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that_o thou_o may_v war_v a_o good_a warrefare_n say_v paul_n to_o timothy_n have_v faith_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n 1._o tim._n 1.18_o 19_o some_o who_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n because_o they_o do_v not_o maintain_v this_o holy_a warfare_n against_o sin_n and_o the_o flesh_n they_o have_v lose_v it_o therefore_o this_o be_v another_o requisite_a require_v to_o a_o good_a conscience_n 3._o the_o three_o be_v tenderness_n of_o conscience_n by_o nature_n our_o heart_n be_v sear_v and_o dead_a and_o unclean_a and_o therefore_o we_o must_v get_v we_o tender_a and_o pure_a heart_n if_o we_o will_v have_v good_a renew_a conscience_n the_o end_n of_o the_o commandment_n be_v love_n out_o of_o a_o pure_a heart_n and_o good_a conscience_n and_o faith_n unfeigned_a 1._o tim._n 1.5_o see_v how_o the_o apostle_n compound_v they_o together_o a_o pure_a heart_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n we_o must_v get_v our_o heart_n purge_v and_o quicken_v that_o they_o may_v be_v 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moral_a law_n be_v still_o sin_n therefore_o still_o it_o bind_v the_o conscience_n do_v you_o not_o remember_v what_o st_n james_n say_v now_o under_o the_o gospel_n he_o press_v it_o yet_o on_o man_n conscience_n he_o that_o say_v do_v not_o commit_v adultery_n say_v also_o 2.11_o do_v not_o kill_v now_o though_o thou_o commit_v no_o adultery_n yet_o if_o thou_o kill_v thou_o be_v become_v a_o transgressor_n of_o the_o law_n and_o though_o you_o may_v call_v it_o a_o law_n of_o liberty_n in_o what_o sense_n you_o please_v yet_o he_o tell_v you_o you_o have_v best_o look_v to_o your_o word_n and_o deed_n for_o you_o must_v be_v judge_v by_o this_o law_n of_o liberty_n so_o speak_v you_o and_o so_o do_v as_o they_o that_o shall_v be_v judge_v by_o the_o law_n of_o liberty_n 3._o three_o that_o which_o be_v observe_v do_v cause_n the_o conscience_n of_o the_o regenerate_v to_o excuse_v and_o be_v transgress_v to_o accuse_v that_o bind_v their_o conscience_n for_o what_o else_o do_v you_o make_v bind_v of_o conscience_n but_o this_o but_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v observe_v do_v cause_n the_o conscience_n to_o excuse_v be_v transgress_v to_o accuse_v in_o many_o thing_n we_o sin_v all_o say_v the_o apostle_n mark_v our_o conscience_n do_v accuse_v we_o as_o we_o do_v sin_n in_o many_o thing_n so_o our_o conscience_n do_v accuse_v we_o when_o we_o do_v so_o i_o be_o a_o sinful_a man_n say_v saint_n t_o peter_n luke_n 5.8_o his_o conscience_n do_v accuse_v he_o of_o sin_n 4._o four_o that_o which_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o god_n covenant_n of_o grace_n bind_v the_o conscience_n yea_o of_o the_o regenerate_a but_o sincere_a obedience_n to_o god_n law_n be_v a_o condition_n of_o god_n covenant_n of_o grace_n see_v luke_n 1.72_o to_o remember_v his_o holy_a covenant_n and_o the_o oath_n that_o he_o swear_v that_o he_o will_v give_v we_o that_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o our_o enemy_n we_o may_v serve_v he_o without_o fear_n in_o holiness_n and_o 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conscience_n and_o therefore_o not_o all_o the_o angel_n in_o heaven_n can_v dispense_v with_o one_o idle_a word_n 119.89_o for_o ever_o o_o lord_n thy_o word_n be_v settle_v in_o heaven_n god_n word_n be_v settle_v for_o ever_o in_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o you_o may_v assoon_o remove_v the_o heaven_n from_o its_o place_n as_o one_o tittle_n of_o the_o word_n from_o bind_a conscience_n do_v the_o word_n say_v thus_o or_o thus_o thou_o have_v best_o do_v it_o if_o thou_o will_v not_o all_o the_o whole_a world_n can_v help_v thou_o thy_o conscience_n will_v condemn_v thou_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n without_o remedy_n have_v the_o word_n convince_v thou_o of_o thy_o sin_n and_o make_v thy_o conscience_n say_v i_o be_o a_o sinner_n and_o be_o guilty_a before_o god_n i_o tell_v thou_o then_o thy_o conscience_n be_v bind_v and_o all_o the_o world_n can_v loose_v it_o but_o have_v thou_o be_v humble_v and_o empty_v of_o thyself_o and_o do_v the_o word_n pronounce_v pardon_n of_o 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