Seven treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, leading…Seuen treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holie Scriptures, leading…

CHAP. 8. Of the description of the daily direction.

I Having now proved,¹ that the word of God setteth out unto us direction for our lives every day: it followeth to show, what this direction is. And although it may in some sort be gathered by that which hath been spoken already, yet to the end we may more clearly see the will of God, and our duties for the §Emore easy guiding of us through every part of our life, I will further lay forth and describe the same. Yet let none think, that I mean to set down to them particularly what actions they shall do every day, for they are for the most part variable, & innumerable (on the six days especially) & therefore impossible to be enjoined; but only such as bind the conscience every day, & cannot without sin be omitted: & yet such, as are neither too many to be learned to ⟨p. 314⟩the troubling of the memory; nor so few, but that they yield great furtherance §Fto the true Christian for the well passing of the day. This daily direction then of a Christian,² is a gathering together of certain rules out of Gods word, by which we may be enabled every day to live according to the will of God, with sound peace: and therefore the following of such direction is a faithful and constant endeavour to please God in all things every day, as long as we live here to the peace of our conscience, and to the glorifying of him. Let this description be opened more plainly, and then I will set down the parts thereof. And before I go further, I think meet to give the Reader to understand, that I set not down this, as prescribing any other direction, then Gods word hath taught: but whereas through common ignorance and §G