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…

5. If ever thou wast so sick, as out of extremity to receive sentence of death against thy self, and despair of recovery; if thy conscience was stirring, this sin affrighted thee most, and gave the deadliest blow to drive thee to final despair. And if thou shouldest die in it without repentance, which God forbid, it would infuse most hellish vigour, ⟨p. 37⟩and venom, into the never-dying worm, which would thereby more mightily gnaw upon thy conscience, through all eternity. If ever the sword of the Spirit shall cleave it from thy bosom, which is infinitely to be desired, and strike through thy sensual heart with true remorse, it will cost thee the bitterest tears, most sighs, and deepest groans.

5. If euer thou wast so sicke, as out of extremitie to receiue sentence of death against thy selfe, and despaire of recouerie; if thy conscience was stirring, this sinne afrighted thee most, and gaue the deadliest blow to driue thee to finall despaire. And if thou shouldest die in it without repentance, which God forbid, it would infuse most hellish vigor, ⟨p. 37⟩and venome, into the neuer-dying worme, which would thereby more mightily gnaw vpon thy conscience, thorow all eternitie. If euer the sword of the Spirit shall cleaue it from thy bosome, which is infinitely to bee desired, and strike thorow thy sensuall heart with true remorse, it will cost thee the bitterest teares, most sighes, and deepest groanes.

6. It is that, which thou art loathest, and wouldst least be acknowne of. If it were possible, thou couldest be well content, that no John Baptist should ever hear of thy Herodias. And therefore thou bearest thy brains, and improvest thy wit, to devise (if it be capable of daubing) distinctions, evasions, excuses, extenuations, whole cart-loads of fig-leaves, to colour and cloak this soul Fiend, though favourite to thy bewitched soul.

6. It is that, which thou art lothest, and wouldst least be acknowne of. If it were possible, thou couldest be well content, that no Iohn Baptist should euer heare of thy Herodias. And therefore thou bearest thy braines, and improouest thy wit, to deuise (if it be capable of dawbing) distinctions, euasions, excuses, extenuations, whole cart-loades of fig-leaues, to colour and cloke this soule Fiend, though fauourite to thy bewitched soule.