36 The ad- junc`ls of confci- ence. I An il- lightned confcience A Treatife of Confcrence. but it is about thee to advife thee. Therefore as Rehoboam laid to his green heads, what counfel give you? fo fay thou to thy confcience, what advife givefi thou, Confcience, is this cafe ?my carnall friends counfel me thus and thus ; mine own carnali heart and lulls would have me go this way : but,Confcience,rvhat coma - /elig:vefi thou? 4. The fourth ufe is to reprove the cuflome of moll: men, who with Ahab refute the counfel of that one true wholefome Prophet, and have four hundred other counfellours who will give counfel as they would have it : They regard not this good Micaiah, they flight the counfel of confcience; their lulu and their carnal] reafon and flcfh and blood are their counfellours; T h, counfel of confcience, they fay, is not good at this time, as he laid of Achitophell: They will hear conscience at another time, but not now. Bue take heed, for if you reject the counfel of confcience, it is becaufe the Lord hath a purpofè to deftroy you. The Adjuntls of confcience,which Any themfelves in the difcharge of this duty of judging and counfelling. '''"`He adjunßs are of two forts : i. Such as refpet4 confcien- j ces ability to difcharge its duty ; z, Such as accompanie confcience in the difcharge thereof. r r. An illightned confcience. Ofthe former 2. An erroneous confcience. fort are four: 3. A doubting confcience. C 4. A fcrupulous confcience. Of the Iatterjt. A faithful] confcience. fort are two: 2. An unfaithfull confcience. Firft, the illightned confcience is fuch a confcience as is in it Leif rightly informed by Gods Law, and doth direr$ and judge aright,, 4
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