"Live while you live, the epicure would say, And seize the pleasures of the present day; Live while you live the sacred preacher cries, And give to God each moment as it flies. Lord, in my views let both united be; I live to pleasure when I live to thee."

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Source : Philip Doddridge, Andrew Kippis (1807). “The family expositor: or, A paraphrase and version of the New Testament; with critical notes, and a practical improvement of each section ...”, p.32

Philip Doddridge

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