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. Then especially act the graces of Gods Spirit in thee; as,

1 Thy Faith, which is a grace of special use to thee so long as thou livest in this world, but most of all at thy last Sickness, and in the time of Death; therefore then especially be often actuating, and exercising thy faith in Jesus Christ; with the eye of faith look upon Christ hanging upon the Cross, there offering up his life as an all-sufficient Sacrifice, and full satisfaction to Gods Justice for thy Sins, and cast thy self into the arms of Jesus Christ, resting upon his Merits alone for life and for salvation: with a disclaiming of all confidence in thy self, or any righteousness of thine own, place thy whole confidence upon the righteousness of Jesus Christ, and upon the merits of his death and passion.

1 Thy Falth, which is a grace of special use to thee so long as thou livest in this world, but most of all at thy last Sickness, and in the time of Death; therefore then especially bee often actuating, and exercising thy faith in Jesus Christ; with the eye of faith look upon Christ hanging upon the Cross, there offering up his life as an all-sufficient Sacrifice, and full satisfaction to Gods Justice for thy Sins, and cast thy self into the armes of Jesus Christ, resting upon his Merits alone for life and for salvation: with a disclaiming of all confidence in thy self, or any righteousness of thine own, place thy whole confidence upon the righteousness of Jesus Christ, and upon the merits of his death and passion.

2 Then especially act thy zeal for Gods glory, by giving good counsel to those who are about thee, or come to visit thee; it is the last time thou canst do any thing for God in this world, therefore then show thy love to him, and zeal for his glory, by calling upon others to fear him, and serve him, by a conscionable discharge of the duties of their places, callings, and relations; persuade them to mind the things of this world less, and the things of Heaven more; to prize health, and improve it for the good of their souls; to lay up a stock of graces and comforts against the evil day, and to get their evidences for Heaven clear, before they be cast upon their Death-beds. Words of dying men are of most efficacy and authority, and therefore improve thy dying speeches to the glory of God, and the good of thy neighbour.