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THere is a notable Story of one Theodorus a Christian young Man in Egypt, who,* 1.1 when there was a great deal of Feasting with Musi••k in his Fathers house, withdrew himself from all the Company, and being got alone, thus
thought with himself; Here is content and delight enough for the Flesh, I may have what I desire, but how long will this last? this will not hold out long; then falling upon his knees to God in prayer; O Lord, sayes he, my heart is open unto thee, I indeed know not what to ask, but onely this, Lord let me not dye Eternally, O Lord, thou knowest I love thee, O let me live Eternally to praeise thee: And then when his Mother came to him, and would have had him come in to the rest of the Com∣pany, he made an excuse and would not, onely upon this Meditation, because he saw, this could not hold out long: And thus it is heartily to be wished, that the Sons of Men, when they find their hearts beginning to be let out upon any temporal good, when they are in the midst of all their Worldly delights and plea∣sures would think upon Eternity,* 1.2 and reason with themselves thus; I am now in the midst of all temporal enjoyments, but will they hold out? I was made to abide for ever, I was made for that God that must abide for ever; What are a sew hours here? if years, they were nothing to Eternity; Those that abide longest in the fruition of health and prosperity, their time is but a bubble, they are gone, and the memory of them is perished; Xenophilus in Pliny lived an hundred and five years without any sicknesse;* 1.3 but what is that to Eternity?
Jer. Borroughs Moses Choyce.
Sursum corda.
lib. 7. cap. 5.