The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb.…

Direct. 12. Let Faith also see God always present. Men dare do any thing when they think they are behind his back; even truants and eye-servants will do well under the Masters eye: Faith seeing him that is invisible (Heb. 11.) is it that sanctifieth heart and life. As the Attributes of God are the seal which must make his Image on us; so the apprehension of his presence setteth them on, and keepeth our faculties awake.

Direct. 12. Let Faith also see God alwaies present. Men dare do any thing when they think they are behind his back; even truants and eye-servants will do well under the Masters eye: Faith seeing him that is invisible (Heb. 11.) is it that sanctifieth heart and life. As the Attributes of God are the seal which must make his Image on us; so the apprehension of his presence setteth them on, and keepeth our faculties awake.

Direct. 13. Be sure that Faith make Gods acceptance your full reward, and set you above the opinion of man.

Not in self-conceitedness, and pride of your self-sufficiency, to set light by the judgment of other men: (That is a heinous sin of it self, and doubled when it is done upon pretence of living upon God alone.) But that really you live so much to God alone, as that all men seem as nothing to you, and their opinion of you, as a blast of wind, in regard of any felicity of your own, which might be placed in their love or praise: Though as a means to Gods service, and their own good, you must please all men to their edification, and become all things to all men, to win them to God, Gal. 1.10, 11