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…

For the more profitable pressing of this part of Christian watchfulness, I shall give thee some helps to direct thee therein.

1 Carefully avoid all the occasions and means which may allure and draw thee unto sin; for it is impossible to eschew the one without the other; it is not possible that he who is inclined to drunkenness should contain himself from it, if he avoid not the places and company of drunkards; neither is it possible for him that is wanton and lascivious, to abstain from filthiness and uncleanness, if he frequent unchaste company, and pamper himself in gluttony and drunkenness.¹

1 Carefully avoyd all the occasions and means which may allure and draw thee unto sin; for it is impossible to eschew the one without the other; it is not possible that he who is inclined to drunkenness should contain himself from it, if he avoyd not the places and company of drunkards; neither is it possible for him that is wanton and lascivious, to abstain from filthiness and uncleanness, if he frequent unchast company, and pamper himself in gluttony and drunkenness.¹

1. 1Peccata non sant ••nenda coalescere &c. sed in exordiis stati• enecand• sunt &c. Hilar. Enarrat. in Psal. 36

2 If thou art assaulted, resist sin in the beginning; Do not dally with temptations, as the Fly with the flame of a Candle, lest thou be burnt before thou be aware; neither do thou suffer Sin to grow and increase, but rather withstand the first beginnings thereof, and if possibly nip it in the bud.