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name_n to_o be_v blaspheme_v among_o the_o heathen_a and_o will_v thou_o hereby_o draw_v plague_n upon_o thou_o and_o thou_o and_o cut_v off_o thy_o prosperity_n when_o thou_o need_v not_o and_o do_v thy_o conscience_n all_o this_o while_n sleep_n and_o will_v never_o awake_v no_o no_o thy_o conscience_n be_v write_v all_o the_o while_n a_o chronicle_n of_o all_o thy_o do_n and_o after_o nine_o month_n when_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v nathan_n will_v open_v thy_o book_n and_o make_v thou_o read_v thou_o own_o sin_n which_o will_v cost_v thou_o many_o tear_n and_o much_o heart-grief_n and_o many_o affliction_n from_o thy_o own_o subject_n from_o thy_o own_o child_n all_o thy_o life_n long_o after_o for_o our_o innocence_n and_o good_a work_n use_v 2_o we_o need_v not_o hunt_v for_o eye-witness_n to_o clear_a and_o to_o cheer_v we_o idem_fw-la hic_fw-la murus_fw-la aheneus_fw-la esto_fw-la nil_fw-la conscire_fw-la sibi_fw-la nullâ_fw-la pallescere_fw-la culpâ_fw-la horat._n integer_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la scelerÃsque_fw-la purus_fw-la non_fw-la eget_fw-la maurus_fw-la jaculis_fw-la nec_fw-la arcu_fw-la etc._n etc._n idem_fw-la conscience_n alone_o give_v sufficient_a comfortable_a testimony_n a_o clear_a conscience_n be_v a_o brazen_a wall_n to_o keep_v off_o all_o the_o dart_n of_o sin_n or_o shame_v which_o ill_a tongue_n can_v throw_v against_o we_o he_o that_o be_v of_o sound_a life_n and_o free_a from_o ill-doing_n have_v his_o heaven_n within_o he_o and_o may_v say_v with_o s._n paul_n 2._o cor._n 1.12_o our_o rejoice_v be_v this_o the_o testimony_n of_o our_o conscience_n that_o in_o simplicity_n and_o godly_a sincerity_n not_o with_o fleshly_a wisdom_n but_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n we_o have_v have_v our_o conversation_n in_o the_o world_n and_o more_o abundant_o to_o youward_n in_o midst_n of_o slander_n and_o uncharitable_a surmise_n of_o malicious_a man_n comfort_v thyself_o with_o the_o witness_n of_o thy_o sincerity_n and_o innocence_n as_o s._n paul_n do_v there_o and_o act_n 23.1_o man_n and_o brethren_n i_o have_v live_v in_o all_o good_a conscience_n before_o god_n unto_o this_o day_n and_o act_v 24.16_o herein_o i_o do_v exercise_n myself_o to_o have_v always_o a_o conscience_n void_a of_o offence_n towards_o god_n and_o towards_o man_n and_o near_o his_o death_n 2._o tim._n 4.6_o now_o say_v he_o i_o be_o ready_a to_o be_v offer_v and_o the_o time_n of_o my_o departure_n be_v at_o hand_n i_o have_v fight_v a_o good_a fight_n i_o have_v finish_v my_o course_n i_o have_v keep_v the_o faith_n henceforth_o there_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o i_o the_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n etc._n etc._n our_o conscience_n also_o will_v witness_v use_v 3_o whether_o in_o do_v good_a work_n we_o serve_v god_n or_o ourselves_o that_o be_v whether_o we_o do_v the_o work_n of_o our_o vocation_n with_o true_a sincerity_n and_o simplicity_n of_o heart_n and_o observe_v all_o due_a circumstance_n refer_v all_o to_o the_o true_a end_n god_n glory_v chief_o 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to_o the_o parliament_n 1606._o pag._n 11_o 12._o whether_o their_o preach_n have_v be_v direct_v to_o god_n true_a service_n for_o his_o glory_n and_o the_o right_a information_n and_o falvation_n of_o his_o people_n or_o whether_o to_o their_o own_o praise_n to_o show_v their_o learning_n eloquence_n and_o wit_n or_o to_o please_v and_o humour_n their_o patron_n friend_n and_o people_n for_o maintenance_n and_o preferment_n i_o