Note, 1. It is the way of the upright to avoid sin, and every thing
that looks like it and leads towards it; and this is a highway marked
out by authority, tracked by many that have gone before us, and in
which we meet with many that keep company with us; it is easy to find
and safe to be travelled in, like a highway, Isa. xxxv. 8. To depart
from evil is understanding. 2. It is the care of the upright to
preserve their own souls, that they be not polluted with sin, and that
by the troubles of the world they may not be put out of the possession
of them, especially that they may not perish for ever, Matt. xvi. 26.
And it is therefore their care to keep their way, and not turn aside
out of it, on either hand, but to press towards perfection. Those that
adhere to their duty secure their felicity. Keep thy way and God will
keep thee.