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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.
II. Labour to be humble; Humility is commendable in all, but especially it becometh such whom the Lord hath brought into a low condition, that so they may walk suitably and answerably to their condition; so much the Wise man intimateth, when he saith, It is better to be of an humble spirit with the lowly; 1implying that with a low condition there should be an humble mind and spirit.
II. Labour to be humble; Humility is commendable in all, but especially it becometh such whom the Lord hath brought into a low condition, that so they may walk suitably and answerably to their condition; so much the Wise man intimateth, when he saith, It is better to bee of an humble spirit with the lowly; 1implying that with a low condition there should bee an humble mind and spirit.
III Labour to be rich in grace; yea the poorer thou art in purse, labour to be the richer in grace, and then thy worldly Poverty will be no hinderance to thy spiritual preferment, but rather a furtherance, in that it puts thee into a better capacity, seeing they ⟨p. 54⟩are the Poor of this world, 1whom the Lord usually makes rich in faith, and heirs of his kingdom; stir up thy self therefore by fervent praying, diligent reading, and frequent hearing of the Word, to grow in grace, yea to grow rich in grace, that though thou art poor here, yet thou mayest be an heir of Heaven, and when thou dyest, with Lazarus be received into Abraham's bosom.