Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

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conscience_n	commandment_n	faith_n	unfeigned_a	1,026	5	10.8031	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10746	The pilgrime of Loreto Performing his vow made to the glorious Virgin Mary Mother of God. Conteyning diuers deuout meditations vpon the Christian and Cath. doctrine. By Fa. Lewis Richeome of the Society of Iesus. Written in French, & translated into English by E.W.; Pélerin de Lorète. English	Richeome, Louis, 1544-1625.; Walpole, Edward, 1560-1637, attributed name.; E. W. (Edward Worsley), 1605-1676, attributed name.; Weston, Edward, 1566-1635, attributed name.	1629 (1629)	STC 21023; ESTC S115933	381,402	480

is perfect for ten is a complete perfect number all vnder it receaue increase and this none and all vnder it do take their parts and composition thereof being but repetitions of the partes of ten Ten the ground of al other nūbers or whole Tens 11. is 10. 1. 12. is 10. and 2. and so vnto 20. 20. is twice 10. 30. thrice 10. 100. ten times 10. 1000. a hundred times 10. 10000. is ten times 1000. a 1000000. is ten tymes 100000. and so forth infinitly in the composition of these numbers Ten is found to rule as the perfection of all It is ther fore a signe of the perfection of the law Psal 32.2 Psal ●49 3 which Dauid signifyed by his musicall instrument by his Harpe tuned with ten strings vpon the which he sounded the prayses of God The Pilgrime hauing learned al this shall say the law of God is perfect it is reason then to ēdeauour to performe it perfectly for how much better is the musicke so much better should it be song And this is that which God in plaine language sayd vnto Abraham ●o● 17.1 Matth. 5. Walke before me and be perfect And by the mouth of his Sonne to his Disciples and in them to all Christians Be yee perfect as your heauenly Father is perfect That is Goe foreward to the greatest perfection you can and follow as neere as you can the actions of your heauenly Father And he shall obserue that the Creatour marking the labouring parts of man with the same number hath made his handes and feet with ten toes and ten fingers to teach him by a naturall and domesticall document the perfection that should be in our works The affections are the feeet of the soule signifyed in our handes the executours of the Law and in our affections the feet and carriers of our soule in the way of the sayd law for they carry our soule to the execution thereof as our feet carry our body from one place to another He shall also conclude thus that seeing God would haue vs aspire to the perfect obseruation of his law that it may be perfectly obserued and that to the same end God will not faile to furnish that good will he hath giuen vs with necessary grace for otherwise in vaine had the law beene giuen if it could not be kept as in vaine is that musicke which cannot be song and the Law-maker should be vnwise to cōmand that which cannot be obserued and vniust to inflict punishment vpon those which do not performe that which is not in their power These are the conclusions which the pilgrime for his profit and instruct on shall make of the first point of his meditation In the 2. point he shall consider another diuision of this law into two Tables The Law giuen in two Tables whereof the first concerneth the worship of God contayning the three first commandements the second that which appertayneth to our Neighbours comprised in the other seauen which diuision shall giue him to vnderstand that thinges pertayning to God must first enter into consideration and after that which concerneth men The third and fourth point of the precedent Meditation The loue of God and of our neighbour is the end of the Law and the obseruatiō of the law is proofe of the same loue Motiues to the loue of God CHAP. VIII IN the third point he shall obserue The end of the law is the loue of God that the commandements of both the Tables are giuen to exercise vs in the loue of God and to make proofe and tryall thereof by doing what is told vs as well for his seruice and in consideration of his greatnes as for the good of our neighbour for that he wil haue it so So that the groundes and end of the whole law is the loue of God teaching vs by the three first commandments to loue him in himselfe and for himselfe and by the other seauen to loue him in his creatures louing our Neighbour for the loue of him Therefore our Sauiour the soueraigne supreme interpreter of his owne law for he it was that before had giuen it to the Hebrewes reduceth all to Loue as appeareth by his answere he made being asked by a certaine Doctor what was the great commandement of the Law Matth. 21 Marc. 12 Luc. 10. Loue sayth he thy Lord thy God withall thy hart withall thy soule with all thy spirit and with all thy strength This is the first and great commandement and the second is like vnto this Loue thy Neighbour as thy selfe And concludeth All the Law and Prophets depend of these two Commandements S. Paul deliuereth the same doctrine Rom. 3. Charity is the fullnes of the Law This is the bond of perfection And againe The end of the Commandement is Charity out of a pure hart Coloss 2. a good conscience and vnfayned Fayth Al the law then consisteth in loue and charity and is giuen for loue That the obseruation thereof is a true meane to make proofe and triall of this loue towardes God the same Sauiour sayth in plaine termes of affirmation and negation If you loue me keep my Commandements He that hath my commandemēts and keepeth them is he that loueth me he that loueth me not keepeth not my wordes And his well beloued Disciple S. Iohn sayth This is true Charity to keep his Cōmandements And He that sayeth he knoweth God and keepeth not his Commandements is a lyar And S. Gregory sayth plainely Greg. hom 30. in Euang That the execution of the worke is the proofe of loue Wherof the deuout pilgrime shall conclude that it is not inough for to loue God duly to belieue in him but we must keep and practise his Commandements for Fayth without workes is dead Iac. 2. sayth S. Iames. The liuely fayth is that which is quickened with the fire of Gods loue which loue cannot be without mouing and stirring for it is an heauenly fire the worke is the true touch-stone of loue In the fourth point the Pilgrime shall set before his eyes some motiues to stirre him vp to the loue and seruice of God A motiue to the loue of God He shall consider who this Lord is hauing found by faith that he is an essence of infinite bounty beauty and wisedom a Lord most puissant rich and liberall he shall confesse it is a duty more then iust to loue seeing there is nothing more naturall to man nor more facile then affection for no man of what estate soeuer can liue without louing somewhat where should we rather fasten our loue Loue is a naturall affection then vpon an obiect so infinitly amiable Vpon bounty beauty wisedome it selfe and that bounty beauty wisedome infinite Vpon whome can we better employ our feare and respect then vpon a Lord that is Almighty Or where may we better bestow our seruice then to the honour of him of whome commeth all