A Treatife ofConfcience. 1 47 fcience that made David fay, I will never forget thy Precepts PGai. Jig that is, I will never omit any opportunity to remember them 39. to do them. It was a watchful confcience that made Paul fay, ¡Cor.g.z2 I became all things toall men, that by all means Imightfavefame; that is, by taking all opportunities and advantages to do good. z Pec,r, It was a watc<ful confcience that made Peter fay ; ! will not be t z. negligent to put you always in remembranceofthe,je things ; that is, I will negle} no opportunity. Again, a watchful confcience taketh notice ofevery motion and inclination to evil : it is a- wake to fee when evil is conceived ; to tell us of it, tooppofe it, and to ditTwade us from it : like a watchman on the top of a tower, always awake to fee when any danger appioacheth. It is Gods minifter with eyes on every fide, to efpie feafons of good, and ftir up to make ufe of them ; and of evil, and give warning to avoid them. 2. As a faithful'confcience is watchful, fo it is rigid and fe- vere, in every caule it delivereth its judgment : nothing can 2. It is efcape its fentence : it will not favour our lulls inany particular, fevere. If there be any opportunity ofduty to God or man, it maketh us to hear of it ; though it be filch a duty as none other will call upon us for, or it maybe dare not put us inmind of ; asof love, and care, and help towards inferiours; yet confcience will : It titheth mint and cumine, and will tell us of the leaft du:y. And fo on the other Ede, it will not (wallow the leaft (inne. As it will not f'ailozna Camel, fo it will flraine at agnat. A faithful Luke r6. confcience is faithful in the leaft, If David fame but in the lap l0. ofa garment, confcience fmitechhim for it. It made Abraham fo precife to a thread or a (hoe- latchet ; he would not take fo much as that of the king of Sodom. It made Mofes aria to a very hoof : it made 'Fag/ find fault with the Corinthians a- bout their haire : It made efrogufizine condemn himfelf for an apple. 3. As a faithful confcience is watchful and fevere, fo alto it is 3.1t is im- importunate in all its counfels. It doth not only deliver its dortunate judgement, but Both with importunity urge the following of its counfel. It will have no nay, but will be obeyed. It lead- eth
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