of conscience, in which is exactly written all our actions, thoughts, words, and deeds; and according to this book of conscience, and what is there written, will the Lord proceed in judgement, and every man’s conscience shall be his own judge. Saith God, What hast thou done? How hast thou lived in the world? Why thus and thus have I lived, saith conscience. Conscience will then speak the truth, and nothing but the truth, O Lord, saith the wicked man’s conscience, I have dishonoured thy name, I have abused thy grace and mercy, in turning it to wantonness; I have abused thy creatures by wasteful and ⟨riotous⟩ spending to please and satisfy my ⟨lust⟩, saith the prodigal man’s conscience. And by chambering and wantonness, by ⟨gaming⟩ and dicing away my precious time, ⟨saith⟩ the lascivious and voluptuous man’s ⟨conscience.⟩ Thou gavest me times and ⟨seasons⟩ of grace and mercy, and many ⟨gracious⟩ opportunities, and soul-⟨advantages⟩, whereby I might have wrought out ⟨my⟩ own salvation with fear and trembling; ⟨and⟩, as St, Peter saith, I might have made ⟨my⟩ calling and election sure to my own soul: ⟨But⟩, instead of working out my salvation with ⟨fear⟩ and trembling, and making my calling and ⟨election⟩ sure, I have wrought out my own ⟨damnation⟩ without either fear or wit, and
