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…

If thus; what infection then from notorious and lewd companions? But above all, in this point the fellowship of the Papist is most pernicious; for by him a man is in danger both of having his understanding and judgement corrupted with heresy; and his life and conversation infected with impiety. There are two steps and passages, as it were, out of the state of profaneness, into the Paradise of Christianity. 1. Illumination of the understanding with saving knowledge. 2. Sanctification of the heart with special grace. Now the Papist labours to pervert and impoyson ⟨p. 78⟩both. For commonly you shall find the Papist to be stigmatized, and branded with a double mark: He receives one immediately from the Beast, a brand of Idolatry: And Satan commonly fastens upon him another special mark, some notorious and scandalous sin in his conversation; as swearing, lying, uncleanness, the vanities of good-fellowship, Sabbath-breaking, or such like. For we must know, that Antichristianism cannot produce sanctification; and therefore you shall commonly find every Papist to lye in some reigning sin; howsoever formal devotion is the highest perfection attainable in that Antichristian state. By Popish company then a man is in danger of corruption, both in his understanding, and conversation: By the lewd, which yet make profession of Gods Trueth, of infection with notoriousness in conditions: By mere civill honest men, and formal Professors, of defection from zeal, and forwardness at the least.

If thus; what infection then from notorious and lewd companions? But aboue all, in this point the fellowship of the Papist is most pernicious; for by him a man is in danger both of hauing his vnderstanding and iudgement corrupted with heresie; and his life and conuersation infected with impiety. There are two steps and passages, as it were, out of the state of prophanenesse, into the Paradise of Christianitie. 1. Illumination of the vnderstanding with sauing knowledge. 2. Sanctification of the heart with speciall grace. Now the Papist labours to peruert and impoyson ⟨p. 78⟩both. For commonly you shall finde the Papist to be stigmatized, and branded with a double marke: Hee receiues one immediately from the Beast, a brand of Idolatry: And Satan commonly fastens vpon him another speciall marke, some notorious and scandalous sinne in his conuersation; as swearing, lying, vncleannesse, the vanities of good-fellowship, Sabbath-breaking, or such like. For we must know, that Antichristianisme cannot produce sanctification; and therefore you shall commonly finde euery Papist to lye in some raigning sinne; howsoeuer formall deuotion is the highest perfection attainable in that Antichristian state. By Popish company then a man is in danger of corruption, both in his vnderstanding, and conuersation: By the lewd, which yet make profession of Gods Trueth, of infection with notoriousnesse in conditions: By meere ciuill honest men, and formall Professors, of defection from zeale, and forwardnesse at the least.