Heaven upon earth in the serene tranquillity and calm composure, in the sweet peace…

And this is a reason why many will take with a conviction, but it hath no weight with them, nor […] to them, because it is their own, as it were, and not Conscience it's Sentence; Therefore ye would by all means join together these Three; use Self-examination, Judge and pass Sentence on your selves (as we are willed, 1 Cor. 11. 28. 31.) But miss not this cup•e, viz Reflecting upon, and observing of what Conscience hath to •ay; for this […] the first and the last together, and if they be no• thus knit, they will fall asunder and come to nothing.

And this is a reason why many will take with a conviction, but it hath no weight with them, nor 〈…〉 to them, because it is their own, as it were, and not Conscience it's Sentence; Therefore ye would by all means joyn together these Three; use Self-examination, Judge and passe Sentence on your selves (as we are willed, 1 Cor. 11. 28. 31.) But miss not this cup•e, viz Reflecting upon, and observing of what Conscience hath to •ay; for this 〈…〉 the first and the last together, and if they be no• thus knit, they will fall assunder and come to nothing.

The 2d. Use is for trial, take it then for an evidence and mark of a tender Christian, thus to reflect on a persons walk, and actions, when he hath done them▪ The tender Christian will thus reflect on his way and actions done, though it were for many years past, and will judge impartially according to what Conscience hath to say of them; They here behave like unto faithful Ambassadors, or Messengers, who being Commissionat in some business, and having gone about it, will sist themselves before these that gave them the Commission to hear their Judgement and Sentence of their management of the business committed to them; […] they are unfaithful that receive such a Commission, and never give an account of their discharge of it, nor wait for the Sentence of it's giver; even so tender Christians will not only consult with, and take direction from Conscience, what, and how to do, but will also turn back, and see, i Conscience doth approve of what they have done, and of their manner of doing: Now, when we speak of this, we do not say, that it is always the mark of a tender Christian, that the man hath Conscience speaking for him, for Conscience may be misled, and it's Testimony in that case signifies little; But this we say, that it is a mark of a tender Christian to be always singly trying whether it be