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…

Uses: 1. Wouldest thou then have thy little babes thou lovest so dearly, blessed upon earth, truly noble, Gods favourites, meet thee in heaven? Be holy thy Self. Men are very careful and curious to have their seed-corn, and breed of cattle choice, and generous; and will they not endeavour to nurture, manage, and conduct the immortal souls of their children with grace, by godly education, to the highest advancement of which those noble natures are capable, everlasting bliss, fruition of all heavenly joys, world without end?

Vses: 1. Wouldest thou then haue thy little babes thou louest so dearely, blessed vpon earth, truly noble, Gods fauourites, meete thee in heauen? Be holy thy Selfe. Men are very carefull and curious to haue their seed-corne, and breed of cattell choise, and generous; and will they not endeauour to nurture, manage, and conduct the immortall soules of their children with grace, by godly education, to the highest aduancement of which those noble natures are capable, euerlasting blisse, fruition of all heauenly ioyes, world without end?

2. This may also serve to reprove, and correct those covetous Bedlams, that labour more to have their children great, than good; rich, than religious. It is a madness of that kind, which wanteth terms to express it: That a Man should go to Hell himself, and fit his children to follow him, in seeking to establish his house, and raise his posterity, by Sacrilege, Simony, Bribery, Usury, Oppression, Depopulation, or any other course of cruelty, and wrong. For so they lay their ^gfoundation in fire-works, which is able to blow up themselves and their posterity, body and soul, root and branch.

2. This may also serue to reprooue, and correct those couetous Bedlams, that labour more to haue their children great, than good; rich, than religious. It is a madnesse of that kinde, which wanteth termes to expresse it: That a Man should goe to Hell himselfe, and fit his children to follow him, in seeking to establish his house, and raise his posteritie, by Sacriledge, Simony, Bribery, Vsury, Oppression, Depopulation, or any other course of cruelty, and wrong. For so they lay their