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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.
2 On the other side, the man that hath an interest in Christ, hath abundant ground of comfort in the greatest troubles and afflictions, in that Christ by his Sufferings hath taken away the sting of them, which is Sin, and changed the nature of them, by turning them from punishments into fatherly chastisements, for our profit and amendment.
2 As you would be prepared for Afflictions, be careful to get and keep a good conscience: for assuredly, the testimony of your own consciences, that you have walked as in the sight and presence of God, endeavouring to have your consciences void of offence both towards God,1 and towards men, will be as a wall of brass, yea as armour of proof unto you in the day of trouble and distress; so that your hearts shall not shrink at any affliction.
2 As you would be prepared for Afflictions, be careful to get and keep a good conscience: for assuredly, the testimony of your own consciences, that you have walked as in the sight and presence of God, endeavouring to have your consciences voyd of offence both towards God,1 and towards men, will be as a wall of brass, yea as armour of proof unto you in the day of trouble and distress; so that your hearts shall not shrink at any affliction.
- 1M••us a•eneus esto, •il conscire sibi.
Though in the time of health and prosperity you may seem to be rather losers than gainers, by keeping a good conscience in all things, yet in times of trouble and affliction (next to an interest in Jesus Christ) nothing will be more available to you than a good conscience; therefore let your main care be to keep your consciences pure and clean from sin, not maintaining peace with any sin.