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…

VI. Labour for the true spiritual Riches, ¹namely, saving, sanctifying graces, that thy self may be rich, and not thy chest only. And truly, rich men, of all others, stand in most need of sanctifying graces; in regard their riches are great snares unto them, and occasions of sin, as a long coat is in greater danger to be daggled, than a short one. Oh therefore beg of God that he would not […] thee off with the things of this world, but that together ⟨p. 51⟩with his outward blessings, he would give thee his inward blessings, true, saving, sanctifying graces, especially the grace of spiritual poverty, which is the foundation of blessedness; for, saith our Saviour,² Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. It was an excellent speech of Luther, ³when the Princes of Germany sent him in great presents, I profess, saith he, the Lord shall not put me off so. Do thou in like manner, take up the same resolution.

VI. Labour for the true spiritual Riches, ¹namely, saving, sanctifying graces, that thy self may bee rich, and not thy chest onely. And truly, rich men, of all others, stand in most need of sanctifying graces; in regard their riches are great snares unto them, and occasions of sin, as a long coat is in greater danger to be dagled, than a short one. Oh therefore beg of God that hee would not 〈…〉 thee off with the things of this world, but that together ⟨p. 51⟩with his outward blessings, hee would give thee his inward blessings, true, saving, sanctifying graces, especially the grace of spiritual poverty, which is the foundation of blessedness; for, saith our Saviour,² Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdome of Heaven. It was an excellent speech of Luther,