[I]f thou loiter when thou shouldst labour, thou wilt....

“ [I]f thou loiter when thou shouldst labour, thou wilt lose the crown. O fall to work then speedily and seriously, and bless God that thou hast yet time to do it; and though that which is past cannot be recalled, yet redeem the time now by doubling thy diligence (260). ”

Richard Baxter

From : The Saints' Everlasting Rest