Walking with God, the great duty and privilege of true Christians. In two sermons,…Walking with God, the great duty and priviledge of true Christians. In two sermons,…

VII. If we would walk with God, we must endeavour to subordinate all our outward concerns to his guidance and government. We have observed, that this Duty extends to all that we have to do withal in this life. Enoch walked with God in his Economical capacity; and it is certain, that a Christian would be a great sufferer by being obliged to the duties of his particular calling, which take up the bigger part of his time in this life, if his attendance thereupon would necessarily interrupt his Communion with God, but it is quite otherwise: and though it so fails out too often, that through the prevalency of our concupiscence, ⟨p. 45⟩& our over eager letting out our selves upon these things, we are drawn away, and lose our selves here, for which reason we have duties of Worship enjoined us by God, to be frequently engaging our selves in as helps to recover and establish us; yet it is incumbent on us, and God expects it of us, that we order these affairs, and our selves in them, with that care and caution, that they may not hinder, but promove our Communion with him. And to that end;

VII. If we would walk with God, we must endeavour to subordinate all our outward concerns to his guidance and government. We have observed, that this Duty extends to all that we have to do withal in this life. Enoch walked with God in his Oeconomical capacity; and it is certain, that a Christian would be a great sufferer by being obliged to the duties of his particular calling, which take up the bigger part of his time in this life, if his attendance thereupon would necessarily interrupt his Communion with God, but it is quite otherwise: and though it so fails out too often, that through the prevalency of our concupiscence, ⟨p. 45⟩& our over eager letting out our selves upon these things, we are drawn away, and lose our selves here, for which reason we have duties of Worship enjoyned us by God, to be frequently engaging our selves in as helps to recover and establish us; yet it is incumbent on us, and God expects it of us, that we order these affairs, and our selves in them, with that care and caution, that they may not hinder, but promove our Communion with him. And to that end;