for_o than_o thy_o conscience_n will_v accuse_v and_o lay_v to_o thy_o charge_n every_o one_o of_o they_o in_o order_n thou_o have_v set_v my_o misdeed_n before_o i_o and_o my_o secret_a sin_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o thy_o countenance_n say_v david_n again_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n what_o anger_n what_o envy_n what_o malice_n lurk_v therein_o and_o they_o pass_v it_o over_o and_o think_v it_o no_o matter_n well_o know_v belove_v that_o unless_o you_o repent_v of_o the_o very_a thought_n of_o the_o heart_n even_o these_o thing_n will_v be_v find_v write_v in_o the_o book_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o what_o a_o lamentable_a thing_n will_v that_o be_v thought_n 2._o our_o thought_n second_o as_o conscience_n be_v privy_a to_o all_o our_o thought_n and_o will_v accuse_v we_o of_o they_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n so_o all_o our_o speech_n be_v note_v therein_o what_o a_o number_n of_o wicked_a speech_n pass_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o wicked_a and_o vain_a man_n and_o woman_n what_o horrible_a and_o blasphemous_a oath_n what_o curse_v speak_v lie_a and_o slander_v now_o a_o wicked_a person_n that_o thus_o abuse_v his_o tongue_n so_o many_o thousand_o time_n in_o a_o day_n he_o can_v for_o his_o life_n remember_v they_o well_o know_v that_o every_o sinful_a word_n thou_o speak_v be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n there_o it_o be_v record_v and_o when_o this_o book_n of_o thy_o conscience_n shall_v be_v open_v it_o will_v discover_v all_o thy_o sin_n not_o only_o thy_o filthy_a thought_n but_o every_o wicked_a word_n our_o saviour_n tell_v we_o 12.36_o mat._n 12.36_o that_o we_o must_v give_v a_o account_n of_o every_o wicked_a word_n at_o the_o day_n of_o â—udgement_n for_o though_o man_n labour_v to_o forget_v they_o yet_o they_o be_v write_v in_o their_o conscience_n &_o one_o day_n shall_v come_v to_o judgement_n o_o how_o this_o shall_v awaken_v we_o all_o and_o cause_v we_o to_o look_v unto_o our_o life_n to_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o our_o eye_n as_o job_n do_v and_o to_o set_v a_o watch_n before_o our_o mouth_n as_o david_n do_v and_o to_o lay_v aside_o our_o vain_a oath_n and_o idle_a mirth_n which_o as_o solomon_n say_v can_v want_v iniquity_n see_v one_o day_n they_o must_v all_o of_o they_o come_v to_o judgement_n work_n 3_o our_o work_n three_o if_o we_o come_v unto_o the_o life_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n why_o alas_o they_o be_v nothing_o almost_o but_o a_o continual_a practice_n of_o sin_n as_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n life_n they_o be_v innumerable_a even_o as_o the_o sand_n on_o the_o sea_n shore_n now_o though_o man_n life_n abound_v with_o so_o many_o thousand_o sin_n yet_o we_o see_v man_n perceive_v not_o nor_o know_v not_o one_o quarter_n of_o his_o sin_n it_o may_v be_v he_o know_v some_o but_o alas_o they_o forget_v the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o but_o yet_o they_o be_v all_o write_v in_o this_o book_n of_o thy_o conscience_n and_o they_o shall_v all_o come_v to_o judgement_n when_o these_o 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good_a conscience_n wash_v and_o purge_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n that_o it_o may_v not_o lay_v to_o our_o charge_n any_o one_o sin_n but_o assure_v we_o that_o we_o be_v in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n use_v 2_o second_o we_o see_v here_o that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o a_o man_n or_o a_o woman_n to_o abstain_v from_o evil_a word_n and_o work_n but_o evil_a thought_n likewise_o the_o very_a lust_n of_o the_o heart_n paul_n complain_v of_o this_o 7._o rom._n 7._o and_o