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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
1 Humility. 2 Honesty. 3 Attention. 4 Faith.
1 Humility, for when a man is of an humble, lowly, meek, and contrite spirit, then is he fit to hear the Word, because hi• heart being emptied of pride, and self-conceitedness, there will be room for the Word to take place;1 therefore saith David, The meek will the Lord guide in judgement, and the meek will he teach his way. And saith the Lord himself by his Prophet Isaiah, To this man will I look, 2even to him that is poor (viz. poor in spirit) and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word
1 Humility, for when a man is of an humble, lowly, meek, and contrite spirit, then is hee fit to hear the Word, because hi• heart being emptied of pride, and self-conceitedness, there will be room for the Word to take place;1 therefore saith David, The meek will the Lord guide in judgement, and the meek will hee teac• his way. And saith the Lord himself by his Prophet Isaiah, To this man will I look, 2even to him that is poor (viz. poor in spirit) and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word