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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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5 As from worldly words, so from worldly thoughts, as much as we can. For
5 As from worldly words, so from worldly thoughts, as much as wee can. For
1 Know, that every Commandment extends to our very ⟨p. 92⟩thoughts, binding them, as well as to the outward actions, ex. gr. The sixth Commandment from murderous thoughts▪ as well as from the act of Murder. The seventh, from adulterous, and lustful thoughts, as well as from the act of Adultery. The eighth, from covetous thoughts, as well as from the act of Covetousness.
1 Know, that every Commandement extends to our very ⟨p. 92⟩thoughts, binding them, as well as to the outward actions, ex. gr. The sixth Commandement from murtherous thoughts▪ as well as from the act of Murther. The seventh, from adulterous, and lustful thoughts, as well as from the act of Adultery. The eighth, from covetous thoughts, as well as from the act of Covetousness.
2 Know, that the Lord requireth not only the outward man, and external actions, to be consecrated unto him, but especially the inward man; in which regard we ought,1 as much as possibly we can, to sequester our thoughts from worldly matters, that they may be wholly taken up with spiritual and heavenly Meditations.