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…

2 Let the particular subject thou pitchest upon for thy Meditation, be suitable to thy present state and condition; and to that end in setting upon this duty, it will be thy wisdom to observe the frame and temper of thy heart. If thou findest thine heart sad and heavy, then fix thy Meditation upon thy sins, that so thou mayest turn thy sorrow and sadness for outward things, into a sorrow for thy sins. But if thou findest thine heart lightsome and cheerful, then fix thy Meditations on the incomprehensible love of God, or on the freeness of his grace, or on the bounty of God, especially towards thy self.

2 Let the particular subject thou pitchest upon for thy Meditation, be suitable to thy present state and condition; and to that end in setting upon this duty, it will be thy wisdome to observe the frame and temper of thy heart. If thou findest thine heart sad and heavy, then fix thy Meditation upon thy sins, that so thou mayest turn thy sorrow and sadness for outward things, into a sorrow for thy sins. But if thou findest thine heart lightsome and chearful, then fix thy Meditations on the incomprehensible love of God, or on the freeness of his grace, or on the bounty of God, especially towards thy self.

3 Having pitched thy thoughts upon some particular subject suitable to the present frame and temper of thine heart, continue thy thoughts upon it, till thou hast found thy heart warmed, and thine affections quickened therewith, which indeed is the main and principal end of this exercise.

4 Having spoken of preparation to the work, come we now to the work it self, which consists of three particular heads.

4 Having spoken of preparation to the work, come wee now to the work it self, which consists of three particular heads.