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…

7. The end also must be answerable in goodness; and by its excellency and attractiveness, inspire amiableness and allurement into all the means leading thereunto, though they should be in their own nature painful and unpleasing. In all thy enterprises and undertakings, thou must have in thine eye principally, that universal aim of all our actions, Gods glory; other wise, let the whole affair be carried never¹ so fairly in the eyes of men; be clothed with never so goodly a show, and glorious outside; yet in respect of acceptation with God, or true comfort to the party, it is no better then the cutting off a Dogs neck. Jehu did right noble and worthy² service, by his resolute rooting out, and courageous cutting off that bloody and idolatrous House of Ahab: and sweet in the nostrils of GOD, was that great sacrifice of Baals Priests: he marched furiously in this holy business, and was very zealous to execute Gods charge in that regard exactly. And yet for all this, all these outward glorious visible conformities to Gods commandment, were to him, but as the killing of a man; because his eye was not upon the right end,³ Gods glory. He principally aimed at the secure settling of the Crown upon his own head, by an utter extinguishment of the Kings family. Had his aim been right, his heart had been as well set against the golden Calves in Dan and Bethel, as his hand and sword against the idolatrous house of Baal; but it was not so, 2. King. 10. 29.

7. The end also must bee answerable in goodnesse; and by its excellency and attractiuenesse, inspire amiablenes and allurement into all the means leading thereunto, though they should be in their owne nature painfull and vnpleasing. In all thy enterprizes and vndertakings, thou must haue in thine eye principally, that vniuersall aime of all our actions, Gods glory; other wise, let the whole affaire bee carried neuer¹ so fairely in the eyes of men; be cloathed with neuer so goodly a show, and glorious outside; yet in respect of acceptation with God, or true comfort to the partie, it is no better then the cutting off a Dogs necke. Iehu did right noble and worthy