182 TheJujfering eonfcienc~. Cap. I 3. men , to _indure_~11 kipqs of p_<l,ins an~ tor-: ,.-- ~ tnres, wh1ch comes from reaUtendernef.~of ' ' heart and confcience before God. ' Good ,Co·nfcience .tN.en nmil not be bred fo daintily, ·and'kep·i fo.tthderly, but that it may digefr the worlds ha_rdefr ufage, an4 courfd'c fare ; it mufi be Patiem fttmis & fri– f!.Oru, enfls & ign.U ' .Patknt to ;tll IufferingJ, impatient onely'Of fin~ This puts within ~ n1au aheart of adamlznt, and l!f<?ri a man a face of brafs or flint~ Heis not daibedou~ ~f countenance with the fiery countenance pf inrag(dTyrant'_~, _ n0rmae!leto tremble at the fight of afeve,n:..ti'me~-heatcd fiery furpace. fPe cite not carifuli to a11ftver thee) 0 K-ing, in thil matter. ·• · · · ·· This is that ConfciencewhichSt. Peter fo pighly fOmmenderh, I Peter z. I 9• 7hi1 it ~ban~{:worthy, faith he; if a man for cunfcience tow.1rd G(}d indttre _grief; fil:ffering wrongfully. You have not _fi1ch an (Xpreffion in alhl1~ 'Bible aga~n, t~at ~ny thing lhould-be than(; fVOrthy with God ~ for our Saviour faith, Luke I 7. 9,, I o. Doth any Mafter thank._. hu Ser--: '!Jr11zi, when h( doth wbat he command;, I tro~ not r So nor can we expeCt: thanks, .but whe~ we hJve done all, we art, to fay, unprnjit<1ble .for– ~1mu,we have but dof/Je out duty. But here St. Peter; ver. 19, fai(h, Thu i1 than~-·worthy,i'J"t:.. ?'lndrepe~teth it aga'b.l~ ver. 20. If y,e do wat, a11d [ujfer patiently, thu is acceptable or thank:; worthy withGod. ' · ·· This is a mighty ho~o~~r put upon thi~ · ·· · , · · · £onfci- , ~
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