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…

3. Nay, he may change the kind of his bosom sin, in respect of matter, form, object, every way; and yet upon the matter, it is but the exchange of one foul fiend for another. For instance: wantonness may be his sweet sin in youth, and worldliness in old age: revelling in his younger years; down-right drunkenness in his declining time: prodigality may sway in some part of his life; pinching in some other: Hypocrisy may reign at one time; Apostasy at another: furious zeal for one while; profane irreligiousness for another.

3. Nay, he may change the kinde of his bosome sinne, in respect of matter, forme, obiect, euery way; and yet vpon the matter, it is but the exchange of one foule fiend for another. For instance: wantonnesse may bee his sweete sinne in youth, and worldlinesse in old age: reuelling in his yonger yeeres; downe-right drunkennesse in his declining time: prodigalitie may sway in some part of his life; pinching in some other: Hypocrisie may raigne at one time; Apostacie at another: furious zeale for one while; prophane irreligiousnesse for another.

4. When the blasting frosts and feebleness of old age, have with a sottish deadness and listlessness emasculated and wasted the ambitious vigour of his mind, and the boisterous heat of his affections, have dried and drunk up the milk in his breasts, and marrow in his bones; his darling sin may then at length bid him adieu, without any penitent discharge, and he may say unto it, I have no more pleasure in thee. Whereupon he may falsely conclude a mortification, and final conquest over it; a secure deliverance from the guilt and curse of it.

4. When the blasting frosts and feeblenesse of old age, haue with a sott•sh deadnesse and listlesnesse emasculated and wasted the ambitious vigour of his minde, and the boisterous heate of his affections, haue dried and drunke vp the milke in his brests, and marrow in his bones; his darling sin may then at length bid him adieu, without any penitent discharge, and he may say vnto it, I haue no more pleasure in thee. Whereupon hee may falsly conclude a mortification, and finall conquest ouer it; a secure deliuerance from the guilt and curse of it.