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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 How to carry your selves Christian-like in a rich and full estate.
2 How to carry your selves Christian-like in a poor and mean estate.
I. Look up unto God, and often think of him as the author and donor of all the good things thou dost enjoy. When thou hast gotten wealth, say not, This I have gotten by my own wisdom and policy, by mine own travel, pains and endeavour. But say with Job, This the Lord hath given;1 acknowledge his hand of providence in what thou hast. This direction the Lord giveth his own people by Moses, When thou art grown rich,2 say not in thine heart, my power, and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth; but thou shalt remember the Lord thy God, for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth. Noting wealth and riches to be the special gift of God.
I. Look up unto God, and often think of him as the author and donor of all the good things thou dost injoy. When thou hast gotten wealth, say not, This I have gotten by my own wisdome and policy, by mine own travel, pains and indeavour. But say with Iob, This the Lord hath given;1 acknowledge his hand of providence in what thou hast. This direction the Lord giveth his own people by Moses, When thou art grown rich,2 say not in thine heart, my power, and the might of my hand hath gotten mee this wealth; but thou shalt remember the Lord thy God, for it is hee that giveth thee power to get wealth. Noting wealth and riches to bee the special gift of God.