comfortable walking withGod. 149 greffeand grouth infeverall graces , and the whole body of Chriftianitie ; relapfes, defertions, their difcoveries, recove- ries, withall the means and circumflances: In aword, by a pun&uall obferving how God:dealeswith it every day. Be, I fay, thusbleffedly buried at home in thine owneheart, and thou fhalt finde thy fella muchmore pregnant andplentiful) inholy talke when thou commefl abroad. Weeare molt apt and readief} to poure out our felves in publike, according our private provifions, and the molt predominant dif- courfes of contemplations of the minde. The conferrences offree andunreferved fpirits are ordinarily nothing elfe, but the clothing of their ordinarie mentali conceptions , and heart-fecrets with familiar formes of fpeech. Men for the molt part, fpeake mofl,and molt willingly of thofe things they mind molt. Iadvife thus in this Point, that thou.mayeft bee habituated and heartned with refolution anddelight, in theart and exercifeof putting forwardgood talke; orofdi- vetting and drawing towards better in cafeof the oontaryf, Otherwife, thou (halt never bee able to hold out withcon ilancieand courage, tocrofle many times thegenerall'mirtk of the company , to put worldly wifemen out of their ele- ment ofall earthly talke, to draw worldlings, which goes molt againfithe haire,to heareofheavenly things. VIII. Surely throughly before-hand with the glorious Lampe of the Word of Life and Truth; watch over, nar- rowly with the illightened eyeof a tenderconfciense, and ever pun ualy manage , and condu& with the particular light offpirituall prudence, every aaion thouundertakefi,or that (hall at any timepaffe thorow thy hand; of what knde foeveritbee , whether natrtrall, recreative,:civill, of mercy, Religion, &c. Towhich particulars, before I defcend, let meecommend unto thee, and premife this Principle concerninga&ions in generali. Every truely commendable and comfortableaaion, con- fïf}s of an abfolute integritie of all concurrents and regui- fits. Qr thus : That which isgoodand lawful), mutt be en- _ L 3 tire
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