The harmonie of Holie Scriptures vvith the seuerall sentences of sundry learned and vvorthy vvriters : collected for the comfort of all such as are desirous to seeke after theyr soules health / by I.B.

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The harmonie of Holie Scriptures vvith the seuerall sentences of sundry learned and vvorthy vvriters : collected for the comfort of all such as are desirous to seeke after theyr soules health / by I.B.
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Bentley, James.
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At London :: Printed by I.R. for Nicholas Ling ...,
1600.
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§. 13.

It behooueth a man so to liue (saith Ba∣sill,) that hee looke for death euery howre:

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and to be alwaies in a readines for the com∣ming of death.

For, as God findeth thee to bee when he calleth thee, so will he iudge thee.

And, as the tree falleth, so shall it be ta∣ken vp.

Trouble not thy selfe then with taking thought how thou maist liue long, but ra∣ther be careful to liue well: and forasmuch as thou ar vncertaine in what place Death abideth fo thee▪ be thou ready prepared in eac plac to m••••te him.

Let not thy ea be layde downe to rest, before thou hast considered how thou hast bestowed the day past: If thou hast vvell done, giue thanks to God; if otherwise, re∣pent, and aske him forgiuenesse.

Also; if thou intend to doe well, deferre it not till to morow; for thou knowest not what may chaunce vnto thee this night.

Neuer trust too much to time; for it sud∣dainlie deceiueth them that trust thereto.

Thinke not, that another time vvill be soone enough for thee to repent, if thou now feele thy conscience touched with the remembrance of thy sinne.

For although we finde, that God in ma∣ny places of his holy Word, hath promised

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pardon to the penitent; yet we no where read, that euer hee promised to morrowe vnto a sinner.

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