Some important truths concerning conversion, and the improving seasons of grace; as also about…

They will strive to write after the blessed Copy which their Master Christ hath set before them.

2: The truth is further evident, in that every sincere Servant of God doth make Conscience of obeying all his Commandments, Psal: 119: 6: Then shall I not be ashamed when I have respect unto all thy Precepts. Now the Lord hath commanded men that they should Worship him, not only in public, and in Families, but in secret also, Eph: 6: 18: Pray with all Prayer: we have formerly showed, that secret Prayer is in that precept enjoined, as well as public and Family Prayer. And when the Lord in his Word saith to men, Commune with your hearts, Psal: 4: 4: those two great duties wherein much of Religion doth consist, viz: Self-Examination, and secret Prayer are implied: Yea, this Duty is most expressly commanded by the Lord Jesus ⟨p. 134⟩Christ, who saith When thou prayest enter into thy Closet, and when thou hast shut the door, pray to thy Father which is in secret, Mat. 6. 6. The sincere man doth not live in the commission of any known sin, nor in the wilful omission of any known duty. Surely then not in the omission of so great and known, and plainly commanded duty as this of secret Prayer, is:

2: The truth is further evident, in that every sincere Servant of God doth make Conscience of obeying all his Commandments, Psal: 119: 6: Then shall I not be ashamed when I have respect unto all thy Precepts. Now the Lord hath commanded men that they should Worship him, not only in publick, and in Families, but in secret also, Eph: 6: 18: Pray with all Prayer: we have formerly shewed, that secret Prayer is in that precept enjoyned, as well as publick and Family Prayer. And when the Lord in his Word saith to men, Commune with your hearts, Psal: 4: 4: those two great duties wherein much of Religion doth consist, viz: Self-Examination, and secret Prayer are implied: Yea, this Duty is most expresly commanded by the Lord Jesus ⟨p. 134⟩