The fourth (and last) volume of discourses, or sermons, on several scriptures

IN this Chapter St. Paul gives an account to Felix of the general Course and Demeanour of his former Life, being accused by Tertullian, a flattering Orator, as one who was Profane ⟨p. 324⟩and Seditious: After that he had purged himself in sundry Particulars, he comes to the Text, to show, that he was far from those Crimes that were laid to his Charge, having made it his constant Exercise all his Life-time to keep a good Conscience.

IN this Chapter St. Paul gives an account to Felix of the general Course and Demeanor of his former Life, being accused by Tertullian, a flattering Orator, as one who was Prophane ⟨p. 324⟩and Seditious: After that he had purged himself in sundry Particulars, he comes to the Text, to shew, that he was far from those Crimes that were laid to his Charge, having made it his constant Exercise all his Life-time to keep a good Conscience.

The Words have little or no Difficulty in them; and therefore, instead of giving you an elaborate Exposition, I shall only run them over with a brief Paraphrase.

¹Herein do I exercise my self; that is, I make it my constant Care and Employment, to have a Conscience void of Offence; that is, to keep my Conscience clear that it may not justly accuse me of any Offence done either against God or against Men; that is, I labour conscientiously to practise as well the Duties of the second, as the Duties of the first Table; to be Just towards Men as well as to be Religious towards God, knowing that the one without the other, to be without Offence towards Men only is but mere Morality, and to be without Offence only towards God is but vain Hypocrisy. Without farther