A 16 i A Treatifê ofGonfcience. merited. But I am not to (peakof fuch confciences, but of the confcience of man. Now theconfcience of man is the judg- ment ofman upon himfelf as he is fubjeet to Godsjudgment: Divines life to expretle it in this Syllogifine, Be that truly be- lieveth in Chriff (hallbefaved ; My confcience tellethme this is Gods word : But 1 beleeve truly in (hrifl. My confcience tele leth me this allo. Therefore 1Jball befaved. And fo altoon the contrary fide. So that confcience isa mans true judgment of himfelf : If wewouldjudge ourfelves : that is, if we would Cor,II bring our felves before the Tribunal ofconfcience to receive its 31. judgment. Foure Propofitions are contained in that portionofScrip- ture, which I have cholèn tomake the fubjeé of this enfuing Treatife, Rom. 2.1 5.. i. That there is in every man a confcience. [Their confcien- ,F'oure ces bearing them witnefe,] Every oneof them had a confcience Propofi- bearing themwitneffe. tions. 2.1 That the light which confcience is direEted to work by is kr.owledge [Written in their hearts.] 3. That the bond that bindeth a mans confcience is Gods law [which Jew the of feti ofthe lawwritten in thei.c hearts.] 4. That the office and duty ofconfcience is tobear witneffe either with our felves or againfl our felves,accu(ingor excufing our felves or aetions [bearing witneffe, and their thoughts accufïng or excufing one another.]. I begin with the ftrft. I. There is in every mina con° fcience. Iohn8. 9. zCor -I.1 3 Tit. z. 15 Propofition I. 7here is in every mana confcience. Here was a confcience in all there heathen in the text: their j confcience; : There was a confcie nce in the Scribes and Phatifees, beingconvil-íedoftheir own confciences bearing them witnefire. There is aconfcience in good men;as in 'Paul; our re- joycing is this,theteFfimony ofour con(cience,There is a confcience in wicked men,theirmindand conJcience is defiled. As it is im- poffible
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