You may put a difference betwixt you and the reprobates, if you have these marks:
- If ye prize Christ and his truth so as you will sell all and buy him and suffer for it.
- If the love of Christ keepeth you back from sinning, more than the law, or fear of hell.
- If you be humble and deny your own will, wit, credit, ease, honour, the world and vainity and glory of it.
- Your profession must not be barren and void of good works.
- You must in all things aim at God's honour. You must, eat, drink, sleep, buy, sell, sit, stand, speak, pray, read,and hear the Word, with a heart-purpose that God maybe honoured.
- You must show yourself an enemy to sin, and reprove the works of darkness, such as drunkness, swearing, and lying, albeit the company should hate you for so doing.
- Keep in mind the truth of God that you heard me teach, and have nothing to do with the corruptions and new guises entering into the house of God.
- Make conscience of your calling, in covenants in buying and selling.
- Acquaint yourself with daily praying; commit all yoru ways and action to God by prayer, supplication and thanksgiving. and count not much of being mocked, for Christ Jesus was mocked before you.
Persusade yourself that this is the way of peace and comfort which I now suffer for. I dare go to death and into eternity with it, though men may possibly see another way. [Samuel Rutherford]
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