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

More particularly, It may be asked here, what is the qualification, or evidence, whereby a person may clear, and prove that upon good and solid ground, he assumes to himself this Testimony of a good Conscience, and may not scrupulously reject it? The Apostle holds it out in these words, willing to live honestly; and ye may take it in this Observation, That a firm and settled serious purpose of universal holiness, and honesty in our life, and walk, hath great influence on the peace and tranquillity of our Conscience; and is a good evidence of a good Conscience; and withal a choice companion, that waits continually on it: I put these three together, as included in the words, in all things Willing to live honestly; The latter words respect the former, the design being as broad as the effect; and the former prove the latter, the study of universal holiness, a willingness to live honestly. 1, then we say, That this universal honest design is the companion of a good Conscience, it waits always on it; or a good Conscience and this go together, he that hath a good Conscience is honest in his walk, and he that is honest in his walk hath a good Conscience. 2ly. We say, that it is an evidence of a good Conscience; for, if they only have this good Conscience, who are honest in their walk, then where this honest walk is, there must be a good Conscience. 3ly. We say, that it hath much influence on a good Conscience, its in some sort a procurer of it, in which sense, a good Conscience is an effect of an honest walk; so that the more honest a man be in his walk, the more quietness will he have in his Conscience.

More particularly, It may be asked here, what is the qualification, or evidence, whereby a person may clear, and prove that upon good and solid ground, he assums to himself this Testimony of a good Conscience, and may not scrupulously reject it? The Apostle holds it out in these words, willing to live honestly; and ye may take it in this Observation, That a firm and settled serious purpose of universal holiness, and honesty in our life, and walk, hath great influence on the peace and tranquillity of our Conscience; and is a good evidence of a good Conscience; and withal a choice companion, that waits continually on it: I put these three together, as included in the words, in all things Willing to live honestly; The latter words respect the former, the design being as broad as the effect; and the former prove the latter, the study of universal holiness, a willingness to live honestly. 1, then we say, That this universal honest design is the companion of a good Conscience, it waits alwayes on it; or a good Conscience and this go together, he that hath a good Conscience is honest in his walk, and he that is honest in his walk hath a good Conscience. 2ly. We say, that it is an evidence of a good Conscience; for, if they only have this good Conscience, who are honest in their walk, then where this honest walk is, there must be a good Conscience. 3ly. We say, that it hath much influence on a good Conscience, its in some sort a procurer of it, in which sense, a good Conscience is an efect of an honest walk; so that the more honest a man be in his walk, the more quietness will he have in his Conscience.