"culties of any other kind, let them first pray "to God to enlighten and establish their mind, "and then have recourse to some learned and pi"ous minister of God's word, always remem"bring to be honest and impartial in this work, "between God and their own consciences; for "it is in vain to hope to hide any thought "action, or design, from his all-seeing eye, "who is the great searcher and judge of all « hearts,

Heads for the examination of our conscience, upon those duties wherein God's honour, and our own and our neighbour's goods are concerned.

Search and examine your own consciences, and that not lightly and after the manner of dissemblers with God; but so that you may come holy and clean to such an heavenly feast, in the marriage garment required by God in holy scripture, and be received as worthy partakers of that holy table. The first exhortation in the communion Service.

Come now, let us reason together, saith the Lord though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. Isaiah i. 18

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I. Concerning our duty towards God.

NTER now, O my Soul, into the se crets of thy heart, and examine whether thou dost believe and consider that God, by his Providence governs the world, and all things in it?

That he beholds the most secret thoughts and actions of thy heart and life, and will judge thee with severe justice at the last day?

Art thou warned by the sense of God's all-seeing Providence, to take heed to thy ways?

Dost thou ascribe the success of thy undertakings to the good Providence of God over thee?

Dost thou pray daily for the protection of God, and his blessing upon thy honest endea vours?

Hath the goodness and mercy of God, in creating,, preserving, and redeeming thee, that effect upon thy heart, as to make thee love him, and desire to please him before, and above all things?

Have the many testimonies, which thou hast received of God's mercy and goodness, creat ed in thee a comfortable hope in him?

Hast thou never so far presumed upon his mercy, as to encourage thee to sin against him?

Hath

Hath the consideration of God's majesty and greatness imprinted awful and reverend thoughts concerning him, and raised in thee modest and humble thoughts concerning thyself?

Doth the consideration of the power and justice of God make thee afraid to provoke him, and afraid of offending him more than man?

Dost thou stedfastly rely upon the truth and promises of God under all distresses and calamities, so as to wait patiently for deliverance in his good time, and never to try to deliver thyself out of calamity by sinful means?

Hast thou resigned thyself, and all thy concerns to the all-wise and good Providence of God?

Art thou not immoderately careful and anxious about outward things?

Hast thou not profaned the Holy and dreadful name of God, by perjury and unlawful oaths, or by customary swearing or cursing in thy common conversation?

Hast thou not mentioned the name of God, or of his Son, Jesus Christ, irreverently or lightly in thy conversation?

Dost thou take care to admonish and reprove others for their sins, so far as thou mayest with prudence and decency?

Hast

Hast thou faithfully received the Scriptures, not as the word of man: but, as they are in truth, the word of God?

Dost thou read and observe them, in order to make them the rule of thy life?

Have the promises and threatnings therein prevailed with thee, to govern thyself according to the holy and admirable precepts therein delivered?

Hast thou honoured him by a reverend u sage of whatsoever things or persons belong to him, and are dedicated to his honour and service?

Dost thou consider the Lord's Day, as set apart by God for the care of the Soul, and the preparation of ourselves for the next life, and for his more immediate worship, in keeping it holy, to those ends for which it was appointed? by attending the public service of the Church? in reading and hearing his holy word? in prayer aud meditation, and good discourse?

Dost thou go to Church with a hearty intention to serve God, and to be instructed in thy duty, or reminded of it ? and not for fashion's sake?

Dost thou afterwards reflect upon what thou hast heard, and lay it up in thy heart, that thou mayest live according to it?

Hast

Hast thou so little regarded this holy day, as to spend it in travelling, and taking unnecessary journies thereupon, such as might as well have been performed on any other

day?

Hast thou every day duly prayed to him, and praised him for mercies received?

Have thy prayers and praises been always accompanied with such a sense of God, and such seriousness, fervency and affection, as he requires?

Hast thou (notwithstanding the means of grace and the light of the Gospel) suffered thyself to live in ignorance of him, and thy duty?

Hast thou not been so foolish as to put off thy repentance, thereby rendering thyself less

able to set about it?

Hast thou a reverend regard to the Sacra ments, which God hath appointed in his Church?

Art thou mindful of thy part of the covenant made with God in Baptism?

Hast thou made it thy care to live suitable to thy sacramental profession, and solemn engagements?

Hast thou seriously consdered that amazing in stance of the love of Christ, in redeeming thee from the bondage and dominion of sin, and the ty ranny of the devil?

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