The Rule of conscience : or, Bishop Taylor's Ductor dubitantium abridged . Englifli Tongue^hath not fucceeded^ or been perufedy ina Degree equal to the Merit of it. Iapprehended therefore^ but with allDe^ference to the Judgment of other Per-fons^ that an Abridgment of ity if wellperformed^ might be of good Serviceto the Publick. And believing the A-bridger duly qualifyed for the Perfor-mance ^ / thought he could not employhis TimCy in a manner either moreufeful to otherSy or ^more improving tohimfelf in the Courfe of his Studies^than by undertaking it. How well he hath executed his De-fign^ mu
The Rule of conscience : or, Bishop Taylor's Ductor dubitantium abridged . Englifli Tongue^hath not fucceeded^ or been perufedy ina Degree equal to the Merit of it. Iapprehended therefore^ but with allDe^ference to the Judgment of other Per-fons^ that an Abridgment of ity if wellperformed^ might be of good Serviceto the Publick. And believing the A-bridger duly qualifyed for the Perfor-mance ^ / thought he could not employhis TimCy in a manner either moreufeful to otherSy or ^more improving tohimfelf in the Courfe of his Studies^than by undertaking it. How well he hath executed his De-fign^ mufi be left to the Judgment ofthe Reader. For^ having had no Op-portunity of perufmg his Papers^ ei^ther before they were fent to the Prefs^or Jince they were printed off-^ / am alto- The Preface. altogether incapable of making a Judg--ment in the Cafe my felf I /ball only add, that in my humhleOpinion, and according to the narrowcompafs of my Knowledge, there is noWork extant in any Language, thatappears more to want, or more to de~fervey an Abridgment. R ICHARD THE ilM ;)C^\ TheTiirLBs of the Chapters, and the Rules in eachChapter of the firfi andfecond Books. BOOK I. of Confcience, the Kinds of Con-fcience, and the general Rules ofConducing them. Chap. Rule of Confcience in General. R U L E I. r^Onfcience is the Mind of a Man^ go-^ ^ verned by a Rule^ and meafured by the Proportions of Good and Evil, in order to Traliice. Page i Rule The Contents. Rule II. The duties and Offices of Confcience^ are to prefer the or dtEiatey to tejiify or bear witnefs^ to accufe or excufe^ to loofe or hind. p. 9 Rule III. We are to be careful that Prejudice or Tajfion^ Fancy and AffeBioUy Error or Illufiony be not mifaken for Confci- ence. p. l^ Rule IV. The Confcience of a vicious Man is a badJudge, and an imferfe^ Rule. p. x6 Rule V. All Confciences are to guide themfelves bythe fame Rule ; and that which is jujito one, is fo to all in the like Circum-fiances. P- 2-9 Rule VI. J
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