:_' ::...36~4 ______The PREFACE. M11':)' ufeful Rules are laid down by Dil>ines, 1vhereby true Grace may be d;fcern'd from Counterfeit : bllt the plainefl Trial and Lel>el to tbe perceptton of tbe loweft Cbriftian, zs, Whether there be aJincere refpea to all God's Commmds, wit/;. out the Rejrn~ation of any ~nown Sin, howpleafant Joewr, to tbe carnal Appetites, or the Exceptien againjl any~nown Duty that udzjplea}ingto tbtm. l{Mmrvouldretire from tbe Vanittes and Bu}inefs of tbe World into themjelws, and fearcb tbetr Spirits witb tbat Jertoufoefs that. zs due to Jo weigJ;ty a Matter; ifwith a refolution to ~now the State of tbeir Souls, if Confcience were inqui{ttil>e as under God's E)'e, tbat has a full Pro{pe6l into el>ery Breaft, they mig,bt" hal>e all inward Teftimony of their Since. rity or Deceit[uhzefs. The Apoflle refers the decifwn of our State with rejpefJ to God, to the Teflimvn.y of the evlightned Confcience: If our Hearts condemn us nor, (of any babitual indulged Sin) then we have peace towards God. lf our Hearts condemn us, God is greater than our Hearts, and knows all things. ' From tbe neglea of trying tbemfelws, many lil>e in a Cloud of Delu}ivn, and from inward Dar~ne{s pajs to outer Dar~nefs for_ ~l>er~ THE
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