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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
1 Therefore highly prize, and earnestly seek the company of such as are godly, because thou wilt find a greater increase in thy Piety, Knowledge, Faith, Zeal, and all other graces thereby; if you look into the Primitive times, you shall find, that when the Christians did most frequently associate themselves together, delighting in the communion of each other, then did they most of all thrive and increase, as in Piety, so in Knowledge, Faith, Love Zeal, and all other graces. And it may be observed, that where the people of God do not associate themselves in holy communion, there is little thriving in grace and godliness, though they live under never so powerful a Ministry.
1 Therefore highly prize, and earnestly seek the company of such as are godly, because thou wilt finde a greater increase in thy Piety, Knowledge, Faith, Zeal, and all other graces thereby; if you look into the Primitive times, you shall finde, that when the Christians did most frequently associate themselves together, delighting in the communion of each other, then did they most of all thrive and increase, as in Piety, so in Knowledge, Faith, Love Zeal, and all other graces. And it may be observed, that where the people of God do not associate themselves in holy communion, there is little thriving in grace and godliness, though they live under never so powerful a Ministery.
2 Avoid as much as may be the society of wicked and profane persons, especially such as are scoffers at Godliness and Religion. Because we are very apt to be perverted by evil company, and corrupted with the contagion of their sins; such pitch will defile our garments.
2 Avoid as much as may bee the society of wicked and prophane persons, especially such as are scoffers at Godliness and Religion. Because wee are very apt to be perverted by evil company, and corrupted with the contagion of their sins; such pitch will defile our garments.