The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…

Saints are described by their lives. They walk after the Spirit. They order their conversations aright. Per brachium fit judicium de corde, was Galen's rule. Physicians feel the pulse of the Arm, that they may know the state of the vitals; Now how beats the pulse of thy conversation? according to that, judge of the soundness or sickness of thy constitution. Dost thou walk in reference to thy self soberly, in reference to others righteously, in reference to God religiously? Rom. 8.1, 5. Tit. 2.12.

Saints are described by their lives. They walk after the Spirit. They order their conversations aright. Per brachium fit judicium de corde, was Galens rule. Physitians feel the pulse of the Arme, that they may know the state of the vitals; Now how beats the pulse of thy conversation? according to that, judge of the soundness or sickness of thy constitution. Dost thou walk in reference to thy self soberly, in reference to others righteously, in reference to God religiously? Rom. 8.1, 5. Tit. 2.12.

Thy duty is to examine thy self in particular also of those graces, which are specially requisite in a Communicant. Of thy knowledge to discern the Lords body. There is a competency of knowledge needful if thou wouldst receive acceptably. Dost thou know the threefold estate of man? His Innocency, Apostasy, and Recovery. What a pure piece he was, how holy when he came out of Gods hands! what a miserable polluted creature he hath made himself by disobeying God, and hearkening ⟨p. 271⟩to the Tempter! what a glorious remedy God hath provided to restore man to his primitive purity! Dost thou know God as he discovereth himself in his works, but especially as he is represented in the Glass of his word? Dost thou know Jesus Christ, his two Natures, his three Offices, how he executeth them, both in his estate of humiliation, and exaltation? Dost thou know the nature and end of the Lords Supper?