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…

7. Consider well, (for the contrary is a notable discovery of counterfeits) that thy calling to grace must settle thee more surely in thine honest particular calling; and make thee therein more faithful, conscionable, and painful.

7. Consider well, (for the contrary is a notable discouerie of counterfeits) that thy calling to grace must settle thee more surely in thine honest particular calling; and make thee therein more faithfull, conscionable, and painefull.

Let Christians also of longer standing, and more strength, in their assaults about perseverance, have recourse unto this Tower of Truth, and labour to prevent that which they fear:

Let Christians also of longer standing, and more strength, in their assaults about perseuerance, haue recourse vnto this Tower of Truth, and labour to preuent that which they feare:

1. By constancy, in a careful use of all the means; the Word, Prayer, Conference, Meditation, Sacraments, &c. To which, let them preserve appetite: and practise that they hear, without omission or delay. He that gives way to a heartless neglect, or customary hardness of heart, in the use of the Ordinances, may justly suspect his nearness to some fearful sin, or fierce temptation; to some heavy judgement, or dangerous Apostasy.

1. By constancie, in a carefull vse of all the meanes; the Word, Prayer, Conference, Meditation, Sacraments, &c. To which, let them preserue appetite: and practise that they heare, without omission or delay. Hee that giues way to a heartlesse neglect, or customarie hardnesse of heart, in the vse of the Ordinances, may iustly suspect his neerenesse to some fearefull sinne, or fierce temptation; to some heauy iudgement, or dangerous Apostacie.