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A62529	Crums of bread for the dove in the clefts of the rock, and the secret places of the stairs, Cant. 2.14, or, Helps to meditation on conversion, mortification, sanctification, the Christians daily walke, reading the scriptures, and good practicall books : for a friend / by J.T.	Tickell, John, d. 1694.	1652 (1652)	Wing T1156; ESTC R6990	32,989	81

treasury of grace 2. Be well acquainted with the compass of the activity of Grace Eph. 5.17 what is expected from you in your capacity both in heart and life towards God and man and your own souls Tit. 2.12 the severall waies of duty and the exercises of grace in every relation condition Ps 119 calling time and place c. especially set the law and word of God as the rule of life and of the new creature before you that it may direct you seeking earnestly withall to God for his Holy spirit to guide you Ps 43.3 Rom. 8.14 and lead you according to his word into waies of holynesse and obedience which are well pleasing to him and in his sight 3. When you have sound out the will of God Math. 6.10 Exod. 20. 2 Cor. 5.14 2 Cor. 7.1 and the way of duty and the work of grace resigne your selves both soule and body and all that you are and have to God and to his pleasure considering his authority over you his love to you and his promises before you for acceptance reward and help and as soules devoted to his pleasure inflamed with his love and overpowred by his spirit apply your selves to the exercise of graces and the performance of duties without delaies demurres Psal 119. Ps 110.3 Gen. 17.1 Ps 119.6 Epp. 5.15 2 Pet. 1.5 1 Cor. 15. 1 Cor. 10.31 Gal. 6.16 Gal. 5.15 2 Cor. 7.1 Rom. 12.2 reluctancie exceptions reasonings most freely and readily most sincerely and faithfully most fully and unreservedly most exactly and accurately most diligently and industriously most reselvedly and constantly 4. In every undertaking remember the end Gods glory the rule Gods word the principle Gods Spirit the encouragement Gods promise the manner as unto God well pleasing and in a word the all in all Christ Jesus to direct and strengthen you Col. 170. Col. 1.28 Joh. 15.5 and to render perfect and acceptable to God both your person and performance in his own mediation and intercession without him you can do nothing 5. In the exercise of Grace these following are Especially to be intended though none neglected As 1. Pro. 17.3 The vitall and fundamentall graces towards God and Christ as knowledg faith love repentance Mal. 3.16 obedience c. Act and exercise your knowledg in holy and honourable Ps 1.2.3 right and reverentiall Rom. 4.20 1 Pe. 1.24 filial and fiduciall thoughts of God your faith on the truth of his being the greatnesse of his power the fulnesse of his blessednesse the treasures of his mercies the infinitenesse of his wisdome but especially his Grace in Christ with the freenesse fulnesse Joh. 14.1 Ps 23. firmenesse of his promises the extent power and tendernesse of his providence and so towards Christ Your Acts knowledg and Faith in thoughts on him Gal. 2.20 choice of him resignations to him dependance upon him Ps 84. Ps 37. Ps 40.8 Ps 73. Ps 77. Ps 19. Ps 31. Luk 15. Fsal 119. Lords ●rayer 1 Sam. 15. Luk. 22. Brov. 4.23 Act your love desiring his presence his blessings his honour and glory devoting your soules to him and delighting in him and in his service c. Act your repentance in Griefe for sin yea even of infirmitie and imperfection and that in your very graces Abhorrency of evill Humiliations in the sence of vilenesse and sinfulnesse renewed and that howerly Conversions to him Act your obedience in frequent subjections unto his will revealed in his word or works 2. Have a speciall heed to the Government of the severall powers and faculties of your soules Heb. 9.12 their Dispositions and their operations that all may be regular 1. In the sight of God the searcher of the heart Rom. 7. 