THE
Black Book of Conscience.
Rev. xx. 12.—And I saw the dead small and great stand before God; and the books were opened: And another book was opened, which was the book of life: And the dead were judged out of those things, which were written in the books, according to their works.
AS there are several books of God ⟨which⟩ he hath written for the good of all ⟨the⟩ children of men, so there are two ⟨special⟩ books by which the Lord will ⟨proceed⟩ in judgement against all the sons and ⟨daughters⟩ of men. The books which God ⟨hath⟩ given to the children of men, for {{reconstruct|their use and comfort of salvation, are ⟨these⟩, first and chiefly, the books of the ⟨Old⟩ and New Testament; wherein Jesus ⟨Christ⟩, in all his offices as Prophet, Priest ⟨and⟩ King, for to rule us and guide us, by ⟨his⟩ Spirit in our hearts, is made known
