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Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…
Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of Sepulchres parish / by Tho. Gouge ...Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of Sepulchres parish / by Tho. Gouge ...
London: printed by R. Ibbitson and M. Wright, 1661
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1 When thou art going to prayer, renew thy resolution against wandering thoughts, saying with thy self, I have lost many a prayer through the distractions of my thoughts, and wanderings of my mind after worldly matters therein, and I am in danger to lose this prayer also, if I be not the more watchful over my self: therefore I do now resolve, with the assistance of Gods grace, to be more watchful over my thoughts, to keep my heart close unto the duty I am going about, and not to suffer my mind to wander after other matters, as formerly ⟨p. 10⟩it hath done; if thou wouldst make trial hereof, thou wouldst find there is great power in such a resolution, when it is fresh upon thy heart, and spirit.
1 When thou art going to prayer, renew thy resolution against wandring thoughts, saying with thy self, I have lost many a prayer through the distractions of my thoughts, and wandrings of my mind after worldly matters therein, and I am in danger to lose this prayer also, if I be not the more watchful over my self: therefore I doe now resolve, with the assistance of Gods grace, to be more watchful over my thoughts, to keep my heart close unto the duty I am going about, and not to suffer my mind to wander after other matters, as formerly ⟨p. 10⟩it hath done; if thou wouldst make trial hereof, thou wouldst find there is great power in such a resolution, when it is fresh upon thy heart, and spirit.
2 Beg of God, that he would by the assistance of his holy Spirit restrain all vain and wandering imaginations.
2 Beg of God, that he would by the assistance of his holy Spirit restrain all vain and wandring imaginations.