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…

But to descend with thee more punctually to some particulars: Tell me truly, thou which hast given thy name to Christ in truth; what it is that troubles thee? what is it that still detains thine heavy heart, in the chains and fetters of horror and sadness; and locks it up so long from the entrance and entertainment of spiritual lightsomeness and joy? And if I be not able to confront and confound it, by some well-grounded counter-comfort and Antidote, out of the Oracle of truth; if I be not able to discover it to be a self-created cross; and to dissolve it into an imaginary and groundless fancy, by the light of the Word; then walk heavily still. Only believe the Prophets, and thou shalt prosper. Thou must then be contented to be counselled by the faithful Physicians of thy soul; who can show unto man his uprightness, and are instructed unto the kingdom of heaven; especially fetching all their prescriptions, receipts, and counterpoisons, out of the rich Treasury of the Book of Life:

But to descend with thee more punctually to some particulars: Tell mee truly, thou which hast giuen thy name to Christ in truth; what it is that troubles thee? what is it that still detaines thine heauy heart, in the chaines and fetters of horrour and sadnesse; and lockes it vp so long from the entrance and entertainement of spirituall lightsomenesse and ioy? And if I bee not able to confront and confound it, by some well-grounded counter-comfort and Antidote, out of the Oracle of truth; if I be not able to discouer it to bee a selfe-created crosse; and to dissolue it into an imaginary and groundlesse fancie, by the light of the Word; then walke heauily still. Onely beleeue the Prophets, and thou shalt prosper. Thou must then bee contented to be counselled by the faithfull Physicions of thy soule; who can shew vnto man his vprightnesse, and are instructed vnto the kingdome of heauen; especially fetching all their prescriptions, receits, and counterpoysons, out of the rich Treasurie of the Booke of Life:

Thou must learn;

Thou must learne;