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…

But on the other side, consciousness of having held an unfeigned fruitful correspondence and communion with Gods people; the only excellent Ones, by all nearest and dearest engagements and Obligations of a profitable and comfortable ⟨p. 192⟩fellowship in the Gospel, and mutual intercourse of godly conference, heavenly counsel, spiritual encouragements, consideration one of another, confirmation in grace, and well-grounded testification of meeting together in heaven, will incomparably more refresh the trembling heart of a dying man, than if he had been crowned all his life long, with the Imperial glory of all earthly kingdoms. And in the mean time there is nothing in this world to be admired, but the illustrious splendour of heavenly graces, shed and shining from Gods merciful Throne, by his sanctifying Spirit, into the souls of the Saints. Neither any thing so to be desired, no such prerogative and Paradise in this vale of tears; as a mutual communicating of their divine brightness, and the sweet joy issuing thence, a very glimpse and earnest of everlasting glory, to the humble hearts one of another.

But on the other side, consciousnesse of hauing held an vnfained fruitfull correspondence and communion with Gods people; the onely excellent Ones, by all neerest and dearest engagements and Obligations of a profitable and comfortable ⟨p. 192⟩fellowship in the Gospell, and mutuall entercourse of godly conference, heauenly counsell, spirituall encouragements, consideration one of another, confirmation in grace, and well-grounded testification of meeting together in heauen, will incomparably more refresh the trembling heart of a dying man, than if he had been crowned all his life long, with the Imperiall glory of all earthly kingdomes. And in the meane time there is nothing in this world to be admired, but the illustrious splendour of heauenly graces, shed and shining from Gods mercifull Throne, by his sanctifying Spirit, into the soules of the Saints. Neither any thing so to bee desired, no such prerogatiue and Paradise in this vale of teares; as a mutuall communicating of their diuine brightnesse, and the sweete ioy issuing thence, a very glimpse and earnest of euerlasting glory, to the humble hearts one of another.