The Preciousness of Time (Part 9)

I didn't post on this series for some time now, but here is the second to the final one. Enjoy!

"2. Be especially careful to improve those parts of time which are most precious. Though all time is very precious, yet some parts are more previous than others; as, particularly, holy time is more precious than common time. Such time is of great advantage for our everlasting welfare; therefore, above all, improve your Sabbaths, and especially the time of public worship, which is the most precious part. Lose it not neither in sleep, or in carelessness, inattention, and wandering imaginations. How sottish are they who waste away, not only their common, but holy time, yea the very season of attendance on the holy ordinances of God!—The time of youth is precious, on many accounts. Therefore, if you be in the enjoyment of this time, take heed that you improve it. Let not the precious days and years of youth slip away without improvement. A time of the strivings of God’s Spirit is more precious than other time. Then God is near; and we are directed, in Isa . lv. 6. ‘To seek the Lord while he may be found, and to call upon him while he is near.’ Such especially is an accepted time, and a day of salvation; 2 Cor. vi. 2. ‘I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in a day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.’"