quietnes of hart, and the most blessed tran∣quillitie of the soule, which Christ the conquerour of sinne, death and Satan, hath brought backe with him from the graue, and giuen the same to his Disci∣ples. Therefore, if thou féelest the worme of conscience, thou oughtest to strangle him forthwith in this life present, not che∣rish him to immortalitie, for a putrified conscience begets the immortall wormes.
Strangle therefore the worme of con∣science by serious repentance, pray to God for rest of the heart, and forgiuenesse of sinnes, and take héed of the new wounds of conscience, that is, the worst relapse of sinnes. In this life there is as yet a time of pardon, a time of grace, a time of quie∣ting the conscience. In this life the booke of conscience may as yet be amended out of the booke of life, but in the last iudge∣ment the bookes shall be opened, and a∣mongst these also the booke of conscience, in which, before the whole world, grauen with great letters, shall all the particular faults and offences of men be séene, which are not blotted out in this life by true con∣trition, by faith, and amendement of life. Before that day of iudgement come, and the time of grace passe away, thou mayest haue as yet excellent hope and sure confi∣dence, that the bloud of Iesus Christ, which through the eternall spirit, hath of∣fered himselfe without spot to God, will clense thy conscience from dead workes, to serue the liuing God.