By the late REV. JOHN WILLISON, Dundee.
Christian Directory, Direction 27.—Sojourn in this world as travellers, keeping so loose from the world as to be able to pack up and be gone from it upon short warning, (I Peter, i, 17; I Cor. vii, 29-31). We have no continuing city or certain abode here; therefore, let us always be ready to rise and depart. And if we would be right travellers towards Zion above, we must have Christ in our hearts, heaven in our eye, and the world under our feet. We must take God’s Spirit for our guide, God’s Word for our rule, God’s glory for our end, God’s fear for our guard, God’s people for our companions, God’s praise for our recreation, and God’s promises for our cordials. We must make religion our business, prayer our delight, holiness our way, and heaven our home. O Zion’s travellers, distinguish yourselves from the men that dwell upon the earth. Let Christ always be precious to you, the Word sweet, sin bitter, the world a wilderness, and death welcome. Let Christ’s will be your will, Christ’s dishonour your affliction, Christ’s Cause your concern, Christ’s success your joy, Christ’s Day your delight, Christ’s cross your glory, Christ’s sufferings your meditation, Christ’s wounds your refuge, Christ’s blood your balm, Christ’s righteousness your clothing, Christ’s presence your heaven. While travelling here, let your hearts burn with love to Christ, love to think of Christ, love to hear of Christ, love to read of Christ, love to speak of Christ, love to speak for Christ, love to speak to Christ.