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. By Dogs, we see, are meant obstinate enemies, that maliciously¹ revile the Ministry of the Word, the Doctrine of God, and the Messengers thereof; who do not only tread the words of instruction and reproof under foot, but also turn again, and all to rend the Teachers, and furiously fly in the face of those who fairly tell them of their faults. Consider this and tremble, all ye that are become scornful and furious opposites to the power and purity of the Word, and bloody goads in the sides of the faithfullest Ministers. Alas, poor wretches, forlorn Caitiffs, you cast your selves desperately into that accursed and horrible condition, that every good man is bound in conscience not to afford you so much as an admonition, or reproof, or a caveat to prevent those curses which are coming upon you. And you wilfully draw upon your own heads that most fearful doom from Gods Spirit, and from the Church of God; He that is filthy, ²let him be filthy still. He that is a Swine, let him be Swinish still. He that rails against the power of Grace, let him continue still a mad Dog. He that sets himself maliciously ⟨p. 116⟩against the Ministry of the Word; let that man receive no comfort or benefit by the Word of Life. If he will needs, let him roar still, swagger, be drunk, despair, die, and be damned.

1. By Dogs, we see, are meant obstinate enemies, that maliciously¹ reuile the Ministery of the Word, the Doctrine of God, and the Messengers thereof; who doe not onely tread the words of instruction and reproofe vnder foote, but also turne againe, and all to rend the Teachers, and furiously flie in the face of those who fairely tell them of their faults. Consider this and tremble, all yee that are become scornefull and furious opposites to the power and purity of the Word, and bloody goades in the sides of the faithfullest Ministers. Alas, poore wretches, forlorne Caitifes, you cast your selues desperately into that accursed and horrible condition, that euery good man is bound in conscience not to affoord you so much as an admonition, or reproofe, or a caueat to preuent those curses which are comming vpon you. And you wilfully draw vpon your owne heads that most fearefull doome from Gods Spirit, and from the Church of God; He that is filthy,