Tustins' OBSERVATIONS, OR, CONSCIENCE emblem: The Watch of God, similized by the wakeful Dog. THe Dog behind the door doth lie, his Master's Goods to keep, And lays his Head betwixt his legs, as if he were asleep: But if thou dost his Master wrong, He will it quickly spy, Although thou think'st he be asleep, i'thy Face he'll quickly fly. So And the Lord said unto Cain, why art thou wroth, and why is thy countenance fallen? If thou do well, shalt thou not be accepted, and if thou dost not well, sin lieth at the door: Gen. 4 Chap. 6, 7. verses. For when the Gentiles, which have not the Law, do by nature the things contained in the Law, these having not the Law, are a Law unto themselves, which show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean time accusing, or else excusing one another, Rom. 2. Chap. 14, 15. verses. For if any be a hearer of the word▪ and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholds his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself▪ and goeth his way and straightway goeth away, and forgetteth what manner of man he was; But who so looketh in the perf●ct Law of Liberty, and continueth therei●, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the word, shall be blessed in his deed, James 1 Chap. 23. 24, 25 verses. And because iniquity doth abound, the love of many shall wax cold, Mat. 24 Chap. 12 verse. The Earth shall be filled with knowledge, as the waters cover the Seas, Jsay 11 Chap. 9 verse. Mat. 7 Chap 12 verse. Nevertheless when the son of man cometh shall he find Faith upon the earth? Luke 18 Chap. 8 verse. Conscience is within thee placed, as a Dog he doth thee watch: If thou dost well, he will thee praise; if ill, he will thee catch: For God hath Conscience placed in thee most like a sovereign Judge, No Bribes he will receive of thee, from him thou canst not budge; But he will still attend on thee, so long as Life shall last, And when to Judgement thou shalt go, he will with thee make haste. And testify before the Lord the things that thou hast done: If well, he will thee justify; if ill, where canst thou run? See that thy Conscience purify, made simple as the Dove, Compare it with the glass, God's Law, and with the Law of Love. For Christ himself in short doth tell a Doctrine very true, As you would have to others done, so let be done to you. For Charity is waxen cold, yet knowledge doth increase, Bu● Faith is very hard to find, that's joined with Love and Peace. By me John Tustin, who hath been plundered and spoiled by the Patentees for white and grey soap eighteen several times▪ to his utter undoing.