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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

for this purpose 2 Pet. 1. 5. 11. Wherefore giving all diligence adde to your faith vertue and to your vertue knowledge c. adde one grace to another grow in the number of graces and grow in their measure too If these things be in you and abound sayth the Apostle Ver. 9. see the benefit of this Ver. 11. For so an entrance shall be made unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdome of our Lord Jesus Christ here is an entrance into the kingdome of grace which also assureth us of our interest in the kingdome of glorie Rom. 6. 22. Having your fruit unto holinesse and the end everlasting life True holinesse and growth in grace is the plaine and direct way to true happines and everlasting life Fourthly and lastly The more grace and holines we attaine unto here the more glory and happinesse is reserved in heaven for us for though God doe not reward us for our workes yet he will certainly reward us according to our workes so that the more diligence in Gods service the more glory hereafter This seemeth most clearely intimated in that Parable of the Talents Mat. 25. he that gained most had best reward Vnto him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance Ver. 29. He that is most abundant in the worke of the Lord shall be sure to have abundance of wages Let this also perswade us to grow in grace that our reward in heaven may be the greater They that doe much in Gods service and suffer much in the good cause of God shall have the greater reward in heaven Rejoyce and be exceeding glad sayth our Saviour to his Disciples for great is your reward in heaven Mat. 5. 12. They that take great paines in Gods service shall have an eternall and an exceeding weight of glory for their reward 2 Cor. 4. 7. This encouraged Moses Heb. 11. 26. He esteemed the rebuke of Christ greater riches then the treasures of Aegypt for he had respect to the recompence of reward sayth the Text. Now the meanes that we must use that we may grow in grace are especially these two first The right use of Gods Ordinances and secondly Holy meditations First The right and conscionable use of Gods ordinances The Word and Sacraments and Prayer Loe here the best way and meanes to grow rich in grace and full of spirituall wealth First The Ministery of the Word read and faithfully preached it is the Word of eternall life Ioh. 6. 68. the meanes to quicken a dead soule at first and the chiefe meanes to preserve the same spirituall life and to helpe us to grow and increase in grace Two singular and most pertinent testimonies wee have for this purpose The one 1 Pet. 2. 1. As new borne Babes desire the sincere milke of the Word that you may grow thereby The ministery of the Word is not onely the meanes of our regeneration at first 1 Pet. 1. 23. Iam. 1. 18. but is the meanes also to helpe us grow up unto perfection Desire the sincere milke of the Word that yee may grow thereby sayth the Apostle The other testimony to this purpose is that of the Apostle Paul in his valediction to the Church of Ephesus Acts 20. when he was to depart from them and foresaw that they should see his face no more never enjoy his bodily presence or heare him preach againe see what he especially commendeth to their daily use and constant practise Ver. 32. And now brethren I commend you to God and to the Word of his grace which is able to build you farther and to give you an inheritance among all them that are sanctified i. e. give daily attendance to this ply this taske follow this worke close for the Word of his grace will build you up still farther and farther and will never cease working in you untill it bring you to heaven and translate you from grace to glory Secondly The right and religious use of the Sacraments of Baptisme and of the Lords Supper these seales of righteousnesse will exceedingly further our progresse in pietie and growth in grace How can a man that is of a good constitution feed on dainties and wholesome food and not grow strong and well liking by that meanes so how can a man eat the very body of Christ and drinke his very blood in the Sacrament as every worthy receiver doth spiritually but he must needs grow strong in the grace of Christ Iesus For my flesh is meate indeede and my blood is drinke indeede sayth our blessed Saviour Ioh. 6. 