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…

though he have ever in a readiness all the Angels in Heaven, all the Devils in Hell, all the Creatures in the World; nay, the very hands and consciences of profane wretches, and all that provoke the eyes of his Glory with their pollutions, to be the instruments and executioners of his just wrath upon their sin; yet, I say, our gracious God opposes his infinite patience against all these restless outrageous provocations. He sweetly and fairly tempers and moderates in the mean time his most just & causefull indignation, to see if the bountifulness of his forbearance & long-suffering will lead them to repentance. ⟨p. 103⟩Be thou then for ever ashamed to take on for every trifle; to break patience upon every trivial provocation; to turn Lyon in thine own house, and which is common in carnal worldlings, to rage with extreme folly and baseness against thy wife, children, servants, cattle, or any thing that comes in thy way, for every cross accident, worldly loss, domesticall miscarriage: nay, many times to torture thine own heart, and trouble others in this kind upon meet mis-takings, groundless surmises, and misconstructions: but rather take this gracious lesson from the Lord Jesus his own mouth, Math. 11. 29. Learn of me, for I am lowly of heart; and an example of patience from his first Martyr, Act. 7. 60. Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.

though he haue euer in a readinesse all the Angels in Heauen, all the Diuels in Hell, all the Creatures in the World; nay, the very hands and consciences of prophane wretches, and all that prouoke the eyes of his Glory with their pollutions, to be the instruments and executioners of his iust wrath vpon their sinne; yet, I say, our gracious God opposes his infinite patience against all these restlesse outragious prouocations. Hee sweetly and fairely tempers and moderates in the meane time his most iust & causefull indignation, to see if the bountifulnesse of his forbearance & long-suffering will leade them to repentance. ⟨p. 103⟩Be thou then for euer ashamed to take on for euery trifle; to breake patience vpon euery triuiall prouocation; to turne Lyon in thine owne house, and which is common in carnall worldlings, to rage with extreme folly and basenesse against thy wife, children, seruants, cattell, or any thing that comes in thy way, for euery crosse accident, worldly losse, domesticall miscarriage: nay, many times to torture thine owne heart, and trouble others in this kinde vpon meete mis-takings, groundlesse surmizes, and misconstructions: but rather take this gracious lesson from the Lord Iesus his owne mouth,