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A69130	The Christian mans walke with the most regardable and remarkable steppes thereof, the true rule according to which, and manner how we must walke: shewing the infallible properties of the children of light. Newly published by the author Nathanael Cole, Preacher at S. Leonards Bromley in Middlesex, on the backside of Stratford-Bow neere London.	Cole, Nathaniel, 1584 or 5-1626.	1624 (1624)	STC 5534; ESTC S115975	148,624	710

better it may be omitted for the present Now if any think themselues too good or too great to be reproued and so will not yeeld their neckes to this yoke let them remember Gods iudgement vpon King Vzziah who resisting Gods ordinance in the ministery of the Prophet reproouing him was striken with a leprosie to his death 2. Chron. 26. And thus much of the threefold Steppe of the Christian mans Walke AN ADDITION of certaine places of holy Scripture setting forth the true Manner of this Christian Walke both Exhorting and Dehorting Exhortations THis Manner I finde in holy Scripture propounded to vs by the Apostles two wayes Generally Specially Generally It must bee according to the tenour of Gods Word First such as the Word teacheth Secondly such as beseemeth graceth and adorneth the Word Thirdly onely such as being the onely life Onely let your conuersation bee as becommeth the Gospoll of Christ Philip. 1. 27. What it teacheth the Apostle sheweth For the grace of God meaning the doctrine of the Gospell teacheth vs to denie vngodlinesse and worldly lusts and to liue godly righteously and soberly in this present world Tit. 2. 11 12. Godly in regard of God Righteously in regard of others Soberly in regard of our selues Specially This manner is propounded diuersly First We must walke Circumspectly that is warily exactly strictly with great carefulnes and watchfulnesse taking great heed to our wayes and looking narrowly to our cariage See that ye walke circumspectly not as fooles but as wise that is not in ignorance but indued with sauing knowledge redeeming the time that is vsing a double and treble diligence for time to come for that we haue spent formerly so idlely and vainely because the dayes are euill that is full of euill men Ephes 5. 15 16. And the more euill the times are the more circumspect must we be Secondly We must walke Vprightly that is voyd of all hypocrisie before God and guile and dissimulation among men simply sincerely in singlenesse of heart fearing God Walke before mee saith God to Abraham and be vpright Gen. 17. Who shall goe to heauen He that walketh vprightly Psal 15. 2. Qui vadit planè vadit sanè Hee that walketh vprightly walketh surely Pro. 10. 9. He that walketh vprightly shall be saued Pro. 28. 18. Better is the poore that walketh in his vprightnesse then he that is peruerse in his wayes though he be rich Pro. 28. 6. The iust man walketh in his integrity his children are blessed after him Pro. 20. 7. Thirdly We must walke Innocently that is without offence not that we can so liue as neuer sinne or neuer offend for that is impossible for there is no righteous man that doth good and sinneth not Eccles 7. 20. But we must so walke as that we giue no iust occasion of offence or scandall vnto any whereby they may iustly blame vs this is to walke inoffensiuely Thus Zacharias and Elizabeth walked in all the commandements and ordinances of the Lord blamelesse Luke 1. 6. God hath chosen vs before the foundation of the world that we should bee holy and blamelesse before him Ephes 1. 4. Fourthly We must walke Honestly There is a twofold honesty Ciuill Religious Ciuill honesty is necessary but will not serue the turne to bring vs to saluation as many will pleade I liue in an honest calling taking paines in that calling I giue euery man his due I doe no man harme I wrong no man I defraud no man I keepe the Church c. All this is commendable but thus Caine might haue pleaded and many a wicked man Religious honesty is that which is ioyned with godlinesse when a man hath a good and honest heart hauing care to keepe faith and a good conscience purposing and resoluing to liue in no one sinne whatsoeuer but to please God in all his commandements continually as on the contrary that is a dishonest and wicked heart which resolueth to cherish any one sinne whatsoeuer Let vs therefore walke honestly as in the day not in rioting and drunkennesse not in chambring and wantonnesse not in strife and enuying Rom. 13. 13. Hauing our conuersation honest among the Gentiles c. 1. Pet. 2. 