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…

Here then he woefully fails and forgets himself in a distrustful under-prizing Gods incomprehensible greatness, Almighty mercy, unlimited liberality and freeness of his love. He is in this case, not so much to consider, what is fit for him to receive, as convenient for the ability and bounty of so great and good a God▪ as the mighty Lord of Heaven and earth to give; who, as I told you before upon other occasion, doth all things like Himself. If he build, he makes a world. If he be angry with the world, he sends a flood over the face of the whole earth. If he goes out with the Armies of the Saints, he makes the Sun stand still, the Stars to fight, the Seas to swallow up the most dreadful Armadoes. If he love; the precious hearts blood of his own Son is not too dear. If he deliver any man, He pulls him out of the hand of the Prince of darkness; ⟨p. 386⟩and frees him from everlasting flames. If any become his Favourite through Christs mediation, He will make him a King, give him a Paradise, and set a Crown of eternity upon his head. Earthly Princes at their pleasures ennoble those they love, with Dukedoms, Marquesdomes, Earldoms. What then, do you think, shall be done unto the man, whom the King of Heaven desires, and delights to honour? Let us then, I say, in such cases, consider not so much what is fit for us silly worms to receive; as for so great a God to bestow. If we can once bring hearts bruised and broken with the burden of our sins, bleeding and weeping unto his Mercy-seat; He will think all the meritorious sufferings of his Son; all the promises in his Book; all the comforts of his Spirit; all the pleasures in his Kingdom little enough for us. If we look upon our selves, sinful wretches, we might justly fear the extremest torments, fiercest flames, and lowest dungeon in hell, infinitely rather then expect a Kingdom. But He loves us freely, Hos. 14. 4. It is his pleasure to give us a Kingdom: Fear not, little flock, saith Christ; for it is your Fathers good pleasure to give you the Kingdom, Luk. 12. 32. If it be the good pleasure of the King of Kings, to bestow a Kingdom upon a truly humbled soul, which he makes in the mean time his Royal Throne here upon Earth, Isai. 57. 15. what can Man or Devil, or any distrustful heart say against it?