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f1 trea4 fe of Cenfcrence. on your own heads : It were better for you that a milffone were hung about your necks, and ye thrown into the tea, then that ye íhould offend one of there little ones. Ye may call them what ye will; call them Pssritanes, precifians, ssnchari- tahlc people, cenfssrers r ye may call them as Satan teacheth you to call them : butit is certain, it were better a midllone Were hung about your neck, and ye thrown into the lea,. then that ye could offend any one of Chrifis little ones: The Lord open your eyes that ye may repent and believe the.Go- ipel your (elves and be laved. 4. Lafily, be exhorted, brethren, to labour after, a good confcience..How excellent a thing is it that hath fo many good ingredients ! Illumination is one ingredient, and Faith is another, and Tenderneffe another, and Pureneffe another, and Quietnefeanother, and the Bloudof JetitsChrifl another. It is like Aarons compolition , which {melt fweetly when he we into the San&uarie It is compounded of excellent con- ditions, fuch as ftnell Tweet when we come before God : the Lord loveth that fuch fhould come near him. We may come with - affurance to fpeed if we come with a good confcience ; Let-us draw near with affurance of faith, having fur hearts fprinkled from an evil conf ienee. Mark ; we may draw near with affurance if we come with a good confcience. it will comfort us in all troubles, and fupport us in all dangers : It maketh us happie : nay, there is no happin,es without it. It will make us with quietneffe and ccontentedneffeof fpirit un- dergo whatever it (hall, pleafe"Gpd, to lay Upon us. How can they want comfort that have this? It is a fprtng of comfort within them. This will remain with us when all other com- forts will forfake us When friends fail, and e(Iate faileth, when credit and health and firength and all fait, then 'a good con'ience, if we have it, will (peak peace to us, yea and it will efce& it in us, comfort us, and fafüPn comfort upon us. Friends may fpeak words of comfort and peace to us; but it may be we are not able to receive it : the Minifier may preach peace ; but it may bewe are not able to take it : But a"good F f a Con- ) 147 Ilei,to.as

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