35. And hereupon he inferreth Ver. 56. He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood dwelleth in me and I in him that is such an one hath speciall communion with Christ and interest in all his merits and the benefit of his obedience active and passive which how can he enjoy but he must needs grow in grace Thirdly Prayer is a chiefe Ordinance of God by no meanes to be neglected nay which must be used as a meanes to bring Gods blessing upon the former this is the way and meanes to make the Word and Sacraments effectuall unto us so that in the neglect of this meanes little benefit is to be expected from the diligent use of the former so that he that would grow in grace must be a daily petitioner at the Throne of grace and direct his course to the God of all grace by prayer for the increase of the graces of Gods Spirit in him For as every good and perfect gift cometh from aboue at the first Iam. 1. 17. So the increase of those gifts must needs also proceede from above He onely that beginneth the good worke of grace in his Elect at the first is onely able to perfect that worke which he hath begunne Phil. 1. 6. And therefore as the Apostle was confident concerning them so let us be fervent and importunate in our requests to him for our selves that as he hath begunne the good worke of grace in us so he would encrease it in us daily and bring it unto perfection Thus the Apostles direct their course unto Christ by prayer for the increase of their faith Luk. 17. 5. The Disciples sayd unto the Lord Lord increase our faith Thus Paul for the Philippians Phil. 1. 9. 11. And this I pray that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and in all judgement and that yee might be filled with the fruits of righteousnesse Encrease of grace as well as grace it selfe must needs be the gift of God For of him and through him and from him are all things sayth the Apostle Rom. 11. 36. Secondly The second generall meanes that we must use to grow in grace is holy Meditations This hath furthered the growth of grace in Gods Saints heretofore they have beene abundant and constant in pious and holy meditations Psal. 1. 4. A godly mans delight is in the Law of the Lord and it is his meditation

Sacrament is meant the very Body and Bloud of Christ which are verily and indeed taken and received of the faithfull in the Lords Supper And for the proofe of this we have the expresse words of our Saviour Take eate this is my Body So that herein Christ Iesus with all the merits of his Body and Bloud are offered unto us and bestowed really and effectually on all worthy receivers 2. By receiving of this Sacrament we joyntly professe our common interest in Christ and our communion with him and one with another and hereupon this Sacrament is fitly called the communion 1 Cor. 10. 16. 3. Hereby the promises of God and the merits of Christ are sealed up unto us So that hereby we come to have both Gods Hand Seale to assure us of the pardon of our sins and of eternall happinesse in which respect the Sacraments are called the Seales of righteousnesse Rom. 4. 11. Fourthly Hereby our corruptions are mortified and the graces of Gods Spirit greately augmented and confirmed in us These Ordinances through the speciall blessing of God doe nourish and feede our soules unto life eternall So that most true we shall finde that speech of our Saviour Ioh. 6. 55. For my Flesh is meate indeed and my Bloud is drinke indeed Yea ver 51. I am the living Bread which came downe from heaven if any man eat of this bread hee shall live for ever and the bread which I will give is my Flesh which I will give for the life of the world Only remember that all this must bee understood of spirituall eating as our Saviour Himselfe in the same place giveth us expresly to understand for when his grosse hearers made that carnall question saying How can this Man give us his flesh to eate verse 52. Our Saviour doth earnestly confirme it still ver 53. Except ye eate the Flesh of the Sonne of Man and drinke his Bloud you have no life in you c. Yea when many of the Disciples were offended and murmured at it see how he giveth them satisfaction ver 63. It is the Spirit that quickneth the flesh profiteth nothing the words which I speake unto you they are Spirit and they are life to shew that all this must be spiritually understood for the foode is spirituall and so of necessitie the eating and drinking must needs be So that this is enough to perswade us to value and highly to esteeme this Ordinance because therein Christ Iesus is verily and indeed taken and received to the eternall benefit and comfort of all worthy receivers an argument sufficient not only to perswade us to take all opportunities of receiving this Sacrament our selves but also to perswade others hereunto in regard of the great benefits that are here offered and exhibited to the soules of all worthy receivers Fifthly Hereby we have the commemoration of Christs death most lively and effectually represented unto us So that we may in this case use the benefit of our eyes to see the Bread broken and the Wine powred out to signifie the death of Christ and the shedding of his Bloud so that our hands do as it were handle the Word of life Christ as 1 Iohn 1. 