reati('eof Gonfcience. 73 ed do) yet they donot confider that forrow which one day will burft in upon them and fuck them utterly : Let us trie thenour peace by tliefe notes, I. Ifthequiet ofour confciences be good, it is filch as we have carefully fought for at the mercies of God in the bloud ofJefus Chrift, when being pinched with the burden of our Gnnes we did fly to the promifes of God to leek comfort, to the bloud ofChrifl, to find eafe and to get afl'urance of Gods favour. Ifour peace come not this way, it is naught, and we were better to be without it then have it. It'may be we fpeak peace to our felves; but Both the Lord fpeak peace to our confciences ? Iwill hear what the Lord will [peak) for he /ball PCA, 35'8' fpeak,peace to his people, and to his Saints: but let them not turn again to folly ( for that will break all their peace. ) O go to (-od then, and hear whether he fpeaketh peace to your con-' fciences ; whether it be rod in Chrifl reconciling the world to himfelfe that fpeaketh it to you. It is not true peace without we have fought for it at the throne ofgrace,without it be peace of Gods making. Now the Lord fpeakethpeace to his people who came to him for peace three wayes. z. He fpeaketh peace to them by his word. This fpeaking is thus; When the word promifèth peace ro thofe who walk by fuch a rule, and they walkby that rule, then Gods word fpeaketh peace to their fouls. The rule is let down Gal. 6. 4. In Chritt 7efus neither circumcilion availeth any thing nor uncircumcifîon, but a neW creature: and thenfolloweth, eAs many a-; wall according to this rule,peace be upon them. a. God fpeaketh peace to hi., people in their confciences. This (peaking is thus ; When the confci- ence can lay, l am in Chrif#, I am engrafled into C'hrifi, then the Lord fpeaketh peace by the confcience, peace be with you all that are in Chriff ?eííss: fo allo when the confcience can fay, i Pet, 5. Ihunger after righteoufnefe, 1 truly mourn for finne, Idejîre in 4' all mywayes to pleafe God. Thirdly, God fpeaketh peace by his Spirit. This ípeaking is thus ; When the word bath fpoken peace by the promife, and when the confcience fpeaketh, lam thus and thin qualified, and therefore 1 havepeace, then the Spi- L rit
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