Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	blood_n	soul_n	sprinkle_v	1,209	5	10.9438	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00321	The psalme of mercy, or, A meditation vpon the 51. psalme by a true penitent.	I. B.; Bate, John.; Bennet, John, Sir, d. 1627.	1625 (1625)	STC 1045.5; ESTC S4124	83,365	392

I cannot but it erate my earnest Petition and re-enforce my humble Prayer to bee purged thereof and for the fitter application and better operation of the purgation to bee purged with Hysope Thou O Lord didst appoint Hysope to be vsed in thy Law for diuers purposes In the institution of the Passeouer the blood of the Lambe was appointed to bee sprinkled vpon the doore cheekes with a bunch of Hysope and with a Scarlet lace In the purgation of the Leper the bunch of Hysope was to bee dipped in the blood of the Sparrow In the burning of the red Heifer which was to bee chosen without spot or wrinckle the Priest was to put in Hysope besides Cedar wood and Scarlet By the blood of the Lambe the Sparrow and the red Heifer the blood of that immaculate Lambe was vndoubtedly prefigured and represented By the bunch of Hysope the besprinkling of the soule with that blood and the applying of it thereunto by faith by the red or crimson lace the vnion and communion of thy Saints was shaddowed who are tyed together by a True-loues knot and sprinkled with that same blood for the remission of their sinnes Whiles I suruey the vertues and qualities of this herbe to vnfold this riddle of thy Law I may iustly take occasion as to magnifie thy goodnesse O God who hast prouided so powerfull a medicine to cure all mans corruptions so to obserue thy wisedome who for our better apprehension hast so fitted the signe and figure to the thing signified and represented thereby Hysope whence I borrow this Allegory hath many things whereby it doth aptly and neerly resemble Christ. It is obscure base and low the Hysope as the lowest herbe is opposed to the Cedar as the tallest tree In the person of Christ I haue said I am a worme and no man the reproach of men and despised of the people all they that see me doe scoffe at me they 〈◊〉 a mowe with the lip and they wagge the head Hysope growes of it selfe among stones not planted by man Christ was hewne out of the Rocke without hands Hysope is bitter and sowre vnpleasing to the taste so Christ his Crosse by which we are crucified to the world the world vnto vs is harsh and vnsauourie to flesh and blood Though Hysope bee sowre it is wholesome for the body The bitter medicines are euer the better so the Recipe of repentance albeit odious to the flesh is most profitable to the soule The doctrine which is seasoned with salt and Hysope is fitter for vs then that which is sweetened with honey For on the one side honey was neuer appointed to be vsed in any sacrifice on the other side not any sacrifice but was to bee seasoned with salt Hysope as Physicians tell is powerfull to purge the lungs The humility of Christ like Hysope doth purge our pride which floteth in the lungs and is discouered by the fuming puffing and blowing thereof Hysope being hot in operation doth cut and extenuate the grosse and flegmaticke humours of the body So true grace takes away all the dulnesse and drowzinesse of my Spirit makes me feruent in prayers and zealous in holy duties Hysope euacuateth the body nourisheth the natiue colour cureth the biting of Serpents prouoketh the appetite sharpeneth the sight warmeth the blood cooleth Feauers So grace purgeth by contrition spitteth foorth by confession warmeth by charitie seasoneth by temperance quencheth the fiery inflamations of vnruly passions maketh vs hungry after righteousnesse quicke-sighted to discerne our own errours and faults yeeldeth remedies against the stings of concupiscence restores againe that spirituall vigour which we daily lose by our manifold transgressions Hysope hath many vertues and properties if well vsed for the health of our bodies But that which is shaddowed by it towit the bloud of Christ cures all the diseases of the soule and clenseth vs from all our sinnes With Hysope this blood is sprinkled vpon vs that is by faith it is applied to our consciences to purge and purifie them from dead workes 7 Wash me O Lord and I shall be whiter then snow BEcause I finde my selfe so spotted with the staines so polluted with the dirt and drosse of my sinne so soone soyled againe after my washing euen in the teares of repentance so prone with the Dog to returne to my vomit with the Hog to the myre wherein I formerly wallowed therefore I