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…

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.

III Labour to bee rich in grace; yea the poorer thou art in purse, labour to bee 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; stirre 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 maist be an heir of Heaven, and when thou dyest, with Lazarus be received into Abrahams bosome.

1. 1Jam. 2. 5

IV. In thy greatest wants and exigencies labour to live by faith in Gods Providence, resting confidently upon him for a comfortable supply of all needful temporal good things. For thine encouragement hereunto take notice of that gracious promise, The young Lions do lack and suffer hunger,