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…

4. Those, who being convinced of the truth, and goodness of the Gospel, and approving in their judgement and conscience, the power and practise of it, as the only way to everlasting bliss; but then reflecting their carnal eyes upon the furious enticings of their darling sins, and by the touchstone of sense comparing the pleasures of these, which they presently grasp, with the spiritual strictness, and promised joys of the other; stand infinitely unresolved, and desperately obstinate, by no means, upon no terms to leave the present sensual joys of their earthly paradise: but rather choose even in their cold blood, to turn their backs upon God blessed for ever, his holy truth, service, servants, and all the glory in the World to come. And then by good consequence, having thus subscribed and sealed by an irrevocable resolution, and sworn vassalage to be Satan's for ever, and for ever to stand on his side, receive into their hearts an inward¹ certificate, that they are utterly forsaken of God, and shall be certainly damned. Whereupon they turn even ⟨p. 297⟩young devils; (they shall have their perfection in hell) boil inwardly with much malicious blasphemous rage against God, whom they have renounced; persecute with implacable spite, the blessed Gospel and glorious ways of Christ, which they have so desperately rejected; and gnash the teeth, like so many already hellish Fiends, against all those happy Ones, whom they see walk with constancy and comfort in that holy way, to innumerable joys; which they with certain knowledge of their heart, and against the clear light of their conscience, have wretchedly abandoned for ever: And so sin against the holy Ghost.

4. Those, who being conuinced of the truth, and goodnesse of the Gospell, and approouing in their iudgement and conscience, the power and practise of it, as the onely way to euerlasting blisse; but then reflecting their carnall eyes vpon the furious entisings of their darling sinnes, and by the touchstone of sense comparing the pleasures of these, which they presently graspe, with the spirituall strictnesse, and promised ioyes of the other; stand infinitely vnresolued, and desperately obstinate, by no meanes, vpon no termes to leaue the present sensuall ioyes of their earthly paradise: but rather choose euen in their cold blood, to turne their backes vpon God blessed for euer, his holy truth, seruice, seruants, and all the glory in the World to come. And then by good consequence, hauing thus subscribed and sealed by an irreuocable resolution, and sworne vassalage to bee Satans for euer, and for euer to stand on his side, receiue into their hearts an inward