After this manner we should walk with the Lord from day to day. And it is one thing required, whereof you are put in mind, when you here that he is every where present, you should ⟨p. 163⟩be present with him upon all occasions, and observe his dealing towards you, and your carriage to him. Every man walks with something continually: now look what a mans mind is busied about most, that he walks with. And indeed, to walk with any thing, is to give it the honour that is due only to GOD. When a man is busy about what men think of him; about his riches and estate, how they ebb and flow, about his credit with men; these are the things that a man walks with. Beloved, you are not to go a step with any thing, except he send you on such an errand, as a Master doth his servant; but you are to walk with him from day to day. It is possible that a man may be in company, and his mind be in another place, and busied about other things: and where his mind is, there he walks. A man may be in the world, and yet his mind and conversation in heaven; as Enoch did the things of this life, and yet he is said to walk with God: if thou doest so, this is a sign that thou lovest GOD; for to walk with a thing, it is the best argument that thou lovest it. Let a man profess never so much love to a friend, if he will not walk with him, it is but in show, and not in truth. If thou wouldest show thy love to God, why doest thou not walk with him? If there be a friend that thou lovest, doest thou not desire to be with him? And when thou art in company with him, is it not a sign also of respect. As when many are together, all go to ⟨p. 164⟩the chief man: so thou must walk with GOD. You know what GOD saith to Abraham, Gen. 17.1. I am God All-sufficient: walk with me, and he thou perfect. Mark here the connection: as if he should say, Abraham, when I desire this, thou shouldest withdraw thy self from all other creatures, and things, to walk with me: know that there is great reason for it, for I am All-sufficient, thou needest no other. If thou hast a friend all-sufficient, hast thou not need to walk with him? But as we showed you, God is in stead of ten thousand friends. A man needs many friends, a friend at Court, a friend at home, a friend abroad, to be there where he himself cannot be: but wheresoever thou goest, the Lord is with thee:
After this manner wee should walke with the Lord from day to day. And it is one thing required, whereof you are put in minde, when you here that he is every where present, you should ⟨p. 163⟩bee present with him upon all occasions, and observe his dealing towards you, and your carriage to him. Every man walkes with something continually: now looke what a mans mind is busied about most, that he walkes with. And indeed, to walke with any thing, is to giue it the honour that is due onely to GOD. When a man is busie about what men thinke of him; about his riches and estate, how they ebbe and flow, about his credit with men; these are the things that a man walkes with. Beloved, you are not to goe a step with any thing, except hee send you on such an errand, as a Master doth his servant; but you are to walke with him from day to day. It is possible that a man may bee in company, and his mind bee in another place, and busied about other things: and where his mind is, there hee walkes. A man may bee in the world, and yet his mind and conversation in heaven; as Enoch did the things of this life, and yet hee is said to walke with God: if thou doest so, this is a signe that thou lovest GOD; for to walke with a thing, it is the best argument that thou lovest it. Let a man professe never so much love to a freind, if he will not walke with him, it is but in shew, and not in truth. If thou wouldest shew thy love to God, why doest thou not walke with him? If there bee a freind that thou lovest, doest thou not desire to bee with him? And when thou art in company with him, is it not a signe also of respect. As when many are together, all goe to ⟨p. 164⟩the chiefe man: so thou must walke with GOD. You know what GOD saith to Abraham, Gen. 17.1. I am God All-sufficient: walke with me, and hee thou perfect. Marke here the connection: as if he should say, Abraham, when I desire this, thou shouldest withdraw thy selfe from all other creatures, and things, to walke with me: know that there is great reason for it, for I am All-sufficient, thou needest no other. If thou hast a friend all-sufficient, hast thou not need to walke with him? But as wee shewed you, God is in stead of ten thousand friends. A man needs many friends, a friend at Court, a friend at home, a friend abroad, to be there where hee himselfe cannot bee: but wheresoever thou goest, the Lord is with thee:
