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…

4. Let knowledge and affection, like two individual twins, grow up together in thee; and mutually transfuse spiritual vigour into each other. Presume not upon any knowledge, without an humble inflamed affection; neither build too much upon the heat of zeal, without the light of knowledge: Either of these may be single in some, and that in singularity, who after may fall away shamefully.

4. Let knowledge and affection, like two indiuiduall twins, grow vp together in thee; and mutually transfuse spirituall vigour into each other. Presume not vpon any knowledge, without an humble inflamed affection; neither build too much vpon the heate of zeale, without the light of knowledge: Either of these may be single in some, and that in singularitie, who after may fall away shamefully.

5. Above all, look unto thy heart. If thy change were Angelical, in words, actions, and all outward carriage, and yet thy thoughts still the same and reserved: thou art but a gilded Tomb, and cannot be ⁿsaved. Let a man take a Wolfe, beat him black and blue, break his bones, knock out his teeth, cut away his claws, put upon him a Sheep's skin, yet still he retains his Wolfish nature: Let a man become never so harmless outwardly, yet without a new heart, all is naught.

5. Aboue all, looke vnto thy heart. If thy change were Angelicall, in words, actions, and all outward carriage, and yet thy thoughts still the same and reserued: thou art but a guilded Tombe, and cannot bee ⁿsaued. Let a man take a Wolfe, beate him blacke and blue, breake his bones, knocke out his teeth, cut away his clawes, put vpon him a Sheepes skinne, yet still hee retaines his Woluish nature: Let a man become neuer so harmelesse outwardly, yet without a new heart, all is naught.

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