We walk in his appointments, in his ordinances. We use them to gain the knowledge of the Pearl of great price. By waiting upon him we renew our strength, and by abiding in him we bring forth fruit. This way leads us to God, and will bring us to glory, assure as it brings us to a sense of his love on earth. Many have waited long, and travelled far in this way, before they have been very fully persuaded of God’s Love to them; but all shall have their minds satisfied about that, though not all in the same degree, as walking in this way of truth, way of holiness, way of wisdom, way of charity, way of life, and way of peace. We are called Strangers, Pilgrims, Travellers, Runners in a Race, and going a Journey. Our Pilgrim’s Coat is an imputed righteousness; our Staff is Christ; our Map is his word; the Girdle is truth; our Shoes is peace; our Way is marked out for us, omnipotent Power guards us, infinite Wisdom directs us, Mercy is often shewed us, and eternal Love cheers us, while we can sing with a Pilgrim who has reached glory before us, How harsh soe’er the way, Dear Saviour still lead on. But as this is God’s way we must expect to meet with enemies, with savage beasts of prey, with robbers, many a stormy day, and many a dismal night, when neither moon nor stars appear to cheer the Pilgrim’s way, for it is our lot to travel much by night; this begets fears lest we have come wrong, lest this be not the right road. God’s dear people are unavoidably the subject of many fears; when the eyes are first opened, they fear the wrath of God, they fear Death, Judgment, and Eternity: these are high things. If they hear of Christ, the Promises, and Ordinances, they fear to come to these high things, or make use of them, lest they should presume. Thus there are fears in the way, and many times after God has raised the soul up to hope, they fear the work is not genuine; they fear they shall fall into sin, and disgrace their profession; and feeling the power of sin, and the weakness of their souls, they fear they shall at last fall away. When they see many apparently brighter characters than themselves go back into the world, or sink into error, they fear it will one day be their case; and when they see how far a person may go in a profession and yet be nothing, they startle, they fear, lest they should. Thus we find fears in the way, and when the mind is low, deprest, and every grace of the spirit, to all human appearance out of exercise, they are afraid of high, great, precious, and important Doctrines, lest they should presume in medling with them, fearing they have no interest in them. Sometimes fears of poverty, pain, persecution, and what we may suffer in the agonies of death. These kind of fears may come on us, and above all, the fears that all we have experienced may be a delusion, and that hypocrites may come as far as we have, talk better than we do, and give a better account of