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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 Before Prayer there is required preparation; which consisteth in two things.
1 In a serious Meditation of the infinite Majesty and glory of God on the one part, and of thine own Vileness and unworthiness on the other.
2 In a sequestration of thy thoughts from earthly affairs, and worldly businesses.
For thy better help thereunto observe these rules.
1 When thou art going to prayer, renew thy resolution against wandering thoughts, saying with thy self, I have lost many a prayer through the distractions of my thoughts, and wanderings of my mind after worldly matters therein, and I am in danger to lose this prayer also, if I be not the more watchful over my self: therefore I do now resolve, with the assistance of Gods grace, to be more watchful over my thoughts, to keep my heart close unto the duty I am going about, and not to suffer my mind to wander after other matters, as formerly