treRti fe of Con fcieno, onyour own heads : It were better for you that a milflone were hung about your necks, and ye thrown into the ièa, then tlsat ye fhould offend one of thete little ones. Ye may call themwhat ye will ; call them Poritanes, precifians, unchari- tablepeople, cenfurcrs : ye may call them as Satan teaclieth you to call them : but it is certain, it were better a milflone were hung about your neck, and ye thrown into the fea, then that ye lhould offend any one of Chrifts little ones : The Lord open your eyes that ye may repent and believe the Go- fpel your telves and be faved. q. Lathy, be exhorted, brethren, to labour after a good confcience. How excellent a thing is it that path fo many good ingredients ! Illumination is one ingredient, and Faith is another, and Tenderneffe another, and Pureneffe another, and Quietueffe another, and the Bloud of JefúsChriti another. It is like Aarons compofition which i'melt fweetly when he went into the San&uarie : It is compounded of excellent con- ditions, fuch as finell tweet when wecome before God : the Lord loveth that fuch shouldcome near him. We may come with affurance to fpeed if we come with a good confcience ; Let us draw near with affurance of faith, having our hearts fprinkled from an evil confcience. Mark ; we maydraw near with affurance if we come with a good confcience. It will comfort us in all troubles, and fupport us in all dangers : It maketh us happie : nay, there is no happines without it. It willmake us with quietneffe and contentedneffeof fpirit un- dergo whatever it (hall pleafe God to lay uponus. How can they want comfort that have this ? It is a fpring of comfort within them. Phis will remain with us whenall other com- forts will forfake us : When friends fail, and elate faileth, when credit and health and ffrength and all far!, then a good confcience, if we have it, will fpeak peace to us, yea and it will ef1eet it in us, comfort us, and fallen comfort upon us. Friends may fpeak words of còmfòrt and peace to us; but it maybe we are notable to receive it : the M in,tier may preach peace ; but it may bewe are not able to take it : But a good F f z con- 147 I4eli, so.2 z
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