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

Therefore men would try their way by pieces and parts, that they may disallow of these things wherein they cannot have a good Testimony from their Conscience, and may accept of its Testimony, in that wherein they are right; that they may reject a challenge, when there is no ground for it, and entertain it where there is ground: a confused general way of Self-examination hath Two bad effects, 1. It keeps persons indistinct in the knowledge of their condition, wherein they have a confused fight of somewhat right, and of somewhat wrong, but know not what it i• in particular, because they rest, and sit down upon that general confused look of their case and way, and come not to condescend on particulars. 2ly. Persons readily, either absolve themselves, as to the more general tract of their life; because they see some things honest like therein, which keeps them from taking with just• challenges; or else they condemn the whole of their life, because they see somethings wrong in it, which keep• them from comforting themselves in the Testimony of their Conscience, as to what is right; therefore we would be particular in trying our way (as I said) by parts, that every ⟨p. 244⟩thing may have its own place and weight with u•.

Therefore men would try their way by pieces and parts, that they may disallow of these things wherein they cannot have a good Testimony from their Conscience, and may accept of its Testimony, in that wherein they are right; that they may reject a challenge, when there is no ground for it, and entertain it where there is ground: a confused general way of Self-examination hath Two bad effects, 1. It keeps persons indistinct in the knowledge of their condition, wherein they have a confused fight of somewhat right, and of somewhat wrong, but know not what it i• in particular, because they rest, and sit down upon that general confused look of their case and way, and come not to condescend on particulars. 2ly. Persons readily, either absolve themselves, as to the more general tract of their life; because they see some things honest like therin, which keeps them from taking with just• challenges; or else they condemn the whole of their life, because they see somethings wrong in it, which keep them from comforting themselves in the Testimony of their Conscience, as to what is right; therefore we would be particular in trying our way (as I said) by parts, that every