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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13854	Directions for a godly life especially for communicating at the Lord's table. Intended first for private vse; now publish'd for the good of those who desire the safty [sic] of their owne soules, and shall bee pleased to make vse thereof. By H. Tozer Mr of Arts, and fellow of Exceter Colledge in Oxford.	Tozer, Henry, 1602-1650.	1628 (1628)	STC 24161; ESTC S122218	43,206	213

farre from furthering vs in the way of salvation as that like tares they choake the Word of God and hinder the growth thereof as wee too often see by our dayly experience There is indeede a time for all things for pleasure as well as profit but shall wee spend the best of our time yea as some doe most miserably the greatest part of our time in such vanities and altogether neglect those good helpes for our direction esteeming them too plaine and homely or not pleasant enough for our witty inventions and acute judgements Let such know that they which thus neglect their owne good are guilty to themselues of a twofold crime 1. Of vnnaturall wrong vnto their owne soules in stopping their eyes from beholding the light of saluation which otherwise would shine vnto them dealing heerein as injuriously with themselues as Papists doe with their deceiued Laity trayning them vp in ignorance and blind devotion 2. Of a twofold ingratitude first towards those painefull Authours which like fruitfull lights haue spent themselues for the directing of others whose labours doe wel deserue to be accepted amongst vs wee shall proue our selues but vnthankfull members of the Church wherein wee liue if wee make not that good vse of those lights for which they were intended Secondly which is the greatest wee shew our selues vnthankfull towards GOD himself who hath in mercy raysed vp such meanes for the helping of our infirmities whereof others better deseruing than our selues haue beene destitute Hauing therefore such helpes so freely offered vnto vs let vs if wee desire to liue more righteously before God vse them more carefully than wee haue done endeavouring in the first place to know what is contained in each Petition of the LORD'S Prayer that so when we pray we may know what that is for which wee pray and secondly for our Faith to know the full extent of euery Article thereof that so wee may truely vnderstand what that is which wee confesse wee beleeue and because both of these are little availeable except our piety bee such as it ought to bee let vs especially bee exercised in the Commaundements of GOD that thereby wee may vnderstand what wee are commaunded and what forbidden These are the direct courses which every true-hearted Christian ought to take which will one day proue truly comfortable when others vaine and frivolous deceiue vs. But because our Piety and religious behaiuour is the chiefest thing required on our part vnto the leading of a new life let vs further see what rules wee may yet obserue for the directing thereof This Piety of ours is seene in these 2 things 1 Our Words 2 Our Workes and Actions As for our words we should follow the counsell of S. Paul to the Ephesians which is that we avoyd in our talke all filthines all foolish talking iestings which are not convenient Ephes 5.4 and he giueth a very good reason for it 1 Cor. 15.33 because euill communications corrupt good manners that oftētimes both in the speaker and hearer But some wil say what must we neuer vse any pleasant discourses no jesting at all yes there is a time for that also so it be according to the rule of S. Peter such as God may thereby be glorified 1. Pet. 4.11 otherwayes we may not stirre vp our mindes wee may to an honest cheerefulnesse by civill and modest jesting but obscene and prophane which S. S. Paul calls filthines vaine idle which he termes foolish talking and jesting which is not convenient such I say ought not to bee once named amongst vs as becommeth Saints for hereby both speaker hearer are often stirred vp to loose vain gestures or at leastwise to conceiue think of them so God's Name is much dishonoured Miserable it is to obserue how frequently such speeches doe passe for currant vnder the assumed titles of merry discourses but let vs remēber what our Sauiour Christ hath said Mat 12.36.37 that by our words we shal be iustified by our words we shal be condēned that euery idle word which wee shall speak we shal giue an accoūt thereof in the day of iudgement Must we giue an account of our Words shal wee not then be careful of thē Must we answere for euery idle word shal we fill vp our discourses with blasphemies with obscene scurrilous jestings if we must giue an accoūt of thē certainly these will ly heavy vpon vs Wherfore let vs rather with Dauid set a watch before our mouth bridle vp our lippes that wee offend not in our tongue let vs bee carefull that our words bee such as Salomon commendeth Prov. 25.11 fitly spoken which are like apples of golde in pictures of siluer that is such words as containe wholsome matter are spoken in a comely decent manner are as acceptable pleasant to the eare of a judicious hearer as siluer pictures adorned with golden apples are vnto the eye of the beholder For our Workes we must as Saint Paul counselleth walk as children of the light euer prouing what is acceptable vnto the Lord. Ephes 5.8.10 hauing our conversation honest among men that they seeing our good works may glorifie God thereby How to direct both our Words Actions aright wee must chiefly obserue these 2 things 1 how to avoyde that which is euill in both 2 how to seeke and obtayne that which is good To avoyde that which is in euill 4 rules are especially to be obserued The first concernes the beginnings of euill namely that wee watch and pray according to our Sauiour's counsell and practise Matt 26.41 least wee enter into temptation and so bee drawne away to sinne against God for of our selues wee are prone therevnto and vnable to avoyde it and if it goe so farre that we be once tempted to sinne and feele in vs any motion thereunto wee should endeavour to resist this temptation in the beginning reason thus with our selues Did not I lately receiue the Sacrament of the Lords Supper where I had a full pardon of all my sinnes past sealed vnto me where I vowed and promised to lead a new life before God how then can I doe this thing and breake my promise with God I haue put off my coat of sinne therefore I may not I will not put it on again thus ought we to resist temptations at the first lest they get the dominion ouer vs. The Second rule concernes the occasions of euil which we must necessarily avoyd if wee desire to avoyd the euill it self The Occasions are diverse but especially these 2. 1 Idlenes from which proceed many these sometimes haynous crying sins which the Son of Syrach calleth therefore the teacher of much euill Ecclus. 33.27 To avoyde this we must be carefull to imploy our selues diligently in that vocation wherein God hath placed vs for otherwise the Divell will be sure to take an occasion to tempt euen the best of vs as