comfortable walking withGod. 63 jbalt dwellfaf ly, and none fhall maize thee afraid : Thou íhalt never more bee afraid ofany evil tidings, or ofdeflrutfi.on whets it conumeth : when thou pfffl thorax, thewaters, thy. Godfhall bee with thee; and thorow rivers , they fhall not overflow thee when thou wakeft thorow the fire, thou fnalt not bee burnt; ssei theyfháll the flotne kindle upon thee, Wit. And if at any time thou bee feized. upon by any èroffe or calamitie from any ofthe creatures; any trouble or temptation, from man. or Divell; any lowring or crueltie from the iniquitie of the times, or perfecutersof the truth; yet the refrefhiïig betimes of Gods pleated face fhining upon his heart, through the darkenefle offuch difcomforts, will fweetely .mitigate, re- vive, and infinitely make amends for all. The poyfon and curie of them fhall never come neere thy foule. The Lord in the. meane time, like an Eagle fluttering about hernett, will molt tenderlydefend andprotea thee, Efaials 3 T. 5. andat length molt certainly come like ayoung Lyon roaring onhis prey for thy refcue andglorious enlargement, ffaiah 3 1.4. I X. Labour by a confiant watch to keepe thy heart in a fpirituall temper ihll,and 'till fweetly content,and fruitfully converfant in the Mytierie of Chrift,and-Secrets ofHis King- dome,which thou {halt more eatily doe; If thou fiat rejoyce in God, his Word,and Graces, as thy chiefeft joy, and great- eft advantage. 2. By all earthly things,bedrawne to the love ofheavenly. For though God bathappointed but one Sab- bath in fevendaies for his more folemne publike worfhip,yet to a Chriftian, every day is fanaified to .bee a reft from all thedeeds of the flefh, wherein hee is to walkewith his God, and fhew forth the religious keeping of his heart and good confcience, inevery as}ion ofhis whole life; fo making e- very patla.ge of his particular Calling, a part of Chritlian obedience , and dutie unto God. 3 Let the noblenfle of thine inlargcd Spirit, as infinitely difdaine tobee any waies, upon any rearmes, in bondage to the corruption ofthe times; fo finde a farre fweeter reîifh, and.take incomparably more contentment it thefervices of t_hy, Lord, and his holy Ordi- . ------- . -:____ -__ Uances'
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