404 Peciouo jaít7. Again, there being an infallible Connexion . between truth of Grace and Pardon, and alto between Perfeverance in Grace and Salvation, a Believer may be affured of the truth of his Graces, and fo of his Pardon ; and again he may be affured of his Perfeverance in Grace, and fo of his Salvation : Thefe two demon - firatcd will make good the Point. Eirfl I fay, A Believer may be a lured of the truth of his Gra- ces, and fo of his Pardon, which cannot but be where thofe are. And for the truth of Grace a double Teflimony may be vouched, one from Confcience, the other from the holy Spirit; the Apofile mentions both ; The f piritit felt bear - eth witnefs with our fpirit, Rom. 8. i 6. vum.- µaprvQa, it co- witneffeth with ours, and in the mouth of two fuch Witneffes there muff needs be eflabliíhment : Hence St. Chryfoflome on thefe words breaks out, orofa ÀOMrG 4c9:ßorióc ? What f cruple can remain after fuch a Teft imony ? I ¡hall begin with the teffimony of Confcience. Confcience is a fpy in our bofom, which marks every thing ; a fpiritual Eccho, which returns our anions, and makes them found again af- ter they are pail and gone from us: By it the Soul turns its eyes inward, and becomes a Spe- culum or Looking -glafs to it fclf, reprefenting to it fclf its own ads: By it it bends back the beams of general Truths, and applys them to Particulars. That Righteoufnefs and Virtue thould be followed is an univerfal Truth, but Confcience can reflect it back upon us and bids us do fo in particular; and if we indeed do it, Con-
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