2. According to the rule of the Word which commands not only the outward but the inward man 3. Within is the principle seat of all sanctifying grace and from thence gives it forth its commands and influences throughout the whole man It is an excellent subject and but little insisted on the government of the understanding conscience will memory affections c. their proper actings in a way of grace and duty For your help in this See Ball of Godlinesse something also there is to this purpose in Penner on Conscience and the Affections and as I take it in Reyners Rules think well upon it 4. Rom. 6.19 What if we adde to this the government of the sences and to them of the whole man and all the members 4. Look to the acting of those graces which are next to the vitall and fundamentall Graces or if you will Col. 1.10 Col. 2.6 the branches of them and attendants upon them that so you may abound 1. In every Grace 2. In the various actings of the same Grace 3. In the connexion of graces and 4ly Their actings in severall cases as Humility Meekness Patience Heavenliness Charity Selfe-deniall Hope c. Give all and every grace its place and order its time and season its life and power it 's measure and manner Cant. 2.14 Cant. 4.7 this makes a beauty spirituall and glorious in the Countenance of the Christian whether in the frame within or in the forme of the life and conversation without That within to the eye of God that without to the eye of God Angels and men 5. Eph. 9. Rom. 13. 1 Pet. 2.12 Titus 2.10 Next to this have a speciall respect to the proper Actings of the Graces in your relations publique or private these are your duties these will be your ornaments will set forth the Gospell and returne unto you a gracious entertainment through Christ with God as well as man 6. Act your graces in Common converses those particularly between man and man in dealing and trading 1 Pet. 2.12 1 Pro. 3 See Loves table of buying and trading buying and selling and all transactions few consider the extent of the second table with the obligation that it laies upon them and how straitly it s bound on by Christ and his Apostles in the new Testament as by Moses and the Prophets in the old 7. Mat. 0.0 Look to your selves and the actings of grace even in your lesser matters Rom. 13. as your eating drinking sleeping c. apparell recreation c. learn not only in these to do nothing sinfull but also to Act your Graces and to Glorify your God and to approve your selfe a Christian 6. 1 Cor. 10.31 Dir. Labor not only to preserve grace and exercise it but to grow in Grace and to Abound in it both for the habit of grace and for the exercise of grace by this you will more abundantly glorify God enrich your evidences encrease your comfort and greaten your reward 1 Cor. 15. 2 Pet. 3. Pro. 15. 2 Pet. 1. Isa 35. 1 Pet. 2.2 Pro. 1.18 For this you have promises in the Gospell advantages in the ordinances and helps from Christ there 's a fulnesse with

9. 1 Cor. 10.31 Tit. 2.12 In all refreshments of food or recreation be sober serious and spirituall 10. Upon rovings and wandrings call in thine heart Eccles Prov. and let not thy thoughts be too far dispersed or too long disingaged from communion with God soul-concernments and matters of Eternity 11. Eph. 4.26 Take heed of passions rash anger sudden surprisals or provocations that may be offered Do no wrong take notice of little forgive much forbear retaliation in words or actions in great affronts be not too much disturbed and commit events and returns to God 12. Eph. 6.1 Eph. 5.22 Fill up Relations with relative duties whether as superior or inferior or equall be obedient to the commands of Superiours according to the will of God be respectfull kind and friendly to equals be moderate tender and gentle to inferiors Do evill to none but good to all 13. Beware of your company Eph. 5.7.11 Ps 15. have no more to do with wicked persons then of necessity you must let their presence be your burthen and their profanenesse your abhorrency let them know that you do not like them Let the good be welcome entertaine them as Christians receive from them or give to them what may be spirituall Let your time be pretious Eph. 5.16 and little or none be wasted fill up all with necessary duties that belong unto it or find out something good and commendable to improve it On moments of time depends eternity let not spirituall and temporall duties interfer but let each have their proper seasons run not from thy particular calling to exercises of the generall when unseasonable neglect not the generall for the particular when thou hast thy freedome 15. Let not the world or the things of the world be too earnestly desired eagerly persued 1 Joh. 2.15 Phil. 4.11 affectionately imbraced be thankfull for and content with necessaries what 's more let it be improved in the chearfull service of God in works of piety and charity Keep thine heart at a distance and loose from all and be contented to part with all Heb. 10.34 when called to it knowing that Heaven is thine inheritance and God himself thy portion 26. Observe the waies and methods of God's providence