. Sermons on the following subjects .. . ; by whichmeans they behave with regard to theireverlafling flate, as if there was no fuchthing. Let men look into futurity if theywill, provided they do not flop fhort, andconfine their profpeds to this prefent tran-fitory life. Here they could not eafily beguilty of excefs. The thing is of infiniteimportance to them, and the more theythouglit of the next life, and the morecare they took to qualify themfelves for it,the better would they live now, more com-fortably in themfelves, and more ufefuUyto others: whereas anxiety for the morrow^by leffening th
. Sermons on the following subjects .. . ; by whichmeans they behave with regard to theireverlafling flate, as if there was no fuchthing. Let men look into futurity if theywill, provided they do not flop fhort, andconfine their profpeds to this prefent tran-fitory life. Here they could not eafily beguilty of excefs. The thing is of infiniteimportance to them, and the more theythouglit of the next life, and the morecare they took to qualify themfelves for it,the better would they live now, more com-fortably in themfelves, and more ufefuUyto others: whereas anxiety for the morrow^by leffening their concern for eternity, isan unfpeakable prejudice to them, makesthem adl contrary to the command of theirSaviour, and to the reafon and nature ofthings, fo as to appear in the guife and charader 64 Of thoiightfulnefs for to morrow. Vol. I. charader of the men of this world, morethan like the difciples of Chrift. III. The next thing in order is to in-quire into the reafons of this prohibition,and this I fliall do in my next S E R- Ser. III. Of thoughtfiilnefs for to morrow, 65 SERMON III, Reasons againfl immoderatethoughtfulnefs for the morrow. Matt. vi. 34. Therefore take no thought for the morrow ; for the morrow p^all take thought for the things of it- felf\ fufficient unto the day is the evil thereof I N treating thefe words I I. Laid down the following Propofitionsin order to give you a clearer and largerview of the fubjed:.—The mind of man isftrangely unconfined in its thoughts andoperations—is actuated with a defire of im-mortality—has a natural propenfion or curi-ofity to look into the future events of this Vol. I. F life 66 Of thoughtfiilnefs for to morrow. life—and, by its prudence and care, is ca-pable of making feme provifion for the morecomfortable and ufeful paffing of the timeallotted us here below. Having confideredthefe Propofitions, I II. Proceeded to explain, in fome par-ticulars, the fault here forbidden by our Sa-viour. Then are
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