his glory yea the Lord is not only offended at it but even grieved and wearied with time so spent How can a child spend his time worse then in grieving and breaking the hearts of his loving Parents This is the very case of all those that spend time in vicious courses Observe it Isa. 7. 13. Is it a small thing for you to wearie men but yee will weary my God also O wofull thing to weary and grieve God with our sinfull courses Fortie yeares long was I grieved with this generation saith the Lord Psalm 95. 11. I am broken with their whorish heart which is departed from me Ezec. 6. 9. Yea his very heart is broken with the griefe of it as the Prophet speakes Ier. 23. 9. Yea the Lord is oppressed with our sinnes as a cart is pressed with sheaves it is the Holy Ghosts expression Amos 2. 13. Yea the Lord is so farre from being well pleased or delighted with it that on the contrary hee hateth and abhorreth it yea he smiteth his hands together in detestation of it I have smitten my hands at thy dishonest gaine saith the Lord Ezec. ●2 1● the Lord will not spare that man which so spendeth his time but his wrath and jealousie shall smoke against him to blot his name out from under heaven Deut. 29. 20. 1. It is the worst spent time that can be in regard of ourselves for there is neither profit nor credit nor safety nor pleasure nor comfort in it but the contrary to all these as is easie to manifest in sundry particulars 1. Time spent in the devils service is the worst spent because there is no profit in it a man is alwayes on the loosing hand now this is most evident that all sinfull courses are unfruitfull and unprofitable courses Have no fellowship with the unfruitfull workes of darknesse Ephesians 5. 8. All sinfull workes are both workes of darkenesse and unfruitfull workes hence that of the Apostle Rom. 6. 21. What fruite had ye in those things whereof yee are now ashamed Observe the confession and expression of every true penitent according to that wee reade Iob 33. 37. God looketh upon men and if any say I have sinned and perverted that which is right and it profited me not Every true convert is able to tell you out of his experience that all sinfull courses are unprofitable courses in conclusion for they loose Gods favour they loose their interest in Christ they loose the comfort of a good conscience they loo●e their soules Matth. 16. 26. and in a word they loose heaven these are the fruits of time spent in sinning Iudge then if all such bee not damned loosers in the end unlesse they repent speedily and turne to God Againe there is no true pleasure but vanity and vexation of spirit Take the sinne of uncleannesse which seemeth to have the most pleasure in it and you shall finde at last there is no pleasure in it but the gall of bitternesse In the end it biteth like a Serpent and ●urteth like a Cochatrice See a notable place for this purpose Pro. 5. where the Wiseman disswading from the sinne of uncleannesse Ver. 8. Remove thy way farre from her and come not nigh the doore of her house and then see what excellent arguments He useth to this purpose Verse 9. 10 11. Lest thou give thy honour to others and thy yeeres to the cruell there is losse of credit Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth c. there is losse of goods and outward estate Thus sinne bringeth beggery And thou mourne at last when thy flesh and thy body is consumed there is losse of pleasure and comfort and say How have I Oh how have I mispent my time in the service of sinne and Sathan Oh let us strive to see this in time and labour to prevent it Lastly there is no safety but death and danger in it for the wages of sinne is death Rom. 6. 2● The like I might say in regard of others but this is enough to prove that time spent in sinning is absolutely the worst spent time for body and soule Secondly For Humiliation Seeing time spent in Gods service is the best spent time This serveth to teach us what cause wee have even the best of us to be humbled that we have spent so little time in the duties of Gods service and have beene so lavish and prodigall of our precious time in other things For. 1. What a great deale of most precious time have we spent before our conversion before we spent in effect any time at all in Gods service All the time of our unregeneration hath beene utterly spent in the service of sin and Sathan wee were vassalls to the Prince that ruleth i● the ayre the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience Ephes. 2.