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…

But to my purpose, and to conclude the point; Thou must either with a resolute and everlasting divorce abandon, and abominate thy bosom sin, thy darling delight, to the pit of hell, whence it hath formerly received much enraged sensual poison, to the woeful wasting of thy conscience, and the stronger, and longer barring thee from grace; or else thou must continue an everlasting stranger from all communion and conversing with God; thou shalt never be able to meet him in his Ordinances with true reverence and delight, or look him in the face with comfort at the last day.

But to my purpose, and to conclude the point; Thou must either with a resolute and euerlasting diuorce abandon, and abominate thy bosome sinne, thy darling delight, to the pit of hell, whence it hath formerly receiued much enraged sensuall poison, to the wofull wasting of thy conscience, and the stronger, and longer barring thee from grace; or else thou must continue an euerlasting stranger from all communion and conuersing with God; thou shalt neuer be able to meet him in his Ordinances with true reuerence and delight, or looke him in the face with comfort at the last day.

II. Scorn with an infinite, and triumphant disdain, to¹ serve the mighty Lord of heaven and earth, servilely, slavishly, or formally; for by-respects, private ends, or any thing, save his own sweet, gracious, glorious Self. Hate hypocrisy from the very heart-root: Which foul fiend painting her self more unobservedly in the warm Sun, and shining prosperity of the Gospels flourishing estate with an outward gilt, and superficial tincture, doth with greater variety, and stronger imposture, deceive both mens own souls, and others, in the glorious noon-tide thereof: Nay this great Agent for the Prince of darkness, is so politic and pragmatical, that he prevails too much many times, even in the declination of that glorious Sun, in the disacceptation and damp of profession and forwardness. For though at this day, Professors of the gracious Way be in greatest disgrace with the most; and a drunkard, a swaggering Good-fellow, an Usurer, a son or daughter of Belial, shall find more favour, applause, and approbation with the world, then a man which makes conscience of his ways; so