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good_a title_n and_o make_v up_o break_v and_o for_o this_o purpose_n many_o a_o lawyer_n have_v even_o sell_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o man_n of_o contention_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o neighbour_n and_o so_o far_o he_o make_v himself_o for_o every_o body_n if_o so_o be_v he_o can_v make_v every_o body_n for_o himself_o last_o in_o natural_a thing_n he_o have_v lose_v the_o use_n of_o sobriety_n and_o therefore_o in_o eat_v and_o drink_v he_o become_v either_o a_o glutton_n or_o a_o drunkard_n therefore_o this_o eye_n can_v be_v quick_a enough_o for_o the_o sense_n and_o feel_n of_o god_n judgement_n judge_n lie_v of_o conscience_n the_o best_a judge_n therefore_o god_n above_o sense_n and_o reason_n have_v give_v a_o three_o eye_n which_o be_v the_o eye_n of_o conscience_n and_o this_o be_v a_o most_o powerful_a eye_n in_o so_o much_o that_o the_o learned_a have_v affirm_v that_o conscience_n be_v supra_fw-la hominem_fw-la infra_fw-la deum_fw-la above_o man_n under_o god_n concern_v 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which_o enrol_v all_o matter_n of_o fact_n against_o the_o time_n of_o inquisition_n &_o so_o the_o conscience_n be_v call_v a_o book_n or_o book_n revel_v 20.12_o the_o act_n of_o this_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o assume_v part_n of_o the_o conscience_n for_o as_o the_o first_o lay_v down_o the_o proposition_n maxim_n and_o general_a rule_n so_o this_o assume_v from_o they_o as_o for_o example_n rebellion_n be_v as_o the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n but_o i_o saul_n have_v rebel_v constat_fw-la de_fw-la facto_fw-la and_o this_o my_o rebellion_n shall_v for_o ever_o be_v write_v in_o the_o leaf_n of_o my_o conscience_n which_o page_n and_o line_n shall_v be_v easy_a to_o turn_v unto_o as_o often_o as_o god_n shall_v call_v i_o to_o a_o account_n the_o three_o part_n be_v perform_v by_o the_o conscience_n as_o a_o judge_n that_o conclude_v the_o sentence_n and_o this_o be_v call_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o these_o part_n be_v always_o contain_v in_o a_o 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and_o affection_n they_o proceed_v to_o strange_a disorder_n in_o life_n and_o conversation_n and_o therefore_o v._o 28._o they_o be_v say_v to_o doâ—_n those_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o convenient_a which_o in_o particular_a be_v express_v in_o the_o 29_o 30_o and_o 31._o v._o the_o word_n in_o the_o original_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o include_v two_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d neither_o duty_n nor_o decorum_n so_o that_o they_o miss_v every_o action_n in_o the_o substance_n and_o in_o the_o circumstance_n duty_n be_v want_v therefore_o the_o form_n of_o the_o action_n be_v spoil_v decency_n be_v also_o unperformed_a and_o therefore_o no_o good_a manner_n be_v observe_v by_o the_o wicked_a therefore_o wicked_a man_n be_v like_a to_o themselves_o within_o and_o without_o for_o knowledge_n will_n and_o affection_n they_o be_v disorder_v at_o home_n for_o life_n and_o conversation_n abroad_o observe_v hence_o than_o it_o follow_v that_o sin_n be_v nothing_o 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