thou_o be_v the_o man_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o judas_n conscience_n be_v not_o awake_a this_o be_v indeed_o matter_n of_o admiration_n that_o a_o man_n conscience_n shall_v be_v so_o fast_o asleep_a but_o how_o many_o instance_n of_o such_o sleepy_a conscience_n do_v this_o very_a age_n afford_v but_o do_v judas_n conscience_n sleep_v always_o no._n then_o judas_n which_o betray_v he_o when_o he_o see_v that_o jesus_n be_v condemn_v he_o bring_v again_o the_o 30_o piece_n of_o silver_n to_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o say_v i_o have_v sin_v in_o that_o i_o have_v betray_v innocent_a blood_n but_o miserable_a comforter_n be_v those_o christ-buyer_n they_o buy_v he_o to_o be_v crucify_v they_o do_v reply_n to_o he_o when_o he_o say_v i_o have_v sin_v what_o be_v that_o to_o we_o see_v thou_o to_o that_o and_o he_o cast_v down_o the_o thirty_o piece_n of_o silver_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o go_v and_o hang_v himself_o and_o now_o his_o conscience_n be_v so_o awake_a that_o it_o 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carnal_a reason_n can_v stop_v it_o carnal_a pleasure_n can_v bribe_v it_o nor_o any_o variety_n of_o diversion_n silence_v it_o cain_n you_o know_v he_o be_v quiet_a awhile_o gen_n 4._o 13._o but_o after_o a_o while_n cain_n conscience_n do_v reproach_v he_o will_v not_o let_v he_o alone_o belshazzar_n he_o be_v merry_a a_o while_n with_o his_o courtier_n and_o companion_n in_o drink_v wine_n in_o bowl_n but_o after_o he_o fall_v a_o tremble_a and_o his_o knee_n smite_v one_o against_o the_o other_o and_o he_o grow_v pale_a when_o he_o see_v the_o hand_n write_v on_o the_o wall_n conscience_n will_v fee_v a_o hand_n write_v not_o on_o the_o wall_n but_o in_o this_o book_n i_o have_v speak_v with_o some_o poor_a soul_n that_o can_v say_v this_o word_n be_v against_o i_o and_o that_o word_n be_v against_o i_o there_o be_v word_n enough_o in_o this_o book_n against_o you_o conscience_n will_v one_o day_n awake_a and_o reproach_n and_o will_v not_o be_v bribe_v will_v not_o have_v its_o mouth_n stop_v this_o be_v one_o great_a reason_n why_o we_o shall_v be_v careful_a so_o to_o live_v that_o conscience_n may_v not_o reproach_v we_o while_o we_o live_v for_o the_o reproach_n of_o conscience_n be_v unavoidable_a reason_n ii_o another_o reason_n why_o we_o shall_v take_v all_o possible_a care_n that_o conscience_n may_v have_v no_o occasion_n to_o reproach_v we_o be_v because_o the_o reproach_n of_o conscience_n be_v intolerable_a there_o will_v be_v no_o bear_n of_o they_o a_o wound_a spirit_n who_o can_v bear_v none_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v it_o many_o instance_n may_v be_v give_v you_o may_v read_v job_n 7._o 13_o 14_o 15._o when_o i_o say_v my_o bed_n shall_v comfort_v i_o my_o couch_n shall_v ease_v my_o complaint_n then_o thou_o scare_v i_o with_o dream_n and_o terriâ—iest_v i_o with_o vision_n so_o that_o my_o soul_n choose_v strangle_v and_o death_n rather_o than_o life_n oh_o sir_n what_o a_o case_n will_v the_o terror_n and_o accusation_n of_o conscience_n bring_v the_o poor_a creature_n into_o job_n 10._o 1._o my_o soul_n be_v weary_a of_o my_o life_n i_o will_v leave_v my_o complaint_n upon_o myself_o etc._n etc._n psalm_n 32._o 3_o 4._o when_o i_o keep_v silence_v my_o bones-waxed_n old_a through_o my_o roar_v all_o the_o day_n etc._n etc._n all_o this_o be_v occasion_v through_o the_o reproach_n of_o conscience_n i_o may_v add_v prov._n 12._o 25._o heaviness_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o man_n make_v a_o man_n to_o stoop_v i_o have_v know_v those_o that_o have_v be_v bow_v together_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o