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…

1. First, he that becomes a bloody goad in thy side for thy blessed profession, and because thou followest goodness, is stark mad, and utterly besides himself in matter of salvation. He is as a dead man without all sense of spiritual self murder: now it is extreme weakness, to even thy wit (as they say) with a Bedlam; and barbarous inhumanity, to wreak thy spite upon the dead, and basely to vex a lifeless carcass with braving insultations.

1. First, he that becomes a bloody goad in thy side for thy blessed profession, and because thou followest goodnesse, is starke mad, and vtterly besides himselfe in matter of saluation. Hee is as a dead man without all sense of spirituall selfemurder: now it is extreme weakenesse, to euen thy wit (as they say) with a Bedlam; and barbarous inhumanitie, to wreake thy spite vpon the dead, and basely to vexe a liuelesse carcase with brauing insultations.

2. Thou shouldest most wilfully forsake thine own mercy, and judge thy self more then infinitely unworthy of everlasting life, of any part or portion in the rich, glorious, eternal purchases of His meritorious death; if thou couldest not frankly forgive the greatest wrong of thy greatest enemy upon this ground only; because Jesus Christ hath freely poured out the dearest and warmest blood in his heart, to purchase for thee a worm, and wretch, and while thou wast yet his desperate enemy, pardon and salvation from the endless woes, and damnations of Hell.

2. Thou shouldest most wilfully forsake thine owne mercie, and iudge thy selfe more then infinitely vnworthy of euerlasting life, of any part or portion in the rich, glorious, eternall purchases of His meritorious death; if thou couldest not frankely forgiue the greatest wrong of thy greatest enemy vpon this ground onely; because Iesus Christ hath freely powred out the dearest and warmest blood in his heart, to purchase for thee a worme, and wretch, and while thou wast yet his desperate enemy, pardon and saluation from the endlesse woes, and damnations of Hell.