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…

Nay, all that while, abominable and beastly wretches that we were, we set our selves with sensual rage, against the very face of heaven, lay in actual high Treason, and bore Arms in open Rebellion against that dreadful Majesty, which might most justly every moment of that woeful time have arrested us with death, arraigned us at the Bar of his Justice, and thrown us down into hell. What manner of persons then I pray you ought we to be, in the short remainder of those few and evil days which are behind? Even to employ and improve the utmost possibility of all our natural acquired and gracious parts, our credit, calling, outward state, all our power, means, occasions, advantages, to win and work out glory unto God, enlargement of Christs Kingdom, confusion to the devils dominion, conversion of others, comfort unto our own poor souls against our ending hour. A fellow that hath loitered a great part of the day in his journey, or business, and yet must needs reach home and finish his task, will toil and sweat at it towards night, double his pains, and put all his strength unto it: so we having not only been slack in our business about Gods service, and slow in the way to heaven, but even for many ⟨p. 164⟩years, perhaps, run in a quite contrary course, and done the devils work, must now towards the night of our natural life, and the conclusion of the short span thereof, spare no pains, double our diligence, press hard to the Price of the high calling, quit our selves like men, and be strong, with an holy violence lay hold upon the Kingdom of heaven, with all zeal, courage, and resolution, labour to redeem the time past, for the days are evil; and our particular doom for eternity of joys, or woes; pleasures or pains, draws on apace, and is even at the door.

Nay, all that while, abominable and beastly wretches that wee were, wee set our selues with sensuall rage, against the very face of heauen, lay in actuall high Treason, and bore Armes in open Rebellion against that dreadfull Maiestie, which might most iustly euery moment of that wofull time haue arrested vs with death, arraigned vs at the Barre of his Iustice, and throwne vs down into hell. What manner of persons then I pray you ought wee to be, in the short remainder of those few and euill dayes which are behind? Euen to imploy and improoue the vtmost possibilitie of all our naturall acquired and gracious parts, our credit, calling, outward state, all our power, means, occasions, aduantages, to win and worke out glory vnto God, enlargement of Christs Kingdome, confusion to the deuils dominion, conuersion of others, comfort vnto our owne poore soules against our ending houre. A fellow that hath loytered a great part of the day in his iourney, or businesse, and yet must needes reach home and finish his taske, will toile and sweat at it towards night, double his paines, and put all his strength vnto it: so we hauing not only been slacke in our businesse about Gods seruice, and slow in the way to heauen, but euen for many