on 2. L.or. 1. 12. 209 of God or nót. 2... The manner of them, whether they have endeavoured to do things after the due order, and in the prefcribed manner. 3. What they propofed to themfelves as the general main end and fcope of their a&ions, whether it was the glory of God, or not. We find much of the faints teftimony of their Confcience, to be founded upon this ; as we may fee here, in Paul, We have bad (fays he) our converfation in the world, and more abundantly to you wards, not with plh'ly wifiiom, &c. And in David, who Pays, Pfal. 119. 59. I thought on mygways,and turned my, feet unto thy teflimonies. There is great difference betwixt a man's way or path, and every particular ftep of his way or path. David propofes to himfelf the feries of his way to be examined, and wherein he found himfelf faulty, he makes hafte to go out of it, and turns his feet (unto God's teftimonies : He was endeavouring to be watchful in every ftep of his way while it was before him, to have it right ; but,when he refle&s, it being impoflìble (as we have Paid) to look on every ftep of his way, and to examine it according to the rule, he looks upon the feries of it, on the mat- ter, manner and end of his walk, in the tra& of his life; and, in this refpe &, he faith, Pfal. IS. 2i . I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed front my God : As fob, Chap. 23. alto doth, My foot hath held his fieps, his way have f kept, and not declined. 4. Belie. vers would not only look to their way, but there are force a &ions and Reps of their way, at force fpecial times, that they would be more particular in the exa- mination of; than at other times, and of every a &ion, tho' they would not defignedly feclude any, as God in providence calleth them to it, and points it out to be their duty : But there are (I fay) force particular a &i- ons, that they are called to examine more than others. And, for further clearing of this, I fhall inftance it in a few things ; as, I . There are force things or a &ions and duties that more eminently concern a believer's peace or difquietnefs ; his peace, if rightly gone about ; and his difquietnefs, if otherwife : Some things whereby God is in an efpecial manner honoured, and the believer him- Pelf comforted, if he carry rightly ; and God highly difho,
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