peter_n bid_v simon_n magus_n to_o repent_v and_o pray_v 8._o act_n 8._o if_o perhaps_o the_o thought_n of_o his_o heart_n may_v be_v pardon_v i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v careful_a over_o their_o very_a thought_n for_o a_o wicked_a carnal_a man_n may_v abstain_v from_o some_o grievous_a sin_n but_o it_o be_v a_o note_n of_o the_o true_a child_n of_o god_n to_o repent_v of_o his_o evil_a thought_n and_o to_o be_v careful_a over_o they_o three_o see_v every_o man_n use_v 3_o conscience_n be_v this_o book_n and_o every_o man_n sin_n be_v pen_v down_o therein_o we_o may_v see_v the_o woeful_a misery_n of_o all_o those_o that_o have_v defile_v conscience_n filthy_a and_o unclean_a heart_n for_o look_v how_o their_o conscience_n do_v accuse_v they_o even_o so_o will_v god_n condemn_v and_o have_v not_o repent_v of_o their_o sin_n they_o carry_v a_o tormentor_n within_o they_o namely_o a_o guilty_a and_o a_o accuse_a conscience_n which_o be_v their_o judge_n to_o condemn_v they_o and_o their_o hell_n to_o torment_v they_o use_v 4_o four_o see_v the_o book_n must_v be_v open_v and_o every_o man_n conscience_n must_v come_v to_o scan_v because_o sentence_n shall_v pass_v and_o judgement_n shall_v be_v award_v accord_v to_o the_o thing_n write_v in_o every_o man_n conscience_n how_o shall_v this_o cause_v we_o all_o both_o minister_n and_o people_n to_o labour_v to_o get_v a_o good_a conscience_n if_o thy_o conscience_n be_v good_a thou_o shall_v not_o fail_v to_o be_v bless_v if_o thy_o conscience_n be_v filthy_a and_o pollute_a thou_o be_v accurse_v conscience_n the_o mean_a to_o get_v a_o good_a conscience_n and_o therefore_o it_o shall_v be_v our_o chief_a care_n our_o chief_a study_n and_o our_o chief_a desire_n all_o our_o life_n time_n to_o keep_v a_o good_a conscience_n now_o if_o you_o ask_v how_o be_v it_o possible_a to_o get_v a_o good_a conscience_n i_o answer_v for_o the_o get_n and_o keep_v of_o faith_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n we_o must_v know_v that_o it_o be_v do_v by_o the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 17._o joh._n 17._o sanctify_v they_o by_o thy_o truth_n thy_o word_n be_v the_o truth_n all_o grace_n of_o god_n spirit_n be_v wrought_v by_o his_o word_n but_o that_o we_o may_v get_v a_o good_a conscience_n we_o must_v first_o repent_v of_o all_o our_o sin_n we_o must_v know_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n what_o be_v sin_n &_o what_o be_v not_o second_o we_o must_v know_v the_o heavy_a curse_n of_o god_n even_o for_o sin_n that_o the_o reward_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n eternal_a both_o of_o body_n and_o soul_n for_o man_n do_v by_o nature_n bless_v themselves_o in_o their_o sin_n and_o though_o we_o hear_v of_o god_n judgement_n against_o sin_n yet_o who_o heart_n be_v touch_v and_o trouble_v thus_o man_n run_v on_o still_o in_o sin_n and_o fear_v nothing_o they_o mean_v well_o they_o say_v but_o yet_o live_v ill_a and_o think_v all_o be_v well_o three_o till_o we_o see_v what_o sin_n be_v and_o then_o see_v the_o curse_n of_o god_n due_a to_o sin_n we_o shall_v never_o serious_o try_v our_o conscience_n and_o see_v how_o our_o sin_n have_v wound_v they_o that_o so_o we_o may_v repent_v we_o of_o sin_n four_o we_o must_v be_v grieve_v for_o our_o sin_n we_o must_v acknowledge_v and_o confess_v they_o beg_v for_o pardon_n of_o they_o and_o to_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n after_o christ_n jesus_n for_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o can_v purify_v the_o conscience_n and_o quiet_a the_o heart_n but_o only_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n apply_v to_o our_o soul_n by_o faith_n with_o persuasion_n of_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o they_o mark_v here_o then_o belove_v when_o a_o man_n be_v thus_o humble_v for_o his_o sin_n and_o beg_v the_o pardon_n of_o they_o earnest_o with_o sigh_n and_o groan_n then_o will_v the_o lord_n send_v down_o into_o his_o soul_n his_o bless_a spirit_n to_o assure_v we_o of_o god_n mercy_n of_o the_o pardon_n of_o our_o sin_n that_o our_o wound_n in_o conscience_n be_v heal_v and_o this_o be_v do_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o faith_n 15.9_o act_n 15.9_o which_o purify_v the_o conscience_n hereby_o we_o
