The travels of true godliness, from the beginning of the world to this present…

Come Thoughtful, Consideration, if thou adhere to him, will learn thee to know God and thy self, and to find out the miserable condition thou and all men are in by nature: he is the Key that openeth the door for me to enter the innermost Room of thy Heart; though it is true, he cannot open it without help: Nay furthermore, he is the Looking Glass, or rather the very eye of thy Soul, whereby thou mayest view thy self, and see what a condition thy Soul is in; hereby thou mayest espy thy Debts, thy Danger, thy Duties, thy Defects, thy Safety, the course thou dost follow, the Company thou dost keep; finally the place and End whereunto thou drawest; nay he will give thee a view of all Gods proceedings and dealings with men ever since the Creation of the World, the reason why God sent his Son, his Gospel, his Spirit, his Servants, and takes so much pains to bring men to Salvation. Nay, and thou also by his help mayest ⟨p. 119⟩find that all the means God uses, to bring thee to a true sight and sense of Sin and Wrath, and to recover thee out of thy fallen estate, will prove vain and ineffectual to thee; let therefore the Consideration of the danger thou mayest escape through hearkening to him on the one hand, and the great advantage thou mayest receive on the other, together with the absolute necessity of nourishing and cherishing of him, and standing up for him; if thou wouldst be happy, engage thee not to be discouraged to incline to him, nor regard what any speak against him, for he will cause thee to hear glad tidings; nay, and be in part an instrument to let me in; which if thou dost, I will bring thee acquainted with God and Jesus Christ, nay help thee to a room in his heart, and lead thee into union and communion with him, and give thee much glorious Light, yea, and help thee to pardon of Sin, peace of Conscience, and joy in the Holy Ghost, and make thee a Son of God, give thee a place in the heavenly Family, feed thee with the Bread of Life, clothe thee with glorious Robes, which sparkle like Diamonds, yea, make thee rich, rich in Faith, in Knowledge, in Experiences, truly rich, always rich, eternally rich; yea and set a Crown of Glory upon thy head, make thee an Heir of Heaven and Earth; thy renown also hereby will be great, thou shalt have Angels to guard thee, Christ to serve thee, God to honour thee.

Come Thoughtful, Consideration, if thou adhere to him, will learn thee to know God and thy self, and to find out the miserable condition thou and all men are in by nature: he is the Key that openeth the door for me to enter the innermost Room of thy Heart; though it is true, he cannot open it without help: Nay furthermore, he is the Looking Glass, or rather the very eye of thy Soul, whereby thou maist veiw thy self, and see what a condition thy Soul is in; hereby thou maist espie thy Debts, thy Danger, thy Duties, thy Defects, thy Safety, the course thou dost follow, the Company thou dost keep; finally the place and End whereunto thou drawest; nay he will give thee a view of all Gods proceedings and dealings with men ever since the Creation of the World, the reason why God sent his Son, his Gospel, his Spirit, his Servants, and takes so much pains to bring men to Salvation. Nay, and thou also by his help maist