1. The Word foundeth in our eare but in the Sacrament the same is most lively represented unto our eyes sc. the death of Christ So that as often as wee eate that bread and drinke that cup we shew the Lords death till he come faith the Apostle 1 Cor. 11. 26. Yea and this is a speciall end for which this Sacrament was ordained at the first Doe this in remembrance of me saith our Saviour Matth. 26. Yea the Sacraments are most lively representations of the sufferings of Christ as if therein Christ was really againe crucified before our eyes according to that speech of the Apostle to the Galathians chap. 3. 1. O foolish Galatians Who hath bewitched you that you should not obey the truth before whose eyes Iesus Christ was evidently set forth even crucified amongst you How was he crucified among them but only in the Word and Sacraments So that where the Word is faithfully preached and the Sacraments duly celebrated there is Iesus Christ so evidently set forth as if he was even crucified among that people Oh how this also should perswade us not only to serve God our selves but also to doe our best to perswade others to spend time in Gods service especially if we remember the Doctrine which is the ground of this whole discourse namely this that time spent in the duties of Gods service is absolutely and incomparably the best spent time then certainely we would easily be perswaded not only to spend much time in Gods service our selves but also earnestly to doe our best endeavour to cause others to doe the like especially 〈◊〉 ●amilies and those which are more especially committed unto our charge that so we may not only save our selves but also them that belong unto us 1 Tim. 4. 16. FINIS The context and coherence Division parts of the Text. Explication 3. Doct. 1. Doct. 2. Doct. 3. Doct. Doctrine 1. That Christ and the saving graces of his Spirit are fitly compared unto Gold tried in the fire Reason Precious like gold 2. Reason Fit to pay debts or keepe out of prison 3. Reason Because pure like gold 4. Reason Because fit for purchase 5. Reason In respect of beautie and ornament 6. Reason Of sweet smell Dulcis odor lu●●●●e re qualibet 7. Reason Vses 1. Instruction The worth and excellency of true grace Grace better then gold 1. Gold is fading and perishing but grace is permanent and lasting 2. Grace is able to help in the day of wrath Grace leadeth to glory 2. Instruct. Gracious Religious people most excellent 1. They come of excellent parentage The wicked children of wrath Are borne to a most excellent inheritance A most rare and excellent portion Have most excellent attendance 3. Instruct. To justifie the care paine to get grace Diligence to get true grace Be not discouraged by the opposition of wicked men Grace will bring joy comfort in death Vse 2. For Reprehension of such as neglect and despise the meanes to get grace Folly of such as neglect to get grace 2 Cor. 4. 3. Contempt of the means of grace a fearefull signe of perdition or reprobation 3. Vse Examination whether wee have true grace yea or no. Motive 1. Toperswade us to examine whether we have true grace sc. the difficulty All sorts of men apt to be deceived in judging in this case The wicked deceived Godly deceived in thinking he hath no grace when indeed hee hath Grace a Treasure hid in the field Much counterfeit grace in the world Melting the chiefe meanes to discerne which is the true gold Some kinde of Innocency without true grace 2. Motive The danger of being mistaken 3. Motive The possibilitie of prevailing notwithstanding the difficultie Reason Of the possibility of being assured that wee have true

keepe the way of the Lord. He will not onely walke holily before God himselfe but also will doe his best endeavour to reforme his familie and put away iniquitie from his tabernacles See the practise of this in that Samaritan Convert Ioh. 4. 20. when our Saviour had dealt effectually with her see what a care she had to impart this precious commoditie for the use and benefit of others she ranne into the Citie and sayd to the men of that place Come see a Man that hath told me all that ever I did Is not he the Christ She useth the best and the most effectuall argument that shee could possibly thinke of to bring them to Christ. She reports him to be a Man that could tell wonders that she might perswade them to come unto Christ and be wrought upon as well as her selfe Here is the right use of grace received to employ it not onely for our owne use but also for the benefit and profit and comfort of others CHAP. IX Containing the second Vse of the poynt sc. for Reprehension SEcondly This serveth in the second place for Reprehension of diverse sorts of Chapmen that come justly to be reproved in this regard First All popish and prophane persons amongst us that utterly reject Gods Ordinances and despise and contemne the Word faithfully preached c. these are such as come not to the market they frequent not the place of sale but eyther totally or for the most part absent themselves Yee will not come unto me that yee might have life You might have grace and spirituall life for your soules if you would but come and fetch it Ioh. 5. 