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…

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.

3. Thirdly, the merciful patience of God himself in forbearing and bearing with infinite wrongs, and dishonours done unto his great Majesty every day, may be a matchless pattern and precedent to us woeful sinners, and worse then nothing, easily to pardon, and patiently to pass by all the provocations of our fellow creatures. How many blasphemous ⟨p. 269⟩mouths are continually open against the Majesty of Heaven? With what damned oaths do they tear and recrucifie the precious body of his glorified Son, that fits at his own right hand? With what monstrous lies, and hateful slanders do they disgrace his Ambassadors, and vilify his chosen? Nay, where shall you find one of those, who have sincerely given their names unto Christ, whose neglected innocency is not trampled upon with the feet of pride and contempt; and whose guiltless fame lies not bleeding under the merciless strokes of intemperate tongues? How many sons and daughters of Belial do horribly, and with an high hand profane his Sabbaths, pollute his Sacraments, and turn their backs upon his Word? How many every