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…

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.

Reas. 1. And it must needs be so: For howsoeuer naturall men and worldlings, out of their obnoxiousnesse, and secret terrors, slauishly retyre, doe not willingly, neither dare they draw neere to that God, which to them is a consuming ¹fire; yet all those, who haue truly tasted how gracious and glorious he is, shall find their hearts, out of a secret sence of Gods loue vnto them first, kindlily inflamed with infinite desire to liue vnder the comfortable influence of his pleased countenance, to enioy his holy Maiestie with constant peace, and an humble spirituall accesse and acquaintance ⟨p. 31⟩continually. His spirit of Prayer, infinite loue, exercise of repentance, temptations and troubles from Satan; pressures and oppressions from the World, losse of inward peace, faintnesse of Faith, want of spirituall strength, assault of some speciall sinne, sweetnesse of meditation, daily fauours showred downe vpon him without number, and aboue measure; sorethought of the great and last Account, motions of the blessed Spirit, spirituall desertion, &c. but aboue all, the inexplicable blessdnesse, goodnesse, and excellency of that highest Maiestie it selfe, driues him to his God many times a day.