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will of Satan, the prince of the power of the air, Eph. ii. 2, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience; who refuse to return, or to call themselves into question concerning their ways, though God doth wait and hearken for it; no, not so much as to say, What have we done? Jer. viii. 6; but every one runneth to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.

Now concerning all that walk thus contrary unto God, God hath said, that he will set his face against them, and punish them seven times, Lev. xxvi. 21 - 28; even with many and sore plagues. And if yet they will walk contrary to him, he will walk contrary to them in fury, and punish them seven times more for their sins. And if yet they will walk in impenitency, notwithstanding God's offer of mercy to them in Christ, Paul could not speak of such with dry eyes, but peremptorily pronounceth that their end is destruction, Phil. iii. 18, 19.

Weigh well, therefore, these premises; compare the way, wherein you walk with God, with all other ways; compare this company with all other company, and the issues and end of this way with the issues and end of all other ways: and the proper choice of your walk will easily and quickly be made.

Thus much may be said in general of walking with God.

SECT. 3. WALKING WITH GOD, TO BE CONSTANT AND UNIVERSAL.

The commandment to walk with God is indefinite, without limitation, therefore must be understood to be a walking with him in all things, and that at all times, in all companies, and in all changes, conditions, and estates of your life, whatsoever. To walk with God in general and at large is not sufficient.

You are not dispensed with for any moment of your life: but all the days of your life, and each day of your life, and each hour of that day, and each minute of that hour; you must pass the time, 1 Peter i. 17,