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A14923 The soules progresse to the celestiall Canaan, or heavenly Jerusalem By way of godly meditation, and holy contemplation: accompanied with divers learned exhortations, and pithy perswasions, tending to Christianity and humanity. Divided into two parts. The first part treateth of the divine essence, quality and nature of God, and his holy attributs: and of the creation, fall, state, death, and misery of an unregenerated man, both in this life and in the world to come: put for the whole scope of the Old Testament. The second part is put for the summe and compendium of the Gospell, and treateth of the Incarnation, Nativity, words, works, and sufferings of Christ, and of the happinesse and blessednesse of a godly man in his state of renovation, being reconciled to God in Christ. Collected out of the Scriptures, and out of the writings of the ancient fathers of the primitive Church, and other orthodoxall divines: by John Welles, of Beccles in the County of Suffolk. Welles, John, of Beccles. 1639 (1639) STC 25231; ESTC S119607 276,075 406

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how_o to_o judge_v ourselves_o which_o will_v prove_v much_o more_o terrible_a unto_o we_o the_o manner_n of_o this_o judgement_n be_v thus_o when_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n move_v in_o any_o man_n heart_n a_o desire_n to_o understand_v themselves_o the_o soul_n assemble_v the_o power_n of_o his_o understanding_n and_o exercise_v the_o several_a faculty_n in_o several_a assignment_n and_o within_o himself_o by_o serious_a meditation_n can_v frame_v the_o order_n of_o a_o court_n the_o man_n body_n and_o soul_n he_o be_v the_o prisoner_n at_o the_o bar_n he_o be_v also_o both_o the_o witness_n and_o the_o judge_n the_o matter_n of_o his_o indictment_n be_v sin_n his_o conscience_n be_v his_o accuser_n accuser_n conscience_n be_v our_o accuser_n his_o memory_n do_v produce_v the_o witness_n his_o judgement_n do_v pronounce_v the_o sentence_n and_o the_o devil_n attend_v the_o execution_n thus_o be_v the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n dispose_v in_o judge_v of_o itself_o the_o soul_n against_o the_o soul_n produce_v the_o law_n prove_v the_o forfeit_n and_o urge_v the_o penalty_n now_o that_o which_o have_v most_o busy_a care_n in_o this_o spiritual_a and_o most_o serious_a examination_n and_o judgement_n of_o ourselves_o be_v the_o conscience_n by_o which_o the_o soul_n have_v true_a intelligence_n and_o understanding_n in_o what_o condition_n it_o be_v 11.31.32_o 1_o cor._n 11.31.32_o and_o by_o who_o authority_n the_o judgement_n of_o that_o spiritual_a court_n be_v sway_v the_o conscience_n give_v testimony_n of_o all_o our_o action_n good_a and_o evil_a whereby_o our_o judge_a part_n be_v direct_v without_o error_n and_o to_o make_v a_o just_a proceed_n without_o all_o parriality_n and_o therefore_o say_v the_o wise_a man_n 14.2_o eccles_n 14.2_o blessed_n be_v he_o that_o be_v not_o condemn_v in_o his_o own_o conscience_n for_o if_o there_o be_v any_o just_a matter_n of_o condemnation_n against_o we_o there_o be_v no_o favour_n can_v bribe_v our_o 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another_o and_o doubtless_o conscience_n the_o spiritual_a power_n of_o the_o conscience_n it_o be_v a_o wonderful_a degree_n of_o power_n the_o conscience_n have_v in_o the_o spiritual_a trial_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o two_o respect_n first_o it_o know_v all_o our_o sin_n both_o secret_a and_o open_a no_o man_n be_v able_a to_o hide_v they_o from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o conscience_n second_o it_o spare_v no_o man_n neither_o any_o sin_n but_o without_o respect_n of_o any_o it_o urge_v all_o against_o all_o man_n yea_o