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

for there is a great correspondence betwixt ⟨p. 113⟩these two, Conscience and Light, Conscience serving to balance Light, and Light to confirm Conscience, which being Gods Deputy, set up in man to speak his mind, ere we can follow ought as the language of it, we should ask for his warrant; And if it produce no word for the warrant of what it saith, we should not take it for the answer of Conscience, or at least it should be looked upon, as a mistaken answer; Hence it is, that some when they get a little lightning after prayer, and do not put it to the trial, and yet rest on it as an answer of Conscience, are mistaken; Yea, this is the reason why many of Gods People, who have some access and liberty in their addresses to him, are mistaken; for it is not access to him, nor liberty simply that warranteth Conscience to speak, but the Word of God.

for there is a great correspondence betwixt ⟨p. 113⟩these two, Conscience and Light, Conscience serving to ballance Light, and Light to confirm Conscience, which being Gods Deputy, set up in man to speak his mind, ere we can follow ought as the language of it, we should ask for his warrand; And if it produce no word for the warrand of what it saith, we should not take it for the answer of Conscience, or at least it should be looked upon, as a mistaken answer; Hence it is, that some when they get a little lightning after prayer, and do not put it to the tryal, and yet rest on it as ane answer of Conscience, are mistaken; Yea, this is the reason why many of Gods People, who have some access and liberty in their addresses to him, are mistaken; for it is not access to him, nor liberty simply that warrandeth Conscience to speak, but the Word of God.

As for the 4th. Question, How this Language of Conscience may be discerned, and distinguished, or differenced from mens Light, Inclinations and Affections, of fear or desire, and liking to be at a thing; Which will stir and make restless, as well as as the Impulse of Conscience? We Answer, 1. The answer that Conscience giveth is always from the Word, if it be right; and upon that account, that the Word warranteth it, it not only sayeth, that such a thing is agreeable to the Word, but presseth to it, because agreeable thereto; As for instance, to allude to that Word, (if not more) He that giveth to a disciple a cup of cold water, in the name of a disciple, shall not loss his reward; We may give somewhat to a man that is a Disciple out of pity, or on some other natural, or moral Considerations and Relations, and Light will direct to that, and the natural Conscience may pousse to it; but to make it the answer of a good Conscience, it requireth a Re-duplication, that we give to him, as, or because he is a Disciple, and member of Christ; so one may Pray, and come to Church, and have an impulse to it, and yet not from a good Conscience, as another doth; because the one cometh as in obedience to a commanded Duty, the other not, but on some other