Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…

8. Get Conscience to be your friend, least that should set Death upon you, to worry you, when you come to dye. Beware you mistake not the slumber of Conscience, for a settled peace; the Serpent may be but frozen in your bosoms, when you think him dead. Death will rouse the sleeping Lyon, and then Oh fearful work that he will make! his roaring will shake the heart of Rock, and appal the countenance of Kings, and loose their joints, and break all their bones. If you be wise, get and keep a good Conscience; carry it to the fountain opened for sin, and for uncleanness, get it sprinkled with the blood of Christ. Exercise your selves to keep a Conscience void of offence towards Go• […] towards all men. In all your undertakings, let Conscience have the casting voice, ask counsel of it diligently, hear its rebukes patiently, thankfully, as a precious balm that will not break your heads; make it to give in its judgment about your Estates: If it be confident, be sure it be upon Scripture evidence; if it be doubtful, get it well settled in time; if it condemn you, away with speed to your Redeemer; sue out your pardon, get it purified, and pacified. Follow after peace and holiness, but accept of no peace but of God's speaking. Please Conscience, ⟨image 9⟩rather than all the world; keep her, and she shall keep you; they that are careless of defending Conscience, are preparing for their own torment at death.

8. Get Conscience to be your friend, least that should set Death upon you, to worry you, when yóu come to dye. Beware you mistake not the slumber of Conscience, for a setled peace; the Serpent may be but frozen in your bosoms, when you think him dead. Death will rouze the sleeping Lyon, and then Oh fearful work that he will make! his roaring will shake the heart of Rock, and apale the countenance of Kings, and loose their joynts, and break all their bones. If you be wise, get and keep a good Conscience; carry it to the fountain opened for sin, and for uncleanness, get it sprinkled with the blood of Christ. Exercise your selves to keep a Conscience void of osfence towards Go• 〈…〉 towards all men. In all your undertakings, let Conscience have the casting voice, ask counsel of it diligently, hear its rebukes patiently, thankfully, as a precious balm that will not break your heads; make it to give in its judgment about your Estates: If it be confident, be sure it be upon Scripture evidence; if it be doubtful, get it well setled in time; if it condemn you, away with speed to your Redeemer; sue out your pardon, get it purified, and pacified. Follow after peace and holiness, but accept of no peace but of God's speaking. Please Conscience,