wish_v we_o all_o can_v say_v with_o s._n paul_n act_n 20.26_o i_o take_v you_o all_o to_o record_v this_o day_n that_o i_o be_o pure_a from_o the_o blood_n of_o all_o man_n and_o have_v teach_v you_o all_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n and_o act_n 24.16_o and_o 2._o cor._n 1.12_o our_o visitour_n and_o their_o inferior_a officer_n may_v find_v write_v in_o their_o conscience_n whether_o they_o make_v such_o a_o meeting_n as_o this_o morum_fw-la or_o nummorum_fw-la visitatio_fw-la sermon_n d._n boy_n in_o a_o visitation_n sermon_n visit_v to_o do_v good_a to_o the_o church_n or_o to_o themselves_o sure_o i_o be_o these_o office_n and_o meeting_n be_v ordain_v for_o good_a and_o the_o execution_n thereof_o do_v much_o good_a in_o our_o church_n to_o see_v that_o minister_n do_v their_o duty_n preach_v true_a and_o profitable_a doctrine_n and_o that_o diligent_o live_v honest_a and_o unoffensive_a life_n and_o be_v example_n of_o all_o goodness_n to_o their_o flock_n to_o see_v whether_o church-building_n furniture_n book_n vestment_n and_o especial_o people_n be_v in_o good_a order_n they_o that_o do_v all_o these_o good_a office_n deserve_v good_a recompense_n for_o their_o pain_n and_o care_n their_o person_n and_o office_n be_v venerable_a honourable_a and_o exceed_v profitable_a to_o the_o church_n but_o the_o good_a performance_n of_o the_o best_a visitour_n may_v be_v much_o hinder_v by_o corrupt_a or_o negligent_a under-officer_n churchwarden_n sideman_n apparitour_n which_o be_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o visitour_n i_o wish_v they_o to_o 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peace_n in_o their_o conscience_n and_o derive_v upon_o themselves_o many_o blessing_n from_o god_n with_o love_n and_o praise_n from_o man_n but_o i_o must_v hasten_v to_o the_o three_o part_n of_o my_o text_n and_o hasten_v through_o it_o iii_o part_n their_o thought_n accuse_v or_o excuse_v their_o discursive_a thought_n by_o compare_v these_o two_o book_n together_o the_o one_o contain_v facta_fw-la the_o other_o regulam_fw-la factorum_fw-la the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o chronicle_n of_o our_o life_n either_o accuse_v and_o condemn_v for_o their_o disagreement_n or_o excuse_v and_o acquit_v for_o their_o agreement_n the_o first_o book_n make_v the_o proposition_n or_o major_n of_o a_o practical_a syllogism_n thus_o thou_o must_v do_v the_o second_o book_n make_v the_o assumption_n or_o minor_n thus_o thou_o have_v do_v the_o conscience_n with_o the_o discourse_a thought_n out_o of_o those_o premise_n draw_v the_o conclusion_n ergò_fw-la thou_o have_v do_v evil_a or_o
with_o he_o in_o this_o world_n but_o there_o follow_v a_o thousand_o in_o the_o other_o world_n that_o will_v never_o have_v end_n bodily_a disease_n may_v be_v cure_v or_o mitigate_v or_o the_o sense_n take_v away_o by_o death_n sore_n may_v be_v help_v by_o chirurgerie_n poverty_n by_o friend_n imprisonment_n by_o liberty_n banishment_n by_o restore_v reproach_n by_o time_n but_o all_o these_o be_v they_o the_o best_a in_o the_o world_n and_o in_o the_o high_a degree_n can_v cure_v the_o conscience_n afflict_v with_o sin_n damocles_n sword_n hang_v over_o his_o head_n ready_a to_o fall_v balthasars_n hand-writing_n on_o the_o wall_n make_v all_o the_o music_n harsh_a to_o their_o ear_n the_o meat_n unsavourie_a to_o their_o taste_n their_o attendant_n irksome_a and_o all_o thing_n cumbersome_a to_o their_o eye_n so_o the_o apprehension_n of_o present_a death_n or_o due_a deserve_a vengeance_n seize_v upon_o their_o soul_n distaste_v all_o the_o pleasure_n that_o this_o world_n can_v