Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	death_n	law_n	sin_n	4,872	5	5.3041	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60437	Hidden things made manifest by the light in a plain distinction between condemnation and temptation : wherein is shewed how the rightetous law of God is ministered upon the transgressor, and how it is to be by all received and continued under, through it, as a schoolmaster to come to Christ, by him to have the sin done away forever : also of temptation, what it is, and how it may be known and discerned from condemnation, that out of temptation man may be delivered and kept with the light of Christ, who was tempted and did overcome : with a direction to them who profess the knowledge of the truth, and live not in the power of God, that they may know the entrance within the vail, where the temptations are overcome, and where the foolish virgins cannot enter / given forth for such who say they see, and yet their sin remaineth ... by a member of the church and body of Christ ... Humphrey Smith.	Smith, Humphrey, d. 1663.	1658 (1658)	Wing S4062; ESTC R10253	15,254	23

And it is a temptation which causeth man to deny and refuse the Law which is light and not come under nor receive the Ministration of Condemnation supposing he is under Grace and so not to come back to the Law because he hath gotten a profession of Christ whose day Abraham saw whose seed came through the Law of whom Christ came who fulfils the Law and maketh an end of sin who was in the Church in the Wilderness and in his pitty saved them and bare them all the dayes of old leading the humble feed that through the Wilderness of sin it might come and at last enioy that by which the sin is done away for ever And it is a temptation which causeth man to call that a temptation which in the conscience doth sometimes arise and let man see that he by his sin is in the fall the death and the curse and that the iudgements of God belongs to him and that he cannot escape the fierce wrath of the Almighty living in that by which sin is daily committed and the righteous Law of God transgressed and himself out of the Covenant of life wanting the power of God to bear him up out of iniquity so that he labors and prayes and cryes sometimes with tears like Esau to keep that alive in the transgression which God hath appointed to destruction Consider this And strive against that which letteth see the emptiness thereof condemns afterwards if a false ioy doth not arise secretly to glory in what was done whereby that was satisfied and got ease which the Judgement was to which of the Judgement was afraid and from under it led forth to perform a wil-worship from that ground where Cains nature bears rule who can bring a sacrifice but the deeds with the light seen to be evil who at last murthers the Just the sin lying at the door which secret sin cannot be hid from the light in any that commit it or in whom it is though never so secret And it is a temptation which worketh in the dark corners of the heart in the time when condemnation cometh to drive man to dispair by reason of the fierceness of the Judgement and drives him from God and his righteous Judgements into unbelief and hardness of heart against God and herein the Tempter prevails over many some whereof then go to destroy themselves not keeping in patience under the Judgement which was to destroy the sin for Christ the light comes to condemn and destroy the sin but the life he comes to save Others through unbelief have hardned their hearts in sin their minds being in that in which they cannot believe that ever they shall overcome sin nor be saved from it and such grow worse then before and use all means in vain lustful delights to murther that in them which checks reproves and condemns them for sin and many here turn aside from under the condemnation many and various ways some who are blind calling it melancholly so that few endure to the end enter through the strait Gate by the death through it the life to find not waiting with long forbearance out of that which hasteth in patience in the light to see feel and know the seed of Abraham brought forth of the barren Womb which against hope in hope believe And these Temptations leadeth further into sin and is not that which condemns for sin for that would keep out of sin though its Judgements be never so heavy upon man for sin And being that God is known in the ways of his iudgements and that they who are to receive the promise must keep Judgement and that with Judgement Sions redemption is to be witnessed and when Judgement begins to be set up in the heart to iudge condemn confound overturn and cut down the head body and root of all that which by the light is seen to be in the transgression having the form of godliness but not the power which keepeth out of and free from all sinne which the Judgement is to pass upon Therefore is that a Temptation which then draweth forth the mind from under the Judgement to get ease by a supposed peace with God from the comprehension of something done without afar off or long ago so climbs up another way then by the light within which I knovv is the door which condemns bringeth to Judgement the hidden things of darkness and brings fire and sword upon the Earth and sendeth not peace to it but setteth two at variance within whereby there is much striving in the Womb and not rest day nor night because of the War between the two seeds out of which trouble being led by that which in the Judgement could not stand so that getteth ease again and then man preacheth peace unto himself having got out of some trouble he then striveth more strongly to keep out of it then he did before and labours much to comprehend a resting-place to abide in though that be not redeemed with Judgement out of bondage which thereby should come to obtain rest and peace for evermore And being that the Law and the Prophets together are until John and that the Law is to iudge and cut down that which is above the seed exalted and that the Prophesies and openings from the Testimony of Witness is to uphold and preserve under the Judgement whereby some secret hopes or refreshings comes unto that which at last out of bondage should be redeemed therefore it is a temptation which leadeth forth on that hand in a Joy through the reason vvith great swelling imaginations in the vain light mind out of the fear of God not standing in his counsel but like the rest of the false Prophets coming to true openings from it run forth before that through Judgement be brought forth which should go before and lead them in Gods Wisdom and Counsel to stand and such speak great swelling words in a secret pride boasting of their experiences but are become the untimely children of the Mother of Harlots who with their Mother must be turned back into the bed of Torments And being the Lord God of life hath given his Son a light in the heart that man might be led taught and guided by him out of sin and giveth power to all them that love follovv and obey him to overcome their sin vvhose light being in Man a free gift from God and that by no other Name Way or Means man can ever be saved Therefore it is a Temptation vvhich leadeth out from that in the heart Which in it is given there to make an end of sin to follovv that vvhich doth not make an end of sin nor minister povver to them that follovv it to overcome their sin so that they cannot receive that vvhich clenseth from all sin such have the root and ground in them from whence sinne cometh but the Root of Jesse in whom there is no sin they are onely professing and talking of without them And it

