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<HEAD>The Redemption of Time: OR, <HI>A WORD TO THE WISE;</HI> Per&s;wading and earne&s;tly entreating them, as they tender the Salvation of their Souls to all eternity, to mind the time pa&s;t, pre&s;ent, and to come, before it be too late; drawn from tho&s;e pathetical words of <HI>Mo&s;es,</HI></HEAD>
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<Q>O that men were wi&s;e, that they under&s;tood this, that they would con&s;ider their later end.</Q>
<BIBL>Deut. 32.29.</BIBL>
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<ITEM>O that Men would
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<ITEM>Be wi&s;e in lamenting things pa&s;t with &s;or|row, <HI>viz.</HI>
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<ITEM>The evils they have committed again&s;t
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<ITEM>God in
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<ITEM>thought,</ITEM>
<ITEM>word and</ITEM>
<ITEM>deed.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>their neighbour in harming him in
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<ITEM>body.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&s;oul.</ITEM>
<ITEM>fame.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&s;ub&s;tance.</ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>them&s;elves by
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<ITEM>&s;inning without fear.</ITEM>
<ITEM>proceeding without &s;hame.</ITEM>
<ITEM>per&s;evering without remor&s;e.</ITEM>
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</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>The good they have omitted in
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<ITEM>rooting out vices ri&s;ing out of
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<ITEM>nature.</ITEM>
<ITEM>frailty.</ITEM>
<ITEM>malice.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>not getting vertue for to
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<ITEM>rule pa&s;&s;ions.</ITEM>
<ITEM>break evil cu&s;toms.</ITEM>
<ITEM>overcome evil occa&s;ions.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>not &s;erving God as
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<ITEM>nature bound them.</ITEM>
<ITEM>grace moved them.</ITEM>
<ITEM>promi&s;e in bapti&s;m urged them.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>The time they have lo&s;t, then which nothing is more
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<ITEM>precious to
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<ITEM>gain heaven.</ITEM>
<ITEM>avoid hell.</ITEM>
<ITEM>le&s;&s;en temporal pains.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>&s;lippery, becau&s;e time
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<ITEM>pa&s;t is ended.</ITEM>
<ITEM>to come is not begun.</ITEM>
<ITEM>pre&s;ent is but a moment.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>irrecoverable, either by
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<ITEM>price,</ITEM>
<ITEM>power or</ITEM>
<ITEM>prayer.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>The death of Chri&s;t,
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<ITEM>by his enemies cruelty, becau&s;e
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<ITEM>the man was innocent.</ITEM>
<ITEM>the manner unmerciful.</ITEM>
<ITEM>the malice exce&s;&s;ive.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>by his friends ungratefully, becau&s;e they either
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<ITEM>betrayed him.</ITEM>
<ITEM>denied him.</ITEM>
<ITEM>fled from him.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>for his friends and enemies willingly,
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<ITEM>to &s;ave them from hell.</ITEM>
<ITEM>to procure them grace.</ITEM>
<ITEM>to buy them heaven.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>Under&s;tand things pre|&s;ent with &s;hame, <HI>viz.</HI>
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<ITEM>the multitude of Gods benefits in
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<ITEM>&s;oul, by
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<ITEM>curing it from &s;in.</ITEM>
<ITEM>enduing it with grace.</ITEM>
<ITEM>helping it with Sacraments.</ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>body, by keeping it
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<ITEM>from infinite di&s;ea&s;es.</ITEM>
<ITEM>from maims and deformities.</ITEM>
<ITEM>from want and nece&s;&s;ities.</ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>goods, by
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<ITEM>&s;ub&s;tance.</ITEM>
<ITEM>children.</ITEM>
<ITEM>friends.</ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
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<ITEM>The vanity of the world, whereof the
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<ITEM>plea&s;ures are
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<ITEM>few.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&s;hort.</ITEM>
<ITEM>damnable.</ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>mi&s;eries are
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<ITEM>infinite in number.</ITEM>
<ITEM>grievous in quality.</ITEM>
<ITEM>common in experience.</ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>fruits are
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<ITEM>contempt of God.</ITEM>
