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

Such extraordinary impulses and ravishments are not every Christians attainment, and must not be imitated to the prejudice of the Body, the spirit may be willing, but the flesh is weak: but certainly every Christian that hath the love of Christ shed abroad in his heart will be careful to abate himself somewhat of his wonted indulgences on that morning which was his redeemers Birth-day, that he may have time to get on his wedding Garment by meditation, ¹reading and prayer, that he may go forth to meet him whom his soul loveth in the public solemnities of the Sabbath: and bring him home with him into the chamber of her that conceived him.²

Such extraordinary impulses and ravishments are not every Christians attainment, and must not be imitated to the prejudice of the Body, the spirit may be willing, but the flesh is weak: but certainly every Christian that hath the love of Christ shed abroad in his heart will be careful to abate himself somewhat of his wonted indulgences on that morning which was his redeemers Birth-day, that he may have time to get on his wedding Garment by meditation, ¹reading and prayer, that he may go forth to meet him whom his soul loveth in the publick solemnities of the Sabbath: and bring him home with him into the chamber of her that conceived him.²

1. 1Psal 2.7.
2. 2Cant. 3.

This is to call the day Honourable.