is a Temptation that leadeth man to commit any manner of sin whatsoever and keeps man from believing in him that maketh an end of sin and keepes man in sin and from repentance and turning from sin while that of God in the conscience is striving with him against sin perswading him that he cannot be free from sin and to put off the time of true repentance until Gods spirit by the light in the heart hath ceased striving and then such think all is well because that which judged and condemned them for the least appearance of evil hath ceased striving with them that so they are now quiet and not judged as formerly for what they do though they do the same things for which formerly they were judged but let such assuredly know that that which was sin is sin still though they instead of coming through the Law are gone back from the Law which did discover it and came to that state again which was before the Law or a worse where death reigns and sin is in the World though not discovered by the Law to them who have despised the Law and so become dead to that which should fulfil the Law and also dead in that vvhich doth transgress the Law even so dead in sin that not now feeling the weight and burthen thereof neither yet feeling any thing of God in them striving in them against it and is not their latter end like to be vvorse then their beginning And are not such as these who have got a profession more hardened in their sin and pleading more strongly for their continuance therein then the Publicans Harlots Drunkards and Prophane And it is a temptation which draws forth the mind to fear love serve obey or respect any man or created thing glory honor or whatsoever may be named more then God or to deny obedience to God for the attaining or retaining thereof or to let any of the most glorious creatures of God fill and take place in the heart that in it room may not be found for the power of God to enter so that the life vertue and substance of all things in which there is full satisfaction cannot be received And it is a temptation that leadeth forth to seek or love the praise of men for if that was out of the Faith which received honor from men then that must needs be of the Devil which would compel honor to be given to it that is it in man of the Devil vvhich vvould have the begotten of God honor and worship it vvhich vvould take the due honor and praise from God to vvhom alone belongeth all Dominion Glory Honor and Obedience and Praises for ever and ever And it is a temptation vvhich draweth forth the minde to Worship any other God but he that made all men of one blood and is above all and through all and in you all Who dwelleth in his people and what of him may be known is manifest within Whom all may feel after and finde Whom the world by wisdom doth not know who abhorreth the sacrifices of them whose hearts are uncircumcised and is wearyed with the peoples words Mal. 2 17. and grieved vvith their iniquity who heareth not the prayers of men of sin but waiteth to begracious unto such who wait for him in the light of his Son who was lead as a Lamb dumb and is of the seed of David who was dumb with silence and opened not his mouth while the wicked was in place But when the wicked thing is removed out of his place the humble seed of the Shepherd raised up in his Throne upon his Hill of holiness having his Enemies under his feet then he speaketh with authority and not as the Scribes Thus man coming into the fear of the Lord and waiting in the light of his Son in the heart with it may he see and discern between that which discovereth and condemneth sin and that which tempteth to sin out of which that man may be redeemed and kept out of temptations is this written in love to the seed over which the beast the dog and the swine doth vaunt themselves who have nothing to do with this but onely to receive the Cup of astonishment which to the Serpents is to be poured forth who are not to feed upon this which is written A direction in the way to that within the Vail by which Temptations are overcome TRuth is that in which the power of God doth stand and in the truth there is no lye all them who receive truth from God in it they receive his power whereby they are made his Sons in his power tostand in obedience to his wil which is that by vvhich they are sanctified and by obedience of faith thereunto are preserved keeping in steadfastness by the mighty power of God out of that which doth defile are preserved in that Dominion and place of Holiness into which the Harlots out of the truth and power and all proud boasters and such who are intruding into things they have not seen and all Murmurers vvho complain for want of power doth not enter Therefore all people vvho profess the knowledge of the truth and yet have not received the power of God in which no sin doth stand Wait ye all in the Light to know the Vaile rent and the ground to be removed from whence the Words comes which darkens that in which the Counsel of God should be received and wait to feel Judgement and Condemnation upon the Earthly that over the seed doth rule and keep Judgement that through the Condemnation that may spring which never yet was found For certainly till there be a coming through the Ministration of Condemnation the Pearl is hid under the Earth and the Earthly bears rule over it whereby it still in bondage lyes and the creature sometimes led by a sight of that which it doth not possess holding the truth of God in that which is not his Righteousness for his Righteousness is revealed by Faith through the power of him that takes away the sin and so it 's not comprehended in by that mind which is out of the Covenant And this know assuredly That many may see that which is afar off and not feel the life of what they see and so are many high professors in the World who change from one opinion to another and are all yet but fruitless Trees which are to be cut down and rooted up And many there are who call him that is the Light Lord and Master but to the Light are not obedient in self-denial nor taking up the daily-Cross which is the power of God and crucifies unto the World and so the first man of the World being not crucified nor put off the new man is not received and so little more is witnessed by many who profess truth without the life then was in the time of other Forms for if the death be not known the resurrection of the Just received and the dead raised then