Thursday, June 14, 2007

Puritan Wisdom

On I Peter 1:17 –

"Pass the time. That is, the whole time, for he names no part of time, he will have all, as who made all, who is worthy of all, if it were more and a great deal better, and we owe nothing to any, but to him; we owe the World, Flesh, and Devil nothing: What fruit and joy shall we have to do with that which must again undo or unsay, and vomit up our sweet morsels: Is there any service to the Kings service? Can we spend our time better then in Gods? There is no part of it that God allows to spend in vanity; even our youth must be employed for God, which is the best time of all, when wit is freshest, and the memory best, yea, the whole man every way fitteth to serve God."

– John Rogers, 108.

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