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

and the Conscience will readily challenge for old iniquities▪ though pardoned, either when Believers break out into some new Act of gross Si• ▪ as we see in Davids Case; or when they are under some extraordinary, and very sadly circumstantiated dispensation of Providence, sorely assaulted by tentation, and unbelief, crying loud, as it were, all is wrong there, as it was in a measure with holy Job.

and the Conscience will readily challenge for old iniquities▪ though pardoned, either when Believers break out into some new Act of gross Si• ▪ as we see in Davids Case; or when they are under some extraordinary, and very sadly circumstantiated dispensation of Providence, sorely assaulted by tentation, and unbelief, crying loud, as it were, all is wrong there, as it was in a measure with holy Iob.

3dly. We said, That some things may be taken for the Language of Conscience, which are not; or we may mistake Conscience, and think that it speaketh so and so, and doth challenge, when it doth not speak so, nor challenge; which may be the reason of mens supposing the Conscience to be good, when it is not, or contrarily; and this cometh to pass, especially, in two Cases. 1. When our Inc•nation is thwarted, or our humour is (to speak •o) grieved, in which Case, Melancholy, or Discontent, or some other Grief, are readily taken to be Conscience; As we may see in Ahab, when he got not the Vine-yard of Naboth, he laid himself down on his Bed, and would eat no Bread, but it was not from any challenge of his Conscience, but because his Inclination, and Humour was crossed; some degrees of which may be found with Believers. 2ly. When Conscience speaketh, only as to somewhat in part, or only concerning such or such a particular, and we draw a Conclusion much broader, then that which Conscience doth speak, will bear; As when it saith to the Believer, in this or this particular thou art not right; and he hence conclud, that he is right in nothing; and very ordinarily it is thus with Believers that are not so clear, distinct, and strong in their Knowledge and Faith; When Conscience sayeth, that such or such a thing is wrong, they are ready to conclude that all things are wrong, and nothing right, because one thing is wrong; So when Conscience pointeth forth such an end, not only to be lawful, but even laudable, we may be ready to think, that it alloweth also of all, or most midses, without discrimination, that lead to the attaining of the end.