may_v perceive_v use_v that_o most_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v in_o a_o woeful_a case_n for_o alas_o the_o great_a part_n be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o know_v not_o what_o be_v sin_n and_o what_o be_v not_o sin_n and_o therefore_o can_v possible_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n for_o 11._o hebr._n 11._o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n again_o though_o man_n see_v their_o sin_n and_o oftentimes_o their_o conscience_n check_v they_o for_o sin_n yet_o how_o few_o do_v bewail_v their_o sin_n for_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o there_o be_v not_o so_o wicked_a a_o sinner_n but_o sometime_o his_o conscience_n check_n he_o indeed_o man_n see_v not_o the_o danger_n and_o feel_v not_o the_o wound_n of_o conscience_n because_o now_o their_o book_n be_v clasp_v they_o be_v shut_v up_o their_o sear_a conscience_n be_v now_o asleep_a but_o the_o day_n will_v come_v that_o their_o book_n must_v be_v open_v and_o their_o secret_n declare_v and_o then_o conscience_n 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and_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o when_o a_o man_n know_v not_o what_o be_v sin_n and_o what_o not_o how_o can_v he_o take_v heed_n lest_o he_o wound_v his_o soul_n and_o therefore_o we_o see_v let_v a_o man_n come_v into_o his_o house_n at_o midnight_n he_o can_v see_v nothing_o amiss_o and_o out_o of_o order_n but_o let_v a_o man_n come_v in_o at_o noon_n than_o he_o can_v espy_v the_o least_o disorder_n even_o so_o poor_a blind_a ignorant_a soul_n not_o know_v the_o law_n of_o god_n can_v see_v any_o wound_n in_o conscience_n nor_o nothing_o amiss_o in_o they_o but_o let_v they_o come_v to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o look_v in_o this_o glass_n than_o they_o shall_v find_v themselves_o much_o out_o of_o order_n to_o have_v wound_v soul_n and_o defile_v conscience_n the_o other_o impediment_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n be_v worldly_a lust_n namely_o the_o love_n and_o exceed_a desire_n of_o riches_n honour_n pleasure_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o that_o suffer_v these_o desire_n to_o have_v place_n in_o his_o heart_n he_o can_v possible_o keep_v a_o good_a conscience_n second_o the_o mean_n to_o preserve_v and_o to_o keep_v a_o good_a conscience_n be_v three_o first_o to_o do_v all_o thing_n that_o may_v save_v and_o cherish_v true_a save_v faith_n whereby_o our_o soul_n be_v assure_v of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesu_n for_o the_o pardon_n of_o our_o sin_n for_o faith_n be_v the_o root_n and_o the_o foundation_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o without_o faith_n there_o can_v be_v no_o good_a conscience_n 10._o rom._n 10._o now_o to_o preserve_v faith_n we_o must_v often_o hear_v and_o read_v the_o word_n of_o god_n repent_v of_o our_o sin_n acknowledge_v and_o confess_v they_o and_o be_v humble_v for_o they_o and_o walk_v in_o the_o duty_n of_o faith_n and_o repentance_n and_o in_o so_o do_v we_o shall_v find_v more_o and_o more_o the_o comfort_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v take_v heed_n we_o do_v nothing_o to_o break_v off_o the_o feel_n of_o god_n love_n or_o to_o