<ITEM>carle&s;ne&s;s of the &s;oul.</ITEM>
<ITEM>final perdition.</ITEM>
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</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Their frailty in &s;inning by rea&s;on of the
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<ITEM>fle&s;h that
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<ITEM>followeth &s;en&s;e and appetite.</ITEM>
<ITEM>re&s;i&s;teth rea&s;on and grace.</ITEM>
<ITEM>betrayeth the &s;oul.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>devil, who&s;e
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<ITEM>malice is implacable.</ITEM>
<ITEM>deceits are infinite.</ITEM>
<ITEM>a&s;&s;aults continual.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>world, that mini&s;tereth
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<ITEM>occa&s;ions of &s;in.</ITEM>
<ITEM>oppre&s;&s;ions of vertue.</ITEM>
<ITEM>cumbers of body and mind.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>infancy is a dream without u&s;e of
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<ITEM>will.</ITEM>
<ITEM>memory.</ITEM>
<ITEM>under&s;tanding.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>youth is a madne&s;s full of
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<ITEM>idle words.</ITEM>
<ITEM>roving thoughts.</ITEM>
<ITEM>di&s;ordered deeds.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>manhood is a combate with
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<ITEM>evil cu&s;toms of things pa&s;t.</ITEM>
<ITEM>occa&s;ions of things pre&s;ent.</ITEM>
<ITEM>fear of danger and evil to come.</ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>age is a &s;ickne&s;s wherein the
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<ITEM>body langui&s;heth.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&s;en&s;es fail.</ITEM>
<ITEM>judgment impaireth.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>Provide for things to come with fear of
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<ITEM>The day of death, then which no|thing is more
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<ITEM>certain to
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<ITEM>&s;ever us from the body.</ITEM>
<ITEM>cut us off from the world.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&s;ummon us before the judge.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>uncertain
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<ITEM>in what manner.</ITEM>
<ITEM>in what &s;tate.</ITEM>
<ITEM>in what time and place.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>bitter, by rea&s;on of
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<ITEM>the pangs of the body.</ITEM>
<ITEM>the remor&s;e of con&s;cience.</ITEM>
<ITEM>the fear of damnation.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>The appearance before the Judge, who&s;e
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<ITEM>wi&s;dom is infallible, for that it
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<ITEM>&s;eeth into all places.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&s;earcheth the hearts of all per&s;ons.</ITEM>
<ITEM>knoweth the cour&s;e of all times.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>ju&s;tice is inflexible, for that his
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<ITEM>mercy was refu&s;ed.</ITEM>
<ITEM>injuries mu&s;t be revenged.</ITEM>
<ITEM>enemies mu&s;t be confounded.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>pre&s;ence is unavoidable, for that
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<ITEM>Angels withold.</ITEM>
<ITEM>the Devils draw back.</ITEM>
<ITEM>no place will protect.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>The danger of hell, where the
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<ITEM>place is
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<ITEM>dark.</ITEM>
<ITEM>unea&s;ie.</ITEM>
<ITEM>loath&s;ome.</ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>torments are
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<ITEM>infinite.</ITEM>
<ITEM>unce&s;&s;ant.</ITEM>
<ITEM>everla&s;ting.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>company con&s;i&s;teth of
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<ITEM>the devils.</ITEM>
<ITEM>the wicked.</ITEM>
<ITEM>the worm of con&s;cience.</ITEM>
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</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>The lo&s;s of hea|ven, where the
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<ITEM>place is
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<ITEM>delight&s;ome.</ITEM>
<ITEM>ample.</ITEM>
<ITEM>glorious.</ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>company is
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<ITEM>the Trinity.</ITEM>
<ITEM>the humanity of Chri&s;t.</ITEM>
<ITEM>all the Saints.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>felicity is &s;uch as
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<ITEM>neither eye hath &s;een.</ITEM>
<ITEM>nor ear hath heard.</ITEM>
<ITEM>nor heart hath conceived.</ITEM>
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<CLOSER><SIGNED>By <HI>R. B.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>LONDON:</HI> Printed for <HI>Tho. Clarke,</HI> at the South-entrance of the Royal Exchange. <HI>1663.</HI></P>
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