afford_v a_o fearful_a thing_n when_o we_o have_v grievous_o offend_v the_o supreme_a judge_n that_o we_o can_v neither_o pacify_v he_o nor_o fly_v from_o he_o when_o he_o send_v our_o own_o conscience_n as_o his_o officer_n to_o arrest_v we_o there_o need_v no_o other_o apparitor_n to_o summon_v we_o no_o bailiff_n to_o fetch_v we_o no_o accuser_n to_o give_v evidence_n against_o we_o no_o nor_o judge_n to_o condemn_v we_o nor_o executioner_n to_o torment_v we_o our_o own_o conscience_n will_v do_v all_o this_o alone_a and_o that_o in_o most_o terrible_a manner_n thus_o judas_n be_v continual_o dog_v by_o his_o conscience_n to_o death_n david_n say_v psal_n 51.3_o his_o sin_n be_v ever_o before_o he_o a_o woeful_a thing_n he_o can_v not_o look_v off_o it_o nay_o it_o be_v ever_o before_o god_n also_o when_o he_o say_v vers_fw-la 1._o blot_v out_o my_o offence_n they_o stand_v write_v up_o before_o god_n as_o memorial_n 2.14_o col._n 2.14_o and_o as_o hand-writing_n against_o he_o 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13_o gen._n 4.10_o 13_o and_o wicked_a cain_n conscience_n cry_v within_o he_o for_o vengeance_n on_o the_o other_o side_n what_o shall_v the_o poor_a sinner_n now_o do_v oh_o let_v we_o first_o take_v heed_n we_o sin_v not_o against_o our_o conscience_n use_v 1_o for_o every_o sin_n be_v a_o wound_n unto_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o continuance_n in_o sin_n be_v a_o continual_a stab_v of_o the_o conscience_n conscientiam_fw-la vastans_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la and_o though_o some_o feel_v not_o these_o wound_n or_o grieve_v not_o at_o they_o present_o through_o the_o senselessness_n or_o numbness_n of_o their_o choke_v conscience_n yet_o the_o often_o stab_v will_v breed_v such_o inward_a fester_v corruption_n and_o putrefaction_n that_o when_o the_o lord_n touch_v it_o they_o will_v roar_v and_o gnash_v their_o tooth_n or_o grow_v unconsolable_a and_o often_o make_v away_o themselves_o as_o judas_n do_v therefore_o let_v we_o be_v careful_a to_o keep_v our_o conscience_n wake_v tender_a sensible_a easy_o offend_v with_o the_o least_o touch_n of_o sin_n by_o continual_a meditation_n of_o god_n law_n and_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o sanctification_n and_o by_o consideration_n of_o our_o own_o frailty_n and_o suspicion_n of_o our_o own_o inclination_n otherwise_o we_o may_v swallow_v down_o sin_n without_o perceive_v it_o and_o though_o our_o conscience_n stir_v not_o now_o to_o prevent_v sin_n it_o may_v stir_v hereafter_o to_o afflict_v we_o for_o it_o as_o in_o cain_n joseph_n brethren_n david_n judas_n the_o evil_a of_o poison_n be_v not_o feel_v in_o the_o go_n down_o their_o taste_n may_v be_v sweet_a and_o pleasant_a but_o their_o operation_n afterward_o deadly_a oh_o if_o thou_o know_v how_o that_o flatter_a and_o amiable_a face_n of_o sin_n bring_v after_o it_o a_o deadly_a sting_n punishment_n and_o vengeance_n upon_o thou_o and_o thy_o posterity_n thou_o will_v hate_v thy_o evil_a course_n as_o hell_n and_o damnation_n the_o providence_n of_o god_n be_v marvellous_a but_o just_a the_o just_a man_n water_n of_o affliction_n he_o turn_v into_o wine_n most_o comfortable_a and_o cordial_a the_o unjust_a man_n wine_n he_o turn_v into_o water_n sceleris_fw-la est_fw-la in_o scelere_fw-la supplicium_fw-la wickedness_n become_v a_o scourge_n unto_o itself_o but_o psal_n 37.37_o mark_v the_o perfect_a man_n and_o behold_v the_o upright_a for_o the_o end_n of_o that_o man_n be_v peace_n but_o no_o man_n be_v perfect_a and_o upright_o as_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v use_v 2_o by_o