ufe4. ATreatlfeof Confcaence. but it is about thee to advife thee. Thereforeas Rehoboar, laid to his green heads, What counfel dive you? fo fay thou to thy confcience, What advifegivefl thou, Confcience, in this cafe? my carnali friends counfelme thud and thus ; mine own carnali heart and lulls wouldhave me go this way : but, Confcience,rvhat court- fellgtvefl thou? 4. The fourth ufe is to reprove the cufrome of mofl: men, who with Ahab refute the counfel of that one true wholefome Prophet, and have four hundred other counfellours who will give counfel as they would have it : They regard not this good Micaiah, they flight the counfel of confcience their !Lifts and theircarnal! reafon and fleíh and blood are their counfellours; The counfel of confcience, they fay, is not goodat this time, as he faid ofAchitophels : They will hear confcience at another time, but not now. But take heed, for if you rejec the counfel of confcience, it is becaufe the Lord hath a purpofe todeftroy you. The ad- junFfs of confci- ence. The AdjunEls ofconfcience,whichPhew them[elves in the difcharge of this duty ofjudging andcounfelling. THe adjunOs are oftwo forts ; i. Such as refpet4 confcien- ces ability to difcharge its duty ;. 2, Such as accompanie confcience in the difcharge thereof. r. An il- lightned confcience r r. An illightned confcience. Ofrhe former ) 2. An erroniousconfcience.. fort are four: ) 3, Adoubting confcience. C 4. A fcrupulous confcience. Of the latterf t . A faithful! confcience. fort are two: z. An unfaithful! confcience. Firít, the illightned confcience is fuch a confcience as is in it felf rightly informed by Gods Law, anddothdire&and judge aright
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