241 Pre~t~hing Confoie~tce no-legal)reitching. Cap.I 8. ence a Bill of divorce, God gives them a Bill ;. ·of divorce: Andwhile they would makeCon.. -- fcience a rq>robat), themfelves be~ome re• Jrobater. A fhame It is thefe things fhould be faid or fuffered among Chriftians. What would thofe ignorant Heathens now fay, if they fhould fee thefe things?who when once they faw the Spirit carriage, andActs of the Alt. 14 , 11 , Apofiles, er' dout, The Godr are c~me down t9 · m in the lil{enefs of men. But changing their voice, fay, that rather Devils are come up to ur in the lik!_neft, andunder the name of Sainu. But to conclude, ·This particular confci- ' ence is that which doth confritut.e and con1- . mend the Chriftian, and all that belongs to the Chriftian. The Chriftian is no more a Chriftian, If he have not, and keep not a goodConfci~nce. Our Baptifm is no Gofpel Baptifm (but without dEcade) ifthere want agoodConfcience, 1 Pet. 3· 21. Knowledg not right Gofpel KnoJPledg, if not a~cording togodlinefs, Tit. I. 1. Faith no more Gofpel Faith, if not joined with Confdence, I Tim. ' J· 9• Love no more Love, if feparated from good Confcience, I Tim. I.)· nor affurance goodaffurance, if not joinedwithgoodCon– fcience; Heb. I o. 2 2. nor Obedience acceptable, (:Xceptfor Confcience, Rom. 1 3·5 · nor Su!ftr– ingJ than~-worthy,if not for Confcience, I Pet. · 2. 19. Youmay do much in vain, and fuf– fer and expendmuch in vain, and all b~ in vain, if not for Confcience fake. Yea the bloud of Chrifl it felf profits not , if not [prinkled
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