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I. TO BE SOBER MINDED IS TO BE —

1. Thoughtful and considerate, in opposition to giddiness and levity of disposition.

2. Humble and diffident in opposition to an assuming and self-sufficient spirit.

3. Temperate and self-denied, in opposition to the unrestrained indulgence of the passions.

4. To give an habitual preference to eternal over temporal things.

5. That we never put off to a future period that which ought to be done now.

II. REASONS FOR URGING TO SOBER MINDEDNESS.

1. You are reasonable creatures, and it is the office of reason to govern the passions, etc.

2. You are guilty creatures, but the means of salvation are placed within your reach.

3. You are dying and accountable creatures, but the means of eternal happiness are enjoyed only in this world.

(W. Peddle.)

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KJV: Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.

WEB: Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded;