The works of the reverend and faithful servant of Jesus Christ M. Richard Greenham,…The workes of the reuerend and faithfull seruant af Iesus Christ M. Richard Greenham,…

Conscience is a sensible feeling of Gods judgements grounded upon the word, nourished by the consideration of the latter day, stirring up our hearts to the approving of our doings both before God and men. It is an effect of faith, faith therefore as the cause must go before; where no faith is, there is no knowledge; where there is no knowledge, there is no conscience. Many men say, this is my conscience; they might better say, this is mine opinion, this is my fancy. Knowledge is less than faith, and opinion less than knowledge. Again, it is placed in the heart, to the stirring up of us, and summoning of us to approve those things which we know before God. We must not make our conscience like a cheverel purse, stretch it too far, or too narrow, that is, be not too righteous, as the Anabaptists, and the Family of love. Saul in sparing Agag would be too merciful, and afterwards waxed cruel, by killing the Prophets. Those that are true ^*Puritans are such. We must not let our conscience looser than the Scriptures be, for then we fall to be profane. Take heed of extremes, for virtue is a mean between two extremes, taking something of one, and something of the² other; knowledge of generals, and conscience of particulars. Papists, and Justiciaries, because they have no knowledge, but rest upon their doings, they can have no conscience.³

COnscience is a sensible feeling of Gods iudgements grounded vpon the word, nourished by the consideration of the latter day, stirring vp our hearts to the approouing of our doings both before God and men. It is an effect of faith, faith therefore as the cause must goe before; where no faith is, there is no knowledge; where there is no knowledge, there is no conscience. Many men say, this is my cōscience; they might better say, this is mine opinion, this is my fancie. Knowledge is lesse than faith, and opinion lesse than knowledge. Againe, it is placed in the heart, to the stirring vp of vs, and summoning of vs to approoue those things which we knowe before God. We must not make our conscience like a cheuerel purse, stretch it too farre, or too narrow, that is, bee not too righteous, as the Anabaptists, and the Familie of loue. Saul in sparing Agag would be too mercifull, and afterwards waxed cruell, by killing the Prophets. Those that are true