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A54919 The pious soul's daily exercise: or, A guide to eternal glory Being manna gathered out of the Holy Scriptures to refresh the true Chrisitan in his passage through this vale of tears to the heavenly Canaan. By G.L. G. L. 1700 (1700) Wing P2282D; ESTC R218932 12,225 26

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THE Pious Soul 's Daily Exercise OR A GUIDE TO Eternal Glory BEING MANNA Gathered out of the Holy Scriptures to Refresh the True Christian in his Passage through this Vale of TEARS to the Heavenly CANAAN By G. L. The Sixth Edition Corrected LONDON Printed for Iohn Marshall at the Bible in Grace-Church-Street 1700. Where you may be supplied with Dr. Owen's Mr. Bunyan's and the Late Reverend Mr. Mead's Works Books Newly Printed and Sold by John Marshall at the Bible in Grace-Church-Street THE Young Man's Remembrancer and Youth's Best Choice being an Exhortation to Conversion in Anniversary Discourses from Eccles 12. 1. By M. M. Price bound 1 s. The Effigies of the Late Reverend and Pious Mr. Matthew Mead newly Engraved to the Life by an Ingenious Hand also several other Ministers Effigies An Elegiack Essay on the Pious Memory of Mr. Matthew Mead Late Minister at Stepney Price Sticht 6 d. The Heavenly Footman or A Description of the Man that gets to Heaven The Second Edition By Mr. Bunyan Author of The Pilgrim's Progress With the Life and Character of Mr. Bunyan Price 1 s. The Flowings of Christ's Blood freely to Sinners c. Price bound 1 s. Temple Songs or Hymns Composed to be Sung at the Celebration of the Lord's Supper every Hymn fitted to two Tunes Spiritual Songs being the Marrow of the Scriptures in Songs of Praise to Almighty God from the Old and New Testament with a Hundred Divine Hymns on several Occasions as now practised in the several Congregations in and about London The Second Edition By Benjamin Keach Author of The War with the Devil Youth's Recreation or A Copy-book of Round hand By William Elder A Reasonable Word to the Doctors of Reason Price bound 1 s. Manna Gathered c. CHAP. I. 1 WHEN I am weary of travelling in the Day the hopes of rest at Night is a Refreshment O then the Thoughts of Heaven are sweet after our short Pilgrimage 2 It is a true Disposition of a Child of God to be tender of his Father's Honour being in his Fear all the Day 3 All Grace flows in upon the humble Soul as Waters from the Hills into the Valleys making he Soul rich in God 4 And since humble Souls are only safe we must either humble our selves or if God love us the will 5 Yet if Humiliation have not Faith and Hope to raise the Soul to some comfort in God it turns to Desparation 6 Fear for Sin proceeding from inward Grief is a Temper becoming any Christian 7 Magistrates that are tenderly Affectionate towards a People shall have a Peoples tender Affections towards them 8 It is great cause of Weeping to a gracious Heart that he cannot Weep 9 Prayers begs Blessings from God and thankfulness continues them with Man 10 Many times there is most Grief where there is fewest Tears 11 Spiritual Sorrow is a great deal better than natural for it comforts the Soul 12 He that prays with Resolution to sin goes to God with a Petition in one hand and a Dagger in the other 13 Whatsoever the Crosses of a Godly Man be his latter end shall be assuredly Blest 14 God takes notice of every good Word and Work the Godly do and will reward it 15 When a Christian looks only on the Ill that is in him he robs God of his Glory and himself of Comfort 16 The Good are scattered amongst the Bad in this Life but at Death they shall be divided 17 He that joins himself in love and affection to Wicked Men on Earth shall also be joined in Torment and Destruction in Hell without Repentance 18 Death is the King of Terrours but that which is at his Back is more terrible Damnation to the Wicked 19 Many times good Parents are taken away that they may not see the ruin of their Children 20 Good Christians are like good Corn will sooner be ground to pouder than yield to the rough Blasts of Persecution or smooth Flatterings of Errour and Heresie 21 The chief care of a good Magistrate is for the good of Church and State 22 A Godly Man is freed from the Law as his Judge but not as his Counsellor 23 If a Godly Man go out of the way he shall smart for it and be whipp'd home again 24 We walk by Faith in this World's sense and Sight is reserv'd for Heaven 25 No good is to be done to the Soul by Prayers and Cries so long as we are careless of purifying the Heart 26 Let not thy Affection rove and the Devil and the World can do thee no hurt 27 He that suppresseth sin at the first motion shall find Comfort 28 If we mean to come to Heaven we must not live in any known Sin for it darkens Grace 29 For a Christian ought to mend his pace every Day that Grace may shine more and more to the perfect Day 30 Every poor Man is not a blest Man except his Bodily Poverty bring him to Spiritual Poverty 31 He that hath Spiritual Comforts hath them cheap tho' they cost them many a Tear 32 The Heart is never so chearful as when it pours it self out in Tears and Sighs to God 33 For Spiritual Mourning secures the Soul from Hell Mourning 34 All Worldly Sorrow is to be sorrow'd against but Sorrow for sin is never to be repented of 35 The Adventure and Return of the Stocks of Prayers is most certain to increase more and more 36 He that never knocks at Heavens Gates till Death deserves to have the Gate knocked on his Teeth 37 He that would speed in Temporal Things must first seek Spiritual 38 Cold Prayers have cold Answers for how should God hear us when we hear not our selves 39 He that would be sure to have his Prayers heard must make a constant Trade in them 40 The forgetfulness of receiv'd Mercies makes God forget us 41 We must put our Hands to the Plow and then pray that our Endeavours may be Blessed 42 For to ask Grace and not to use the Means is to knock at Heavens Gate and pull it close on us 43 He that says Lord forgive me my Sins without a desire to leave them cannot be heard without God forfeit his Word 44 If Heavenly things were soon obtained they would be soon forgotten 45 Nothing more humbles the Child of God than to be buffetted with base Temptations 46 He hath not lost his Prayers but is doubly paid who with the Crosses of the VVorld hath his Heart taken off the VVorld 47 He that hath most Grace hath most VVork to do and most Tryal to buckle withal 48 Some are unfit to Pray as ever David was to March in Saul's Armour 49 For the bringing forth of a right Prayer is like the bringing forth of a Child with many Throws yet when the Child is born there is much Joy 50 He that sees not his own Infirmities is neither patient nor pitiful not knowing himself Brother nor God 51 Our Infirmities should be matter of