The intJjfonjiveConfcience. 93 of this mofi: excellent confcience : the con~ Cap. S: · fcicnce of fincerity. · _ . CHA P.. VIII. - I of the inoffenjiveconfliente. ' ·, Of the in- . oWenfiv~ THe fourth good Confcience we are taconfcience · fpeak of, is the inoffinfive cimfoimce _; ofa"tflt~a-u-. which the Apo£He fhewed how much r~cko... 'IZ@-, ning he made, whenhe,(aid, Au.24.16. Here• Tuma8ro~~ in tlo 1 exe.rci{e m] [elf to have atwayJ a cnnfcience rumJt'l!!~ · ~nid of . o!J.ence ton:ardGod,and toward man. Th~s ~::re, 'gill· 1s ac?nfe1enc~ necelfary to be fought, efpec1- ,j'll'fo~x.,. ally 111 thefe umes. coz ')'Z• · This inoffeufivenefJ is~ 1. Giving any offenee. 111~t ut twofold implynee1p' : • h ' 'd. · rr 1,; .11: fc,mdali{tlt't 1ng t at we av01 2. • .l.fl'\J'~g any oJJence. f1ltmpiam. 1. The inoffenfive confdence mull: avoid gi~ n~cfc~nda:vjng 9ffence, for this is alway evil andfinfull; ~R~;:.,l though offencebe often takenwithout fin, yet P.ras;, never given without fin. Our Saviour took 1 ~or.Jo. offence at Peter, Mat. 16.23. Thus God is' of.~ 2. !11 ea– fended everyday; Whep it is only· our fault d~mfoE"'ar.',. . h £r b G .d '- I" ,r. d uam . c • to g1ve t eouence, ut o S1'JO meJJ an per- cor .a Ltlp. fetl:ion·tota~ the off-ence. ram inofm- . ·. . . ~~~ . .. • ~ 7o .G d . •ffendtllt. Tiu~gJvtngoffence . (), '~ . . Ba.p4[W&Je : may'be either · or A&.24•16• Phi_1:1o. , · . . To man. "' . , «Eizv~, >· ' · J. We ICQr.io.32
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