wound_v our_o conscience_n second_o we_o must_v endeavour_v in_o all_o thing_n to_o obey_v god_n will_n and_o bear_v a_o constant_a purpose_n not_o to_o sin_v in_o any_o thing_n for_o a_o purpose_n to_o live_v in_o sin_n and_o conscience_n can_v stand_v together_o so_o that_o where_o there_o be_v a_o purpose_n to_o live_v in_o sin_n there_o be_v neither_o faith_n nor_o a_o good_a conscience_n three_o we_o must_v walk_v with_o god_n as_o henoch_n do_v so_o to_o order_v our_o life_n as_o always_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o this_o will_v make_v we_o keep_v a_o good_a conscience_n and_o the_o want_n of_o this_o make_v man_n bold_a to_o sin_n because_o they_o consider_v not_o that_o god_n see_v they_o and_o that_o they_o have_v a_o conscience_n within_o they_o and_o another_o book_n be_v open_v which_o be_v the_o book_n of_o life_n thus_o when_o christ_n have_v examine_v the_o book_n of_o man_n conscience_n to_o view_v what_o be_v therein_o write_v that_o judgement_n may_v be_v award_v thereafter_o now_o he_o show_v that_o he_o will_v open_v a_o second_o book_n even_o the_o book_n of_o life_n life_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o of_o this_o book_n of_o life_n we_o shall_v see_v often_o mention_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n both_o in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n as_o that_o of_o moses_n 32.31.32_o exodus_fw-la 32.31.32_o oh_o this_o people_n have_v grievous_o sin_v therefore_o now_o if_o thou_o pardon_v their_o sin_n thy_o mercy_n shall_v appear_v but_o if_o thou_o will_v not_o i_o pray_v thou_o raze_v i_o out_o of_o the_o book_n which_o thou_o have_v write_v 69.28_o psal_n 69.28_o again_o let_v they_o be_v put_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o life_n neither_o let_v they_o be_v write_v with_o the_o righteous_a 3.5_o revel_v 3.5_o again_o he_o that_o overcom_v shall_v be_v clothe_v in_o white_a array_n and_o i_o will_v not_o put_v out_o his_o name_n out_o of_o the_o 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a_o unchaste_a woman_n how_o many_o thousand_o vile_a &_o filthy_a thought_n have_v they_o in_o their_o mind_n night_n and_o day_n their_o heart_n burn_v in_o lust_n and_o in_o uncleanness_n now_o they_o pass_v away_o to_o they_o they_o regard_v they_o not_o they_o make_v little_a or_o no_o account_n of_o they_o but_o alas_o they_o be_v all_o write_v in_o this_o book_n of_o thy_o conscience_n thy_o conscience_n mark_n they_o thy_o conscience_n write_v they_o down_o and_o if_o thou_o repent_v not_o of_o they_o and_o leave_v they_o o_o woe_n to_o thy_o soul_n when_o these_o book_n come_v to_o be_v open_v and_o read_v over_o
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nothing_o do_v thou_o relieve_v a_o poor_a member_n of_o jesus_n christ_n do_v thou_o give_v a_o cup_n of_o cold_a water_n to_o a_o prophet_n or_o a_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n christ_n do_v promise_v thou_o of_o his_o truth_n he_o will_v not_o let_v thou_o loose_v thy_o reward_n true_a it_o be_v a_o cup_n of_o cold_a water_n be_v a_o mean_a gift_n and_o far_o from_o merit_n yet_o christ_n say_v very_o of_o my_o truth_n thou_o shall_v not_o loose_v thy_o reward_n 10._o math._n 10._o o_o how_o shall_v this_o persuade_v all_o of_o we_o to_o labour_v to_o abound_v in_o all_o holy_a duty_n to_o be_v liberal_a and_o bountiful_a unto_o the_o poor_a member_n of_o christ_n jesus_n see_v our_o good_a work_n though_o they_o can_v merit_v yet_o they_o shall_v be_v reward_v they_o shall_v not_o be_v forget_v in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n they_o be_v sweet_a and_o bless_a companion_n when_o all_o our_o friend_n can_v do_v we_o no_o good_a they_o will_v bring_v endless_a peace_n 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