The souleseffeEiuafcall4n to Chrift. anywant ofthe affurance ofGods love, and fel- lingthereof to thy foule, fo that the evidenceof the workeof grace loth not come powerfully in upon thyheart, but there is force guilt of finne {till remaining, and confcience till begins toac- cufe thee, and condemne thee the truth is, thoughreafon be informed, yet haply confcience will breed new broyles at every turne, and put in new pleas, and to nip, difquiet and torment our hearts in fiaggering our hearts : therefore as we mutthave our judgements informedout of the Word, that there is tome good and found- neffe in our foules fo wee mutt get confcience perfwadedof it, that confcience may be on our fida and fpeake for us. A man muff deale in this cafe as adebtor, if hebee ingaged tomany credi- tors, the onelyway to get fafety is to agree not withTome, but withall; for if hee agreewith all but one, that one may imprifon him and undoe him, as well as ten thoufand : therefore takeor- der with all creditors, that is thewifeft way : fo it is with the foule that lies at the mercy of the Lord, that is in fo deepe arrerages, that it cannot helpe it felfe; the onely way is to take order with all occafions, not onely anfwer judgemetr, that it maynot obje& againft us,but labour to foil confcience that it may not accule us, butbee on our fide, and then all will bee on our fide. The want of this is the caffe why new fuits are made andnew bills pur up agaín{t the foule, thewant of fatisfying confcience, as experienceterdic usin cafes ofconfcience : take a poore fineetlth peee 5 1
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