Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	accuse_v	bear_v	witness_n	1,900	5	7.1853	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94239	The high court of justice. A sermon preached before the judge of assise at Leicester, Julie 30. 1652. / By Antonie Scattergood rectour of Winwick in North-hampton-shire.	Scattergood, Antony, 1611-1687.	1652 (1652)	Wing S841; Thomason E1418_2; ESTC R210320	21,372	75

seldome looked into but closed and fast sealed shall then bee spread wide open bee as bad as a thousand witnesses against thee It wil bee a testimonie beyond all exception for it was written all with thine own hand kept alway in thine own cabinet This is one of those books mentioned Rev. 20.12 even the book of thy Conscience which shall bear witness and either accuse or excuse thee before thy Judge Rom. 2.16 But indeed the Judge shall need no proof or evidence for hee knoweth all things of himself and needeth not that any should testifie of man John 2.25 In the vast volume of his Omniscience all our membres were written before they were fashioned Hee is not onely acquainted with all our wayes but there is not a word in our tongue that hee knoweth not altogether yea hee understandeth our thoughts afarre off as the Psalmist most excellently Psal 139. As hee putteth tears into a bottle Psal 58.8 so hee soweth and sealeth up transgressions in a bag Job 14.17 Hee now setteth thine iniquities before him even thy secret sins in the light of his countenance Psal 90.8 and time will come though thou thinkest otherwise when hee will set all in order before thine eyes Psal 50.21 Secondly as in respect of his Wisdome the Judge may be said to be Totus oculus so in respect of his power hee may bee said to bee Totus manus Other Judges are oft hindred as I said in the exsecution of Justice But there will bee no standing against this Judge no appealing from him Hee is higher then the highest Eccl. 5.8 And his Kingdome ruleth over all Psal 103.19 His hand will bee found no shorter at the last day then it was at the first but as at the beginning of the world so at the end his Word will bee his Work He spake the word and we were made at first Ps 33.9 when hee saith Return yee children of men Psal 90.3 wee shall be made anew With his word hee drew us all out of that old Chaos if I may so speak and placed us here on earth and with his word hee will people both heaven and hell and fix that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that great gulf Luke 16.26 betwixt them Thirdly his Justice is of equall dimensions with his Wisdome and Power And indeed where this is wanting in a Judge the other two serve but to arm Iniquity and to make it so much the more mischievous But this great Judge is good as well as great Hee is Justice it self the true Melchisedech the King of righteousness His name is THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS Jer. 23.6 and his nature is to love righteousness and to hate wickedness Psal 45.7 Righteousness shall go before him Psal 85.13 Righteousness shall bee under him Righteousness judgement are the habitation of his throne Psal 97.2 Righteousness shall bee round about him Righteousness shall bee the girdle of his loins and faithfulness the girdle of his reins Isa 11.7 So righteous hee was here upon earth that none of his enemies could convince him of sin John 8.46 Neither Herode nor Pilate could find any fault in him Luke 23.14 15. Yea the very devil cried out Mark 1.24 I know thee who thou art the Holy one of God But though this Judge were ever righteous in all his wayes and holy in all his works Psal 145.17 yet then especially will his righteousness appear when hee cometh when hee cometh to judge the earth when hee shall judge the world with righteousness and the people with his truth Psal 96.13 His judgements now though ever just yet are often secret his favours and his punishments beeing so promiscuously dealt and all things coming so alike to all that there is no judging of love or hatred by outward events Eccl. 9.1 2. But at the last day his judgement will bee manifest as well as just Now hee loveth to sit upon his mercie-seat and his throne of grace to encline his ear to prayers to bee mollified with tears to bee swayed with sighs to receive suits and to grant Reprives and Pardons But at the day of Judgement his Patience and Long-suffering will bee at an end Then no entreaties no tears no promisses no friends no mediation shall further prevail with him but putting-on righteousness as a breastplate and an helmet of salvation upon his head and putting-on the garments of vengeance for clothing and beeing clad with zele as a cloak according to their deeds accordingly hee will repay furie to his adversaries and recompense to his enemies Isa 59.17 18. II. If Christ shall bee the Judge oh how shall Pilate tremble that condemned him and Judas that betrayed him and the Jews that thirsted for his bloud and all that any wayes were consenting to his death And that let mee tell you many thousands are that think themselves far enough from such horrid impiety They that now despise his Ministers reject the offers of grace disobey the Gospel profane the Sacrament count the Cross foolishness will not relie on a crucified Saviour such how well soever conceited of themselves allow the fact of the Jews in crucifying of Christ and had they lived in that place and at that time they would have had an hand in that bloud which they now trample under foot and account as a commonthing Hebr. 10.29 Yea they do even now in some sort crucifie the Son of God afresh and put him to open shame pierce him again again with their sinnes Heb. 6.6 When such as these shall behold him whom they have pierced how shall their faces gather blackness rottenness enter into their bones and their hearts bee overwhelmed with fear and astonishment They were here offended at Christs humility they shall bee much more offended at his glorie They were here ashamed of him then hee will bee ashamed of them They would not hear his gentle mild voice to their conversion they shall therefore hear his terrible and dreadfull voice to their confusion They would not come to him for ease and refreshment Mat. 11.29 they shall therefore depart from him into everlasting fire Mat. 25.41 If in the state of his humiliation hee was able with a word to throw his apprehenders on their backs Joh. 18.6 how casily then when hee ariseth to judgement shall his enemies that would not apprehend him by faith bee scattered and they that hate him flee before him Psal 68.1 Now consider this yee that forget God lest hee then tear you in pieces there bee none to deliver Psal 50.22 Knowing the terrour of the Lord let us bee perswaded to look about us while wee have time place before that great and notable day of the Lord come Acts 2.20 That will bee the Lords day a day of glorie In this our day the day of grace while it is called To day let us hearken to his voice and consider the things that belong to our peace lest hereafter they bee hid from our eyes Luke