XVII

“So that if you would form a just judgment of what is of infinite importance to you not to be misled in,⁠—namely, in what degree of real merit you stand either as an honest man, an useful citizen, a faithful subject to your king, or a good servant to your God,⁠⸺⁠call in religion and morality.⁠—Look, What is written in the law of God?⁠⸺⁠How readest thou?⁠—Consult calm reason and the unchangeable obligations of justice and truth;⁠⸺⁠what say they? > > “Let Conscience determine the matter upon these reports;⁠⸺⁠and then if thy heart condemns thee not, which is the case the apostle supposes,⁠⸺⁠the rule will be infallible;”⁠—[Here Dr. Slop fell asleep]⁠—“ thou wilt have confidence towards God ;⁠⸺⁠that is, have just grounds to believe the judgment thou hast past upon thyself, is the judgment of God; and nothing else but an anticipation of