The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved

I shall briefly name, (I intended largely to have pressed) two arguments or motives to persuade the use of these directions.

I shall briefly name, (I intended largely to have prest) two arguments or motives to perswade the use of these directions.

1. You cannot possibly get rid of your Conscience^g, therefore be persuaded to get a good one, there's nothing more common then for ⟨p. 23⟩wicked men to do what they can to extinguish Conscience, they flatter it with carnal reasoning; they bribe it with mock devotions, they wound it with heinous provocations, they scar it with customary wickedness, they trample it under foot by sinning in despite of it; they run away from it, and will not endure to hear it, by diversions; and yet they can sooner turn their souls out of their bodies, then Conscience out of their Souls: yea amongst all these indignities, it's as fresh, and active, as if it were not thus abused, it doth but watch it's opportunity, when it will be heard, when 'twill make that which was done perhaps 40 years ago, as if it had been but yesterday. What ails the great Emperors of the world^h, that cause their terror in the land of the living, what ails them to tremble with inward contrition? is it a vain fear? why then do they not shake it off? is it the fear of men? No, they are above humane punishments: Is it the fear of shame? no, the sin perhaps was secret, at least man knows not the inward consternation of their spirits. What's the matter? O they are haunted by the fury of their own Consciences. Would wicked men but blab the gripes they sometimes feel, even then when they out-face a Ministerial or friendly reproof, there would need no more to be said to evidence, that a Conscience you will have, which will first or last do its office.