agony_n of_o conscience_n i_o know_v one_o at_o who_o eye_n and_o ear_n blood_n have_v gush_v forth_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o agony_n of_o conscience_n prov._n 17._o 22._o a_o merry_a heart_n do_v good_a like_o a_o medicine_n but_o a_o break_a spirit_n dry_v the_o bone_n you_o know_v judas_n do_v choose_v rather_o to_o die_v than_o endure_v it_o bilney_n and_o baynham_n after_o they_o have_v abjure_v feel_v such_o pang_n such_o 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as_o a_o reproach_n upon_o they_o another_o day_n how_o do_v some_o for_o many_o year_n together_o heap_v up_o fuel_n to_o keep_v a_o fire_n burn_v within_o they_o no_o soon_o be_v some_o fuel_n spend_v but_o there_o be_v more_o fuel_n heap_v on_o again_o fresh_a sin_n be_v commit_v and_o after_o a_o while_n these_o sin_n come_v to_o remembrance_n and_o set_v the_o fire_n a_o burn_a it_o may_v be_v a_o man_n may_v weather_v it_o out_o a_o little_a but_o then_o more_o sin_n come_v to_o light_n and_o that_o set_v the_o fire_n a_o burn_a again_o and_o so_o there_o be_v no_o end_n conscience_n have_v not_o forget_v any_o thing_n do_v many_o year_n ago_o but_o remember_v it_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v do_v but_o yesterday_o you_o that_o can_v endure_v to_o be_v reproach_v that_o can_v endure_v to_o hear_v other_o reproach_v that_o can_v bear_v the_o reproach_n of_o man_n whenas_o it_o may_v be_v they_o reproach_v wrongful_o how_o will_v you_o bear_v not_o the_o false_a but_o true_a accusation_n of_o conscience_n man_n may_v reproach_v false_o but_o conscience_n will_v reproach_v true_o man_n may_v reproach_v thou_o and_o yet_o thy_o own_o conscience_n may_v clear_v thou_o when_o they_o accuse_v thou_o but_o if_o conscience_n reproach_v thou_o than_o who_o shall_v clear_v thou_o man_n may_v grow_v weary_a or_o ashamed_a of_o reproach_v thou_o but_o if_o conscience_n reproach_v thou_o will_v that_o grow_v weary_a or_o ashamed_a no_o never_o if_o some_o man_n reproach_v we_o other_o may_v clear_v we_o but_o if_o conscience_n reproach_v we_o who_o then_o can_v clear_v we_o this_o shall_v humble_v we_o that_o we_o have_v give_v conscience_n occasion_n to_o reproach_v we_o 2_o sam._n 24._o 1._o if_o you_o have_v not_o take_v this_o care_n to_o avoid_v the_o reproach_n of_o conscience_n it_o will_v reproach_v you_o as_o it_o do_v david_n who_o heart_n smite_v he_o after_o he_o have_v number_v the_o people_n and_o david_n say_v unto_o the_o lord_n i_o have_v sin_v great_o in_o that_o i_o have_v do_v i_o beseech_v thou_o o_o lord_n to_o take_v away_o the_o iniquity_n of_o thy_o servant_n for_o i_o have_v do_v very_o foolish_o david_n heart_n smite_v he_o now_o his_o conscience_n now_o his_o conscience_n smite_v and_o cut_v he_o to_o the_o very_a heart_n though_o his_o conscience_n be_v quiet_a a_o great_a while_n psal._n 73._o 21_o 22._o yet_o afterward_o he_o thus_o complain_v thus_o my_o heart_n be_v grieve_v and_o i_o be_v prick_v in_o my_o reins_o so_o foolish_a be_v i_o and_o ignorant_a i_o be_v as_o a_o beast_n before_o thou_o if_o you_o neglect_v conscience_n when_o it_o point_v with_o the_o finger_n and_o gives_z direction_n assure_v yourselves_o conscience_n will_v have_v a_o
