t®drvwvfieSAINT S. therefore if the Conscience doe its duty indeed, it mull: needs make the man to doe his, becaufe his confcience is a Schoole- Mafer to himfelfe. Secondly, againe a Schoole - Matter is not alwayes by his z, Scholler , fornetimes his black is turned; but Confcience is ever by a man, and therefore if it did alwayes doe its duty it might make the man to doe his. Againe, Thirdly a Scloole- Mafler it maybe his Scholler 3. is duller then himtcl e ; and then though hunfelfe be never fo learned, yet he cannot put his learning into his Scholler. But it is not fo here, here the Scholia and the Schoole-Mafter is all one ; one is no more dull then another, for looke how dull the one, fo dull the other ; look how alive the one is, fo active is the other, bceaufe Coufcience and the man is all one it is very true, the Confcience by accufation is eagerce then the man ; for God may take a deadConfcience, and ftir it exceedingly, and he does fo ordinarily in men; but thefe ftirrings of Confcience, are none of Confcicnces ílirring but Gods, My fpirit Pall not alwayes fl rive With mom, Gen.6.3. They are hisflrivings with men. But the conlcicnces own quickenitlgs, and the mans are all one ; you will fay how flia.11 J know whether the quickening that is in my confci- ence, be my Confciences, or onely the Lords f erring in my confcience. I anlwer. Fitft, when thou art glad that thy Confcicncc is fo bufic 1, with thee, it is very welcome unto thee, then the Lord hash made thy Confcience alive ; then God does nut onely firive in thy ConcieuCe, but thy Con fcience it felfe is alive ; as we fee there in David. J will blue the Lord forgiving me colin fell, my reins deg injtruít me, Pí:1.16.7. When his con !ci- et-ace did irllru& him, he was glad oft, lie bleftthe Lord for it ; his Confcience was alive. Bot now in á wicked' heart,the more his Confciencoaccufes, and condenies, and checks ;the more buffo it is with hire, the more unwelcome it is, and therefore he labours to Rill it ; may he he will flop it with force thing ; may be forne little reformation for the time, may 0 o3
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