Law and the Gospell; for the Law, as it is the rule of our actions, accor∣ding to which they ought to be wholy conformed, so also it is the rule of our consciences, whereby they discerne whether they be right or crooked, good or euill. It is the municipall law for the peculiar gouernement of Gods subiects, and the booke of Satutes, set out by our Soueraigne, ac∣cording to which, conscience is bound to iudge and giue euidence, which it cannot doe, vnlesse it know, and be able to examine our actions accor∣ding vnto this law. In which regard, the consciences of ignorant men do in most things misleade them into manifold errours, because they are not able to iudge of their actions according to Gods Law, which they know not, but giue sentence of them according to their owne wills, humane traditions, and their owne inuentions, superstitious conceits and good meanings. And the like may be said of those, who hauing some know∣ledge of Gods Law, doe through negligence or prophanenesse neuer ex∣amine their actions by it, yea, rather being carried through the violence of their carnall lusts and passions, into all disobedience and sinne, and resol∣uing in themselues to goe on in their course, doe cast the Law out of their sight and remembrance, lest conscience hauing it to iudge by should ac∣cuse and condemne their euill actions, and so abate their pleasure which they take in them. But especially if we would haue good consciences, we must apply vnto our selues the sentence of the Law, which condemneth all of sinne, and subiecteth them vnder the curse, who doe not continue in all that is written in the booke of the Law to doe it. For vntill the Law doe conuince vs of sinne, and that we cannot be iustified before God in our own righteousnesse, we shall rest in it, & neuer seeke to be partakers of the righteousnes of Christ, by which alone we can be iustified before God, and consequently by it only obtaine peace of conscience. In which regard it is not sufficient to know, and apply the Law vnto vs; for this will worke in the conscience terrours and feares, and no peace: but onely vse it as a schoolemaster to teach vs our owne vilenesse and sinfull corruption, and that we are in our selues most miserable, & in the feareful state of death and condemnation, that so it may bring vs vnto Christ, in whom alone we can be iustified and obtaine sound and secure peace. And therfore if we would haue good consciences, wee must also know the Gospell, in which God of his free grace doth offer vnto vs peace and reconciliation in Iesus Christ; wee must acquaint our selues with the couenant of grace, which is the maine foundation of all our peace, when as thereby wee are assured, not onely that Gods mercies are infinite, and Christs merits all-sufficient, but that they belong vnto vs, performing the condition of the couenant, that God for Christs sake will forgiue vs our sinnes, be reconciled vnto vs, and write his Law in our hearts, that we may not depart from him.