go ; Arreatife of Confctence. I Cor. 16. IO. PM. 119. 10 vine calleth it Abrahams bofome to the foule : Ye know what a blefíing it was unto Lazarus to be taken from his (ores into Abrahams bofome : The peace of a good confcience is like this bofome of Abraham : who would not gladly lie in it ? Such a man who hath it can never look upon another mans comfort, but a good confcience will fay, Tea, and I have my comfort too. When Paul was commending of Timothie,fee how his own confcience fpake of himfelf at the fame time : He worketh the work of the Lord, as I alfe doe Mark ; his confcience would be putting in comfort for himfelf : Doth Timothy work.the Lords Work? yea and fo do I too, faith his confcience : It is Mufculus his obfervation upon the place. . Secondly, A .gaietconfciencemaketh a man to taft the fweet- neffe of things heavenly and fpirituall : It maketh the word to be to him, as to David, Sweeter then hony, yea then the hony- combe : I have not departed from thy judgements, O Lord, faith he (thus faith his confcience:)now what followeth next ? How Tweet are thy words unto my tall. ! yea,fweeter then hony unto my mouth. A good confcience maketh a man taft fweetneffe in prayer, when his confcience telleth him he prayeth aright : It maketh him taft fweetneffe in _a Sabbath, when his confcience telleth him he fandifieth it aright : fo alfq in the Sacrament, when his confcience can witneffe he receiveth aright. W hat is the reafon fo few of you taft fweerneffe in there things? The reafon is this ; Becaufe ye have not the peace of a good confci- ence : It would find fweetneffe in every good dutie, in every good word and work. Thirdly, A good quiet confcience maeth a man taft fweet- neffe in all outward things, in meat, in drink , in flap, in the company of friends : it putteth a 'Better upon a very morf 1, Prov. 1 7. I. Brown bread and a good confcience, there is a Better upon it then upon all the coftly fare of the wealthie without it. Bernard calleth a good confcience a loft pillow : A- nother calleth it a deare bofome friend: Solomon calleth it acon- tinuall feail. It maketh a man raft fweetneffe in every outward thing. The healthy man onely can take pleafure in recreations, walks,
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