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upon_o the_o enemy_n and_o smiter_n of_o good_a conscience_n 3._o the_o equity_n of_o god_n administration_n in_o his_o execution_n of_o justice_n a_o table_n of_o the_o several_a chapter_n of_o this_o treatise_n chapter_n i._o the_o introduction_n to_o the_o discourse_n follow_v folio_n 1_o chapter_n ii_o conscience_n describe_v 10_o chapter_n iii_o a_o good_a conscience_n what_o it_o be_v false_a one_o discover_v 24_o chapter_n iv_o peace_n of_o conscience_n how_o get_v 43_o chapter_n v._o integrity_n of_o conscience_n how_o procure_v 56_o chapter_n vi_o two_o further_a mean_n to_o procure_v integrity_n of_o conscience_n 69_o chapter_n vii_o two_o mark_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n 86_o chapter_n viii_o three_o other_o note_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n 106_o chapter_n ix_o the_o two_o last_o note_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n 121_o chapter_n x._o the_o comfort_n and_o benefit_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n in_o the_o case_n of_o disgrace_n and_o reproach_n 150_o chapter_n xi_o the_o comfort_n and_o benefit_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n in_o the_o time_n of_o common_a fear_n and_o calamity_n and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o sickness_n and_o other_o personal_a evil_n 171_o chapter_n xii_o the_o comfort_n and_o benefit_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n at_o the_o day_n of_o death_n and_o judgement_n 192_o chapter_n xiii_o a_o second_o motive_n to_o a_o good_a conscience_n that_o be_v a_o continual_a feast_n 210_o chapter_n fourteen_o a_o three_o and_o four_o motive_n to_o a_o good_a conscience_n 235_o chapter_n xv._o the_o last_o motive_n to_o a_o good_a conscience_n viz._n the_o misery_n of_o a_o evil_a one_o 250_o chapter_n xvi_o the_o portion_n and_o respect_n that_o a_o good_a conscience_n find_v in_o the_o world_n 272_o chapter_n xvii_o the_o impetuous_a injustice_n and_o malice_n of_o the_o adversary_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n 286_o chapter_n xviii_o the_o severity_n of_o god_n justice_n upon_o the_o enemy_n of_o good_a conscience_n and_o the_o usual_a 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sleep_n in_o peace_n then_o harken_v we_o to_o david_n counsel_n to_o examine_v ourselves_o upon_o our_o bed_n there_o be_v nothing_o make_v a_o man_n bed_n so_o soft_a nor_o his_o sleep_n so_o sweet_a as_o a_o good_a conscience_n it_o be_v with_o sin_n as_o with_o care_n both_o trouble_n a_o man_n sleep_n both_o be_v troublesome_a bedfellow_n as_o they_o therefore_o sleep_v sweet_o that_o leave_v their_o care_n in_o their_o shoe_n so_o they_o sleep_v with_o most_o peace_n that_o let_v not_o sin_n lie_v down_o to_o sleep_v with_o they_o who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o lie_v down_o in_o their_o sin_n that_o by_o their_o good_a will_n will_v not_o let_v the_o sun_n go_v down_o upon_o their_o sin_n but_o by_o examination_n ferret_v out_o the_o same_o this_o be_v do_v it_o may_v be_v say_v as_o prov._n 3._o 24._o thou_o shall_v lie_v down_o and_o thy_o sleep_n shall_v be_v sweet_a nay_o further_o examine_v thy_o conscience_n upon_o thy_o bed_n and_o thou_o shall_v not_o only_o sleep_v in_o 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and_o care_v as_o little_a to_o meddle_v with_o conscience_n as_o ahab_n with_o micaiah_n i_o hate_v he_o for_o he_o never_o speak_v good_a to_o i_o 1._o king_n 22._o so_o they_o think_v their_o conscience_n