the_o very_a sin_n of_o our_o thought_n be_v not_o privilege_v but_o be_v even_o in_o the_o knowledge_n and_o hatred_n of_o our_o conscience_n therefore_o say_v saint_n paul_n 2.15_o rom._n 2.15_o their_o conscience_n bear_v witness_n and_o their_o thought_n accuse_v or_o excuse_v one_o another_o and_o almighty_a god_n when_o he_o shall_v gather_v together_o all_o flesh_n to_o judgement_n and_o expose_v before_o the_o saint_n and_o angel_n the_o several_a action_n 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affliction_n of_o their_o wound_a conscience_n which_o though_o it_o be_v in_o a_o far_o inferior_a degree_n of_o that_o of_o understand_a christian_n yet_o it_o do_v in_o some_o proportion_n exercise_v a_o judgement_n on_o the_o soul_n and_o do_v both_o remember_v and_o terrify_v they_o that_o gross_o offend_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o to_o they_o be_v the_o law_n of_o reason_n and_o religion_n this_o be_v prove_v by_o the_o same_o place_n of_o scripture_n before_o allege_a that_o the_o book_n of_o all_o the_o dead_a be_v open_v 20.12_o rev._n 20.12_o the_o word_n all_o exclude_v none_o from_o they_o the_o accusation_n of_o conscience_n all_o be_v then_o afflict_v by_o conscience_n but_o not_o all_o alike_o effectual_o the_o infidel_n that_o know_v not_o god_n infidel_n the_o difference_n in_o the_o conscience_n of_o christian_n and_o infidel_n but_o only_o as_o they_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o wisdom_n of_o nature_n their_o conscience_n do_v but_o remember_v the_o 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for_o conscience_n will_v damn_v and_o conscience_n will_v save_v and_o
it_o so_o in_o contend_v for_o this_o spiritual_a garland_n heaven_n it_o can_v but_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a degree_n of_o content_n and_o spiritual_a pleasure_n to_o be_v name_v in_o the_o rank_n of_o best_a deserver_n and_o as_o malefactor_n that_o suffer_v public_a punishment_n for_o their_o offence_n esteem_v the_o shame_n more_o than_o the_o pain_n of_o their_o correction_n so_o ought_v all_o man_n to_o fear_v the_o shame_n they_o must_v endure_v christ_n the_o book_n of_o conscience_n can_v be_v deface_v but_o only_o by_o the_o precious_a blood_n of_o christ_n when_o their_o conscience_n disgrace_v they_o before_o so_o great_a a_o presence_n as_o will_v be_v at_o the_o general_a day_n of_o judgement_n for_o let_v all_o man_n be_v persuade_v that_o all_o their_o fault_n be_v so_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o their_o conscience_n that_o there_o be_v no_o mean_n to_o obscure_v their_o knowledge_n and_o to_o raze_v they_o out_o neither_o will_v the_o conscience_n though_o it_o 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the_o good_a he_o can_v do_v let_v we_o therefore_o constant_o endeavour_v to_o reduce_v to_o memory_n the_o several_a action_n of_o our_o life_n past_a let_v we_o then_o compare_v they_o to_o the_o duty_n of_o our_o conscience_n sin_n good_a conscience_n be_v in_o hatred_n with_o sin_n and_o thereby_o understand_v in_o what_o degree_n of_o sin_n we_o be_v what_o our_o conscience_n shall_v approve_v let_v we_o continue_v what_o it_o condemn_v let_v we_o hate_v be_v it_o our_o pleasure_n be_v it_o our_o profit_n be_v it_o our_o near_a or_o our_o dear_a sin_n if_o our_o conscience_n call_v it_o sin_n let_v we_o despise_v it_o let_v there_o be_v nothing_o shall_v make_v we_o alter_v or_o suspend_v this_o resolution_n let_v we_o be_v constant_a in_o the_o love_n of_o conscience_n what_o we_o have_v do_v amiss_o let_v we_o reform_v it_o by_o conscience_n what_o we_o have_v to_o do_v let_v our_o conscience_n judge_v it_o lawful_a before_o we_o do_v it_o if_o our_o conscience_n present_v we_o 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