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…

For conclusion, let me advise and forewarn with as great earnestness and heartiness as I can possibly, all Gods Children, that as they tender and prefer infinitely a pure heart, an heavenly mind, that unvaluable Jewell of a peaceable conscience, and that sweetest life, walking with their God, before a world of gold; they would watch over themselves very extraordinarily, and with singular care and heedfulness, in the use and enjoyment of things lawful in their own nature; yet by our corruption, capable of inordinateness and excess, such as are meat, drink, sleep, apparel, marriage, visitations, recreations, &c. For moe, saith a worthy Divine, perish with preposterous following of lawful things, then by unlawful courses. Soft sands swallow moe ships, then hard rocks split asunder. How soever, sure I am, Christians are in more danger of being spiritually undone by a sly insinuation and ensnarement of licentiousness and immoderation in such lawful things; then by the gross assault of foul sins, and temptations to do notoriously. For,

For conclusion, let me aduise and forewarne with as great earnestnesse and heartinesse as I can possibly, all Gods Children, that as they tender and preferre infinitely a pure heart, an heauenly minde, that vnualuable Iewell of a peaceable conscience, and that sweetest life, walking with their God, before a world of gold; they would watch ouer themselues very extraordinarily, and with singular care and heedfulnesse, in the vse and enioyment of things lawfull in their owne nature; yet by our corruption, capable of inordinatenesse and excesse, such as are meate, drinke, sleepe, apparell, marriage, visitations, recreations, &c. For moe, saith a worthy Diuine, perish with preposterous following of lawfull things, then by vnlawfull courses. Soft sands swallow moe ships, then hard rockes split asunder. How soeuer, sure I am, Christians are in more danger of being spiritually vndone by a slie infinuation and ensnarement of licentiousnesse and immoderation in such lawfull things; then by the grosse assault of foule sinnes, and temptations to doe notoriously. For,

1. A sanctified heart will generously rise, and resist with resolution against the invasion and grieflinesse of any work of darkness; which by its enormity wastes the conscience; as adultery, murder, swearing, profaning of the Lords Day, usury, bribery, speculative wantonness, idleness, &c. which it may too often be insensibly seized upon, and surprised by an excessive sinful delight, in things unsinful in themselves; yet empoisoned unto us, by the venom of our