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…

The former of these the Christian must of necessity entertain, and exercise sometimes with the men of this world; except he will go out of the world, 1. Cor. 5. 10. But the second fellowship is the Saints peculiar The Christian is bound out by the Book of God, the Law of heaven, upon his allegiance to his Lord and Sovereign, and by the common Charter of Gods children, from conversing with delightful intimateness, and from the exchange and exercise of those special passages of dearest acquaintance with profane men, children of darkness, and enemies of God. For these and the like reasons,

The former of these the Christian must of necessitie entertaine, and exercise sometimes with the men of this world; except he will goe out of the world, 1. Cor. 5. 10. But the second fellowship is the Saints peculiar The Christian is bound out by the Booke of God, the Law of heauen, vpon his alleageance to his Lord and Soueraigne, and by the common Charter of Gods children, from conuersing with delightfull intimatenesse, and from the exchange and exercise of those speciall passages of dearest acquaintance with profane men, children of darkenesse, and enemies of God. For these and the like reasons,

1. He thereby incurs a double hazard: The one, of infection with sin: the other, of infliction of punishment.¹

1. He thereby incurres a double hazard: The one, of infection with sinne: the other, of infliction of punishment.¹

1. 1He entangleth himself with access•rives to their sins, danger of infection, •ablenesse to scandal, punishment and shame.