Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	draw_v	faith_n	sprinkle_v	1,168	5	10.6414	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93061	The hypocrites ladder, or looking-glasse. Or A discourse of the dangerous and destructive nature of hypocrisie, the reigning and provoking sin of this age. Wherein is shewed how far the hypocrite, or formal professor may go towards heaven, yet utterly perish, by three ladders of sixty steps of his ascending. Together with a looking-glass, clearly discovering that lurking sin of hypocrisie. As also another glass to try sincerity of grace by. / By Jo. Sheffeild minister of the word at Swithins London.	Sheffeild, John, d. 1680.	1657 (1657)	Wing S3063; Thomason E1570_1	172,287	360

extraordinary approaches so an ordinary and habitual preparation to ordinary and daily duties The Laver stood near the Altar in which the Exod. 30. 19 20 21 Priests were ever to wash before they did officiate and they were to wash again when they had done Lev. 16. 24. God requireth holiness before in and after our duties Hence St. James Cleanse your hands you sinners and purifie your hearts yee double-minded and then draw near to God and hee will draw near to you Jam. 4. 8 So also the Apostle alludes to that use Heb. 10. 22. Let us draw near with a tru heart in full assurance of faith having our hearts sprinkled from an evill conscience and our bodies washed with pure water The Musician spends some time in tuning his instrument before hee playes our hearts should bee tuned before wee pray Gregory notes how the Cock stirs up himself claps his wings to awake himself before hee crows to awake others so should the Preacher saith hee so may I say also when thou prayest say as Deborah Awake Awake utter a song Awake my harp and I will awake saith David Judg. 5. the Harp makes dull musick if the heart be asleep Stir up thy self and the gift of God that is in thee then preach or 2 Tim. 1. 6 then pray Sampson was wont to shake himself and hee found the Spirit and strength of God come upon him so do thou In a word before duties wash in duties watch and after duties wash again Judg. 16 and keep thee clean wash unclean hands before prayer lift up holy hands in prayer 1 Tim. 2. 8 and lift up holy feet after prayer Bee as careful and constant in acting and using grace before duty and grace after duty as thou art in saying Grace before and after meat And tell not mee what thou art in duty but what thou art before and after thy duty As a man is not so well known by what hee is in affliction as what hee is after 2 The second thing wherein the hypocrite fails in that hee comes off heavily in duty comes unwillingly grudgingly and grumblingly to his duty no love of Christ or love of duty constrains him to exercising acts of piety or charity his feet are not like Harts feet his heart like the Chariots of Amminadib or Cant. 6. 12. of a willing people as the Spouse said but every finger is a Thumb with him His Myrrhe is not Myrrha Libera free flowing myrrhe his giving is not with simplicity or liberality his shewing mercy 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rom. 12. 8. Rom. 12. 1. 1 Pet. 2. 5. with chearfulness his spirit makes him not willing Exod. 35. 21. his body is no living sacrifice no nor himself a lively stone but when hee gives hee doth it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 either with an ill 2 Cor. 9. 7. 1 Pet. 5. 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Sam. 13. 12. look or with an ill like grudgingly or of necessity when hee preacheth or prayeth hee doth it constrainedly not voluntarily or for love of hire not hire of love and of a ready minde as Peter saith and when hee sacrificeth hee forceth himself as Saul said What a weary life is this saith hee and hee snuffes at it again Mal. 1. 13. and 2. 13. Thus have you done saith the Lord covering the Altar with tears with weeping and crying out insomuch that hee regardeth not the offering any more nor receiveth it with good will at your hands But it is otherwise with a godly soul his spirit is a free spirit his love constrains 2 Cor. 5. 14 him hee delights to draw near to God hee is glad when hee goes to the house of the Lord hee thirsts pants and longs after God the living God and this is one remarkable difference between him and the hypocrite in all his duties hee not onely desires Gods gifts and mercies and blessings but his presence acceptance and favour in all his approaches yea Gods face doth hee seek and is not satisfied without it yea God himself is his expectation and his great errand as I said before Now Lord what wait I for Truly my expectation is from thee Psal 39. 7. 62. 5. So hee rests not in presenting God with any service but with his service hee tenders up himself Oh Lord I am thy servant truly I am thy servant and thou hast loosed my bonds Psal 1 16. 16. Alas It is not sacrifice that God calls for but obedience nor duty but love to duty is accepted hee that loveth mee and Exod. 20. 6. keepeth my Commandements not the gift but the giver is looked upon with God and not the full and great giver but the cheerful giver Non est volantis nisi volentis non clamantis sed amantis Gods people are all a willing people It was not Psal 110. 3. offering in Moses dayes towards the Tabernacle as in Davids towards the Temple but offering willingly which was looked upon Nor is it praying or Exod. 35. 21. 1 Chron. 29. 17. preaching but doing it willing which is rewarded 1 Cor. 9. 17. The truth is as one saith well it is as bad or worse to serve God unwillingly as to sin unwillingly When thou sinnest against thy will the sin is less When thou performest a good duty unwillingly the greater the sin Therefore the godly man in his worst is better than the wicked in his best In his worst hee can alway say through Grace to will is present though to perform as I would is not in my power Rom. 7. 18 when the other must say what ever my performance was my will was absent In a word the hypocrite ever comes unwillingly to his duty goes more willingly from it the godly comes more willingly to it with more unwillingness did not other necessary duties also call him off doth hee depart from it 3 The Hypocrite when hee comes to his duty is liveless sleight and negligent in his duty The prophane person is negligent of his duty the hypocrite in it as in seeing hee sees not and in hearing hee hears not so in praying hee prayes not hee doth but read prayer or say prayer or say Service as it was said or say Grace or say or sing Mass as the Papists call it who are all for opus operatum 1 Cor. 14 15 Jam 5. 17 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but one may say a prayer and not pray a prayer I le pray with my spirit and my understanding Elias prayed a Prayer the Greek word is hee prayed in earnest Hannah her heart prayed her words were not heard these their words are heard their heart moves not It is one thing to say Grace a childe may do that another thing gratias agere to act graces or to do thanks otherwise there may bee thanksgiving sine gratiarum actione It is one