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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 At your first awaking in the morning, lift up your hearts to God in Prayer and Thanksgiving, for that comfortable rest and sleep he hath vouchsafed unto you the night past;1 For, it is he •hat giveth his beloved sleep, and who reneweth his mercy every morning. And then beg of God the assistance of his Spirit,2 to carry you through all the duties of the day.
2 At your first awaking in the morning, lift up your hearts to God in Prayer and Thanksgiving, for that comfortable rest and sleep hee hath vouchsafed unto you the night past;1 For, it is he •hat giveth his beloved sleep, and who reneweth his mercy every morning. And then begge of God the assistance of his Spirit,2 to carry you through all the duties of the day.
3 Rise early on the Sabbath Day; for in regard there are, as secret duties of Piety to be performed by you in your Closets, so private duties of Piety in and with the Family (if you live in a Family) before you go to the public Congregation; ye ought to rise so early, that you may have convenient time for these duties, and be at the Church at the beginning of the Exercises. How blame worthy then are they, who on the week-days can rise betimes to follow their worldly businesses, but on the Lords Day do lye longer in bed than ordinarily, giving themselves up to their carnal ease and rest? Is this to keep holy the Sabbath Day, thus to sleep away the first and chiefest part thereof?