How to live, and that well in all estates and times, specially when helps…How to liue, and that well in all estates and times, specially when helps…

The second part of spiritual life is Peace of conscience, which is nothing else but a ⟨p. 32⟩constant & stable tranquility of mind, when the conscience doth not accuse but excuse: and when neither hell, death, condemnation, nor any danger is feared overmuch. This peace was in David,¹ when he said, I laid me down & slept, and rose again, in the middest of manifold dangers. This peace is of great excellency, for it is the peace of God: ²it is one part of the kingdom of God:³ it passeth all understanding: it is in stead of a guard to keep our hearts & minds in Christ. Now this excellent peace springs out of our faith, whereby we believe our reconciliation with god. Rom. 5.1. Being justified by faith we have peace with God. 1. Chron. 20.20. Trust in the ⟨p. 34⟩Lord and ye shall be secure. Yea, as our faith is, so is our peace: no faith, no peace: lively faith, lively peace: constant faith, constant peace: faith in life, peace in life: faith in death, peace in death: so as we may say with Simeon; Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace.

The second part of spirituall life is Peace of conscience, which is nothing else but a ⟨p. 32⟩cōstant & stable tranquilitie of minde, when the cōscience doth not accuse but excuse: and when neither hell, death, condemnation, nor any danger is feared ouermuch. This peace was in Dauid,¹ when he said, I laid me down & slept, and rose againe, in the middest of manifold daungers. This peace is of great excellencie, for it is the peace of God: ²