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. For the first: 1. Come not before God with any sin lying upon thy conscience unrepented of, or delighted in, see Psal. 66. 18. 2. Neither with passion, wrath, or heartburning against ^dany. 3. Stir up and quicken the activeness, and particular apprehensions of thy ^eFaith, about the things desired and deprecated. In a word, in the Apostles words, for that is my meaning; ^*Lift up holy hands without ⟨p. 68⟩wrath and doubting. Bring, 1. Resolution against all sin, in respect of God: 2. Peace and appeased passions, in respect of men: 3. Assurance to be heard, in respect of thy self. Or thus: Before thou fall upon thy knees, shake off three empoisoning and heavy hindrances, which will clog and clip the wings of thy prayers, that they will never be able to ascend up unto Heaven: sin, anger, distrust: And possess thy heart of three excellent helps, and inflaming furtherances: 1. A right apprehension of Gods dreadfulness, purity, power, &c. 2. A true sense of thy own vileness, abominableness, nothingness, &c. 3. A hearty survey of the infiniteness, and unexpressablenesse of Gods bounty, blessings, and many compassionate forbearances towards thee.

1. For the first: 1. Come not before God with any sinne lying vpon thy conscience vnrepented of, or delighted in, see Psal. 66. 18. 2. Neither with passion, wrath, or heartburning against ^dany. 3. Stirre vp and quicken the actiuenesse, and particular apprehensions of thy ^eFaith, about the things desired and deprecated. In a word, in the Apostles words, for that is my meaning; ^*Lift vp holy hands without