refolution for the time to come. Religion muff not be halved, but whofoever would have a clear and calm Con- fcience, muff Rudy to be clear on all hands ; no iniqui- ty muff be regarded in his heart, no duty refolvedly bal- ked, but holinefs in all manner of converlatton muff fincerely and ferioufly, in the firength of grace, be fol- lowed after. 4thly, Obferve, That where there is a good Confcience in any one thing, there will be a dingle and ferious en- deavour to have a good Confcience in all things; or,a good Confcience is of univerfal extent as to every thing. We tauft (lays the apoffle) we have a good Confcience in all things : The reafon is, becaufe, if a man be confcien- eious in any one thing from the principle of a truly good Confcience, that fame principle will fer him on to endea- vour to be confciencious in all things ; for 'ris the fame divine authority that enjoins obedience to all God's com- mands : And, if Confcience put a man to ;lay weight on any one thing as commanded,it will put him to lay weight oti all things that are commanded; a quatenus ad omne, &c. Therefore David Pays, Pfal. 18.22. All his judgments were before me, and I put not away his latutes from me : And, .Pfal. 119.6. Then J.hall I not he afbanied when I have a re- fpeöt unto all thy commandments ; and of Zecharias and E lifabeth 'tis Paid, Luke 1. 6, That they walked in all the commandments of the Lerd blai telefs. This do &rine hath two branches, the tirít is negative,That there cannot be a good Confcience but where it is univerfal ; the fecond is affirmative, That where a Confcience is univerfal, 'ris an evidence that it is a good Confcience, which we than not now infift to (peak of: I fhail only fay, That,if we com- pare the r niverfality of th`e command with our obedi- !ence thereto, and try if the one be as univerfal as the other is ; if there be a refpedi had to all the commands, to thefe of the fiirft, as well as to there of the fecond table of the law ; to there of the gofpel, as well as to thee of the law ; and if we take a view of our con - !verfation in whole and in the parts -of it, in the duties of worfhip, and in the duties of our particular callings, rations and relations; If a good Confcience hath been f ngly
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