ATreatfe ofCon ic,~ience. ( 69 pie, he callethhim the Godofpeace ; he fannifieth his people by peace : It maketh them think thus, We muff not do this or thou as others do ; we Jhall lofe the puce of our con/tierce if we do. This makes them arive againfl (inne, deny their own wills and carnal appetites; If I f Quid not dofo Ifhmid have no peace. This peace faneiifieth: But the peace which carnali men fetal to have doth not fanc}ifie the foul : they are never the more holy for the fame.Again,another effea of the peace ofa good confci- ence is to put life into us in the performance ofgood duties e it maketh us with gladneffe and delight perform the duties of our generali and particular callings : But the falfe peace of an evil confcience fiiffereth the wicked to be dead and dull to good duties. The truepeace keepeth our hearts and our minds: We fhould lofe our minds in the things of this life, but this peace dothkeep them upon God ; we fhould lofe our hearts upon our profits and pleafures and affaires in the world, but the peace of confcience doth keep them upon heaven : Phil, .1. 7. The peace of cod which pafeth all underftanding, fall keepyour hearts andminds. This Both the peace and quiet of agood confcience but the quiet of a wicked mans confcience doth not do thus ; it keepeth not his mind in this manner, but it is upon earthly things for all that. IV. They differ in refpea of durationand continuance. The quiet of a good confcience is fettled and grounded in the godly; it never faileth them nor forfaketh them; the other peace is fading. Let a feeling Sermon come and rifle carnali men, it taketh away their peace from them ; their confciences then flie in their faces, and then they fee they are not right ; Let Joffe of outward things come and light upon them, or any other af- flicion, it taketh their peace from them ; confcience then breaketh out upon them and fheweth themhow they have de- ceived themfelves with falfe peace, efpecially at their death, then an evil confcience ( that bath beenquiet before) in Read ofcomfortingwill affright and amaze them. But if we have the quiet ofa good confcience, it will make us heare the word with comfort, and not to be troubled &dilquieted by a fearch- ing
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