will_v deal_v with_o they_o they_o know_v their_o conscience_n will_v speak_v as_o job_n say_v god_n write_v thou_o write_v bitter_a thing_n against_o i_o conscience_n have_v such_o a_o sting_a waspish_a tongue_n that_o by_o no_o mean_n they_o dare_v endure_v a_o parley_n with_o it_o it_o be_v with_o many_o and_o their_o conscience_n as_o with_o man_n that_o have_v shrewish_a wife_n many_o a_o man_n when_o he_o be_v abroad_o have_v no_o joy_n at_o all_o to_o come_v home_o nay_o he_o be_v very_o loath_a to_o come_v within_o his_o own_o door_n he_o fear_v he_o shall_v have_v such_o a_o peal_n ring_v he_o that_o he_o have_v rather_o be_v on_o the_o house_n top_n as_o solomon_n speak_v or_o in_o some_o outhouse_n and_o lodge_v as_o our_o saviour_n at_o bethlem_n in_o a_o cratch_n or_o a_o manger_n then_o come_v within_o the_o noise_n of_o her_o clamorous_a &_o clatter_a tongue_n so_o many_o think_v conscience_n have_v such_o a_o terrible_a shrewish_a tongue_n that_o if_o they_o shall_v but_o come_v within_o the_o sound_n thereof_o they_o shall_v be_v cast_v into_o such_o melancholy_a dump_n as_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a in_o haste_n to_o claw_n off_o again_o how_o much_o and_o how_o serious_o be_v they_o to_o be_v pity_v that_o to_o prevent_v a_o few_o hour_n or_o day_n suppose_a sorrow_n and_o sadness_n by_o which_o they_o may_v come_v to_o procure_v both_o peace_n &_o integrity_n of_o conscience_n will_v adventure_v the_o rack_n and_o eternal_a torture_n of_o conscience_n in_o hell_n remember_v that_o there_o be_v no_o melancholy_a to_o the_o melancholy_a of_o hell_n chap._n vi_o two_o further_o mean_n to_o procure_v integrity_n of_o conscience_n in_o
4._o 5._o my_o heart_n be_v sore_o pain_v within_o i_o and_o the_o terror_n of_o death_n be_v fall_v upon_o i_o fearfulness_n &_o tremble_a be_v come_v upon_o i_o and_o horror_n have_v over_o whelm_v i_o sometime_o again_o he_o see_v death_n as_o the_o israelite_n the_o fiery_a serpent_n with_o mortal_a sting_n sometime_o as_o a_o merciless_a landlord_n or_o the_o sheriff_n come_v with_o a_o writ_n of_o firmae_fw-la ejection_n to_o throw_v he_o out_o of_o house_n and_o home_n and_o to_o turn_v he_o to_o the_o wide_a common_a yea_o he_o see_v death_n as_o god_n executioner_n and_o messenger_n of_o eternal_a death_n yea_o he_o see_v death_n with_o as_o much_o horror_n as_o if_o he_o see_v the_o devil_n in_o so_o many_o fearful_a shape_n appear_v death_n to_o a_o evil_a conscience_n upon_o the_o deathbed_n so_o as_o it_o be_v indeed_o the_o king_n of_o terror_n to_o such_o a_o one_o that_o have_v the_o terror_n of_o conscience_n within_o there_o be_v no_o one_o think_v so_o terrible_a to_o such_o a_o one_o as_o the_o thought_n of_o death_n nothing_o that_o he_o more_o wish_n to_o avoid_v oh_o how_o loath_a and_o how_o unwilling_a be_v such_o a_o one_o to_o die_v but_o come_v now_o to_o a_o man_n that_o have_v live_v as_o paul_n do_v in_o all_o good_a conscience_n and_o how_o be_v it_o with_o he_o upon_o his_o deathbed_n his_o end_n be_v peace_n so_o full_a of_o joy_n &_o comfort_n so_o be_v he_o ravish_v with_o the_o inward_a and_o unspeakable_a consolation_n of_o his_o conscience_n that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n at_o all_o that_o balaam_n shall_v wish_v to_o die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a the_o death_n of_o a_o man_n with_o a_o good_a conscience_n the_o day_n of_o a_o man_n marriage_n be_v the_o day_n of_o the_o joy_n of_o a_o man_n heart_n cant._n 3._o 11._o and_o the_o day_n of_o marriage_n