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…

Neither is this to be reputed an extraordinary revelation, ⟨p. 328⟩or ^aEnthusiasm, without or beside the Word of God (I heartily abominate all Anabaptisticall fooleries and frenzies:) For that which the Spirit so reveals unto our consciences, we our selves may collect and conclude out of Gods Word, upon the conscience of our faith, repentance, other saving endowments and holy graces shining in our souls, and uprightly exercised in our whole conversation. When we by these means have assured our souls, that we are the children of God, which is the testimony of our own renewed spirits; the Spirit of God, as another witness, secondeth and confirmeth this assurance, by divine inspiration, and by sweet motions and feelings of Gods special goodness, and glorious saving presence; and so according to the Apostles phrase, Rom. 8. 16. beareth witness with our spirits. Wherefore if any man presume upon, or pretend any immediate suggestion or revelation, for his spiritual safety, and everlasting well-being, and yet want utterly the testimony of […] renewed conscience to the same purpose; the testimony of universal obedience; of not lying willingly and delightfully in any one known sin; of crucifying the flesh with the affections and lusts, &c. I can give him none but this cold comfort; he is cursedly cozened by the Devils counterfeit glory of an Angel, casting into his abused imagination such groundless conceits, which in time of trial will vanish into nothing, and fly away as a dream.

Neither is this to bee reputed an extraordinary reuelation, ⟨p. 328⟩or ^aEnthusiasme, without or beside the Word of God (I heartily abominate all Anabaptisticall fooleries and phrensies:) For that which the Spirit so reueiles vnto our consciences, we our selues may collect and conclude out of Gods Word, vpon the conscience of our faith, repentance, other sauing endowments and holy graces shining in our soules, and vprightly exercised in our whole conuersation. When wee by these meanes haue assured our soules, that we are the children of God, which is the testimony of our owne renewed spirits; the Spirit of God, as another witnesse, secondeth and confirmeth this assurance, by diuine inspiration, and by sweet motions and feelings of Gods speciall goodnesse, and glorious sauing presence; and so acording to the Apostles phrase,