Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	day_n	keep_v	sabbath_n	1,672	5	10.1381	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19287	The conuerts first loue discerned iustified, left and recouered. Resoluing the truth of an effectuall conuersion. And informing the right way to perseverance and perfection. By Thomas Cooper.	Cooper, Thomas, fl. 1626.	1610 (1610)	STC 5697.5; ESTC S116341	35,249	52

in contracts and bargaines goes currant with men for stanch and sound holinesse But if we enter into Gods sanctuarie and by the rule of the word determine heereof is not the prosperity of the wicked their destruction and not their conuersion Doth not the old sent remaine in Moab because he was not changed from vessell to vessell but enioied constant prosperity thereby was setled on his l●es and rooted more obstinately in natures dregges thereby exercised more greedily and desperatly the lusts thereof Can the change of the outward estate change the inward man from worse to better As they were increased so did not Gods people rebell against him who in their afflictions sought vnto him deceitfully Is not heere a change from better to worse An hypocrite in affliction as being bridled and restrained prooues a desperate enemie when by prosperitie he hath power in his hands As for walking in a ciuill calling howsoeuer this being sanctified by the spirituall may bee a meanes to lay vp a good foundation against the day of Christ 1. Tim. 6. 19. 20. yet to the naturall man there is not a more dangerous outward meanes to exclude grace then the greatest measure of honestie that is seene therein For is it not the grace of this calling to rest in it selfe for good successe without inuocation of Gods assistance or reference to his blessing Is not our pursuit heereof a priuilege to exempt from holy duties We must liue and therefore we cannot be bookish We haue no leasure to the Church c. Nay is it not a price proposed to incourage diligence in these worldly businesses euen licence to prophane the Sabbaths to despise the word c. And what if men keepe touch and day in paiments and contracts What if a little eie-seruice be vsed in the outside of their wares Is it for conscience to God to whom they desire to approoue the truth of their hearts or only a care for the maintenance of trading and mutuall commerce which without this outward equitie must needs be abolished Who will trust or shall be trusted if word be not kept But is it kept any further then may cleere from touch of mans law Is promise kept heere to our hindrance so we may winde out by the arme of flesh Is the substance of our wares any thing lesse then answerable to the shew Is not God robbed of his glorie while we sacrifice to our labour and wit and Is not this great Babel which I haue built for the honour of my name c. Surely as these outward things are common to all so no man knoweth loue or hatred either by prosperity or aduersitie Well may a good man by right vsage make these good vnto him but these of themselues may wel make him worse otherwise they haue no power inwardly to better him Only it belongeth vnto God through the ministerie of his word to conuert the soule as tendring to this end vnto vs not corruptible things as siluer and gold which make outwardlie happie in this life but the pretious blood of Christ as a Lambe vndefiled and without spot whereby wee are cleansed from all our sinnes and redeemed from our vaine conuersation receiued by the tradition of the fathers But hearken I pray you vnto a further plea of the hypocrite Haue we not heard thee teaching in our streets Nay Haue we not taught in thy name Haue we not receiued the word with ioy and done many things accordingly Can the best doe more Doe not wee in many things offend all Is not this a sufficient euidence of an effectuall conuersion Surely where the grace of God which bringeth saluation to all men hath appeared effectually there it teacheth vs not only to eschew all euill in thought word and deed but on the contrary to prosecute all good both 1. inwardly in the heart and minde as being purified by faith whereby with constant purpose we cleaue vnto God and also 2. outwardly in the word and conuersation Iam. 3. 1. Ephes 1. Rom. 12. 1. 1. Cor. 6. yea generally and vniuersally hauing respect to all Gods Commandements Psal 119. 7. 8. and constantly also continuing and abounding yea increasing in grace and finishing our course that no man take away our Crowne Reu. 3. 1. Cor. 15. 58. Ephes 3. Col. 1. 2. Pet. 1. 8. 9. 2. Tim. 4. 3. Phil. 13. And therefore seeing the word of God must bee a sauour of death vnto death vnto some who are to be renounced and made inexcusable thereby hence is it that though they receiue it 1. with ioy as being rauished with the sweetnesse thereof yet being not mixed with faith it becomes vnprofitable and so the ioy of the hypocrite lasteth but a moment And so it commeth also to passe that for carnall respects as vain-glory credit satisfaction of others whom they desire to be like the hypocrite also may do many things according to the letter of the word though not answerable to the power thereof not from the purpose of his heart renued by the holy Ghost but executing therein the lust of his heart as spirituall pride hypocrisie c. Neither shall he be able to continue in any substance of well-doing seeing howsoeuer for his credit and profit hee must sometimes shew religious yet by reason of difference of companie change of times and occasions he must euen for the same ends of credit and profit cast off his visour of holinesse and so appeare in his true likenesse to the satisfying of such to whom nothing but grosse and desperate wickednesse will giue any contentment Nay doth not this necessity lie vpon the hypocrite that howsoeuer for a time he must glose and fawn vpon the truth while it is his pack-horse to further him to promotion riches c. yet when by plunging himselfe into worldly courses hee must necessarily crosse in his outward actions the power of that truth must he not now for his credit abase and vilifie that truth which before hee so magnified as being either too seuere and precise because hee cannot reach it or being foolishnesse and madnesse and therefore he is now more wise more sober then to be guided by it you must pardon his former folly and giddinesse he will doe no more so he will be more wise moderate c. This is the issue of an hypocrites supposed conuersion answerable euen vnto the measure thereof which being not rooted in the heart nor aiming at Gods glory no maruell if the glory of an hypocrite prooue his confusion And is hee not iustly deceiued in this fancie of regeneration Is he not heereby excluded from the power of conuersion because he resteth in the shadow thereof But to admit a true conuersion Is the combate now at an end or not rather now begun Is there any place heere for idlenesse securitie remisnesse in our calling Surely though the foundation standeth sure in respect of God who knoweth