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

Tread often upon the threshold of the Sanctuary. Wait diligently on a rightly constituted Ministry, Prov. 8.34. Blessed is the man that heareth me, waiting diligently at my Gates. Ministers are God's Interpreters, it is their work to expound and open dark places of Scripture. We read of Pitchers and Direct. 23 Lamps within the Pitchers, Judg. 7.16. Ministers are earthen Pitchers, 2 Cor. 4.7. But these Pitchers have Lamps within them to light Souls in the dark.

Pray that God will make you profit. Isa. 47.18. I am the Lord thy God Direct. 24 which teacheth thee to profit; make David's prayer, Psal. 119.18. Open thou mine eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of thy Law. Pray to God to take off the veil on the Scripture, that you may understand it, and the veil on your heart, that you may believe it. Pray that God will not only give you his Word as a rule of Holiness, but his Grace as a principle of Holiness. Implore the guidance of God's Spirit, Nehem. 9.10. Thou gavest them thy Good spirit to instruct ^(u)them. Though the Ship hath a Compass to Sail by, and store of Tackling, yet without a gale of wind it cannot sail; though we have the Word written as our Compass to sail by, and make use of our endeavours as the tackling, yet unless the Spirit of God blow upon us we cannot sail with profit. When the Almighty is as dew unto us, then we grow as the Lilly, ⟨p. 172⟩and our beauty is as the Olive-tree, Hos. 45.6. Beg the anointing of the Holy^(x)