142 d treatífe ©f Cvnfcïence, is quick, andpoyverfull ; it pierceth even to the dividingafunder of foul and 1p:rit, and u a dsfcerner of the thoughts and in- tents of the heart. This bindeth a mans thoughts and in- tentions ; he cannot b:: tree in there : and there -ion is given ve f.,13. by the A poftle , All things are naked and open to the eyes of ,him with whomwe have redo. As if he had fàid, We arecon- icious of Gods all-1eein power ; he teeth our hearts and our thoughts and all that is in us I and therefore his word doth band us, yea it bíndctli all our teeters : we cannot think a vain thought but our conicience will crie guil. tebefore God, be- caute our conicienee cloth know that God knoweth all. Be- (ides, the conicience cannot tear any law but onely Gods law. Ye know when conicience is once in a doubt, it is fearfull, and beginnech to ask cueftions with it ielf May Ì do this ? or map z. Cana 6, J not do it ? asking no pie/lions for confèience fake. The con- 2.7.; fcicnce when it doubteth :ufèth to ask queítions. Now this fuppo'éth the law-giver to be able to fee it : otherwifè the conicence would not be thus afraid, if it w ere onely the corn- , mandrnent of a creature, that could not fearch the heart.. So that here ye fee one reafon whyGods law is t .e túpreme bond ofconicicrnce ; Becaufe no eye can fee it but Gaels. 2. BecaufeGod oncly bath power over confcience : It is his con ma.ndment onely that makes, any thing (inne_ or not (inne unto us. Augyftmne defineth (inne to be 9 thought er word or deed or luft ag.avnf1 the commandment ofGad. Again.. peal SI ç thee againfti thee only have ,3finned, faith David. He fàitfrr he had finned arely aas ,t.Ìt God; Why? you will fey he 17nned aifo again(. Bath(heba ,midnot he commit adulterie ? that was a !inne again. Bath¡heba . and murder? . that was a Anne againfstfriar;. True, he finned againfcman rel`.ttively, in re- Li non to the commandment which faith, Thou (halt xot aware thy neighbour :but primarily and principally the finne was a- .gar' it God. Confciepce_ is like the kings férvant, whom none j can arrett or att' ch without leave from the king fo no man cln bind conicience without leave had fromGod : for conicience is onely fiibjet to his power : he onely hath power over confci- ence. z. Becaufe
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