Bolton - Houston-Packer Collection BX9339.B65 A2 1641

206 Generall direílionsfor a converfemoll fruitfully with God, to examine our fpiritual ilatc,toc,ffer up anacceptable facrifice of Prayers and Pray- f:es,tobuckle fail untous the Chriflian_ Armour, and topre- , parewith refolution andlife, to hold a fweet and bleffcd communion with his holy Ma lefty all the day after. And let them often remember when they fee the Sunne up before Tndecens e$ them, that laying ofAuflin : It da anuacomey thing far 4Chri- chrit#iano,,4 ra ftian to have the Sun karne finite him in bed: andif. the Stamm dins Solis eum inveniatinlefto: could #,eake, faith bee, it might fay, 1 have laboured more Poti'ét enim di- then thou, yefterd y; and yet I am rift'', and thou art , ill:at cére Sol,Gpo, fi te&atem ioquen- rift. a` haberet: Am- For conelufion, let advife and forewarne with as great plius laboravi heriquam tor& earcleftneffe and heartinefre as I. con pofbly, all Gods Chit tamer dun jam d1.en,thatas they tender and preferre infinitely°a pure hearty furrexerim,ru adhec dormis. andheavenly minde, that unvalnable..lewd of apeaceable confcience,and that íweetefl life, walking with their God, beforea world ofgold ; theywould watch over themfelves very extraordinarily, and with ungular care and heedful- nefre, in theufe and enjoyment of things lawfuIl in their owne nature; yet- by our corruption, capable of inordinate- neffeand excefl'e, fuch as are meat, drinke, tleepe, apparel!, marriage, vilîtations, recreations &c. For moe, faith a.wor- thy Divine, perifh with pçepelterorar. f 1Ça2w rag cf Lawful things, tbenbyunlawfallcourfes. Soft farads fwailow*rnoe (hips, then hard rockes fplit afunder. Howfoever, lure I aal,Chriftians . are in more larger of being fpiricually undoneby a Elie infi- nuation and enftiarement cflicencionúlefle and immodera- - Lion in ¡hell layw full.things ;; then by the grolle affault offouie finnes,and temptations to doe notoriotfly, For, 1. A fan&ified heart will generonfiv rife, and refill with refolution agaiaft the invafion and g.rieflineff! of any worke of darkeneffe; whichby it, enormity waft-i the confcience; as adultery, marcher, fwcaring, prophaning of the Lords , Day,ufury, bribery, fpeculative wanro,lnc{«c, idleneffe, &c. which yet may too often be infenfioly feized upon, and fur- prized by an exceffiive finfull delight, in things un(infull in thernfclve. ;yet empyConed unto us, by the venome ofour owne

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