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…

6. Common conceits and corrupt Notions, compounded of gross ignorance, and Popish folly; that a mans good meanings, and good doings, as they ignorantly speak; nay, and as some have said, his day-labour will help him to heaven, and serve his turn for salvation. And if any of these sottish cavillers be questioned, & challenged for the unsoundness of his spiritual state; he will be ready, with absurd rudeness and irksome clamour, to break out into such brags as these: What tell you me of these high points, or trouble me with this new learning? I was never asked thus much before in all my life, and yet the time is to come that ever our Parson threatened to keep me from the Communion: I do no man wrong: I pay every man his own: I am neither ⟨p. 301⟩thief, nor drunkard, nor whoremaster: I live peaceably amongst my neighbours, &c. I know as much as the Preacher can tell me, though he preach out his heart: That I must love God above all, and my neighbour as my self; and that I hope I do, &c. whereas poor blinded soul! he is […] […] pride, ignorance, profaneness, and impenitency, as the skin […], and is smoothly carried hoodwinked by the devil to hell, without all noise, or any contradiction.

6. Common conceits and corrupt Notions, compounded of grosse ignorance, and Popish folly; that a mans good meanings, and good doings, as they ignorantly speake; nay, and as some haue said, his day-labour will helpe him to heauen, and serue his turne for saluation. And if any of these sottish cauillers be questioned, & challenged for the vnsoundnesse of his spirituall state; he will be ready, with absurd rudenesse and irkesome clamour, to breake out into such brags as these: What tell you mee of these high points, or trouble mee with this new learning? I was neuer asked thus much before in all my life, and yet the time is to come that euer our Parson threatned to keepe me from the Communion: I doe no man wrong: I pay euery man his owne: I am neither ⟨p. 301⟩thiefe, nor drunkard, nor whoremaster: I liue peaceably amongst my neighbours, &c. I know as much as the Preacher can tell me, though he preach out his heart: That I must loue God aboue all, and my neighbour as my selfe; and that I hope I doe, &c. whereas poore blinded soule! hee is 〈…〉 〈…〉 pride, ignorance, prophanenesse, and impenitencie, as the skin , and is moothly carried hoodwinckt by the diuell to hell, without all noyse, or any contradiction.