Of a Co f ience void of Offence. 165 I fay, mull be left to the molt equitable S E R M. and merciful judge of the world: And what VII. mercy they may obtain, becaufe they ad, as he did, ignorantly in unbelief. But, for us chriftians, befides the voice of uncorrupted nature which every well difpofed perfon may underftand, the rule of our religion is fo plain, fo fimple, fo free from fuperftition of all kinds, its declarations fo exprefs for moral piety, confifting in the love of God, con- fidence in him, and refignation to his will ; for this, and for righteoufnefs, temperance and charity, as the all of religion, and what only God will be pleas'd with ; we (hall be of all others the molt inexcufable if we fall into the contrary errors, snd fuller our con - fciences to be offended and milled by them. I wilt only add under this head, that as a truly uniform virtuous temper and courfe of aEion is that only which bears an exact pro- portion to the human mind, making it fully and conftantly fatisfied and contented in it- felf; we may thus judge concerning the different cafes referr'd to : A mind, not in- deed direCily difapproving itfelf, but doing what it would certainly condemn if it were not covered with a falfe pretence of zeal ; I may call it a falfe confcience, erring thro' M 3 fuperftition;
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