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…

2. As the Christian incurs by the company of profane men, evident hazard, either of infection with their sins, if they be notorious; or defection from zeal, and forwardness, if they be something more tolerable and formal: so he is every hour which he is in their company, without a warrantable calling, and just dispensation out of the Word, and from a good conscience, in great danger of being involved within the flames of the just confusions, and inwrapped within the compass of those outward curses and plagues which Gods indignation inkindles and inflicts upon wicked men. All profane men, being unreconciled to God, are every moment liable to all those miseries and fearful judgements, which either man or devil, any of Gods creatures, or his own immediate hand can bring upon them: They are only respited and reserved by Gods mercy, and deferred only unto those opportunities and seasons, which seem best and fittest to his holy Wisdom. Now, if when they light upon them (as they may justly at any time) any of Gods Children be found amongst them unwarrantably and delightfully, it is righteous with God, that he receive his portion ⟨p. 79⟩amongst them at that time, and be fearfully infolded within the fury of the greatest temporal visitation. It is righteous with God, that if his own Child will needs be unwarrantably¹ familiar with his enemy, that he also be partaker of any temporal plague, especially with his enemy, even to the loss sometimes of his natural life. Take then I beseech you the holy counsel of the blessed Apostle, Eph. 5. 7. Be not therefore companions with them: And let his reason fright you out of their company: Let no man deceive you (saith he) with vain ^*words: for, for such things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. [For such things] to wit, fornication, uncleanness, covetousness, filthiness, foolish talking, jesting, and such like. Take heed therefore of conversing with the practisers of these uncomely things.

2. As the Christian incurres by the company of prophane men, euident hazard, either of infection with their sinnes, if they bee notorious; or defection from zeale, and forwardnesse, if they be something more tolerable and formall: so he is euery houre which hee is in their company, without a warrantable calling, and iust dispensation out of the Word, and from a good conscience, in great danger of being inuolued within the flames of the iust confusions, and inwrapt within the compasse of those outward curses and plagues which Gods indignation inkindles and inflicts vpon wicked men. All prophane men, being vnreconciled to God, are euery moment liable to all those miseries and fearefull iudgements, which either man or deuill, any of Gods creatures, or his owne immediate hand can bring vpon them: They are onely respited and reserued by Gods mercy, and deferred onely vnto those opportunities and seasons, which seeme best and fittest to his holy Wisedome. Now, if when they light vpon them (as they may iustly at any time) any of Gods Children bee found amongst them vnwarrantably and delightfully, it is righteous with God, that he receiue his portion