40. But your destruction is upon your selves your blood will be required at your owne hands you have even pined and starved your soules by your grosse neglect of the market where you might have had provision and food for your precious soules which are now like to perish for want of food Hoe every one that thirsteth come yee to the waters c. Isa. 55. 1. This is an evident signe that they neither know the worth of grace nor find the want of grace in themselves but like the Church here thinke they are rich and filled with goods and stand in need of nothing and know not that they are wretched and miserable and poore and blinde and naked woe be to these rich and full soules for they are like to be sent empty away if they doe come and sure to perish for ever if they doe not come Oh that all such would lay to heart those terrifying Texts of our Saviour Ioh. 8. 47. He that is of God heareth Gods Word yee therefore heare them not because yee are not of God It is a fearefull signe of reprobation obstinately to refuse the hearing of Gods Word faithfully preached Oh that all popish and prophane persons would consider this it is a fearefull signe they are none of Gods The other heart-shaking place to this purpose is that of our Saviour Ioh. 16. 26. My sheepe heare my voyce and follow me and I give unto them eternall life This is the very eare-marke of a sheepe of Christ that he heareth Gods Word and Christs voyce It must needes therefore be the Character of a Goate to refuse and reject it there is no medium betweene sheepe and goates Mat. 25. 31. and see the condition of the goates that stand on the left hand of Christ at the last day heare thy wofull doome if thou be of that number Ver. 41. Goe yee cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the Devill and his Angels Oh consider this yee that forget God and refuse to heare his voyce least one day He teare you in pieces when there is none to deliver you Psal. 50. 22. Secondly Some come indeede to the market but it is onely to looke about them or conferre with their acquaintance and so spend their time in walking here and complementing there and never once cheapen the commoditie that is there to be sold these are negligent and carelesse hearers I have observed how strangely men spend their time in the Church assemblies some walking and whispering some jeering and laughing some sleeping some reading upon a booke while the Minister is eyther praying or preaching doe such men spend their time well at market for shame sleepe not at market surely you may come to have your purse picked while you are asleepe certainly the devill doth even watch for such an opportunitie while you sleepe the devill stealeth away your markets and soweth tares in stead of the pure graine of true grace which you might have had sowen in your hearts if you had watchfully and carefully attended Take heede and beware of carelesse hearing remember the Baereans practise in this case for you imitation Acts 17. 11. They received the Word with all readinesse of minde they came not onely to the place of sale but were very busie in cheapening the commoditie which they meant to buy woe be to all carelesse hearers that come to gaze or talke or sleepe at Church and so come to market not to buy but to looke about them Thirdly Some come and seeme to hearken but receive nothing all runneth besides these cheapen the commoditie but bid nothing these are never likely to bargaine with Christ they onely would know the price of grace and what it would cost to become religious but they meane not to practise any thing These were Ezechiel's Chapmen Ezech. 33. 31. They came and heard they came to the market and they asked the price for they seemed to be very serious in hearing but they would bid nothing they would heare all but doe nothing but do rather reject a good bargaine when it is offered and thrust it from them Oh the wofull estate of these persons that doe cast the Commandements of God behinde their backes and come with a resolution onely to heare and know but doe nothing Be ye doers of the Word and not hearers onely deceiving your owne selves Jam. 1. 