A trMtiJe of Con¡cience, I 145 of conicience ? Tl;en this teacheth us tol have eye Gods word in that which we do, ìf we would fatisfie an conicienceto . lay, have an eye to Gods word : not onel y to do that which it may be is in Gods word ; conicience counteth that to be no- thing : but to have an eye to Gods word. Confcience will not be fatisfied with any obedience that we do if we have not an eye to Gods word. Whatever we have an eye to betides, cenicienceknoweth it is nothing, if in all we have not an eye to the commandment of God : Though we do obey it, conlei- ence looketh upon it as if we did not obey it. It is onely Gods commandment and authoritie that bindeth conicience : and therefore nothing fatisfieth conicience unleffe we have an eye unto that. if we do not aim at Gods will in doing what we do, coni,ence counteth our obedience as no obedience at all. Ps for example ; Ye that are husbands, ye love your wives : but is it becaufe God commandeth it ? It may be ye love them becaufe they love you, or becaufe your aff°hrons are to them : Alas,this is nothing : Pagans and reprobates can do lo. But do ye aim at the doing of Gods will. who commandeth you ? O fay you, The Lord doth command me., J do it. What of that ? Do ye look at his commandment when ye do it ? If not ; be humbled, and know ye mu(} get grace to do fo, or ye are not obedient to God, neither will conicience fet it down for obedience. Ye that are fervants. ve ferve your Mailers : bot do ye aim at Gods will ? thus, O the Lord barb caasmaoded ma to be f mthfrsll and pa:nfiall to my fervice. Dotti your iòul look to this? It may be ye lerve them becaufe they are kind, and becaufe they pay you your wages, and the like : This is nothing to conicience :conicience looketh at the commandment of God; and if your fouls do not aim at the commandment of God, it will notfatisfie conicience. Ye that are neighbours, it may be ye love one another, and be friends one wit h an- other : but loth your foil look at God,, commandment ? is it becaufe God h'th commindel us to love one another ? People feldome aim at God in thefe cafes : They are friends with their neighbours : why ? Their neighbours are f lends G g z with
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