be_v not_o so_o joyful_a a_o day_n as_o be_v the_o day_n of_o death_n to_o a_o good_a conscience_n there_o be_v but_o few_o that_o can_v marry_v with_o that_o joy_n wherewith_o a_o good_a conscience_n die_v it_o enable_v a_o man_n not_o only_o to_o look_v ananias_n and_o the_o council_n in_o the_o face_n but_o even_o to_o look_v death_n itself_o in_o the_o face_n without_o those_o amaze_a terror_n yea_o it_o make_v the_o face_n of_o death_n seem_v lovely_a and_o amiable_a he_o who_o conscience_n be_v good_a and_o fee_n the_o face_n of_o god_n reconcile_v to_o he_o in_o christ_n he_o can_v say_v as_o jacob_n do_v when_o he_o see_v the_o face_n of_o joseph_n gen._n 46._o 30._o now_o let_v i_o die_v since_o i_o have_v see_v thy_o face_n it_o be_v the_o privilege_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n alone_o to_o go_v to_o the_o grave_n as_o agag_n do_v to_o samuel_n and_o to_o say_v that_o true_o which_o he_o speak_v beside_o the_o book_n 1_o sam._n 15._o 32._o he_o come_v pleasant_o and_o he_o say_v sure_o the_o bitterness_n of_o death_n be_v past_a he_o be_v deceive_v and_o therefore_o have_v no_o such_o cause_n to_o be_v so_o pleasant_a but_o a_o good_a conscience_n can_v yea_o can_v choose_v but_o be_v so_o pleasant_a even_o when_o go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n because_o the_o gilt_n of_o sin_n be_v wash_v away_o in_o chist_n blood_n it_o know_v that_o the_o bitterness_n of_o death_n be_v past_a and_o the_o sweetness_n of_o life_n eternal_a be_v at_o hand_n a_o man_n who_o debt_n be_v pay_v he_o dare_v go_v out_o of_o door_n dare_v meet_v and_o face_v the_o sergeant_n and_o the_o conscience_n purge_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n can_v look_v as_o undaunted_o on_o the_o face_n of_o death_n he_o that_o have_v get_v the_o sting_n that_o be_v the_o guilt_n of_o conscience_n take_v away_o by_o faith_n in_o christ_n he_o look_v not_o upon_o death_n as_o the_o israelite_n upon_o the_o fiery_a serpent_n but_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o paul_n do_v 1._o cor._n 15._o o_o death_n where_o be_v thy_o sting_n who_o fear_v a_o bee_n a_o hornet_n a_o snake_n or_o a_o serpent_n when_o they_o have_v lose_v their_o sting_n the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o sting_n of_o conscience_n be_v the_o sting_n of_o death_n that_o sting_v the_o conscience_n the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v sin_n 1_o cor._n 15._o pluck_v then_o sin_n out_o of_o the_o conscience_n and_o at_o once_o the_o conscience_n be_v make_v good_a and_o death_n make_v weak_a and_o be_v disarm_v of_o his_o weapon_n and_o when_o the_o conscience_n see_v death_n unstingd_v and_o disarm_v it_o be_v free_v of_o fear_n and_o even_o in_o the_o very_a act_n of_o death_n can_v joyful_o tryumyh_v over_o death_n oh_o death_n where_o be_v thy_o sting_n a_o good_a conscience_n look_v upon_o death_n as_o upon_o the_o sheriff_n that_o come_v to_o give_v he_o possession_n of_o his_o inheritance_n or_o as_o lazarus_n upon_o the_o angel_n that_o come_v to_o carry_v his_o soul_n into_o abraham_n bosom_n and_o therefore_o can_v welcome_a death_n and_o entertain_v he_o joyful_o and_o whereas_o a_o ill_a conscience_n make_v a_o man_n see_v death_n as_o if_o he_o see_v the_o devil_n a_o good_a conscience_n make_v a_o man_n see_v the_o face_n of_o death_n as_o jacob_n see_v esaves_n face_n gen._n 33._o i_o have_v see_v thy_o face_n as_o the_o face_n of_o god_n they_o see_v the_o face_n of_o death_n with_o unspeakable_a joy_n ravishment_n of_o heart_n and_o