The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan…

3. Marriage-affection requires some external amiableness, that she be a pleasing person in whom thou mayst delight: Though (as the Wise Man speaketh, Prov. 31. 30.) favour be deceitful, and beauty vain; because they are subject many ways to decay, and vanish away; yet favour and beauty may serve for the rooting, and settling of affection at the first.

4. In regard that Marriage is the Foundation of a Family and Posterity, a Portion is not to be contemned, though not chiefly to be desired. Therefore in seeking a Wife, let not wealth and riches be chiefly in thine eye, as if thou wert going about a Purchase, and wert to Wed not the Woman, but her Wealth: but look more to her inward goodness, than to her worldly goods.

Lastly, For a conclusion of the whole, In the careful observation of all these directions, give diligence to make thy Calling and Election sure. It will not suffice me to press thee to do something, that so thou mayst have hope; I would persuade thee to thy whole duty, that so thou mayst have assurance that it shall be well with thee. And less than I have here advised thee to, will not suffice thee to make sure for everlasting. He must ⟨p. 154⟩[…] ⟨p. 155⟩[…] ⟨p. 156⟩be an Universal Christian that will be an assured Christian; there is as much required to assurance, as is required in the whole Scripture.

Lastly, For a conclusion of the whole, In the careful observation of all these directions, give diligence to make thy Calling and Election sure. It will not suffice me to press thee to do something, that so thou mayst have hope; I would perswade thee to thy whole duty, that so thou mayst have assurance that it shall be well with thee. And less than I have here advised thee to, will not suffice thee to make sure for everlasting. He must