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…

Every truly commendable and comfortable action, consists of an absolute integrity of all concurrents and requisites. Or thus: That which is good and lawful, must be entire. ⟨p. 150⟩I mean it in that sense, as our Divines speak of sanctification,¹ which if saving, say they, must be perfect and entire, though not in respect of degrees, yet in respect of parts. Every part and power of body and soul must have its part of sanctification, though no part his full perfection and all degrees, before the dissolution of our earthly tabernacles. Proportionably in the present point; though some mixture of infirmities and imperfections will cleave unto the face of the fairest action (an absolute and unstained purity is incompatible with this unglorified state of mortality;) yet notwithstanding, every several ingredient must be attended, and tempered with its own particular goodness and honesty, and seasonable conformity to the whole; or else the whole action, howsoever right in other respects, is utterly robbed and disrobed of all true splendour, acceptation and grace. A little heaven sours the whole lump: one noxious herb brings death into the pot: The goodliest deed or duty is quite perverted and empoisoned, by the enormity of any one particular requisite. We say truly in the Schools; The conclusion ever follows the worst part: Semblably in morality, the iniquity, defect, and exorbitancy of any one ingredient, denominates the whole action naught.

Euery truly commendable and comfortable action, consists of an absolute integritie of all concurrents and requisites. Or thus: That which is good and lawfull, must be entire. ⟨p. 150⟩I meane it in that sence, as our Diuines speake of sanctification,¹ which if sauing, say they, must be perfect and entire, though not in respect of degrees, yet in respect of parts. Euery part and power of body and soule must haue its part of sanctification, though no part his full perfection and all degrees, before the dissolution of our earthly tabernacles. Proportionably in the present point; though some mixture of infirmities and imperfections will cleaue vnto the face of the fairest action (an absolute and vnstained purity is incompatible with this vnglorified state of mortalitie;) yet notwithstanding, euery seuerall ingredient must bee attended, and tempered with its owne particular goodnesse and honestie, and seasonable conformitie to the whole; or else the whole action, howsoeuer right in other respects, is vtterly robd and disroabed of all true splendour, acceptation and grace. A little heauen sowres the whole lumpe: one noxious hearbe brings death into the pot: The goodliest deed or dutie is quite peruerted and empoysoned, by the enormitie of any one particular requisite. We say truely in the Schooles; The conclusion euer followes the worst part: Semblably in morality, the iniquitie, defect, and exorbitancie of any one ingredient, denominates the whole action naught.