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…

1 Read the holy lives and actions of Gods Children, not only as matters of history, but as patterns of imitation: for, for this end are they recorded unto us,¹ as St. Paul testifieth, Whatsoever things were written aforetime, were written for our learning.

1 Read the holy lives and actions of Gods Children, not onely as matters of history, but as patterns of imitation: for, for this end are they recorded unto us,¹ as St. Paul testifieth, Whatsoever things were written aforetime, were written for our learning.

1. 1Rom. 15. 4.

2 In reading the Promises and Threatenings, the Exhortations and Admonitions, and other parts of the Scripture, so apply them to thy self, as if God by name had delivered the same unto thee; whereby the Word will become very profitable unto thee: For thus will promises to others encourage thee, threatenings against others restrain thee from sin, exhortations to others stir thee up to thy duty, and admonitions to others make thee wary; yea thus, whatsoever things were written aforetime,¹ will prove good instructions unto thee.

2 In reading the Promises and Threatnings, the Exhortations and Admonitions, and other parts of the Scripture, so apply them to thy self, as if God by name had delivered the same unto thee; whereby the Word will become very profitable unto thee: For thus will promises to others incourage thee, threatnings against others restrain thee from sin, exhortations to others stir thee up to thy duty, and admonitions to others make thee wary; yea thus, whatsoever things were written aforetime,