22. He doth utterly deceive himselfe that thinketh bare hearing will serve the turne to bring him to heaven it is not cheapening but buying and paying downe that procureth this commoditie See the wofull estate of all such set out in that Text of the Apostle Acts 13. 48. It was necessary that the Word of God should be first preached unto you but seeing that yee thrust it from you and judge your selves unworthy of everlasting life behold we turne to the Gentiles they judge themselves unworthy of such a precious jewell that carelesly thrust it from them and bid nothing for it Here is the third sort Fourthly Some goe a little and not onely cheapen the commoditie but also bid fairely for it but will not come to the price they would have it under the worth or not at all These are such as are content to part with some sinnes and doe many things but will not be universall in their obedience

such as love and make lyes These must stand without c. goe to hell with the devill and his Angels according to the prediction of Christ himselfe in Matthew 25. 41. Goe ye cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the Devill and his Angels Consider this all you that have spent more time in the devils service then in Gods yea all or the greatest part of thy life in the service of sinne and Sathan and little or no time at all in the service of God Almighty you that could finde in your hearts to say unto God Depart from us for wee desire no acquaintance with thy wayes He will pay you home one day in your owne coyne unlesse yee repent and send you packing to hell with a depart from me c. I know ye not ye workers of iniquity Matthew 7. 23. Yea when ye shall begin to claime acquaintance with God and cry Lord Lord c. Even then will Hee professe unto you I never knew you Depart from me ye that worke iniquity The sixth and the last sort are those that will neither spend time in Gods service themselves nor suffer others such as not only mispend their owne time but also hinder and discourage others from the well spending of theirs such as cry out what need so much preaching such running after Sermons c. like waggish and unhappy Schollers that will neither apply their bookes themselves nor suffer their fellowes but hinder and disturbe them by all meanes possible Here is just the Dogge in the manger These are Sathans Vicegerents even his Standard-bearers and Captaines chiefe factors for Hell These are they that will neither enter into the kingdome of heaven themselves nor suffer others but shut up the kingdome of God against them Matth. 23. 13. Consider now Is time spent in Gods service absolutely the best spent time How grosly and grievously are they to blame that not only despise the duties of Gods service themselves but also discourage others For the perfecting of this point give mee leave to shew you the wofull and fearefull estate of all such 1. They are guiltie of the bloud of their soules that perish by this meanes Now what a wofull estate is this that whereas a man is not able to answer one of a thousand in respect of his owne sinnes he should yet bee chargeable with the sinnes of others when he shall heare those poore soules curse him in hell and say O woe be to thee for thou art the cause of my damnation I had spent my time in Gods service had it not beene for thee O how this will gall thee and torment thee at that day such and such might have gone to heaven but for thy discouragements He verily dyeth in his iniquitie but his bloud will the Lord require at thy hands thou hast helped forward a soule to death and so art guilty of the bloud of soules 2. Consider the extent of this grievous sinne it reacheth up to the very heavens Every such person doth even become a fighter against God and taketh the devils part against Christ this soule is mine saith the LORD and I will save it nay saith the Devill this soule is mine and I will damne it Thus they strive and wrestle for the poore soule Christ by the meanes of grace to save it and Sathan by his temptations to damne it now the prophane person hee taketh Satans part and helpeth him against Christ and therefore is a direct fighter against God Excellent to this purpose is that speech of Gamaleel Acts 5. 39. when they were consulting how to suppresse the Apostles preaching of the Gospell Abstaine from these men and let them alone for if this counsell or this worke bee of men it will come to nought but if it be of God yee cannot overthrow it lest happily yee become even to fight against God He that fighteth against Gods ordinances doth even fight against God yea he that doth but murmure against these things his murmurings are against the Lord Exod. 16. 