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…

In the discharge of which main duty of Christianity utterly neglected by the most, and empoisoned to many, by their resting only in the work wrought, take heed of growing into form, customariness, ^cperfunctoriness, which will most certainly draw the very life-blood and breathing out of those holy businesses; being ever the canker and cutthroat of all true godliness, and gracious acceptation with God. Labour therefore by a reverent recollecting all the powers of thy soul, and fresh renewing and strengthening thy watch at every several time, to preserve heart and spirit in those daily devotions, and family-duties. Which thou shalt the better do, if thou look to, 1. A right disposition before: 2. A spiritual behaviour in the doing: 3. An holy carriage afterward.

In the discharge of which maine dutie of Christianitie vtterly neglected by the most, and empoysoned to many, by their resting only in the worke wrought, take heed of growing into forme, customarinesse, ^cperfunctorinesse, which will most certainely draw the very life-blood and breathing out of those holy businesses; being euer the canker and cutthroate of all true godlinesse, and gracious acceptation with God. Labour therefore by a reuerent recollecting all the powers of thy soule, and fresh renewing and strengthening thy watch at euery seuerall time, to preserue heart and spirit in those daily deuotions, and family-duties. Which thou shalt the better doe, if thou looke to, 1. A right disposition before: 2. A spirituall behauiour in the doing: 3. An holy carriage afterward.

1. cNon ergo de labijs tantummodò tua procedat oratio: Animo totus intend, intra in recessum pectoris tui, totus ingredere. Non te perfunctorium videat ille, cui te placer desideras. Videat quia ex corde oras, ut te ex corde orantem dignetur audire, Ambr. de Sacra. lib. 6. cap. 3.Non ergo de labijs tantummodò tua procedat oratio: Animo totus intende, intra in recessum pectoris tui, totus ingredere. Non te perfunctorium videat ille, cui te placere desideras. Videat quia ex corde oras, vt te ex corde orantem dignetur audire, Ambr. de Sacra. lib. 6. cap. 3.