12. For the time past of our life may suffice vs to haue wrought the will of the Gentiles when wee walked in lasciuiousnesse lusts excesse of wine c. 1. Pet. 4. 3. Wee must pray for Kings and all in authority that we may leade a quiet and peaceable life in all godlinesse and honestly 1 Tim. 2. 2. where we see godlinesse and honesty ioyned together as inseparable Fifthly wee must walke chastly abstaining from fleshly lusts auoiding vncleanenesse abstaining from fornication and knowing how to possesse our bodies in sanctification and honour not in the lusts of concupiscence as the Gentiles which know not God 1 Thessalonians 4. 3. 4. 5. and that wee may keepe our selues chaste wee must alwaies haue the feare of God before our eyes as Ioseph did Gen. 39. for by the feare of God men depart from euill Prou. 16. 6. Wiues must haue chast conuersations coupled with feare c. 1 Pet. 3. 1. 2. Sixthly wee must walke wisely not in the wisedome of the world which is enmity against God There is a wisedome which is earthly sensuall diuellish But the wisedome that is from aboue is first pure then peaceable gentle easie to be intreated full of mercy and good fruits without partiality and without hypocrisie Iam. 3. 15. 16. Who is a wise man among you and endued with knowledge let him shew out of a good conuersation his workes with meekenesse of wisedome Iam. 3. 13. walke wisely towards those which are without that is not onely towards beleeuers but towards such as are not yet come to the faith and the true knowledge of Christ Colos 4. 5. and for an helpe hereunto let vs walke with the best who are the godly wise For he that walketh with the wise shall be wise Prou. 13. 20. Seauenthly we must walke louingly in loue to God and man our whole conuersation must be in loue Walke in loue as Christ hath loued vs in conformity not equality Ephes 5. 2. I beseech thee Lady not as though I wrote a new commandement vnto thee but that which we had from the beginning that we should loue one another And this is loue that wee walke after Gods commandements This is the commandement that as yee haue heard from the beginning yee should walke in it 2 Epist Iohn 5. 6. Eightly wee must walke fruitfully Our life must bee full of good workes of piety mercy and charity Wee must therefore learne to maintaine good workes that wee be not vnfruitfull Tit. 3. 14. Paul prayeth for the Colossians that they might walke worthy of the Lord vnto all pleasing being fruitfull in euery good worke and increasing in the knowledge of God Colos 1. 9. 10. For we are Gods workeman-ship created in Christ Iesus vnto good workes which God hath ordained that wee should walke in

hate to know his will and doe it and to liue in the seare of God Prou. 1. 28. 29. c. If wee regard but one iniquity in our hearts the Lord will not heare vs Psal 66. 18. Thus a number euen of such as goe for professors haue onely a shew of godlinesse but in not doing Gods will deny the power thereof 2 Tim. 3. 5. They professe that they know God but by their workes they deny him being abhominable and disobedient and vnto euery good worke reprobate Tit. 1. 16. A fearefull case Secondly None but doers of Gods will shall be saued All the knowledge in the world all the learning all the excellent gifts of Preaching Prayer and the like can neuer bring vs to heauen but though we may haue all these yet without doing Gods will we may be and indeed are but workers of iniquitie Not euery one that saith vnto mee Lord Lord shall enter into the kingdome of heauen but hee that doth the will of my Father which is in heauen Matth. 7. 21. and whereas many shall plead for themselues alleadging their great knowledge and excellent gifts yet Christ shall renounce them saying I neuer knew you id est I neuer acknowledged you for mine I neuer approoued of you for mine owne depart from mee yee workers of iniquity vers 22. Thirdly It is necessary because the more wee know and the lesse wee doe the more is our sinne our reckoning and score will be the greater our iudgement the heauier and our selues the more without excuse To him that knoweth to doe good and doth it not to him it is sinne Iames 4. 17. Yea the more knowledge without doing the more sinne Hee that neuer knew what God is or what his will is the mere simple ignorant man shall speede a thousand times better than they that haue great knowledge and doe not according Ignorance shall not wholly excuse any from hauing no punishment but from hauing so great punishment That seruant that knoweth his Lords will and doeth it not shall be beaten with many stripes But hee that knew not and did commit things worthy of stripes shall be beaten with few stripes Luke 12. 