Precious faith considered in its nature, working, and growth

I have read a notable story of a sick Man, who when Satan appeared and showed him a long scroll of his Sins in writing, saying, Behold thy Virtues; replied, True, Satan, but thou hast not set down all, set down also, The Blood of Christ cleanseth us from all Sin. Such a purifier is this, that a Man may be able, as is said of St. Austin, to think of his former Evils without fear, as having no spot of unpardoned Sin in him; Thy Conscience being made pure, walk after it. A reciá Conscientia ne latum quidem unguem discedendum, said the Orator. Leave it not, lest thou fall and wound thy self afresh. When Conscience summons thee to this or that Duty, up, be doing, God calls thee to it by thine own Heart: when it tells thee of such a snare in thy way, avoid it, pass by it as thou wouldst by Hell. God warns thee against it by thy self; Conscience will measure out Comforts or Terrors to thee, according as thou behavest thy self well or ill towards it. If like Saul thou force thy self, and rebel against light, and give stabs to Conscience, what hast thou to do with Peace? Thy Heart will reproach thee, Conscience will strike ⟨p. 433⟩again and give thee wound for wound, thou shalt doom thy self, and like the Devils carry thy Chains, and Hell about with thee. Tiberius professed to the Senate, That he suffered death daily: he meant in the torments of his accusing Conscience. On the other hand, if thou turn thine eyes inward, and observe Conscience, and walk by the line and level of it, thy Heart shall be at rest, Conscience shall be a thousand witnesses for thee, thou shalt be thine own Comforter, and like the Angels carry an Heaven and Paradise about with thee; Pauls joy shall be thine, the testimony of Conscience, that thy conversation hath been in godly sincerity; and what is this but Assurance? That Conscience which faith, That thou art sincere; tells thee also, That thy Sins are pardoned: These two are inseparable companions, and never part the one from the other.

I have read a notable story of a sick Man, who when Satan appeared and shewed him a long scrole of his Sins in writing, saying, Behold thy Virtues; replied, True, Satan, but thou hast not set down all, set down also, The Blood of Christ cleanseth us from all Sin. Such a purifier is this, that a Man may be able, as is said of St. Austin, to think of his former Evils without fear, as having no spot of unpardoned Sin in him; Thy Conscience being made pure, walk after it. A reciá Conscientia ne latum quidem unguem discedendum, said the Orator. Leave it not, lest thou fall and wound thy self afresh. When Conscience summons thee to this or that Duty, up, be doing, God calls thee to it by thine own Heart: when it tells thee of such a snare in thy way, avoid it, pass by it as thou wouldst by Hell. God warns thee against it by thy self; Conscience will measure out Comforts or Terrors to thee, according as thou behavest thy self well or ill towards it. If like Saul thou force thy self, and rebel against light, and give stabs to Conscience, what hast thou to do with Peace? Thy Heart will reproach thee, Conscience will strike