"Just so is the case of many; God gives them precious time in which they are to provide for a kingdom, and they waste this time of life and cut it all into chips. Let this excite violence in the things of God. It is the main errand of our living here..."
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Thomas Watson (Puritan)
Thomas Watson (c. 1620 – 1686) was an English, non-conformist, Puritan preacher and author.
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