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A93060 A good conscience the strongest hold. A treatise of conscience, handling the nature acts offices use of conscience. The description qualifications properties severall sorts of good conscience. The excellency necessity utility happiness of such a conscience. The markes to know motives to get meanes to keep it. By John Sheffeild, Minister of Swythins London. Sheffeild, John, d. 1680. 1650 (1650) Wing S3062; Thomason E1235_1; ESTC R208883 228,363 432

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be_v filthy_a let_v he_o 9_o rev._n 22._o 11_o zech._n 11._o 9_o be_v filthy_a and_o that_o which_o perish_v let_v it_o perish_v say_v the_o lord_n in_o his_o fierce_a anger_n as_o they_o have_v no_o love_n to_o the_o truth_n so_o they_o shall_v have_v no_o judgement_n to_o discern_v lie_n but_o be_v give_v over_o to_o strong_a delusion_n to_o believe_v any_o lie_a doctrine_n that_o all_o they_o may_v be_v damn_v who_o receive_v not_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v 2_o thes_n 2._o 10_o 11_o 12._o thus_o it_o befall_v these_o hymeneus_n and_o alexander_n who_o have_v once_o renounce_v conscience_n and_o forfeit_v their_o faith_n they_o be_v discharge_v any_o more_o employment_n they_o have_v no_o more_o part_n in_o christ_n nor_o lot_n in_o the_o church_n but_o be_v deliver_v up_o to_o satan_n among_o blasphemer_n chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o difficulty_n in_o get_v and_o keep_v a_o good_a conscience_n and_o escape_v a_o bad_a we_o have_v already_o speak_v 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conscience_n not_o riches_n not_o honour_n no_o learning_n part_n duty_n not_o mirth_n pleasure_n not_o his_o peace_n but_o only_o a_o good_a conscience_n he_o envy_v not_o the_o serpent_n his_o subtlety_n he_o can_v make_v use_n of_o it_o not_o pharaoh_n his_o kingdom_n not_o ahithophel_n his_o policy_n 3._o gen._n 3._o nor_o absalon_n his_o beauty_n nor_o haman_n his_o court-honour_n or_o state-office_n nor_o dive_v his_o wealth_n and_o good_a cheer_n he_o can_v tell_v how_o to_o make_v use_n of_o all_o yea_o he_o will_v offer_v his_o help_n to_o man_n to_o get_v they_o riches_n honour_n office_n learning_n so_o they_o will_v quit_v good_a conscience_n he_o will_v grant_v any_o article_n you_o can_v propound_v so_o he_o may_v gain_v this_o fort._n he_o can_v make_v use_n of_o all_o other_o thing_n part_n power_n policy_n but_o a_o good_a conscience_n be_v never_o for_o his_o turn_n in_o a_o magistrate_n or_o minister_n or_o in_o a_o private_a person_n but_o it_o be_v constant_o against_o he_o and_o he_o against_o it_o and_o therefore_o he_o despair_v of_o do_v any_o good_a on_o it_o as_o they_o say_v of_o luther_n when_o some_o persuade_v the_o pope_n to_o attempt_v to_o take_v he_o off_o by_o offer_v he_o some_o great_a preferment_n and_o church_n promotion_n it_o be_v answer_v it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o try_v germana_n illa_fw-la bestia_fw-la aurum_fw-la non_fw-la curate_n that_o german_a beast_n luther_n mel._n adain_fw-fr vita_fw-la luther_n say_v they_o care_v not_o at_o all_o for_o all_o their_o gold_n yea_o if_o a_o man_n be_v plunder_v of_o all_o his_o estate_n and_o storm_v out_o of_o all_o his_o outwork_n his_o riches_n friend_n child_n power_n places_z yea_o storm_v out_o of_o his_o near_a comfort_n out_o of_o his_o faith_n and_o hope_n out_o of_o his_o prayer_n and_o promise_n all_o on_o the_o sudden_a surprise_v if_o he_o retreat_n to_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o make_v good_a this_o last_o hold_n by_o a_o still_o retain_v of_o his_o integrity_n satan_n will_v be_v repel_v with_o shame_n and_o loss_n and_o draw_v off_o with_o dishonour_n weary_a of_o lay_v his_o siege_n against_o so_o impregnable_a a_o fort._n job_n have_v lose_v all_o but_o keep_v good_a conscience_n alone_o and_o