

A
rreatife
of
Confcience.
33
done
or
omitted
:
where
I fhali confider,
firfi,
the
office
of
confcience
in
this behalf,
viz.
L.
To
judge,
2.To
counfel
:
and
then the adjuncts
of
confcience
in
difcharging
this office.
r.
Confcience
judgeth
of
a
thing
to
be
done, whether
it
be
good
or
evil,
lawful
or
unlawful. As
we
try the weight
of
gold
by
a
pair
of
balances,
fo
confcience
trieth
all
our
actions
by
Gods
word.
It
is
the oracle of
God
:
As
the Jews went
to
Gods
oracle
to
enquire
of
the Lord,
fo
our
confcience
is
Gods
oracle
to enquire
of
and
to determine
of
things whether they
be
good
or
evill
:
It
is
a
judge
in
the bofome. When the queftion
in
Corinth
was;
whether women íhould
be
uncovered
when
they pray,
the Apoftle fendeth them
to
confcience
for
judge
-
ment.
judge
in your
(elves, faith
he,
whether it
be comely or
no
;
that
is,
Put it
to
the judgement
of
your own
confciences.
So
fay
the
difciples
to
the
Jews
;
Whether
it
be
better
to
obey
god
or
man,
judgeye
;
Put it
to
your own
confciences.
Thus
ye
fee
it
is
the
office
of
confcience
to judge
of
an
ac`fion
to
be
done
whether
it
be
good
or
bad
,
lawful!
or
unlawful!.
z. The
fécond
office
of
confcience
is
to
counfel
for
the
doing
of
that
which
is
good,forbearing
of
that
which
is
evil.
This
is
that
faithful! friend
in
our
bofome,
that
voice
within
us
and
be-
hind
us,
faying,This
is
the
way;
wall¿ in
it.
M;rk
the words
there;
ye
fec
tiefe
two
offices
of
confcience.
This
is the way
;
there
is
the judgement
of
confcience and
Walke
in
it;
there
is
the
counfel
of
confcience.
Nay,
confcience
Both
not
only
give
good
counfel,
but
if it
have
leave it
will bring
arguments
to
perfwade
to follow
it
:
it
will
tell
us
the thing
is
wet-
pleating
to
God,
of
good
report,
that
which will
bring peace
to
our
hearts. And
fo
on
the contrary,
if
it be
evil
,
confcience will
counfell
us
to
forbear,
yea
bring arguments
to
d
iffwade
; O
do
it
not
:it
will tend
to
the
difhonour
of
God,
and
be offenfive to
others,
and
Wound
our
fouls,
&c.
It
was confcience
that with
-held
David from killing
Saul,
and
pr
eft him
from
it by
a
flrong
ar-
gument,
O he is
the Lords annoynted.
It
was confcience
that
with
held
Iofeph
from
y
eilding
to
the
enticings
of
his
Miflretfe,
and
yeilded him
an
argument
to
difl'wade
him
from
it.
How
F
fh.ill
1
r.
Confcì..
encejudg.
eth.
I
Cor.
I
I.
1;.
y.
Confci-
encc
coun
fclleth.
I
Sam,z4.
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