towards thee from day to day consider the graces to be exercised on such occasions Live the life of dependance on God's providence and subjection to his will be thankfull for his mercies and endure his chastisements Let extraordinary dispensations have extraordinary observations 17. Remember to walke with God humbly Mica 6.8 Tit. 2.12 cheerfully obediently and believingly Carry your selves to men respectfully righteously friendly demean your selves s●berly gravely prudently bear all injuries patiently receive all Kindnesses thankfully do all Courtesies readily 18. Suffer no guilt contracted to lie long upon you but be often examining your selves Ps 19 Ps 32. beg on sence of sin renew your repentance and faith on the bloud of Christ and returne to Duty 19. Tit. 2.13 Doe something every day towards the last in mortifying corruption strengthning graces increasing knowledge furthering your assurances drawing nearer to Heaven in thoughts on it desires after it preparations for it 20. In the evening of the day Ps 4.4 reflect on what hath past cast up accounts be humble for defects repent of transgressions be thankfull for mercies renew your acquaintance with God as you have opportunity in solemne duties of praier meditation and reading the Scriptures or some good Books performe these duties as also your family duties in good season Ps 3.5 Ps 4. ult see Ps 1 42. 16. When all is done remember Mortality and Eternity Act repentance and faith and commit your soules and bodies and family to God and to his keeping SECT V. Of Communion with God THE Convert may no●● advance to a more especiali 〈…〉 God and that not only as 〈…〉 ●●iviledge See 1 John 1.3 c. 〈…〉 20. Job 22.21 R For such as have int● 〈…〉 God Rom. 5.1 accesse to God accepta●●●●ith God are beloved of him may 〈…〉 and derive from him This 〈…〉 partly presupposeth and partly requireth what we have in these following particulars and it may be in some other 1. Heb. 10.19 20. It presupposeth reconciliation with God through the mediation of Christ apprehended by faith answered in repentance pursued in obedience and maintained in walking before him 2. It immediately followes union with Christ Eph. 2.18 relation to God and inhabitation of the Spirit 3. It supposes the qualification of the person in conformity to God Ps 15. and assimilations to him 4. Joh. 14.21 It is maintained on Gods part by teachings of the Spirit influences of grace Rev. 3.20 Cant. 5.1 Ps 25.14 testimonies of Love and earnests of his glory On the Christians part by what here followeth 1. Addresses to God in holy duties Ps 73.28 Ps 100. solemn or occasionall through Christ and by the Spirit 2. Apprehensions of God his glory Joh. 17.3 his grace love and goodnesse revealed in his word through Christ and applied by the Spirit 3. Adorations of God high thoughts of him with humble worshippings praises Ps 100.4 and acknowledgments 4. Affections to God in Christ Ps 42.1 Ps 63.1 running out in love desire delight and joy 5. Ps 36.7 Cant. 8.5 Affiance in God through Christ in his grace goodnesse truth faithfulnesse power and providence 6 Activity of grace in holy duties Cant. 4.16 proper in times seasonable in manner spirituall in measure fruitfull 7. Ps 16.8 Cant. 2.7 Actuall intentions of God and of his glory and of being well pleasing to him in the frame of our hearts in the course of our lives and especially in our holy duties 8. Applications of his love Cant. 1.2 c. Rom. 5.5 6 c. upon the discoveries of it in his word the shedding of it abroad in our hearts by his Spirit the evidence of it in his graces and the experience of it in his mercies 9. Acquainting him with our necessities Phil. 4.6 Cant. 2.14 desires cases and conditions from day to day provided it be humbly heartily believingly it may be freely and with holy familiarity as a friend with his friend a child with his father and the spouse with her husband and this whatever be our distresses and dangers troubles and sorrows wrongs and injuries wants and weaknesses temptations and infirmities 10. Attendance to the methods of his providence Job Ps 8. Cant. 5.4 and the motions of his spirit with the observation of his works and the opening of our hearts unto his word hearkning to his whispers sensible apprehensions of his approaches to your soules not suffering our selves to be unmindfull of him estranged from him 11. Attributing all our mercies and refreshments Eph. 3. ult spirituall and temporall with the hopes of eternall to his free grace and mercy in Jesus Christ giving him the glory