Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	bind_v	law_n	moral_a	1,887	5	10.0514	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95681	The reconciler of the Bible: wherein above two thousand seeming contradictions throughout the Old and New Testament, are fully and plainly reconciled. Being necessary for all those that desire to understand the sacred scriptures aright unto salvation. / By J.T. minister of the Gospel.	Thaddaeus, Joannes, fl. 1630.	1655 (1655)	Wing T831; Thomason E1605_1; ESTC R208447	167,285	363

Matth. 7. 7. Seek and you shall finde In the first place he speaks of works so they that seek God and righteousnesse attain it not but in the later the promise is made to them that seek by faith 870. Rom. 11. 11. The fall of the Jews is for the salvation of the Gentiles that they may provoke them to emulation ch 3. 8. We must not do evil that good may come of it God rejected the Jews by his just judgement not that were guiltlesse but because they were rebellious and unbeleeving and so caused God to cast them off and to take the Gentiles in their room the later place is to be understood of the evil of punishment 871. Rom. 11. 22. The Jews that were cut off shall be engrafted again and the Gentiles shall be cut off Ch. 11. 29 15. The gifts and callings of God are without repentance The unbeleeving Jews are excluded but they that beleeve shall be grafted in again and be saved therefore here follows no change of the counsell of God 872. Rom. 11. 16. If the first fruits be holy the lump is also holy and if the root be holy so are the branches Mat. 12. 39. An evil and adulterous generation John 8. 44. The Jews were of their father the devil The Jews are called holy by right of the Covenant because they were separated from the prophane Gentiles thence it is concluded that all hope of salvation is not cut off from them they are called a perverse generation for their wicked works 873. Rom. 11. 17. The Gentiles were engrafted into the stock of the Jews or the Olive tree Ch. 6. 5. If we be planted into the likenesse of his death we shall be also into the likenesse of his resurrection Christ is the Vine the Olive tree the Figg tree in respect of his efficacy which is imputed to the Church by participation and they that are engrafted into Christ the Head are made members of the Church which is his Body 874. Rom. 11. 20. Be not high minded but fear v. 22. Otherwise thou also shalt be cut off ver 29. For the gifts and callings of God are without repentance The first place concerns hypocrites who profers the Doctrine of the Church the faithfull who are certain of their salvation by confidence from the heart fear with a filiall but not a servile fear for they are taught by that fear to be carefull that they do not by carnall security cast themselves into Gods displeasure 875. Rom. 11. 25. Blindnesse is happened in part unto Israel untill the fulnesse of the Gentiles be come in 1 Thess 2. 16. The wrath of God is come upon them to the uttermost The wrath of God remains upon the unbeleeving obstinate malicious Jews who crucified Christ persecuted the Apostles and hindred the preaching of the Gospel to the Gentiles 876. Rom. 11. 26. And all Israel shall be saved Luk. 18. 8. When the sonne of man cometh shall he finde faith on the earth Christ speaks comparatively extenuating the number of the faithfull in the last times either in respect of the multitude of the wicked or seduction of Antichrist but Antichrist being discovered and consumed with the blast of Gods mouth there will be a great multitude of the faithfull so that all Israel shall be saved for as the fulnesse of the Gentiles is not taken generally for the conversion of every individuall amongst the Gentiles but for a great part so it must be understood of the conversion of the Jews 877. Rom. 11. 32. God hath concluded them all in unbelief that he might have mercy upon all Matth. 7. 14. For straight is the way which leadeth unto life and few there are that finde it The Apostle understands all that is Jews and Gentiles who are not saved by themselves but of the meer mercy of God 878. Rom. 11. 34. For who hath known the minde of the Lord 1 Cor. 2. 16. But we have the minde of Christ The first place is concerning the inscrutable secrets of Gods wisdom which are not needfull for us to know the later is concerning mysteries that belong to our salvation revealed in Gods Word and such which no man by his naturall reason were it never so acute could ever come to know 879. Rom. 12. 20. Thou shalt heap coals of fire upon the head of thine enemy Matth. 5. 44. Love your enemies do good to them that hate you The Apostle understands here by coals the spirituall things of conscience not naturall coals for benefits done to an enemy are a cautery to his conscience which pricks and burns our adversary doth justly convince him and stirres him up to peace concord amendment of life let us therefore overcome evil with good and so win the victory over our enemies 880. Rom. 13. 1. There is no power but of God 1 Pet. 2. 13. Be subject to every Ordinance of man The Magistracy is a Divine Institution It is called the Ordinance of man because men undergo it and it is employed for the government of men and was ordained for the good of man though the Magistrate be ordain'd of men yet that is done by Divine Authority and subalternates disagree not 881. Rom. 13. 2. Whosoever resisteth the power resisteth the Ordinance of God Matth. 22. 21. Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesars and unto God the things that are Gods Preachers have authority to reprove the Magistate Theologically for his sinnes but not politiquely to resist him when he applies himself to Gods Commandments But if he shall degenerate into a Tyrant and Idolater and opposing 1 Tim. 5. 20. 2 Tim. 4. 2. Act. 5. 29. himself to God shall set up what is contrary to God then we must obey God rather then men For the second Table of the Law must give place to the first Table 882. Rom. 13. 5. You must needs be subject not only for wrath but also for conscience sake Gal. 5. 1. Stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free The Decrees of the Magistrate if they agree with Gods Word and are appointed for good order they binde the conscience so also Ecclesiasticall constitutions for keeping the morall Laws are to be piously observed so farre as they hinder not the use of our Christian Liberty 883. Rom. 13 8. He that loveth another hath fulfilled the Law Matth. 22. 40. On these two Commandments the love of God and our neighbour hang all the Law and the Prophets The love of our neighbour proceeding from the love of God is the fulfilling of the Law since we have but the Image of God in our neighbour therefore God must be principally beloved 884. Rom. 13. 13. Let us not walk in strife and envying 1 Cor. 14. 39. Covet spirituall gifts Emulation joyned with envy by reason of anothers profit is evil and meant by the first place in the later sincerity of love proceeding from good zeal and Justicee 885. Rom. 14. 1. Him that is weak in the faith receive