[ 1325] Men not to hasten their own Deaths, but submit to the Will of God, And why so?
IT is observeable,* 1.1 that when of late years Men grew weary of the long and te∣dious compasse in their Voyages to the East-Indies, and would needs try a more compendious way by the North-West passage, it ever proved unsuccessefull: Thus it is that we must not use any compendious way, we may not neglect our bo∣dy, nor shipwrack our health, nor any thing to hasten Death, because we shall gain by it. He that maketh hast (even this way) to be rich,* 1.2 shall not be innocent Prov. 28. 20. For our times are in Gods hands, and therefore to his holy provi∣dence we must leave them. We have a great deal of work to do, and must not therefore be so greedy of our Sabbath day, our rest, as not to be contented with our working day, our labour; Hence is it, that a composed frame of Heart, like that of the Apostles, Phil. 1. 21. wherein either to stay and work, or to go and rest, is the best temper of all.