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…

1 True saving knowledge is Experimental, whereby a Christian hath a spiritual sense and feeling of what he knows. He hath not only a general, and a notional knowledge of God, and of his own miserable condition by nature, and of Jesus Christ; but he hath likewise an experimental knowledge of God, and of his Attributes; as of his power in supporting him under his trials and temptations, of his faithfulness in making good his promises unto him. He hath likewise a sensible feeling of his own wretched condition by nature. And an experimental knowledge of Jesus Christ, so that he knoweth Christ to be his Saviour and Redeemer, and resteth upon his merits alone for life and for salvation. By this then try and examine thy knowledge, &c.

1 True saving knowledge is Experimental, whereby a Christian hath a spiritual sense and feeling of what he knows. He hath not only a general, and a notional knowledge of God, and of his own miserable condition by nature, and of Jesus Christ; but hee hath likewise an experimental knowledge of God, and of his Attributes; as of his power in supporting him under his trials and temptations, of his faithfulness in making good his promises unto him. He hath likewise a sensible feeling of his own wretched condition by nature. And an experimental knowledge of Jesus Christ, so that he knoweth Christ to be his Saviour and Redeemer, and resteth upon his merits alone for life and for salvation. By this then try and examine thy knowledge, &c.

2 True saving knowledge is Humble, and joined with meekness of spirit. For the more true knowledge a man hath, the more he discerns his own ignorance, yea and vileness by reason of his sins. And therefore you shall find, those Christians who were most eminent both in knowledge and grace, to complain most, as of their ignorance, so of their own base and naughty hearts; as you may see in Paul and others.¹ And no marvel, considering that true saving knowledge discovers unto a man his own vileness and wretchedness by reason of his sins; his own unworthiness, yea his own emptiness and nothingness, in regard of any goodness of his own. Whereas unsanctified knowledge is apt to puffed a man up with pride, and self-conceit, even to the contemning and despising of others,