Heaven upon earth in the serene tranquillity and calm composure, in the sweet peace…

For further clearing of this, There are Ten sorts of Consciences that men ought not to be guided by; Whereof Five fail in the Major or First proposition, in respect of Light; and other Five fa•l in the Minor, or Second Proposition, in respect of Practice or Application: The Five sorts that fail in the Major Proposition or in respect of Light, are these. 1. An Erring Conscience, when the Judgement is mis-informed, and accounteth Duty to to be Sin, and Sin to be Duty, as it was with these of whom the Lord speaketh, John 16. 2. The time cometh ⟨p. 26⟩when whosoever killeth you will think that he doth God service; Though an erring Conscience be not so properly to be called Conscience, for it rather gives offence then edifies, yet this Conscience, such as it is, putteth a man into a strait, that he can neither do nor forbear; that is, it necessarily, while it remains, involveth him in sin whether he do or forbear; Hence it is said of such a Conscience. ligat sed non obligat it bindeth up the man, but doth not oblige: For the man that hath th•s erring Conscience, making him think that such or such a thing is a necessary duty, when in the mean time it is a Sin; in following the impulse of his Conscience, sinneth against the Law of God; as suppose it be in persecuting, or killing; t•e Servants of God, which he thinks good service; neither will the error of his Conscience excuse him here, because he should have endeavoured to have it better in•. For These that sin in the law shall be judged by the law: And if he forbear to do such a thing he sinneth against his Conscience, for he supposing it to be Gods mind which it directeth, and his Conscience being to him in place of God, he is guilty, as if what he doth were done directly and immediately against God; for to him it was so, and he thought so, and thus, through his own culpable •ccession, it layeth a necessity of sinning on him, whether he do or forbear; yet it never obligeth nor can oblige him to go contrary to the Law of God▪ as suppose he thinketh that such a Minister, who is an honest and faithful man, should be Deposed or Excommunicated, it doth not oblige him to persecute an innocent and honest man, and yet if he endeavour it no, he sinneth against his Conscience, in countenancing of that Person, which he in his mis-apprehension judgeth to be Sin: This may seem to be somewhat strange and paradoxical;