Some general directions for a comfortable walking with God delivered in the lecture at…Some generall directions for a comfortable walking with God deliuered in the lecture at…

Let their money perish with them, who esteem all the gold in the World, worth one days society with Jesus Christ, and his holy Spirit, ^csaid that Noble Marquess of Vico, well skilled and experienced in an heavenly conversing with his God.

Let their money perish with them, who esteeme all the gold in the World, worth one dayes societie with Iesus Christ, and his holy Spirit, ^csaid that Noble Marquesse of Vico, well skilled and experienced in an heauenly conuersing with his God.

1. cThe life of Galearius. chap. 28.

Reas. 1. And it must needs be so: For howsoever natural men and worldlings, out of their obnoxiousness, and secret terrors, slavishly retire, do not willingly, neither dare they draw near to that God, which to them is a consuming ¹fire; yet all those, who have truly tasted how gracious and glorious he is, shall find their hearts, out of a secret sense of Gods love unto them first, kindlily inflamed with infinite desire to live under the comfortable influence of his pleased countenance, to enjoy his holy Majesty with constant peace, and an humble spiritual access and acquaintance ⟨p. 31⟩continually. His spirit of Prayer, infinite love, exercise of repentance, temptations and troubles from Satan; pressures and oppressions from the World, loss of inward peace, faintness of Faith, want of spiritual strength, assault of some special sin, sweetness of meditation, daily favours showered down upon him without number, and above measure; forethought of the great and last Account, motions of the blessed Spirit, spiritual desertion, &c. but above all, the inexplicable blessedness, goodness, and excellency of that highest Majesty it self, drives him to his God many times a day.