manful_o defend_v this_o piece_n he_o recover_v all_o again_o he_o have_v lose_v and_o his_o 13._o job_n 42._o 12_o 13._o last_o state_n be_v double_a to_o his_o first_o 2._o in_o respect_n of_o thyself_o or_o of_o the_o work_n itself_o thou_o will_v find_v a_o hard_a task_n of_o it_o to_o get_v or_o keep_v a_o good_a conscience_n in_o a_o evil_a age_n it_o will_v require_v thy_o great_a skill_n and_o utmost_a diligence_n so_o the_o apostle_n find_v it_o act._n 24._o 16._o therefore_o he_o say_v herein_o do_v i_o exercise_v myself_o sacr._n mr._n harris_n mr._n ward_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d meditari_fw-la &_o exercere_fw-la se_fw-la in_o re_fw-mi aliqua_fw-la gagnei_fw-la in_o genere_fw-la notat_fw-la severius_fw-la 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a_o steward_n thy_o shop-book_n if_o thou_o be_v a_o tradesman_n require_v much_o care_n and_o diligence_n what_o be_v it_o to_o keep_v thy_o soul-book_n to_o keep_v god_n book_n to_o keep_v this_o dooms-day-book_n for_o so_o conscience_n be_v 3._o look_v yet_o further_o and_o in_o respect_n of_o other_o thou_o will_v see_v it_o more_o difficult_a still_o how_o many_o have_v thou_o see_v miscarry_v in_o it_o who_o be_v sufficient_a for_o this_o work_n how_o shall_v we_o fear_v this_o be_v much_o insist_v on_o in_o the_o text_n and_o give_v in_o charge_n to_o timothy_n timothy_n see_v thou_o war_v a_o good_a warfare_n and_o look_v well_o to_o thy_o charge_n hold_v fast_o faith_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n for_o all_o have_v not_o do_v so_o of_o many_o that_o have_v run_v in_o a_o race_n most_o have_v lose_v but_o one_o ohtain_v the_o prize_n of_o many_o that_o have_v fight_v most_o have_v be_v foil_v or_o wound_v or_o slay_v or_o flee_v but_o one_o crown_v run_v not_o uncertain_o 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to_o he_o be_v sure_a to_o carry_v it_o fair_a with_o thyself_o and_o keep_v peace_n at_o home_n that_o thy_o house_n be_v not_o divide_v against_o itself_o and_o so_o end_v in_o ruin_n miserable_a it_o be_v if_o man_n and_o wife_n live_v at_o discord_n god_n be_v not_o there_o what_o be_v it_o when_o a_o man_n disagree_v with_o himself_o or_o be_v sure_a if_o there_o be_v any_o discontent_n here_o to_o get_v all_o compose_v deliver_v thyself_o as_o the_o roe_n see_v whether_o thou_o be_v in_o fault_n or_o thy_o conscience_n austin_n tell_v we_o how_o he_o have_v many_o meam_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o dixi_fw-la quibus_fw-la verberibus_fw-la flagellavi_fw-la animam_fw-la meam_fw-la a_o round_a bout_n with_o himself_o after_o that_o god_n have_v show_v he_o his_o sin_n he_o go_v aside_o and_o chode_n himself_o then_o into_o a_o private_a garden_n he_o get_v where_o none_o may_v interrupt_v he_o and_o there_o his_o conscience_n and_o he_o be_v wrangle_v till_o god_n agree_v they_o and_o make_v they_o friend_n these_o fall_n out_o breed_v the_o strong_a friendship_n both_o with_o god_n and_o thyself_o 8._o in_o hortum_fw-la abiit_fw-la tum_fw-la in_o illa_fw-la grandi_fw-la rixa_fw-la domus_fw-la interioris_fw-la quam_fw-la fortiter_fw-la excitâram_fw-la animam_fw-la meam_fw-la in_o cubiculo_fw-la nostro_fw-la cord_n me●_n in_o hortulum_fw-la abstulerat_fw-la i_o tumultus_fw-la pectoris_fw-la mei_fw-la ubi_fw-la nemo_fw-la impediret_fw-la ardentem_fw-la litem_fw-la quam_fw-la mecum_fw-la aggressus_fw-la eram_fw-la aug._n conf._n l._n 8._o c._n 7._o &_o 8._o five_o yet_o so_o we_o must_v hearken_v to_o and_o 9_o the_o five_o mean_n vnicuique_fw-la suus_fw-la libre_fw-la est_fw-la conscientia_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la ideo_fw-la scribi_fw-la debent_fw-la libri_fw-la nostri_fw-la ad_fw-la exemplar_n libri_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la &_o si_fw-la sic_fw-la scripti_fw-la non_fw-la sint_fw-la saltem_fw-la corrigantur_fw-la confer_v amus_fw-la