the  power  and  life  of  godlinefs  ?  Endeavours  he  to  dlf-
cufs  cafes  of  conlcience. to  let  you  know  your  fpirirur.l
flate,  what  it  is  ? — 4  Doth  he,  according  to  the  a£l  of  Af-
fembly  170R,  vifit  the  people  and  families,  at  leafi  once  a
year  in  a  minirtcrial  way,  reaching  and  admonilhing  from
iioufe  to  houfe  ?  And  doth  he  vifit  the  fick  when  need-
ful, and  pray  over  them  ?  Doth  he  vifit  them  who,
through  age  or  ficknefs,  cannot  come  to  the  public  wor-
fliip  ?  Doth  he  labour  to  fpcak  to  the  fick  fuitably  to
their  various  inward  conditions  ?  Doth  he  not  cfpecially
vifit  fuch  as  be  exercifed  in  confcicnce  ?  Doth  he  vifit  fuch
ns  are  afflicted  by  death  of  children  or  other  relations  ?  Vi-
firs  he  the  widows,  orphans,  and  poor?  If  he  be  miniller
r.fa  burgh,  vifits  he  the  pfifoners?  Is  he  not  careful
when  he  vifit  ^  families  to  confer  with  them  in  private,  and
pray  with  them,  thereby  learning  the  cafe  of  their  fouls,
that  fb  the  doftrine  in  public  may  the  better  meet  with
rhcir  condition  P — 5. Doth  he  adminifier  the  facrament  of
baptifm  in  an  orderly  way,  when  the  congregation  is  con-
vened ;  or  doth  lie  it  at  any  time  privately  ?  Doth  he
add  any  word  to,  or  alter  the  words  of  inilitution  ? —
6. 