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A
freatife
of
C
onicience.
I
.
It
is
fupreme
:
It
bath
higheft
authority
;
it
is
the
Fnoft
un-
controlable
and
abltft
witnefle
that
can
be;
the
greateft,weigh-
tieft
witnefie
in
the
world
;
better
then ten thoufand
witnef
fes.
Though
all
the world do condemne
us,yet
if
our
own
con
-
fciences
do not,
we
need
not
fear
:
And
fo
on
the
contrary,
if
confcience do
condemne
us,
it
will
be
fnnall
comfort
chi-nigh
all
the world
flacter and
commend and
excufe
us
.
It
is
a
fu-
preme witneffe
.
Though
all the
Angels
in heaven
fhould
come and beare witneffe,
their
witnefi'e
is
not
fo
uncontrol-
able
as
confcience
is.
There
is
no appealing from
the
witneffe
of
confcience
;
we
mull
be
tried
by
it
.
If
confcience
do
accufè
and
condemne
us,
the Lord
only
is
greater
then our
confcience,
r: ohn
3.20.
and will
give
judgment with
it when
it doth
its
office. And it
our
confcience
do
not
condemne
us,
we
may be
confident
to
(land
before
all
the
judges
and kings
in
the
world,
yea,
We
may
have
confidence
torrards
God,
faith
the
text.
2.
And
as
confcience
is
fupreme
in
bearing
of
witneffe,
fo
alfo
it
is
fu-
preme
in
commanding.
All
the commands
of
it
are powerfull
and
fupreme
:
it will
not
be
flighted
:
it bindeth kings and
princes
:
Nay,
though
God
himfelfe command the
contrary,
yet
can we
not
difobey confcience
without
(inne.
By
this
it
ap
peareth,
that
when confcience
doth
witneffe its witneffe
is
fupreme
;
when confcience
commandeth,
its command
is
fupreme.
2.
Confcience
as
it
is
fupreme
in
witneffing
or
commanding,
fo
it
is
impartial)
in
judging.
It
refpeeteth
no
perlons, no
e
Rates, but accufèth
the
richeft
as
well
as
the pooreft, the
great
-
eft
as
well
as
the
meaneft.
It
made great_Belfhazzer
fo
to
quake
that
thejoynts
of
his loyns
were
fooled,
and
his knees
fmote
one
againi
another, Dan.
S.
6.
It
made
great
Felix to tremble
to
heare
Paul
(peak
of
righteoufnefie and
of
judgement.
Felix;;
thought to
(care
Paul
;
but confcience feared
Felix.
so
on
the
other
fide,
it
is
impartial)
in excu(ing.
It
will give
evidence
of
the
good
works
of
the
pooreft
in
the
world,
as
well
as
of
the
wealthieft.
Art
thou never
fo
mean
?
thy
confcience
will be
as
ready
to
excufe
thee
if
thou
haft
done
well,
as
if
thou wert the
E
greateft