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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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6 As thou art going to the Lords Table, cast all thy worldly thoughts and businesses out of thine head, which otherwise will carry away thine heart from the ordinance, and exceedingly disturb thee thereat. In Job 1. 6. we read, There was a day when the Sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also amongst them. In like manner, on the day when Gods Children present themselves before the Lord in that solemn Ordinance, Satan will be sure to appear amongst them, to disturb and distract them therein (as much as possibly he can) by casting into their heads vain and impertinent thoughts. And therefore it concerneth thee to be watchful over thy thoughts, and to keep thine heart close to the ordinance. To that end it will be thy wisdom oft to eye the outward elements of bread and wine, and diligently to observe the outward rites and actions in the ordinance, and ⟨p. 122⟩thereupon to meditate of the spiritual things signified thereby.
6 As thou art going to the Lords Table, cast all thy worldly thoughts and businesses out of thine head, which otherwise will carry away thine heart from the ordinance, and exceedingly disturb thee thereat. In Iob 1. 6. wee read, There was a day when the Sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also amongst them. In like manner, on the day when Gods Children present themselves before the Lord in that solemn Ordinance, Satan will be sure to appear amongst them, to disturb and distract them therein (as much as possibly he can) by casting into their heads vain and impertinent thoughts. And therefore it concerneth thee to be watchful over thy thoughts, and to keep thine heart close to the ordinance. To that end it will be thy wisdome oft to eye the outward elements of bread and wine, and diligently to observe the outward rites and actions in the ordinance, and ⟨p. 122⟩thereupon to meditate of the spiritual things signified thereby.