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

Secondly, This may be known (as I said) by the effects of it, which are notable; For, 1. A •ender man that is frequent in reflecting thus, is a watchful man; The biting of Conscience by it's challenges for past, and bygone […], make him look better to himself for the time to come; and put him, with holy and tender Job, Chap. 31. To make a covenant with his eyes, that he may look right on, and not wander; To covenant ⟨p. 196⟩with his Affections, that they wander and range not up and down in pursuit of the World, a•d of the variety of vain Objects therein, to the diverting of him from a close and con•ant pursuit after God. 2. He can give a distinct account of himself, and of his way, and doth not readily and easily forget things, but is in case to give an account of this which he did, and of that which he spoke; As Job instanceth, in a multitude of particulars, Chap. 31. He can give a legend, as it were, of his Life: which I fear but few of us can do, to good purpose, this way; I remember that holy man Augustin tells, that at such a time, while he was singing a Psalm, he observed his heart ready to stray, and to be more taken up with the external Music, then with Spiritual Joy in God; and relates several of his pranks, when he was a Child. 3 He is a man distinct, and full in the confession of Sin; He never wanteth an evil tale (to speak so) to tell of himself, yea, he must, and will tell it, when it may glorify God, and edify others; he can speak particularly of the evil of his heart, and of his way, he is not a stranger to it, neither doth he hide his sin as Adam, as Job speaks, Chap. 31. v. 33. It is sure, one great reason, why we are so little in the exercise of Repentance, even that we are so little in the exercise of Self-reflection. 4. He is suitably affected with that which he discovereth; he not only seeth his way with this and that, and the other Action, but it toucheth him; one great reason why we see so many Sins, and are so little affected with them, i•, that we take not the Censure of them from Conscience, and consider not duly, what weight it's sense and censure of them should have with us; and by proportion, this is a reason why Christians are so little comforted in good Actions. 5. The rejecting▪ tender man is a praying man;