§. 50. Of the difference betwixt conscience excusing, and not-accusing.
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§. 50. Of the difference betwixt conscience excusing, and not-accusing.
2 Object. Many wicked men in doing evil,c have thought they ought to do so: yea that⟨p. 249⟩ dthey did God good service therein: their conscience therefore must needs excuse them.
2 Obiect. MAny wicked men in doing euill,c haue thought they ought to doe so: yea that⟨p. 249⟩ dthey did God good seruice therein: their conscience therefore must needs excuse them.
Answ. Nothing so: for, because they had no sure warrant out of Gods Word for that which they did, their conscience could not excuse them: only it accused them not, and that by reason of the blindness of their judgement. It remaineth therefore to be a proper work of Faith, grounded on the Gospel, the word of Truth, to cause a quiet conscience.