The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved

1. Walk in the Spirit, i. e. in obedience to Gods Commandments which are the Oracles of the Spirit; that this is excellently preventive of fulfilling the motions to sin, appeareth Psa. 119 1, 2, 3. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord: Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, they also do no iniquity, again a little lower, ver. 9. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. Aristotle that great Dictator ⟨p. 86⟩in Philosophy, despaired of achieving so great an enterprise, as the rendering a young man capable of his [Greek or Hebrew], his grave and severe lectures of morality; for that age is light and foolish, yet^b head-strong and untractable. Now, take a young man all in the heat and boiling of his blood, in the highest fermentation of his youthful lusts, and at all these disadvantages, let him enter that great School of the holy Sp•r•t, the divine Scripture, and permit himself to the conduct of those blessed Oracles, and he shall effectually be convinced, by his own experience, of the incredible virtue, the vast and mighty power of Gods word, in the success it hath upon him, and in his daily progressions, & advances in heavenly wisdom. Let me invite you then this day, in the Prophets words, Isa. 2 5. O house of Jacob come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord, and what that is David tells us, Psa. 119.105. Thy words are a light to my feet, and a lamp to my paths, and Hos. 6.5. His judgements are as a light that goeth forth. Order thy steps by his word, and thou shalt not tread awry, let the Law of thy God be in thine heart, and sin which is the transgression of the Law, shall not come nigh thee: walk in this broad day-light of the Sun of Righteousness shining in the Scriptures, and thou shalt have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness. This was the practise, and experience too of the man after Gods own heart, I have hid thy word in my heart, that I might not sin against thee,