Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…

Secondly, Reflect upon your rule in the close ⟨p. 71⟩of your duty, and examine whether your work hath been done by rule or no. Observe what graces have been acting in your duty, and thankfully take notice of the influences of your graces. Take notice what corruptions have been working in your duty, and take the shame of it before God that you should thus miscarry. If these two rules were but observed by us, we should come to another manner of proficiency in Religion than we do. But more particularly let me give you three directions for your duties.

Secondly, Reflect upon your rule in the close ⟨p. 71⟩of your duty, and examine whether your work hath been done by rule or no. Observe what graces have been acting in your duty, and thankfully take notice of the influences of your graces. Take notice what corruptions have been working in your duty, and take the shame of it before God that you should thus miscar•y. If these two rules were but observed by us, we should come to another manner of proficiency in Religion than we do. But more particularly let me give you three directions for your duties.

First, Take special notice of the ends of your duties. O How many do miscarry for want of a Right understanding in this? Come see my zeal for the Lord of hosts, said John. And all this while he was •t Acting for himself. And because he did Gods work for such carnal ends, God accounts the blood that he had shed to be so much murder and requires it afterwards at his hands, Hos. 1. 4. The Pharisees were a very strict generation in the performance of their duties. Much in Alms, and much and long in prayer, and yet all rejected, because they did it for carnal ends, Math. 23. 5