on Kdmans 9. r. /or when put to it t And an implicite and habitual refle- &ing on Confcience is, when men are not always a- duaily and exprefly asking their Confcience what it faith ; when yet they do it implicitely, virtually and on the matter, and are in a readinefs to do it a&ually, when put to it: Which may be illuftrated by the rim- , litude made ufe of before The habitual and explicite teftimony of Confcience, and refle;ing on it, is like the putting of an inftrument of mufick in a right tune, and then we fay 'tis in tune, tho' none be playing on it ; becaufe it is ready to give a diftin& and harmonious found, having all the firings right in tune. An explicite and aetual teftimony and refle ting, is like a man's ftrik- ing or playing on the well tuned inftrument, and bring- ing out a&uall y the juft mufical found, that was habitually in the tuned inftrument before. Now, to apply this particularly in anfzver to the que/li- n, we fay, i. That, in three cafes, an a&ual and expli- cite teftimony of Confcience, and refle&ing on ir, is neceffary ; ill, As to a man's undertaking of any a&ion or duty, that he be clear in it, that it is a duty. zdly, In reference to the thing when done, becaufe it is that which giveth him peace ; for a man's refe&ing on Con- fcience, and its teftimony here, is like playing on the inftrument. idly, "I'is neceffary as to a man's ¡late. But, z. We fay, An explicite teftimony, and actual enquiring at Confcience, is not (imply neceffary always along the a&i.. on or duty ; or it is not (imply neceffary, that a man a- dually reflex and have a teftimony from his Confcience always, or in all difference of time along the a &ion, tho' habitually and implicitely he ought: For the keep- ing of a good Confcience, is like to that general precept spoken of before, agent doing whatever we do to the glory of God, as the principal end of all our a &ions and that is founded on this; where it is not neceffary,p that all along ehe, a &ion or duty, in all difference of time, or in every moment (as I juft now laid) we fhould have a&ual and explicite thoughts of this end, viz,. God's glory : But, if this end be intended in the whole cure nt of our life habitually, and actually in the entry of every particular aetiori or duty, tho' there: be not a&ual
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