itaque_fw-la libros_fw-la nostros_fw-la cum_fw-la libro_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la ●●_o forte_fw-fr in_o illa_fw-la ultima_fw-la discussione_n abiiciantur_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la fuerint_fw-la emendati_fw-la de_fw-fr conscience_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 9_o confer_v with_o conscience_n as_o also_o to_o confer_v conscience_n with_o the_o scripture_n that_o be_v the_o book_n of_o life_n as_o bernard_n say_v and_o according_a to_o that_o our_o conscience_n must_v be_v copy_v or_o correct_v let_v we_o therefore_o say_v he_o compare_n and_o confer_v our_o book_n with_o god_n book_n lest_o in_o that_o day_n our_o book_n be_v reject_v as_o false_a and_o faulty_a when_o they_o come_v to_o be_v examine_v see_v therefore_o if_o thy_o copy_n be_v according_a to_o the_o original_a the_o christian_a grow_v judicious_a when_o he_o read_v not_o scripture_n cursory_o but_o when_o he_o diligent_o confer_v place_n with_o place_n and_o scripture_n with_o scripture_n conscience_n be_v to_o be_v compare_v with_o the_o bible_n 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doctrine_n you_o that_o have_v enter_v the_o list_n see_v you_o make_v good_a this_o warfare_n let_v this_o be_v your_o study_n care_n business_n to_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o nature_n office_n work_n business_n impediment_n help_n friend_n enemy_n disease_n cure_n of_o conscience_n seek_v in_o all_o your_o sermon_n conference_n write_n debate_n discourse_n to_o inform_v direct_v convince_v satisfy_v resolve_v and_o establish_v conscience_n still_o strive_v to_o speak_v to_o conscience_n to_o thy_o own_o first_o and_o then_o to_o thy_o brother_n this_o be_v the_o most_o prevalent_a and_o comfortable_a preach_v when_o we_o do_v not_o beat_v the_o air_n and_o study_v to_o speak_v only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o face_n to_o face_n and_o from_o the_o mouth_n to_o the_o ear_n but_o heart_n to_o heart_n and_o eye_n to_o eye_n by_o this_o mean_n warmth_n come_v upon_o the_o dead_a shunamite_n son_n from_o the_o great_a warmth_n of_o the_o prophet_n this_o the_o lively_a and_o evangelical_n preach_v let_v conscience_n be_v thy_o study_n library_n concordance_n let_v conscience_n be_v thy_o text_n thy_o doctrine_n thy_o use_n let_v conscience_n be_v thy_o first_o and_o last_o and_o all_o eat_v up_o this_o little_a book_n and_o receive_v it_o into_o thy_o bowel_n than_o prophecy_n to_o study_v book_n make_v the_o scholar_n to_o study_v man_n make_v the_o statesman_n to_o study_v the_o time_n make_v the_o politician_n to_o study_v thy_o conscience_n make_v the_o good_a christian_n to_o study_v thy_o own_o conscience_n first_o and_o then_o thy_o people_n make_v the_o able_a and_o accomplish_a minister_n errata_fw-la pag._n 22._o lin_v 32._o for_o uniformity_n read_v unanimity_n p._n 106._o in_o the_o margin_n read_v sed_fw-la pharisaei_n non-sunt_a infirmi_fw-la sed_fw-la malitiosi_fw-la calumniarores_fw-la pertinaces_fw-la nebulone_n jubet_fw-la dominus_fw-la ne_fw-la de_fw-la eorum_fw-la scandalo_fw-la sint_fw-la soliciti_fw-la other_o mistake_n will_v not_o much_o disturb_v the_o sense_n what_o they_o be_v either_o pardon_n or_o amend_v perlegi_fw-la hunc_fw-la librum_fw-la cvi_fw-la titulus_fw-la est_fw-la good_a conscience_n the_o strong_a hold_n in_o quo_fw-la nihil_fw-la reperio_fw-la sanae_fw-la et_fw-la orthodoxae_fw-la fidei_fw-la contrarium_fw-la sed_fw-la quam_fw-la plurima_fw-la quae_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la de_fw-la conscientia_fw-la erudite_fw-la acutè_fw-la et_fw-la perspicuè_fw-fr illustrant_fw-la quaeque_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la piè_fw-la instituendam_fw-la maximè_fw-la conducunt_fw-la faculatem_fw-la igitur_fw-la concedo_fw-la ut_fw-la typis_fw-la mandetur_fw-la decemb._n 17._o 1649._o tho_o temple_n