exultation_n of_o spirit_n well_o now_o what_o a_o motive_n have_v we_o here_o to_o make_v we_o labour_v for_o a_o good_a conscience_n even_o balaam_n himself_o will_v fain_o make_v a_o good_a end_n &_o die_v in_o peace_n and_o who_o wish_v not_o his_o deathbed_n may_v be_v a_o mount_n nebo_n from_o whence_o he_o may_v see_v that_o heavenly_a canaan_n lo_o here_o balaam_n the_o way_n to_o die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a i_o have_v live_v in_o all_o good_a conscience_n unto_o this_o day_n they_o that_o have_v conscience_n in_o their_o life_n shall_v have_v comfort_n at_o their_o death_n they_o that_o live_v conscionable_o shall_v die_v comfortable_o they_o that_o live_v in_o all_o good_a conscience_n till_o their_o die_a day_n shall_v depart_v in_o the_o abundance_n of_o comfort_n at_o their_o die_a day_n there_o will_v come_v a_o day_n wherein_o we_o must_v lay_v down_o these_o tabernacle_n the_o day_n of_o death_n will_v assure_o come_v how_o lamentable_a a_o thing_n will_v it_o then_o be_v to_o be_v so_o destitute_a &_o desolate_a of_o all_o comfort_n as_o to_o be_v drive_v to_o that_o extremity_n as_o to_o curse_v our_o birth_n day_n oh_o what_o will_v comfort_n be_v worth_a at_o our_o last_o hour_n at_o our_o last_o gasp_n while_o our_o dear_a friend_n shall_v be_v weep_v wring_v their_o hand_n and_o lament_v then_o then_o what_o will_v inward_a comfort_n be_v worth_a who_o will_v not_o hold_v the_o whole_a world_n a_o easy_a price_n for_o it_o then_o well_o then_o will_v we_o then_o have_v comfort_n and_o joy_n oh_o then_o get_v a_o good_a conscience_n now_o which_o will_v yield_v comfort_n when_o all_o other_o comfort_n shall_v utter_o fail_v and_o shall_v be_v life_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o death_n how_o happy_a be_v that_o man_n that_o when_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n be_v pass_v upon_o he_o can_v say_v with_o hezekiah_n isa_n 38._o 3._o remember_v now_o o_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o how_o i_o have_v walk_v before_o thou_o in_o truth_n and_o with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n and_o have_v do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a in_o thy_o sight_n indeed_o the_o text_n say_v that_o hezekiah_n weep_v sore_o but_o yet_o not_o as_o fear_v death_n for_o he_o can_v not_o fear_v death_n who_o have_v thus_o fear_v god_n but_o because_o the_o promise_n be_v not_o yet_o make_v good_a to_o he_o in_o a_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o his_o kingdom_n hence_o come_v those_o tear_n it_o be_v otherwise_o a_o unspeak_v able_a joy_n that_o such_o a_o conscience_n as_o hezekiah_n be_v will_v speak_v to_o a_o man_n upon_o his_o deathbed_n every_o one_o profess_v a_o desire_n to_o make_v a_o good_a end_n here_o be_v the_o way_n to_o make_v good_a that_o desire_n to_o live_v in_o all_o good_a conscience_n alas_o how_o pitiful_a and_o miserable_a a_o condition_n live_v most_o man_n in_o all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n &_o health_n they_o have_v no_o regard_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n notwithstanding_o that_o man_n be_v press_v continual_o to_o this_o one_o care_n by_o the_o instancy_n and_o importunity_n of_o god_n minister_n yet_o how_o miserable_o be_v it_o neglect_v well_o at_o last_o the_o day_n of_o death_n come_v &_o then_o what_o will_v they_o not_o give_v for_o a_o comfortable_a end_n if_o the_o gold_n of_o ophir_n will_v purchase_v comfort_n it_o shall_v fly_v then_o then_o post_v for_o this_o minister_n