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A90367 A practical discourse concerning the redeeming of time by Edward Pelling, D.D. chaplain in ordinary to Their Majesties, and rector of Petworth in Sussex. Pelling, Edward, d. 1718. 1695 (1695) Wing P1085; ESTC R42376 51,075 127

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Man unto the Measure of the Stature of the Fulness of Christ. CHAP. IX V. and ANother Effectual Way of Redeem-Lastly Aing our Time is To spend as much as may be of the remainder of it upon Devotion especially upon the Solemnities of Publick Devotion in the House of God A Day in thy Courts is better than a thousand saith the devout Psalmist Psal 84. 10. It is better spent and will turn to better Account than all the Years that Vice and Vanities consume To withdraw our selves from the World to take away as it were by Reprisal that Time which the World usually steals from us to Dedicate Offer up Appropriate that Time to God and to bestow it upon God This is such a plain way to recover our lost Hours as is obvious to all who have a true Sense of Religion But because there are many Duties which we own in the Theory to be Good and yet are wanting to in point of Practice to encourage our Endeavours as to this Particular Two Things require our serious Consideration I. First That to attend diligently upon the Ordinances and Institutions of our Religion is an excellent way for us to do the Great Work for which the redeeming of our best Time is prescrib'd and intended II. Secondly That it is a ready way to keep us from losing our time for the Future 1. First To attend diligently upon the Ordinances and Institutions of our Religion is an excellent way for us to do that great Work for which the Redeeming of our Lost time is prescribed and Intended By the Ordinances of our Religion I mean the Listning to and Meditating upon the Word of God the use of the holy Sacrament and the lifting up of our Hearts in Prayers and Thanksgivings and the like And by the great Work we are to do I understand the preparing and fitting our Souls for a Blessed Eternity Now for the effectual doing of this nothing serveth as a more proper and direct means than diligent attendance upon those Religious Offices For it is by the constant use of these Ordinances that the Spirit of God is Ministred unto us and worketh in us that our Lusts are gradually mortified that our Hearts are transform'd and changed as God would have them that the Virtues which are necessary to qualifie us for an heavenly State are confirm'd and increased in us and that we grow in Grace and in the saving knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ To illustrate this Matter particularly Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God Rom. 10. 17. Whether this Word be Preach'd or Read it is an instrument of Grace to all whose Hearts are open to receive and obey it Therein the most precious Promises are exhibited and the most terrible Threats denounced against all Ungodliness and Unrighteousness of Men especially against such as hold the Truth in unrighteousness Therein all those Doctrines are contained which are according unto godliness the whole Counsel of God is declared and all those Things revealed which are profitable for instruction in Righteousness that every Man may be perfect throughly furnished unto all good Works Therein are given those divine Laws which are apt to renew our Minds and to cleanse us from all filthiness of Flesh and Spirit that we may perfect Holiness in the fear of God Therein also we see a great cloud of Witnesses who by their Exemplary Lives have taught us to lay aside every weight and the Sin that doth so easily beset us and to run with patience the Race that is set before us Above all therein we behold the Example of the Lord Jesus whose most holy Life was intended for a Pattern unto us that we should follow his steps and whose ignominious and most painful Death was intended partly to Frighten us from Sin that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purifie to himself a peculiar People zealous of good Works All these things we find in the Scriptures and by these means the Scriptures if duly considered and meditated upon are of vast use to us and serve to produce in us Faith Hope Charity and all manner of Righteousness and true Holiness Upon which account it must needs be a very necessary and profitable way of Redeeming our Time to bestow as much of it as we can upon Learning Hearing Reading and inwardly digesting the good word of God which is thus able in all respects to save our Souls In like manner the frequent Participation of Christ's Body and Blood is a vast help towards those Spiritual improvements which should take up the greatest part of our time For as that heavenly Ordinance puts us in mind of God's adorable Perfections especially his Wisdom Righteousness and Mercy which shined so bright in the complicated Mystery of our Redemption so it serves to raise our Hearts into the highest Admirations of God and stirs us up to stand in awe of his Justice to rely upon his Compassions to express all possible Gratitude for Mercies so undeserved so stupendious to submit with all Humility to his Commands and Providence to shew the Sense we have of his great Goodness by suitable returns of Affection and to love one another because God hath so loved us all In short by preparing our selves duly for this Blessed Sacrament and by a Reverent and Religious use of it our Faith becomes the stronger our Hope 's the more vigorous our Charity the more Ardent our Minds the more Circumspect our Care and Caution the more strict and all the ordinary Gitfs and Graces of God's Spirit are thereby the more Exercised Confirmed and increased in us This shews what an admirable way of Redeeming our lost time this is to attend diligently upon the Institutions of our Religion because the great work we are to do in order to a blessed Eternity and to fit us for it is thereby carried on with constant Dispatch and with the quicker Hand But we should consider moreover how profitably we may employ our time and recover in some measure what is lost by daily setting aside some part and portion of the time we have for the Ordinance of Prayer alone even when we are not Communicants at the Altar nor hearers of the Word after the most solemn manner Every day will I bless thee saith the Psalmist Ps 145. 2. And indeed the thing is grounded upon an eternal Law of Reason For we stand in Need of his Goodness and Receive of his Goodness daily and therefore it is necessary and equal that we should address our selves to him daily with Supplications and Thanksgivings Now if we would do this I mean do it with such devout Hearts as ought to be applied to so sublime a Duty besides the advantage we get by attending Weekly and Monthly upon other Ordinances our daily attendance upon This would be of infinite use to us For hereby we do not only fit and prepare our Souls for an heavenly State but are indeed a Doing the works of Heaven