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…

Now besides my blessed change thus qualified, and this glorious work of the Holy Ghost upon my soul; by the help of God, I have stood at the staves end with the darling pleasure and minion delight of my former damned time ever since I was new borne: I have ever since made conscience of all sin, and to perform all holy duties: I have had respect to all Gods Commandments, and all his Ordinances: I have loved dearly my blessed Lord, and all things that belong unto him; His Titles, Attributes, creatures, works of Justice and Mercy; His Word, Sacraments, Sabbaths, Ministers, Services, Children, Presence, Corrections, Coming: I have since delighted in the Saints, the only excellent Ones upon ¹earth, whom I heartily hated before: I have daily, with as great earnestness and fervency, as my poor dull heart could possibly, complained, and cried unto my God in Prayer ⟨p. 315⟩against mine own sins, passionate distempers, rebellious risings, the malice of Satan, the allurements of the world, corruptions of the times, the cruelties of strange injections and horrible temptations, my many and often failings, frailties, and imperfections. Upon due and impartial examination, I have happily rid mine hands of all that consuming pelf, which any way crept into mine estate, by wicked & wrongful means in the days of mine iniquity. (For scarce any man in the state of nature, but deals falsely in one kind or other.) I have desired and endeavoured to adorn my profession, as well with works of justice, mercy, and truth, as by the outward acts of piety: Herein I have exercised my self, to have ²always a good conscience, void of offence, toward God and toward man, &c.

Now besides my blessed change thus qualified, and this glorious worke of the Holy Ghost vpon my soule; by the helpe of God, I haue stood at the staues end with the darling pleasure and minion delight of my former damned time euer since I was new borne: I haue euer since made conscience of all sinne, and to performe all holy duties: I haue had respect to all Gods Commandements, and all his Ordinances: I haue loued dearely my blessed Lord, and all things that belong vnto him; His Titles, Attributes, creatures, workes of Iustice and Mercy; His Word, Sacraments, Sabbaths, Ministers, Seruices, Children, Presence, Corrections, Comming: I haue since delighted in the Saints, the onely excellent Ones vpon