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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.
4 When thou art putting on thine Apparel, let out thine heart in a serious Meditation of the Robe of Christs Righteousness, which alone can make thee amiable in the sight of God; And by Faith apply Christ and his Righteousness unto thy self, resting, and relying thereupon for the pardon and forgiveness of thy sins here, and for eternal salvation hereafter.
Having thus showed thee how to begin the day with God, I shall add a few Motives to quicken thee up to a conscionable use of these fore-mentioned directions.
Having thus shewed thee how to begin the day with God, I shall adde a few Motives to quicken thee up to a conscionable use of these fore-mentioned directions.
1 This will be a special means to keep out worldly, wanton, and impure thoughts out of thine heart, so that either they will not dare to come in, or shall the easier be kept out.
2 Hereby thine heart will be exceedingly fenced and guarded against all the suggestions of Satan: for the heart being first possessed with the thoughts of God, it will keep out the suggestions of Satan, who otherwise will not be wanting to cast his hellish fire-brands into thy soul.