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The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan…
The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan showing him how to carry himself Christian-like in the whole course of his life / by Tho. Gouge ...The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan shewing him how to carry himself Christian-like in the whole course of his life / by Tho. Gouge ...
London: printed by S. and B.G. for Nevil Simmons, 1676
THE Young Man's Guide. › Chapter 20: Of the well-ordering our Actions.
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.
Young Man, do not (as the most of thine Age use to do) be unruly, live not according to thy unruly head or heart, according to thy unruly lusts and passions, but live by rule; live not by the rule of Custom, or by the rule of example, after the course of this World; but let God be thy Ruler▪ and his Law be thy Rule. As many as walk according to this rule, peace shall be on them, and mercy, Gal. 6. 16. Enquire diligently, what would God have me do? How would God have me live? Would God have me live an idle life? Would God have me to swear, or to lye, or to covet? Is not this it, that the Lord would have me do, to deny all ungodliness, and worldly lusts, and to live righteously, and soberly, and godly in this present world? Tit. 2. 12. And if this be it, that the Lord would have, go and live accordingly.
3. Let the glorifying and enjoying of God be the end of thy life, and of all the duties and actions of it. Let this be the scope of thy life, the mark at which thou aimest, that thou mayst honour God, and be happy in him. And that thou mayst eye and pursue both these in one, let this be the aim and intent of thine heart in thy whole course, To work out thine own Salvation, Phil. 2. 12. In this one work is included all that thou hast to do or mind. In this thou wilt best glorify God, and secure his everlasting love to thine own Soul.
3. Let the glorifying and enjoying of God be the end of thy life, and of all the duties and actions of it. Let this be the scope of thy life, the mark at which thou aimest, that thou mayst honour God, and be happy in him. And that thou mayst eye and pursue both these in one, let this be the aim and intent of thine heart in thy whole course, To work out thine own Salvation, Phil. 2. 12. In this one work is included all that thou hast to do or mind. In this thou wilt best glorifie God, and secure his everlasting love to thine own Soul.