Two treatises of Mr. Jeremiah Burroughs. The first of earthly-mindedness

First, In a holy dependence upon God for Direction; ¹Oh lead me in the way of thy truth. When a Christian looks up to God and depends upon him in the constant course of his life, depends upon him for direction, Oh Lord! teach me thy way, Lord, lead me in the way of everlasting life, Lord, send forth thy light and thy truth to guide me; Thou shalt be my guide even unto death, when the soul dare not go one step further, then it sees God going before it, and therefore it saith, Lord, lead me, guide me: I beseech you examine as you go along, can you say, that in the course of your lives this you find; That you walk in a holy dependence upon God for guidance and direction in every step? whatsoever you meddle with, yet your walk is thus in a holy dependence upon God for direction in your business, and according as the business is, of less or greater consequence the heart works more after God for guidance and direction for that business. But now, the men of the ⟨p. 278⟩world they are afraid that God should lead them into hard paths, into troublesome ways, and therefore they are shy of Gods Guidance; this is the way of wicked hearts, (I say) they are shy of the guidance and direction of God; but a gracious heart saith, let God lead me, and let the way be what it will. The wicked are guided by their own thoughts, by their own counsels, by the examples of other men, what's most suitable to their own ends, but the way of the Saints is this, Lord, guide me.

First, In a holy dependance upon God for Direction; ¹Oh lead me in the way of thy truth. When a Christian looks up to God and depends upon him in the constant course of his life, depends upon him for direction, Oh Lord! teach me thy way, Lord, lead me in the way of everlasting life, Lord, send forth thy light and thy truth to guide me; Thou shalt be my guide even unto death, when the soul dare not go one step further, then it sees God going before it, and therefore it saith, Lord, lead me, guide me: I beseech you examine as you go along, can you say, that in the course of your lives this you find; That you walk in a holy dependance upon God for guidance and direction in every step? whatsoever you meddle with, yet your walk is thus in a holy dependance upon God for direction in your bufiness, and according as the business is, of lesse or greater conscequence the heart works more after God for guidance and direction for that business. But now, the men of the