comfortable walking ',with Cod. Y87 oular aíÏion, faid he, Osgood or evill, neitherit there to befound any one indirent : hee meanes in the fingular anda&ùall ex- ifience;in thegenerall there may. Recreation is of it felfe, andi.nitsowne nature indifferent;but drawne intoexifience and exercife, put in<pra&ife,andputtingoncircundances,it will ever becomeunto thee either finfull, or fanEiified. If` re&ifiedby Come rules as I have formerly delivered for that purpofe; is may prove comfortable, but flaindwith pro- phane company,a fenfuall end,immoderate delight, no ne- cetlitie in refpe& ofweariedneffeof body, or tiredneffe of minde,vaine expense ofprecious time due to holy duties, or difchargeofour Calling, it mayprove crarfed. Ic is foalfo= in the prefentpoint ofvifitations. 2. Although the Apoftle, r Cor. 10.27. in thefe words ; Andyebe difjofed togot J leemes to incitnte, that itis not ut- terlyand abfolutely unláwfull uponany occafion for a Chri- fUan, efpecially ifinvited,to vifite an irreligious man;yet let nonewho defines topreferve peaceat home inhis owne bo fume, prefume hereupon toplunge himfelfehandover-head intoany unwarrantable engagements and correfpondenciee withworldly men;or buildhencea licentiousconceit ofany allowance tocommunicate himfelfe promifcuoufIywithfa- miliarity or content,either by wayofinvi ationorvrfiration toall commers,all company.It is.a.foulefigneofafalleheart, and fellow, thatat lengthwill certainely fall away ; to ex- pat, entertaine,:and:enjoywith equall patience anddelight the Worlds Favorites, and Gods:friends ; tobe as open- hearted, open-handed, and open- houfed to a goodrfel`ow, as to agracioús man.. Every true-hearted Nathaneel rightly e informed, and well advifed,cannot chufe but apprehend, ac- knowledgeand feele a vat} and tmvaluable:>diflerence, be tweene the fweeteheavenly communion,and confidentcom- municationofheart-fecrets, with faithful' fruitful! .Chritli- ans ;and the irkefome intrufions,ìvexing,vaine'glorious te- dioufneffe, and frothy conferenceof carnali men. Ifanyof Godschildren therefore, at any time bedifpofed.to take any allowanceandencouragesraentfrom this place,: toinvite,or vft
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