*14. Let us consider this point a little farther. You yourself believe there is a God. You have the witness of this in your own breast. Perhaps sometimes you tremble before him. You believe there is such a thing as right and wrong, that there is a difference between moral good and evil. Of consequence, you must allow, there is such a thing as conscience; I mean, that every person, capable of reflection, is conscious to himself, when he looks back on any thing he has done, whether it be good or evil. You must likewise allow, that every man is to be guided by his own conscience, not another’s. Thus far, doubtless, you may go, without any danger of being a _volunteer in_ faith. 15. Now then, be consistent with yourself. If there be a God, who being just and good, (attributes inseparable from the very idea of God) is _a rewarder of them that diligently seek him_, ought we not to do whatever we believe will be acceptable to so good a Master? Observe: if we _believe_, if we are fully persuaded of this in our mind, ought we not thus to seek him? And that with all diligence? Else, how should we expect any reward at his hands? 16. Again: Ought we not to do what we believe is morally good, and to abstain from what we judge is evil? By good I mean, conducive to the good of mankind, tending to advance peace, and good-will among men, promotive of the happiness of our fellow-creatures; and by evil, what is contrary thereto. Then surely you cannot condemn our endeavouring after our power, to make mankind happy; (I now speak only with regard to the present world) our striving, as we can, to lessen their sorrows, and to teach them in whatsoever state they are, therewith to be content. 17. Yet again. Are we to be guided by _our own_ conscience, or by that of other men? _You_ surely will not say, that any man’s conscience can preclude _mine_. _You_, at least, will not plead for robbing us, of what you strongly claim for yourselves. I mean, the right of private judgment, which is indeed unalienable from reasonable creatures. _You_ well know, that unless we faithfully follow the dictates of _our own_ mind, we cannot have a conscience void of offence toward God and towards man.