8. yea and he that doth set himselfe to persecute Gods people for this doth even persecute Christ himselfe as appeareth by that speech of Christ to Paul as he was going to Damascus with a Commission to persecute those Primitive Christians Iesus Christ strikes him downe to the earth and salutes him in these termes Acts 9. 4. Saul Saul why persecutest thou me I am Iesus of Nazareth whom thou persecutest Christ taketh that as done to him which is done to his members in this case yea he that doth but touch them in any kinde to hurt them toucheth the very Apple of GODS eye Oh that men would seriously consider the extent of their sin and how farre their rebellions doe reach in this case And therefore in the third place it must needs follow that the wrath of God is readie to seaze upon them to the uttermost yea the wrath of God already abideth on them although they perceive it not See a fearefull and terrible place of the Apostle to this purpose 1 Thes. 2. 14. Ye have suffered like things of your owne Country-men as they of the Iewes Why what had the Iewes done That the Apostle sheweth verse 15. Who both killed the Lord Iesus and their owne Prophets and have persecuted us and they please not God and are contrary to all men verse 16. forbidding us to speake to the Gentiles that they might be saved there is the very case that we have in hand they doe hinder as much as in them lyeth the salvation of others Now what is the fruit of all this that yee shall see in the later end of that verse To fill up their sinnes alway for the wrath of God is come upon them to the uttermost Oh the wofull estate of such the wrath of God is ready to seize upon them to the uttermost This is enough even to shake the hearts of all such as are guilty in this kinde Fourthly Because this is a fearefull signe of reprobation it is the very brand of a reprobate and hee that goeth on in this case without repentance hath great cause to feare this of himselfe That God hath forsaken him and given him up to his owne hearts lusts and into the hands of Sathan Two singular places of Scripture I will give you for this the one 2 Timothy 3. 8. As Iannes and Iambres withstoode Moses so doe these men resist the truth they will neither embrace it themselves nor suffer others what is the state of these men men of corrupt mindes reprobate concerning the faith The other place which I will commend to your consideration in this case is that of the Apostle Philippians 1. 28. And in nothing be terrifyed by your adversaries which is to them a token of perdition but to you of salvation and that of God Where wee may plainely see that as it is a token of salvation to be persecuted for righteousnesse sake so it is a

of diverse sorts 1. Sort. 1. Such as can finde time for every thing but onely for Gods service 2. Sort. Are such as spend more time in idle pleasures and recreation then in Gods service Remedies against this 1. Remedie 2. Remedie 3. Sort. Are such as stay long before they beginne to spend any time at all that way Simile Antidotes against this Gods command Consider that the time wee have to spend is very uncertaine The longer we are before we beginne the more difficulties wee shall meete withall Consider how just it is for God to reject such as doe turne at last 4. Sort. Such as spend some time in Gods service but not enough 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 The stronger our assurance of salvation Wee shall bring credit to our profession 5. Sort. Such as spend more time in the Devils service then in Gods Preservatives 1. Remedy Whilest we live thus we are children of wrath 2. Remedy God wil not heare their prayers that doe so 3. Remedy All such are at utter enmity with God 4. Remedy Consider that the devill is the worst Master that we can serve 6. Sort. Such as will neither spend Time in Gods service themselves nor suffer others Luk. 11 52. See the wofull estate of all such Guilty of the bloud of soules Ezec. 33. 6. A sinne of a large extent reacheth up unto heaven The wrath of God is ready to fall on them to the uttermost A fearefull signe of reprobation A signe they belong to Sathan Vse 3. sc. For Exhortation to sundry duties especially three 1. Duty That wee begin betimes and set our selves ever speedily to serve the Lord and without all delay Motives 2. 1. The utility as appeareth in sundry benefits which flow from hence Benefit The Lord taketh it exceeding kindly if we set our selves to serve him in our youth 2. Benefit It will prevent the Lustes of youth which will else lie heavie upon us in our age Service of sinne bitternesse in the end 3. Benefit Quo semel est imbuta c. It will make us constant in Gods service in our age 4. Benefit The more comfort for the present the more glory hereafter 5. Benefit Hereby wee shall comfort our parents and requite their love 2. Motive 2 Necessity Eccles. 