A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolvedA Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved

3. Therefore look to your Obedience too, not only that it be (as in the former) but that it be Right, and such as it should be, that is, Regular, Universal, Spiritual, for otherwise it is not reasonable.

3. Therefore look to your Obedience too, not only that it be (as in the former) but that it be Right, and such as it should be, that is, Regular, Ʋniversal, Spiritual, for otherwise it is not reasonable.

1. Regular, such as the Word of God calls for, and hath its warrant from thence: whatsoever we do in the things of God, and what we would have looked on as Acts of Obedience, should be done with a respect to Gods Commands, and not of our own heads: Obedience it is not, if it be not Commanded. Men may do many seemingly good things, and place Religion in them, and think they please God by them, which yet may be no true Acts of Obedience to him, because not according to his Word: They do but obtrude a Worship upon God, and Fancy it will please him, because it pleaseth them; Whereas indeed nothing is acceptable to him, but what is enjoined by him; Nothing is Duty but that which hath a Warrant from God for the Performance of it. Men may abound in Will-worship, and come short in Obedience; they may do more than is enjoined them, and yet less too; much which will never be reckoned to them, as it was never required of them. You must judge of your selves not merely by what you do, but by the ground you have for the doing of it, when Gods Will is the Reason of it, and not the Precepts of men, nor your own Fancies; so much, and no more, you do for God as you do in Obedience to his Command.

1. Regular, such as the Word of God calls for, and hath its warrant from thence: whatsoever we do in the things of God, and what we would have look'd on as Acts of Obedience, should be done with a respect to Gods Commands, and not of our own heads: Obedience it is not, if it be not Commanded. Men may do many seemingly good things, and place Religion in them, and think they please God by them, which yet may be no true Acts of Obedience to him, because not according to his Word: They do but obtrude a Worship upon God, and Fancy it will please him, because it pleaseth them; Whereas indeed nothing is acceptable to him, but what is enjoyned by him; Nothing is Duty but that which hath a Warrant from God for the Performance of it. Men may abound in Will-worship, and come short in Obedience; they may do more than is enjoyned them, and yet less too; much which will never be reckoned to them, as it was never required of them. You must judge of your selves not meerly by what you do, but by the ground you have for the doing of it, when Gods Will is the Reason of it, and not the Precepts of men, nor your own Fancies; so much, and no more, you do for God as you do in Obedience to his Command.