154 Of a Coi fcience void of Once. 5 E R M. God and worketh rigbteoufzefs, will be ac- VII. cepted with God as his approved fervant ; and fulfils all the purpofes of religion: At the fame time he ought to be acknowledged a good member of fociety, and is not juffly obnoxious to civil government. The cafe being fo, it is of great importance to under- find, and Will of greater importance to imi- tate the example of the apoffle. In order to which I will endeavour in the following difcourfe, iít, To fhow what it is to have a confcience void of offence towards God and towards men ; 2dly, I will confider this as the proper fubje& of our confiant attention and exercife ; 3dly, The neceffity and rea- fonablenefs of it. Firf, I am to íhew what it is to have a confcience void of offence towards God and towards men. I fuppofe every one of us to know what confcience is, fo far as is necef- fary to the prefent purpofe. We all know that our minds, confcious of their own fen - timents, affe &ions, difpofitions and volun- tary a &ions, have a power of refle&ing on themfçlves, and what paffes in them; nay, by a multitude of occafions are unavoidably led to it. And nothing upon a review oc- curs
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