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…

Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee. Whereas, in deed and truth, righteous Job was right nobly minded, tender-hearted, charitable, bountiful; as appears by his confident contestation to the contrary, Job 31. 16, &c. If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail: or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof: If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering: If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my Sheep: if I have lift up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate: then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.

Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden feare troubleth thee. Wheras, in deed and truth, righteous Iob was right nobly minded, tender-hearted, charitable, bountifull; as appeares by his confident contestation to the contrary, Iob 31. 16, &c. If I haue withheld the poore from their desire, or haue caused the eyes of the widdow to faile: or haue eaten my morsell myselfe alone, and the fatherlesse hath not eaten thereof: If I haue seene any perish for want of cloathing, or any poore without couering: If his loynes haue not blessed me, and if hee were not warmed with the fleece of my Sheepe: if I haue lift vp my hand against the fatherlesse, when I saw my helpe in the gate: then let mine arme fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arme be broken from the bone.

Thus many times an imputation of worldliness, hardheartedness, unhospitalitie, &c. is laid upon Gods children, without all cause, truth, or conscience; occasioned, as I conceive, (for I desire to discover unto you a depth of Satan's malice in this point,) partly from the parties accusing and slandering; partly from the parties accused and slandered.

Thus many times an imputation of worldlinesse, hardheartednesse, vnhospitalitie, &c. is layd vpon Gods children, without all cause, truth, or conscience; occasioned, as I conceiue, (for I desire to discouer vnto you a depth of Satans malice in this point,) partly from the parties accusing and slandering; partly from the parties accused and slandered.