Precious faith considered in its nature, working, and growth

Again, if thou wouldest have Assurance, first make Conscience pure, and then walk after it: That Pardon and Salvation, which is founded in Christs Blood, and sealed by his Spirit, must be recorded and reported in Conscience, or else there can be no Assurance; If our heart condemn us not then have we confidence towards God, saith the Apostle, 1 Joh. 3.21. He allows what his Deputy doth in us; I say, make thy Conscience pure. Two things chiefly impure it; Ignorance is as a cloud upon it, and Guilt as a wound in it. Make it as lightsome as thou canst from Scripture, that as a pure glass it may be fit to reflect the Gospel-Comforts on thy Soul. Get a through cure of thy old Wounds, or else sooner or later it will cry out against thee: Joseph started up in his Brethren's mind a good while after their unnatural sale of him. John the Baptist rose again in Herod's Conscience upon the fame of Christs Miracles. Theodoric having cruelly murdered Boethius and Symmachus, was affrighted at the great head of a Fish at his own Table, as if it had been one of theirs whom he unjustly put to death. Apply therefore Christs Blood by Faith, that thy Wounds may be healed. David after his ⟨p. 432⟩great fall, prays first to be purged with hyssop, and then for the joy of Gods salvation, Psal. 51. The Hyssop which was used to sprinkle the Blood under the Law, figured out the office of Faith in sprinkling Christs Blood on the Conscience; that's a sovereign Balm to heal thy Wounds, and able to make Conscience give thee an answer of Peace.

Again, if thou wouldest have Assurance, first make Conscience pure, and then walk after it: That Pardon and Salvation, which is founded in Christs Blood, and sealed by his Spirit, must be recorded and reported in Conscience, or else there can be no Assurance; If our heart condemn us not then have we confidence towards God, saith the Apostle, 1 Joh. 3.21. He allows what his Deputy doth in us; I say, make thy Conscience pure. Two things chiesly impure it; Ignorance is as a cloud upon it, and Guilt as a wound in it. Make it as lightsome as thou canst from Scripture, that as a pure glass it may be fit to reflect the Gospel-Comforts on thy Soul. Get a through cure of thy old Wounds, or else sooner or later it will cry out against thee: Joseph started up in his Brethrens mind a good while after their unnatural sale of him. John the Baptist rose again in Herods Conscience upon the fame of Christs Miracles. Theodorick having cruelly murdred Boethius and Symmachus, was affrighted at the great head of a Fish at his own Table, as if it had been one of theirs whom he unjustly put to death. Apply therefore Christs Blood by Faith, that thy Wounds may be healed. David after his