No harm, and the means of grace

It may easily be believed that he who had this love in his heart would work no evil to his neighbor. It was impossible for him, knowingly and deliberately, to do harm to any man. He was at the greatest distance from cruelty and wrong, from any unjust or unkind action.

With the same care he set a watch before his mouth, and kept the door of his lips, lest he should offend in tongue, either against justice, or against mercy or truth. He put away all lying, falsehood, and fraud. Neither was guile found in his mouth. He spoke evil of no man, nor did an unkind word ever come out of his lips.

And as he was deeply sensible of the truth of that word, Without me you can do nothing, and therefore of the need he had to be watered by God every moment, so he continued daily in all the ordinances of God, the stated channels of his grace to man. He continued in the apostles' doctrine, or teaching, receiving that food of the soul with all readiness of heart. He continued in the breaking of bread, which he found to be the communion of the body of Christ, and in the prayers and praises offered up by the great congregation. And thus he daily grew in grace, increasing in strength, in the knowledge and love of God.