47 48. Therefore it is better neuer to haue knowne the way of righteousnesse and the will of God than after we haue knowne it not to doe it 2. Pet. 2. 21. Indeede if we neuer had heard of God neuer had the means of knowledge we had had no sinne but wee haue had the meanes Christ hath spoken to vs by himselfe his Prophets Apostles and in these dayes by ordinary ministers to bring vs to knowledge therefore wee are left without all excuse Iohn 15. 22. Some there are that doubt whether there be a God or no some flatly affirme there is no God at all and others say that they cannot see and know that there is a God others go further that acknowledge a God but they glorifie him not as God To all such I say with S. Paul that the very booke of Nature shall condemne them For the inuisible things of God euen his eternall power and God-head from the creation of the world are clearely seene beeing vnderstood by the things which are made so that they are without excuse and Because that when they knew God they glorified him not as God c. Rom. 1. 20 21. Fourthly because the sentence of life and death shal go vpon vs according as wee haue done not what we haue heard or what wee haue knowne but what wee haue done We must all appeare before the iudgment sent of Christ that euery one may receuie in his body according as hee hath done whether it be good or euill 2. Cor. 5. 10. The sentence of absolution shall passe vpon them that haue done well The sentence of condemnation against them that haue done ill All that are in the graues shall come foorth they that haue done good to the resurrection of life they that haue done euill vnto the resurrection of damnation Iohn 5. 28. 20. Reade more at large in Rom. 2. 6 7 8 9 10. Lastly This doing is the end of our Regeneration and a signe therof without which we cannot approoue that we are regenerate Wee are Gods workemanship created in Christ Iesus vnto good workes Ephes 2. 10. And as euery one that doth righteousnesse is borne of God 1. Iohn 2. 29. So whosoeuer doth not righteousnesse is not of God 1. Iohn 3. 10. Yea as Paul saith when men boast of God and know his will and yet doe it not they cause the Gospel to bee euill spoken of and the Name of God to be blasphemed Reade at large Roman 2. verse 17 to verse 25. Vse 1 Now for the Vses Is it the duety of all Christians stians to know Gods will and doe it This then reprooues a number of grosse ignorance that haue liued a long time vnder the meanes of knowledge vnder the ministery of the Gospel and yet as Paul saith They haue not the knowledge of God I speake this to their shame 1. Cor. 15. 34. They are like those disciples whom Paul found at Ephesus asking them whether they had receiued the holy Ghost since they beleeued they answered they had not so much as heard whether there were an holy Ghost or no. Act. 19. 2. This was a great rudenesse and shamefull ignorance in those that professed themselues disciples and yet they were but new beginners and nouices in Religion what a shame then is it in these dayes for auncient hearers and old professors of many of whom wee may truely say that they doe not so much as know what the will of God is No doubt they haue heard of it often and often but they are euer learning and neuer able to come to the acknowledging of the truth 2. Tim. 2. 25. They know it not in themselues by experience and how then can they doe the will of God A fearefull case that men shall liue vnder the meanes of knowledge 20. 30. 40. or 60. yeeres and yet not so much as know what faith and repentance meane Old age saith Salomon is a crowne of glory if it be found in the way of righteousnes Pro. 16. 31. but how can it bee found in the way of righteousnesse when as they doe not so much as know what that way meaneth but like the superstitious Athenians in a blind deuotion ignorantly worship an vnknowne God Act. 17. 22 23. Vse 2 Secondly This condemneth another sort of people as bad or worse that haue attained to great knowledge but they want practise they doe not those things which they know They know what God commaunds and what hee forbids but they neither doe the one nor auoyd the other None more forward in profession yet none so slow in practise they wil heare much and frequent Sermons goe to this place and that not a Sermon shall misse them yet nothing but hypocrisie and blinde zeale for want of practise If the former are blame-worthy much more are