time_n to_o smite_v with_o the_o five_o and_o to_o give_v correction_n and_o then_o there_o will_v be_v no_o endure_v of_o it_o as_o it_o be_v with_o david_n when_o his_o heart_n smite_v he_o psal._n 69._o 7._o if_o shame_n cover_v david_n face_n when_o man_n reproach_v he_o oh_o what_o shame_n will_v cover_v our_o face_n when_o conscience_n shall_v reproach_v we_o reproach_n have_v break_v my_o heart_n say_v he_o and_o i_o be_o full_a of_o heaviness_n i_o look_v for_o some_o to_o take_v pity_n but_o there_o be_v none_o and_o for_o comforter_n but_o i_o find_v none_o ver._n 20._o this_o will_v be_v your_o case_n and_o your_o complaint_n when_o conscience_n shall_v reproach_v you_o reproach_n have_v break_v my_o heart_n they_o give_v i_o gall_n for_o meat_n and_o vinegar_n to_o drink_v say_v he_o ver._n 21._o conscience_n will_v give_v gall_n and_o vinegar_n to_o we_o unless_o some_o course_n be_v take_v for_o the_o quiet_v of_o it_o if_o you_o make_v it_o not_o your_o care_n so_o to_o live_v that_o conscience_n may_v not_o reproach_v you_o to_o be_v able_a to_o say_v for_o god_n sake_n i_o have_v bear_v reproach_n psal._n 69._o 7._o will_v be_v a_o comfort_n but_o if_o for_o our_o lust_n sake_n we_o bear_v reproach_n what_o a_o torment_n will_v that_o be_v when_o conscience_n shall_v say_v this_o be_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o that_o proud_a lust_n this_o be_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o that_o drunken_a lust_n that_o wanton_a lust_n of_o thou_o this_o be_v for_o that_o passion_n of_o thou_o that_o froward_a and_o fretful_a spirit_n of_o thou_o when_o conscience_n shall_v say_v this_o be_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o such_o a_o lust_n which_o thou_o do_v indulge_v and_o keep_v as_o a_o sweet_a morsel_n under_o thy_o tongue_n notwithstanding_o the_o persuasion_n of_o all_o god_n minister_n to_o the_o contrary_a how_o will_v thou_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v it_o use_v 2._o of_o exhortation_n take_v care_n that_o conscience_n may_v not_o have_v occasion_n to_o reproach_v you_o 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and_o torment_v these_o be_v the_o two_o case_n i_o be_o to_o answer_v case_n 1._o how_o may_v we_o so_o live_v walk_v act_n and_o carry_v ourselves_o that_o conscience_n may_v have_v no_o cause_n to_o reproach_v we_o you_o see_v that_o job_n do_v so_o live_v and_o carry_v himself_o that_o though_o his_o friend_n do_v reproach_v he_o his_o conscience_n do_v not_o reproach_v he_o though_o his_o friend_n do_v charge_v he_o yet_o his_o conscience_n do_v discharge_v he_o though_o his_o friend_n do_v condemn_v he_o yet_o his_o conscience_n do_v acquit_v he_o he_o do_v so_o live_v that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o maintain_v his_o integrity_n and_o uprightness_n and_o doubtless_o it_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n impossible_a but_o we_o do_v not_o set_v to_o it_o we_o do_v not_o set_v about_o it_o in_o earnest_n if_o we_o be_v christian_n indeed_o and_o not_o almost_o christian_n we_o may_v so_o live_v as_o conscience_n may_v have_v no_o just_a cause_n to_o reproach_v we_o o_o sir_n relation_n may_v reproach_v we_o wife_n may_v reproach_v husband_n and_o husband_n reproach_n wife_n child_n may_v reproach_v parent_n and_o servant_n reproach_v their_o master_n and_o one_o neighbour_n reproach_v another_o but_o it_o be_v possible_a so_o to_o live_v that_o conscience_n all_o this_o while_n may_v be_v at_o peace_n and_o not_o reproach_v we_o possible_o you_o may_v be_v ready_a to_o think_v and_o say_v within_o yourselves_o will_v we_o can_v tell_v how_o we_o may_v so_o live_v pray_v let_v we_o have_v some_o direction_n how_o we_o may_v so_o live_v that_o conscience_n may_v not_o reproach_v we_o but_o before_o i_o give_v counsel_n shall_v not_o i_o know_v of_o you_o whether_o you_o will_v follow_v it_o and_o in_o case_n you_o will_v not_o follow_v it_o why_o shall_v i_o give_v it_o ask_v yourselves_o therefore_o if_o the_o minister_n shall_v give_v we_o no_o other_o counsel_n then_o what_o god_n himself_o give_v we_o shall_v not_o i_o follow_v it_o sir_n if_o i_o give_v you_o any_o 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