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 Touching the Time when this duty is to be performed, and how often, it is hard to give any set or certain Rule. For difference must be made between such as are rich, and wealthy, who have much spare •ime; and poor men who live by their daily labour, and have •ittle time to spare from the same, for the performance ⟨p. 39⟩of holy and religious duties. Now such as have time and leisure, and are at their own dispose, ought to be frequent in the exercise of this duty. How frequent such should be, I will not undertake to determine,¹ because mens several occasions may vary it. But in general, that it be frequent, the Scripture requireth. And truly the more frequently it is performed, the more easy and delightful will it be unto thee.

1 Touching the Time when this duty is to be performed, and how often, it is hard to give any set or certain Rule. For difference must bee made between such as are rich, and wealthy, who have much spare •ime; and poor men who live by their daily labour, and have •ittle time to spare from the same, for the performance ⟨p. 39⟩of holy and religious duties. Now such as have time and leisure, and are at their own dispose, ought to bee frequent in the exercise of this duty. How frequent such should be, I will not undertake to determine,¹ because mens several occasions may vary it. But in general, that it be frequent, the Scripture requireth. And truly the more frequently it is performed, the more easie and delightful will it be unto thee.

1. 1Psal. 1. 2. Psal. 119. 97. 148.