V o :. vcc ,rcv,b 4. tra Being) when there is not a raids, but either the mart muff do or forbear ; yet, in this cafe, it is bell for a marl to betake himfelf to the fafeff fide, and to hazard on fuïfering rather than on fin : As for example, a man muff either do fach a thing, of the iawfulnefs whereof he doubteth, or be in hazard of lofing much, or all that he bath in the world ; he knoweth that fuffèring,frrrply con - &dered, is no fin, and he is forne way mailer (to fay fo) of his own fuffering,but not of his doing,fince he doubt - eth ; and his doubting layeth this obligation on him, ra- ther to abffain than to do, and to rake his hazard of fuf fering, for in dzrbiis tutius eft abfitinere; and in this cafe no man's authority can oblige and bind the Confcience to a thing as duty, neither can it be loofed by mere autho- rity, or refpe& to them when it doubteth ; becaufe no man's mere authority can quiet and fatisfy the Confci- ence, nor ke°p the man skaithlefs before God, when on fuch an account he loth any thing doubtingly. A 4th fort is a fcrupi'ing Confcience, which differeth from the former in this, that it is clear in the main of duty, but fcrupleth and is unclear in force accidental thing, that goeth along with it : As for inffance, when one would pray, and apprehendeth, That in praying he will take God's name in vain, becaufe it may be forne blaf- phernous thought is inje &ed into his mind ; or, when a man is about tome neceflary duty of his lawful calling, and bath fòmething like an impulfe of Confcience to pray, which haunreth, and forne way vexeth him ; this is a fcruple, but upon a light ground, and bath little or tto reafon for it, yet it is born in with violence ; and therefore, in this cafe, a man is obliged rather to go over the fcruple, and follow his duty : For, alr_ho' be Mould endeavour to fatisfy his Confcience by reafón, in this cafe, as in the former ; yet, when the duty is clear, he fhould trample upon what would hinder him, and go on with the duty, and in fo doing, he trampleth not upon his Confcience, but upon that which cometh in to mar him in his duty, and followeth, or (to fpeak fo) dog. geth his Confcience. A 5th fort, is a weak and infirm Cenfefence, which efpe- cia ly r irdiffcrent things hindereth a man to ufe his fi- ber-
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