12. 1. Sundry mischiefs which flow from the neglect of it 1 Mischiefe Wee shall serve worse Masters 2 Mischiefe The more difficult Qui non est hodie cras minus aptus erit 3. Mischiefe God hath just cause to reject such in their age See their Histories Mr. Harris Abs. Funerall Mischiefe As none can be saved except he repent● so none can repent unlesse it be given him from above Men may dye three wayes 1 Suddenly 2 Sullenly 3 Desperately Qui dat misericordium poenitentibus non dat semper poenitentium petentibus Aug. Vt vera poenitentia nunqu●m est sera sic sera poenitentia raro vera Bis dat qui citò dat Sen. Proverbe 5. Mischiefe Bringeth Gods wrath upon children Vse of Exhortation 2. Branch sc. To bee constant in Gods service when wee have once begun Motives Which are threefold The equity God is our Master and wee his servants many wayes Wee are Gods servants by profession 2 His sworne servants We are his made servants His bought servants or by way of Redemption Simile We are his hired servants Psal. 105. last 2. Motive From the Vtilitie as appeareth by sundry benefits 1. Benefit It will assure us 〈◊〉 when wee dye we shall goe to heaven 2. Benefit This will be our crowne of glorie in our age 3. Benefit This will also assure us that we 〈◊〉 Christs Disciples 4. Benefit That God will heare our prayers 5. Benefit All such shall bee taught of God and directed in his truth 6. Benefit This will afford us comfort in the greatest troubles that can befall us yea even in death 3. Motive The neces●itie of it Constancie in Gods service is necessarie Arguments Els we loose all the pains we have taken in Gods service heretofore Danger of backsliding It is a thing most odious and hatefull to God Necessary to bee constant because the devill seeketh continually to doe us mischiefe and bring us backe to his kingdome Meanes Generall A right disposition of the heart shewing it selfe In sundry specialties 2. Speciall 1 It must bee a faithfull or beleeving heart A loving heart An heart fraught with the true feare of God A sound and upright or a good and an honest heart An heart yeelding obedience in lesser matters Dike Deceitf of heart page 191. Lastly an heart ●tored with courage and pa●●ence 3. Dutie To spend as much time in Gods service as wee can possibly Motives Time present is the only time for this purpose 2. Motive This time is short Ars longa vitabrevis 3. Motive Wee stay long before we begin 4. Motive The excellency of our Master Almightie Master able to defend his servants and to provide for them He is ever present with them Very pitifull and full of compassion Readie to pardon the wants and weaknesses of his servants A soule-saving Master Accepteth the will for the deed Helpeth his servants in doing their duties to him A good pay-master and bountifull Taketh pleasure in their prosperitie Heareth p●avers and revengeth the wrongs and injuries that are offered to them * Rom. 10. Meanes And directions how to spend much time in Gods service 1. An heart rightly fitted and prepared for this purpose 2. Direction Sc. Constancy in the private duties and exercises of Religion 3. Direction 1. Beginne each day with the private duties of Religion 4 Direction Wee must labour to have our hearts fraught with the love of Gods house and Ordinances Motives To perswade us to the love of Gods house and Ordinances 2. Motive The worth and excellencie of Gods Ordinances 3. Motive The singular use and benefit of them 1. Benefit Of the Word preached it is the Word of God 2. Benefit The Word of Health 3. Benefit The Word of Comfort 4. Benefit The Word of spirituall consolation 5. Benefit The word of eternall life and salvation 5. Direction Redeeme the Time Whately Redemption of Time All mispenders of time must be suppressed Let. 1. 1. Sinnc Quest. Resp. 1. Remedy Sinne must be discovered and found out 2. Remedy Smite it with the two edged sword of the Spirit Heb. 4. 12. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Super ●mnem gladinm ancipitem 3. Remedie Fl●e unto Heaven for a●de b●●ervent praye● Whateley's Husbandry pag. 8 Ibid. p. 8● M. Bernard Isle of man pag. 165. 4. Remedie 1. Medit. Iam. 1. 21. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2. Medit. 3. Medit. 2. Let. Excessive sleeping or sluggishnes 1. Rule or Remedie To habituate or accustome our selves to timely rising 2. Rule or Remedy Take heede of immoderate use of the Creatures 3. Let. Immoderate carking and caring for the things of this life The great hurt that this thiefe will doe us It keepeth us from the performance of holy duties Or