harpe still vpon this string which I touched before I doe iterate this Petition also and cry againe Wash me c. If thou Lord bee pleased to wash mee often and thorowly I shall not onely be freed from the foule blacknesse which my grieuous sinnes haue cast vpon mee but I shall become neate faire and white yea whiter then snow If I wash my selfe with snow water saith holy Iob and make my hands neuer so cleane yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch or myre that is thou shalt discouer an vncleannes in me which was not perceiued before and mine own clothes shall abhorre me But if thou Lord bee pleased to wash me I shall be whiter then snow that is I shall abandon all euill affections and preserue my heart pure and holy consecrating all the faculties of my soule and members of my body to thy true and sincere seruice Can the Blackamore change his skinne or the Leopard quit his spots If that cannot be yet thou O Lord canst so wash me that I shall be whiter then snow That which is impossible by nature is possible and factible by grace That foulenesse which is propagated to mee by discent and bred in me by naturall generation as also nourished and increased by continual actuall transgression is not only remooued but quite changed by free iustification and supernaturall regeneration If my sinnes bee as red as skarlet thou canst make them as white as wooll if they bee like crimson thou canst make them whiter then snow O wonderfull mysterie O incomprehensible miracle that blood should make me white that the washing and bathing of my soule in the blood of that immaculate Lambe should make wee whiter then snow that euen the garments of thy Saints by washing in this blood should become white which yet shall bee reuealed to and wrought vpon thy Saints I shall bee white heere by grace yea whiter then snow I shall bee bright heereafter in glory brighter then the starres yea then the Sunne in the firmament grace heere shall be the beginning of glory there and glory there shall bee the complement and perfection of grace here This is arcanum 〈◊〉 diuini a secret of thy Diuine state and gouernement which thou shalt I am hopefull thou wilt not onely teach by infallible demonstration but also worke by thy blessed Spirit his powerfull operation in the secrets of my heart The cause of the snow his whitenesse is held by Philosophers to bee the store of ayre shut vp by the

degree then I did because he wittingly propounds an vnwarrantable precedent to warrant his wickednesse wheras I fell only through frailety without alleadging or thinking of any such pretence or patterne I will tell them that Nathan the Prophet was sent to rowze me out of security but I am sent as a Prophet to raise them to repentance and to rescue them from 〈◊〉 I will aduise them that are prone to 〈◊〉 God his bundant mercy to heare 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with 〈◊〉 to heare 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 with me to heare me wayling and weeping and to ioyne their teares 〈◊〉 mine to heare me reformed and to reioyce with mee that howsoeuer 〈◊〉 could not stay the current of their own sins they stop not the 〈◊〉 of Gods mercy 〈◊〉 they haue sinned that howsoeuer they could not bar sin from entring in they exclude not hope of pardon out of the doores of their sinfull soules Hast thou sinned Repent Hast thou sinned a thousand times wretchedly Repent a thousand times vnfainedly This is the onely Oyle that may be powred into thy wounded soule and afflicted conscience to reuiue and refresh it at all times This soueraigne salue is of power to cure and recouer thy most incurable and desperate sores and diseases of sinne yea if thou be vpon thy death-bed and ready to breathe out thy soule and spirit euen at the last gaspe feare not to repent for that Gods mercy is not restrained either by the enormity of Crime or extremity of time and for that betweene the bridge and the brooke as they say when thou art falne from the one and not falne into the other Gods grace may interuene to saue thee from downing Howbeit let not this ftrong water and most comfortable Cordiall of the teares of repentance make thee negligent to delay thy conuersion to God both because repentance will not come at thy becke and call being by custome habituated in sinne and because also though true repentance be neuer too late yet late repentance is seldome true and such as it should be but let it onely reuiue and animate thy confidence in Gods bottomlesse mercy if and when thou art in the greatest straights and come to the last exigent