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. Of expediency for him that heareth: when he is any way in danger of injury or infection, from the cunning, or corruption of the party spoken of. For instance: Thou discernest and observest some sly, smooth companion, under a cloak of Profession, and formal colour of conformity to the best things, to insinuate into liking and acceptation with thine ususpecting Christian friend: whereupon thou foreseest, that if he go on without notice and discovery, and get once within him; a thousand to one, at length he will either cunningly prey upon him, or cursedly betray him. Now in this case, thou mayest lawfully lay out such a counterfeit in his colours, and for prevention of the mischief which might ensue upon such a dangerous insinuation, disclose unto thy friend his hollowness and halting, and that lewdness ⟨p. 142⟩and knavery which he guilds over in the mean time, with a veil of seeming, and varnish of hypocrisy; but is wont, when once he hath attained his end, or acted his villainy, to throw away his visor. For such fellows there are abroad in the world, who purposely mix and join themselves with Gods children, hang upon, and adhere unto true Christians, as men from whom by reason of the singleness of their hearts, and charitable unsuspiciousness, they may either directly or by accident suck out the greatest advantage.

2. Of expediencie for him that heareth: when he is any way in danger of iniurie or infection, from the cunning, or corruption of the partie spoken of. For instance: Thou discernest and obseruest some slie, smooth companion, vnder a cloake of Profession, and formall colour of conformitie to the best things, to insinuate into liking and acceptation with thine vsuspecting Christian friend: whereupon thou foreseest, that if hee goe on without notice and discouerie, and get once within him; a thousand to one, at length hee will either cunningly prey vpon him, or cursedly betray him. Now in this case, thou maist lawfully lay out such a counterfeit in his colours, and for preuention of the mischiefe which might ensue vpon such a dangerous insinuation, disclose vnto thy friend his hollownesse and halting, and that lewdnesse ⟨p. 142⟩and knauerie which he guilds ouer in the meane time, with a vaile of seeming, and vernish of hypocrisie; but is woont, when once hee hath attained his end, or acted his villany, to throw away his vizor. For such fellowes there are abroad in the world, who purposely mixe and ioyne themselues with Gods children, hang vpon, and adhere vnto true Christians, as men from whom by reason of the singlenesse of their hearts, and charitable vnsuspiciousnesse, they may either directly or by accident sucke out the greatest aduantage.