Meditations and discourses concerning the glory of Christ applied unto unconverted sinners, and saints…Meditations and discourses concerning the glory of Christ applyed unto unconverted sinners, and saints…

2. A strict Attendance unto the Severities of Mortification, with all the Duties that lead thereunto, is required unto this end: So also is ⟨p. 64⟩the utmost Diligence in all Duties of Obedience. These things naturally offer themselves, as the first Relief in this case, and they ought not to be omitted. But if I should insist upon them, they would branch themselves into such a multitude of particular Directions, as it is inconsistent with my Design here to handle. Besides, the way which I intend to propose is of another Nature, though consistent with all the Duties included in this Proposal; yea, such as without which not one of them can be performed in a due manner. Wherefore, as unto these things, I shall only assert their Necessity, with a double Limitation.

1. THAT no Duties of Mortification be prescribed unto this end, as a Means of Recovery from Spiritual Decays, but what for Matter and Manner are of Divine Institution and Command. All others are laid under a severe Interdict, under what pretence soever they may be used, Who hath required these things at your hands? Want hereof, is that whereby a pretended Design to advance Religion in the Papacy, hath ruined it. They have under the name and pretence of the means of Mortification, or the Duties of it, invented and enjoined, like the Pharisees, a number of Works, Ways, Duties, so called, which God never appointed, nor approved, nor will accept, nor shall they ever do good unto the Souls of Men. Such are their Confessions, Disciplines, Pilgrimages, Fastings, Abstinence, framed Prayers to ⟨p. 65⟩be repeated in stated Canonical hours, in such a length and number. In the bodily Labour of these things, they exercise themselves to no Spiritual Advantage.

1. THAT no Duties of Mortification be prescribed unto this end, as a Means of Recovery from Spiritual Decays, but what for Matter and Manner are of Divine Institution and Command. All others are laid under a severe Interdict, under what pretence soever they may be used, Who hath required these things at your hands? Want hereof, is that whereby a pretended Design to advance Religion in the Papacy, hath ruined it. They have under the name and pretence of the means of Mortification, or the Duties of it, invented and enjoyned, like the Pharisees, a number of Works, Ways, Duties, so called, which God never appointed, nor approved, nor will accept, nor shall they ever do good unto the Souls of Men. Such are their Confessions, Disciplines, Pilgrimages, Fastings, Abstinence, framed Prayers to