god_n general_a restrain_v grace_n we_o may_v be_v keep_v from_o 3.6_o from_o as_o noah_n gen._n 6.9_o job_n chap._n 1.1_o zacharie_n and_o elizabeth_n luk._n 1.6_o saul_n phil._n 3.6_o outward_a notorious_a gross_a sin_n offensive_a to_o the_o world_n but_o none_o 3.22_o none_o 1._o joh._n 1.8_o rom._n 3.23_o gal._n 3.22_o without_o sin_n if_o we_o find_v our_o conscience_n accuse_v we_o and_o have_v write_v up_o in_o our_o chronicle_n against_o we_o not_o only_o sin_n 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thy_o mercy_n o_o lord_n blot_v out_o my_o transgression_n and_o as_o s._n peter_n counsel_v act_v 3.19_o repent_v you_o and_o be_v convert_v that_o your_o sin_n may_v be_v blot_v out_o out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o conscience_n which_o prick_v you_o act_v 2.37_o and_o out_o of_o all_o other_o god_n record_v stand_v as_o memorial_n against_o you_o thus_o do_v 62._o do_v luk._n 22.61_o 62._o s._n peter_n when_o christ_n look_v back_o upon_o he_o and_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o his_o sin_n he_o go_v out_o and_o weep_v bitter_o &_o delevit_fw-la quod_fw-la deflevit_fw-la he_o weep_v and_o wipe_v out_o his_o sin_n thus_o 51._o thus_o psal_n 6.6_o and_o 51._o david_n wash_v his_o bed_n and_o make_v it_o swim_v and_o the_o woman-sinner_n luk._n 7.38_o thereby_o procure_v that_o bless_a absolution_n thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o thy_o faith_n have_v save_v thou_o go_v in_o peace_n vers_fw-la 48_o 50._o and_o
26.39_o 42_o 44._o pray_v three_o several_a time_n say_v the_o same_o word_n and_o saint_n mark_n have_v the_o like_a mark_v 14.39_o beside_o the_o lord_n prayer_n which_o our_o saviour_n himself_o prescribe_v to_o his_o apostle_n luke_n 11.2_o when_o you_o pray_v say_v our_o father_n etc._n etc._n which_o prayer_n they_o use_v in_o the_o administration_n of_o our_o lord_n supper_n as_o saint_n hierom_n witness_v lib._n 3._o contra_fw-la pelagianos_fw-la and_o gregor_n lib._n 7._o epist_n 63._o and_o it_o be_v use_v general_o in_o all_o liturgy_n or_o public_a prayer_n as_o be_v manifest_a by_o s._n augustine_n epist_n 59_o by_o saint_n hierom_n and_o gregory_n in_o the_o place_n above_o cite_v and_o saint_n ambrose_n lib._n 5._o de_fw-fr sacr._n cap._n 4._o and_o saint_n cyrill_n catech._n 5._o mist_n if_o any_o object_n that_o prayer_n shall_v be_v vary_v according_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o occasion_n let_v he_o consider_v that_o these_o former_o mention_v be_v so_o &_o so_o be_v 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way_n to_o do_v mischief_n to_o the_o church_n and_o final_o he_o say_v this_o book_n be_v profitable_a of_o itself_o and_o the_o read_n thereof_o will_v do_v good_a to_o many_o and_o at_o this_o time_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v offer_v unto_o we_o from_o heaven_n proëm_n before_o his_o translation_n of_o the_o common_a prayer_n book_n in_o script_n anglican_n bucer_n fol._n 373_o 375._o sprint_v 124_o 125._o chap._n iii_o our_o ceremony_n be_v not_o to_o be_v condemn_v but_o commend_v for_o their_o significancy_n ceremony_n shall_v be_v significative_a of_o moral_a virtue_n so_o they_o be_v not_o count_v operative_a as_o sacrament_n ordain_v by_o god_n of_o spiritual_a grace_n confer_v by_o they_o as_o bishop_n morton_z well_o distinguish_v defence_n cap._n 3._o sect_n 4._o many_o of_o the_o romish_a ceremony_n be_v not_o only_o significative_a but_o think_v also_o to_o be_v operative_a as_o exorcism_n holywater_n cross_n spital_n exsufflation_n etc._n etc._n to_o drive_v away_o the_o 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