to preserue thee from vtterly fainting and falling into the deadly swoone of desperation The impious persons or sinners shall bee conuerted vnto thee I doe not I may not say I will conuert sinners vnto thee for conuersion of sinners is a peculiar belonging to thine owne Iurisdiction a case reserued to thy power alone a branch of thy Prerogatiue and honour which thou wilt not impart to any other Well I may plant by my instructions and admonitions I may water by my practice and example but it is the influence of thy grace that must giue the increase I will by the assistance of thy Spirit do my best and vttermost indeauour with fidelity and diligence ministerially to helpe and co-operate with thee the prime Agent and principall Efficient in this most difficult and important affaire for a greater businesse it is to regenerate then to create to build a new house vpon a false and rotten foundation then it was to erect the first Fabricke And I hold my selfe the more obliged to this seruice because I haue not only scandalized thine owne people the Iewes by my heathenish iniquities but I haue caused thy holy name to be blasphemed among the Gentiles also for mee thinkes I heare thine own people whispering and murmuring among themselues in this sort If this King and Prophet did beleeue what hee pretends and professes his behauiour would be sutable to his beliefe his actions answerable to his profession his words and deeds would better tune together and not make such a harsh discord as they doe Surely sithence workes are surer testimonies then words of our hearts affections we may iustly conceiue that hee vseth Religion only as a stalking horse to serue the turne for policie and worldly respects that he thinkes and sayes in his hart though not with his mouth There is no God The Gentiles on the other side who are Aliens from God his couenant strangers to the Common-wealth of Israel me thinks I heare them boldly and broadly speaking to this effect That King that seekes by all meanes both of prowesse policie to reduce vs vnder his obedience to the worship of his God and the embracing of his Religion we see how hee carries himselfe wee can discerne by our light that he violates the law of nature imprinted in all mens harts that he shamelesly defiles the beds of his Subiects and kills them cruelly and treacherously at his pleasure to attaine his lustfull desires Wee will be still irreligious rather of no religion then his religion wee will submit our selues to any Princes yoke we will fall into any mans hands rather thē his To make amends for these faults and to repaire these ruines I will teach at home and abroad Iewes and Gentiles such as erre either in Religion or conuersation the wayes of God and godlinesse by instruction by discipline by example what hath fallen to the ground by my euill I will build vp again by my good demeanour my light shall so shine before Domestickes Forreigners before mine owne Subiects and before others both Princes people as they shall glorifie the God of Israel they shall beleeue and say Great is the Lord and worthy to be serued aboue all gods Blessed is the Lord euen the God of Israel for euer 14 Deliuer me from bloud 〈◊〉 O Lord thou that art the God of my saluation AMong all my sinnes which are sans number many of them heinous in their quality this horrible and crying sinne of murder lyeth heauiest vpon my distressed soule in the generall muster of my sinnes the shedding of so much innocent bloud makes the most fearefull and hideous apparition to my tormented conscience In regard whereof I cry out Deliuer me not from bloud but from blouds in the plurall number I begged first indefinitely that God would clense me from mine iniquities then that hee would blot out all my transgressions vniuersally I presented and iterated this petition in humility and faith knowing that my prayers if they were not so accompanied could not preuaile Howbeit because this sinne seemes so enormous so exorbitant that it can hardly be comprized and inuolued in the generality of all my sinnes I send vp a single petition as a speciall messenger for more surety in no other errand but to sollicite at the Court of Heauen that this grieuous this bloudy sinne may be not onely necessarily implyed and infolded but expressely named and specified in my generall and gracious pardon Thou diddest in thy Leuiticall Law forbid thy people to eate any flesh with the bloud thereof whatsoeuer soule eateth any manner of bloud of Fowle or Beast that soule shall be cut off from the people that thou mightest make them so much the