. . .. . , ...... . l 26 1 treatife of -Confciencer one day they were truly informedof their eflates by there in- ftantaneous Items ofconlcience. Thirdly, when conícience fhooteth like a flitch in a mans fide. As for _example ; Sometimes when meta are about their callings and their worldly bufineffe, then cometh confience like a tudden flitch in on fide and give there a twitch O how worldlyam J ! faith conícience : Shall J neverget this worldly mindednes cured ? Many times coniéier:ce fpeaketh while men are working, or playing, or eating, or buy;ng, or felling. Fourthly, lb .lrkewilè when coníience comrnenteth upon the judgements of God. Let an Ad:; Iterer fill tick ; Y'ea this is for mine adulterie, lei h his con -cience. Let a compiny-keeper be in want of outward things ; Tea, this is my drren';enxeffe, Id. 4. z 8 faith con fence : This my wtckfdnef e my way, my eivngs whichhave procured we tbcfe things ; this ague this proverty, thisfhame, thisdtfcomfart. Thn:s J haYe (hewtd yo(: how COA- tc ence.doth inform the wicked of their wretchef elite ; and whert.rt .loth- it. It remarneth now that J !peak fomething of the fourth point. IV. How cometh it to pafle than that fominy thoufands miflake, and are ignorant and deladeal about their eftacs ? The reafon ofthis doubtàs this; Seeing conícience is able to inform every one what his elate is, whether it be blei1d or curled ; and feeing a lib that conícience doth it ; and loth it by argu- ment ; and hash its time when it doth it a man no,v would wonder that any fhould he ignorant ofhis ellate when big own confêicnce doth tell him how it is with him. For anfwer J explain unto you two things : t. The reaf'ns why men are rnittaken ; a . The rea funs why they are mi(laken though con- fcience inform them. Firfl, They build upon falle grounds which are not in 'ods word. Some are fo foolifh that they build upon outward things, as he I h, peace, prolperitie, fucceffe, and the like. They profper, and all things go well with them, & therefore fure God is at peace with them : This is not fo ; but they think fo though Come again build upon grounds which men of corrupt minds do why many arectc!uded about their elate.
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