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A28156 The believer's daily exercise, or, The Scripture precept of being in the fear of the Lord all the day long explained and urged in four sermons / by John Billingsley ... Billingsley, John, 1657-1722. 1690 (1690) Wing B2907; ESTC R6203 37,871 100

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burnt Incense to the Idol he went out without Prayer It 's ill going into infectious places fasting and it 's dangerous going into an infectious World prayerless Truly I cannot but look upon him as an unreasonably bold man that dares go out into the World without Prayer Dost thou know but Death may meet thee before thou comest in again Dost thou know but God may leave thee to do that that shall bring upon thee an infamous death and everlasting damnation Take heed to thy self therefore and go not out till thou hast prayed But then see also that thou pray in Faith and with Fervency Do not content thy self to have said a few words by rote that thou callest a Prayer but pray with understanding and pray with Feeling and Affection Confess thy sins both of Nature and Life and beg of God the Pardon of them for Christ's sake be earnest for Grace and Sanctification for guidance and direction to lead a holy Life and Support and Comfort that thou maist die in Peace Pray for the Church of Christ yea for the Heathen World for the Land of thy Nativity especially for the Continuance and Success of the Gospel therein Pray also for thy Relations for thy Friends yea and for thy Enemies And remember with thy Confessions and Prayers to join Praises and Thanksgivings adore the Divine Excellencies and Perfections and acknowledge thankfully the Favours and Benefits you receive from his hand Express an hearty sense of Creating Preserving and Redeeming Love Recount the personal family and publick mercies you have received or shared in and as you have the Use and Comfort so let God have the Praise and Glory of them If thou be Weak and Ignorant get some one that is able and willing to instruct thee Pray as thou canst make use of some good form till thou canst do better but take heed of formality and resting in the work done narrowly watch and observe thy heart thou givest God nothing if thou givest him not thy Heart 6. Join reading of the holy Scriptures and when time will permit especially on the Lords days the choicest practical Books with your morning Devotions For daily reading the Scriptures it is of absolute necessity and no more to be omitted than Prayer it self It is the Word of God you have Christ's command to search the Scriptures Joh. v. 39. It is the Godly man's Character that his delight is in the Law of the Lord and in his Law doth he meditate day and night Psal i. 2. It is the food of your Souls without daily supplies whereof you will famish Read with deliberation with intention of mind labour to understand what you read and to feel it read it as God's Word and above all bring to it a serious resolution of practising what you read Obj. But I cannot read Sol. The more shame for you if you be grown up and have your Eye-sight If you cannot read do your best to learn and that speedily If there were Lands to be settled upon all that could read the Conveyances of them we should see people learn apace will you do more for Pelf than for your Souls However till you can read or such of you as having been able to read may now be disabled through blindness or weakness of sight c. Get others to read to you and attend to the Word read with your utmost diligence as for your Life If you refuse this Counsel Remember when you come to die or when your ignorance and folly shall have thrust you into Hell that you were warned of the time when you would cry out Oh! how have I hated instruction and refused to be reformed For good Books I shall only say we have great choice of them and you will do well to redeem what time you can for the reading of them especially where there is seldom or sorry Preaching and age or sickness keeps any from the Publick Assemblies God is pleased to bless these to be the means of much good to many Souls Only take heed of erroneous Books of Antinomians Quakers Papists c. And of opposing private reading to hearing of the Word publickly Preached For my part I would hear the weakest Minister supposing him a true Minister that ever spake with a Tongue rather than stay at home to read the best Book that ever was written For God says Faith cometh by hearing Rom. x. 17. And though he can work Faith by reading and it may be hoped will do where people are deprived of opportunities of hearing yet that is not to be expected where they are slighted And here for the sake of beginners in Religion who are oft imposed upon to the loss of their time and the danger of their Souls by ill chosen Books I will venture to name a very few and those not bulky which I take to be exceeding sound and I will add a few hints how you may read them to best purpose I will name but these eight 1. The Assemblies Confession and Catechisms with the proofs at large lately reprinted in Octavo 2. Mr. Daniel Burgess 's four little Tracts Call to sinners Questions c. Twelves 3. Showers Reflections on Time and Eternity Twelves 4. Joseph Alleins Alarm to the Vnconverted Octavo 5. Richard Alleins Vindication of Godliness three parts Octavo 6. Steel 's Trades-mans Calling Octavo 7. Ford 's Practical use of Infant Baptism Octavo 8. Doolittel on the Lord's Supper two parts Twelves I would have you read these Books in the order I have named them one at once always continuing the joint reading of the Scriptures with and before all Books of humane composure read one thorow yea I would advise thrice over before you begin another with a Pen or Pencil mark weighty and affecting passages and at leisure write some of them out if you can write else read them the oftner over Now to such as are grown Christians I commend to you A Discourse concerning Old Age tending to the Instruction Caution and Comfort of aged People By Rich. Steel Minister of the Gospel And A Word to the Aged by Will. Bridge Minister of the Gospel Begin and end every reading with Prayer to God for his blessing and interline what you read with frequent pauses of Prayer and Meditation set your self heartily and speedily to the practice of every Duty and Direction you meet with and depend on God by Faith for Assistance and Acceptance thorow Christ These few Books thus read will yield you more comfort in a dying hour than Kings will then be able to fetch from their Crowns Misers from their Bags or hypocritical dogmatists from all their aiery speculations contentious wranglings or haughty and confident tho' empty and groundless pretensions and expectations 7. When you go out into tht World be watchful against it Remember you walk among snares consider what variety of Temptations you are daily exposed unto and be upon your guard especially look well 1. When you are alone to your Thoughts O