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…

3 Act thine obedience, by resigning up thy self unto the Will of God,¹ to be at his dispose, either for life or death; As thou must not be unwilling to dye when God calleth thee, so neither must thou be over eager to dye before he call thee; thou mayest not desire Death out of discontentment of mind, because of some present miseries and afflictions which lye upon thee; nay, thou mayest not absolutely wish to dye out of a desire to be rid of thy sins, and to be with Christ, but it must be with a submission to the Will of God, if he see it meet and convenient for thee; though Paul knew it were far better for him to dye than to live,² yet did he not desire death absolutely, but with a submission to the Will of God.

3 Act thine obedience, by resigning up thy self unto the Will of God,¹ to be at his dispose, either for life or death; As thou must not be unwilling to dye when God calleth thee, so neither must thou be over eager to dye before hee call thee; thou maist not desire Death out of discontentment of mind, because of some present miseries and afflictions which lye upon thee; nay, thou maist not absolutely wish to dye out of a desire to be rid of thy sins, and to bee with Christ, but it must be with a submission to the Will of God, if he see it meet and convenient for thee; though Paul knew it were far better for him to dye than to live,² yet did he not desire death absolutely, but with a submission to the Will of God.

1. 1Culpaiest nolle mori, culpaque veil mori.Culpaiest nolle mori, culpaque velle mori.
2. 2Phil. 1. 23