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…

It was the usual practice of our Saviour to lift up his eyes to Heaven, and crave a blessing upon the Creatures before he did partake thereof;¹ and this hath been the usual practice of the Saints,² and people of God before, and since Christs time. Having therefore such worthy Patterns and Presidents, follow them, not daring to partake of any of Gods good Creatures, till thou hast lifted up thine heart to God, and craved his blessing upon them; for otherwise, how justly mightest thou expect from God a curse, rather than a blessing?

It was the usuall practice of our Saviour to lift up his eyes to Heaven, and crave a blessing upon the Creatures before hee did partake thereof;¹ and this hath been the usual practice of the Saints,² and people of God before, and since Christs time. Having therefore such worthy Patterns and Presidents, follow them, not daring to partake of any of Gods good Creatures, till thou hast lifted up thine heart to God, and craved his blessing upon them; for otherwise, how justly mightest thou expect from God a curse, rather than a blessing?

1. 11 Sam. 9. 13
2. 2Acts 27. 35

II. Eat as in the presence of God; God is ever present with us wheresoever we are,¹ as in our Beds, so at our Boards, eying and observing all our actions, like a well drawn Picture, that eyeth each one in the room; so God eyeth each one in the word, as if his eye were upon him alone. It will be therefore thy wisdom wheresoever thou art, to carry thy self as in the sight and presence of God, more particularly at thy Meals, when thou art most apt to forget God, and to give out thy self to the Creature, and to the satisfying of thy carnal lust and appetite.