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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
3 With detestation speedily reject, and cast all vain and wicked thoughts out of thine heart; As in thy judgement thou canst not but condemn them as base and wicked, so in thy affections abhor and detest them, yea reject and cast them away as abominable.
3 With detestation speedily reject, and cast all vain and wicked thoughts out of thine heart; As in thy judgement thou canst not but condemn them as base and wicked, so in thy affections abhor and defest them, yea reject and cast them away as abominable.
4 So soon as any vain or wicked thoughts begin to arise in thine heart, fix thy meditation upon good thoughts, and upon such especially as are contrary thereunto. Thus when vain thoughts begin to arise in thine heart, strive to put them out, by fixing thy meditation upon some serious matter; when earthly, worldly thoughts begin to arise in thine heart, fix thy meditation upon some spiritual and heavenly thoughts; when any lustful and impure thoughts begin to arise in thine heart, fix thy meditation upon some holy and good thoughts, think of the excellency and necessity of holiness,1 without which no man shall see the Lord.
4 So soon as any vain or wicked thoughts begin to arise in thine heart, fix thy meditation upon good thoughts, and upon such especially as are contrary thereunto. Thus when vain thoughts begin to arise in thine heart, strive to put them out, by fixing thy meditation upon some serious matter; when earthly, worldly thoughts begin to arise in thine heart, fix thy meditation upon some spiritual and heavenly thoughts; when any lustful and impure thoughts begin to arise in thine heart, fix thy meditation upon some holy and good thoughts, think of the excellency and necessitie of holiness,1 without which no man shall see the Lord.
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