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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
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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.
This, if it were seriously considered, how would it make thee watchful over thy very heart? and careful to suppress all wicked, lustful thoughts at their first rising? and to keep thee upright and sincere in what thou doest, especially in the duties of Gods worship and service, as knowing there is no dissembling before God.
III. Call to mind what sin it is whereunto thou findest thy self most propense, and with which thou art oftenest and easiliest overcome, as having least power to resist it; And every morning furnish thy self with the strongest Arguments thou canst against it, and then bring up thine heart to a firm resolution, as against that sin, so against the occasions and allurements thereunto. For it is not possible for thee to forbear any sin, to which thou hast a natural propensity, unless thou shun all the occasions and allurements thereunto.
III. Call to minde what sin it is whereunto thou findest thy self most propense, and with which thou art oftenest and easiliest overcome, as having least power to resist it; And every morning furnish thy self with the strongest Arguments thou canst against it, and then bring up thine heart to a firm resolution, as against that sin, so against the occasions and allurements thereunto. For it is not possible for thee to forbear any sin, to which thou hast a natural propensity, unless thou shun all the occasions and alluremen•s thereunto.
IV. Every morning exercise thy Faith in Jesus Christ, and thereby draw forth of his fullness grace sufficient for the day, and the duties thereof. To this end
IV. Every morning exercise thy Faith in Jesus Christ, and thereby draw forth of his fulness grace sufficient for the day, and the duties thereof. To this end