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…

1. Some there may be, who being weak and worthless,¹ yet vain-glorious, and over-greedy of reputation, finding, that they find no such acceptation and applause with worldlings, by reason of their worthlessness, and that natural men entertain them not with that estimation and account proportionable to their proud expectation; and conceiving also, that by their association, and siding with the Saints, (who in preciousness of regard, and dearness of love, ever infinitely prefer the poorest Christian before the proudest Nimrod) (for one Lark is worth a thousand Kites) they shall be prized above vulgar esteem, and ordinary valuation, purposely put on a visor of outward conformity to the courses of Christianity, that thereby they may procure and purchase some special credit, and remarkable respect, and with some at least, be accounted some body in the world.

1. Some there may be, who being weake and worthlesse,¹ yet vaine-glorious, and ouer-greedy of reputation, finding, that they finde no such acceptation and applause with worldlings, by reason of their worthlesnesse, and that naturall men entertaine them not with that estimation and account proportionable to their proud expectation; and conceiuing also, that by their association, and siding with the Saints, (who in preciousnesse of regard, and dearenesse of loue, euer infinitely preferre the poorest Christian before the proudest Nimrod) (for one Larke is worth a thousand Kites) they shall be prized aboue vulgar esteeme, and ordinary valuation, purposely put on a vizour of outward conformity to the courses of Christianity, that thereby they may procure and purchase some speciall credit, and remarkable respect, and with some at least, bee accounted some body in the world.

1. 1Simon Magus having been famous by his Magical miracles, now vanishing before the light of the Gospel▪ conforms to the outward worship of God, in receiving the Sacrament, and •resseth into the company of the Apostles, that he might continue the applause, and admiration of himself, by a new way, the former failing, even by the miraculous gifts of the holy Ghost, which he wickedly offers to buy for money.