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

The 3d. Use Serves, To discover to us, what mighty prejudice flows from, and follows upon the neglect of a tender walk, which lays the ground of this Testimony, and on the neglect of self-examination, a main piece of a tender walk, which helpeth to draw forth this Testimony; and therefore, as ye would have this Testimony, and the refreshing peace, and joy that flow from it in Life and Death, and as ye would have a heart holily triumphing over all crosses and difficulties, afflictions and tribulations, design and endeavour more through grace, to have a tender walk, that ye may lay a ground for this Testimony; and study to be more frequent in Self-examination, that thereby ye may extract, and draw it forth clearly, and convincingly for your peace, comfort and joy: Could many of you be but once prevailed with, to prove, and make trial, what a comfortable thing it is, to have Conscience by this Testimony smiling on you, ye would be more in love with it, and with the serious exercise of godliness, and particularly with Self-examination, that make way for it, However, we are persuaded that ere long, the day will come, wherein many of you shall be made to know the truth of all this in your sad experience, when death shall stair you grimly in the face, and when ye shall neither be able to send nor to flee; O! of what excellent worth will the Testimony of a good Conscience then be found to be, hearing witness to men, concerning their honesty, sincerity, uprightness, and the tenderness of their walk; many of you will find it, though ye believe it not now, when ye shall be eternally deprived of such a Testimony; ye shall ⟨p. 242⟩then be made to know to your everlasting cost, that the rejoicing of heart flowing from this Testimony of a good Conscience, is infinitely preferable to all the worldly enjoyments, and delights of the sons of men: I would beseech such of you, as think your selves to be wise in this world, to study to be wise in this great point of wisdom; If ye want this Testimony, when it comes to the last reckoning, ye will be for ever undone, and will never through all eternity once smile for joy, but weep and gnash your teeth, for the gnawing pain, that the never dying worm of an evil Conscience shall cause to you.

The 3d. Use Serves, To discover to us, what mighty prejudice flows from, and follows upon the neglect of a tender walk, which layes the ground of this Testimony, and on the neglect of self-examination, a main piece of a tender walk, which helpeth to draw forth this Testimony; and therefore, as ye would have this Testimony, and the refreshing peace, and joy that flow from it in Life and Death, and as ye would have a heart holily triumphing over all crosses and difficulties, afflictions and tribulations, design and indeavour more through grace, to have a tender walk, that ye may lay a ground for this Testimony; and study to be more frequent in Self-examination, that thereby ye may extract, and draw it forth clearly, and convincingly for your peace, comfort and joy: Could many of you be but once prevailed with, to prove, and make tryal, what a comfortable thing it is, to have Conscience by this Testimony smiling on you, ye would be more in love with it, and with the serious exercise of godlinesse, and particularly with Self-examination, that make way for it, However, we are perswaded that ere long, the day will come, wherin many of youshall be made to know the truth of all this in your sad experience, when death shall stair you grimly in the face, and when ye shall neither be able to send nor to flee; O! of what excellent worth will the Testimony of a good Conscience then be found to be, hearing witnes to men, concerning their honesty, sincerity, uprightnesse, and the tenderness of their walk; many of you will find it, though ye believe it not now, when ye shall be eternally deprived of such a Testimony; ye shall