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

though it were possible, that a man could do all things called for, never so well for the manner, if they be not done from a right principle, he is not honest in his walk; and its on this ground, that all the duties of natural men, of merely moral men are rejected, as having no honesty in them (as being but the fruit of corrupt trees, which can bring forth no good fruit, as the Lord expressly affirms) and therefore can have no influence on a good Conscience, because, from a corrupt principle: We need not stand here particularly to prove the branches; they being obvious, To live honestly, takes in all these four, without which a man cannot have a good Conscience; as we suppose will be granted, at least in word, by all.

though it were possible, that a man could do all things called for, never so well for the manner, if they be not done from a right principle, he is not honest in his walk; and its on this ground, that all the duties of natural men, of meerly moral men are rejected, as having no honesty in them (as being but the fruit of corrup• trees, which can bring forth no good fruit, as the Lord expresly affirms) and therefore can have no influence on a good Conscience, because, from a corrupt principle: We need not stand here particularly to prove the branches; they being obvious, To live honestly, takes in all these four, without which a man cannot have a good Conscience; as we suppose will be granted, at least in word, by all.

The next thing to be cleared, is, the universality of this honesty; how it is, that a man in this honest walk, must be universal; A good Conscience must have this property, and he that would have it, must needs study to ⟨p. 293⟩live honestly in all things; In things of the first Table of the Law, and in things of the Second; in things that concern the Law, and in things that concern the Gospel; Though a man should […] never so much external holiness, if he neglect the exercise of Repentance, of Faith, of Mortification, and of other inward Gospel-duties, or Graces, he is very defective, and pursues not an honest walk, in the just extent and latitude of it: So then, a man that would live honestly, must study to be honest in all, not only in duties of Religious worship, but alo in the duties of his calling, station, and relation, even in every thing; whereof we had occasion to speak more particularly and fully in the close of our last Sermon.