A supplement to The Morning-exercise at Cripple-Gate, or, Several more cases of conscience practically…

The means are either Directing, Promoting, or Conserving.

¹1. Directing, and that is Spiritual Knowledge, this is beyond what can be spoken in its commendation: A clear and distinct knowledge of the love and loveliness of God in the amazing, yet ravishing methods of its manifestations, and the clear understanding of the heavenly privilege of having our hearts inflamed with love to God, this will do — (I would fain persuade you to try,) I am not able to say how much, to direct you in this case; plainly get, and exercise this twofold knowledge.

¹1. Directing, and that is Spiritual Knowledge, this is beyond what can be spoken in its commendation: A clear and distinct knowledge of the love and loveliness of God in the amazing, yet ravishing methods of its manifestations, and the clear understanding of the heavenly priviledge of having our hearts inflam'd with love to God, this will do — (I would fain perswade you to try,) I am not able to say how much, to direct you in this case; plainly get, and exercise this twofold knowledge.

1. 1Means to attain love to God.

1. The knowledge of Spiritual things; did we but perfectly know the Nature of the most contemptible insect; nay, did we but know the Nature of Atoms, this would lead us to admire and love God; but then to know those things that no graceless person in the world cares for the knowledge of, e. g. the inward workings of Original Sin, and how to undermine it; the powerful workings of the Spirit of grace, and how to improve it; what are the joys of the Holy Ghost, and how to obtain them; would not such things insinuate the love of God into you? add then,