3 5Z treatifê of Confcience, fay, .7am afirmer, and amguiltie before God? J tell thee theta, Thy confcience is bound, and all the world cannot bole it. But haft thou been humbled and emptied of thy Pelf, and doth the word pronounce pardon ofthy fames in Chrilts name, that thy confcience can fay, The Lordfpeaketh peace to my foul? r tell thee, Thou art looled, and nor hell nor devil nor (inne nor flelh nor any thing can bind thee. Ye may lee the power ofGods word in that fpeech ofour Saviour, Whatfoever yefhall bind on earth fhall be bound in heaven, Match. 18.18: That is, Myword which ye preach is ofthat nature, that if that looíe your confcience, it is loofcd indeed, andnothing can bind it;; ifthat do bind it, it is bound roundly indeed, and nothing can loofe it. O this is a terrour to the wicked ! Doth the wordof God fay, He that hardneth his neck; being eften rebuked,(hall fuddenly be defrayed, and cannot be cared? O fear and tremble ye that harden your necks againft the reprootsfofthe Almightie: his word bindeth Over your confciences to Chrif+sbarre. Doth the word fay, Whoremongers and adulterers Godwill judge? If thou beef+ lüch an one, thy confcience is bound with this word, and it will apply it to the foul before the tribunal-feat of Chrift. Doth the word crie out againfi anyofthy courfes ? thy confcience is bound as with chains, and it is not all thy vain hopes and excuses can loofe thee. Again, this is comfort to e'tie godly : Gods word is the fupreme binder ofconícience. O ye blef;ed of the Lord, the word of God teeth Inch a fall knot to your comforts that all hell cannot open it with their teeth : The word of the Lord Jefus is with you, who haththe ley ofDavid, that openeth andno man fhutteth, and fhuttethand no man ope- neth. Yea, but layeft thou, Myjiinnes are again/ me : What then ? mark what the word faith, We have an Advocate with the Father : Thy confcience is bound to believe that. Tea, but J have a very naughtie heart, and J cannot tell what todo with it : Mark what the word faith ; Believe in the Lord Mcfur, and thou (halt bePaved : This bindeth . thy confcience. But I offend dayly : Mark fill what the word faith ; Chrif bring- eh in everla¡ling righteeufneffe. If thou beef] unworthy to day
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