Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	end_n	good_a	unfeigned_a	1,203	5	10.8412	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13064	Part of the harmony of King Dauids harp Conteining the first XXI. Psalmes of King Dauid. Briefly & learnedly expounded by the Reuerend D. Victorinus Strigelius Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersity of Lypsia in Germanie. Newly translated into English by Rich. Robinson. Briefe contentes of these 21. Psalmes. ...; Hypomnēmata in omnes Psalmos Davidis. Psalm 1-21. English	Strigel, Victorinus, 1524-1569.; Robinson, Richard, citizen of London.	1582 (1582)	STC 23358; ESTC S117923	149,499	260

testimonie of a good conscience neither thinke I to the contrarie but I shoulde both be accursed of God and man if I be such a one as this most impudent Sicophant would haue me accounted to be For all the whole multitude of the people of Israel wel know that I haue beene fauourable vnto Saule and for a publique peace sake haue forgeuen priuate iniuries and thereupon haue taken great sorrwe without simulation when worde was brought me of the miserable death of Saule But if these things be true which are reported by Semeus I wish and desire yea I pray vnfaynedly and not dissemblingly that the enemies hoast which pursueth the charge and safecondite of my sonne may not onely take me and carry me away captiue with triumphe ouer me but also take awaye my life from me and spoyle me of all the glorie of those thinges which I haue done for the welfare of gods people For the sorow which the losse of his glorie brought vnto Dauid was far sharper vnto him then death it self So Athanasius when he was often slaundered with gréeuous crimes so acquyted himselfe that he not onely perswaded the Iudges but also shewed them and declared his innocencie as it were before their eyes For in déede so many enemies as Athanasius had and so mightie coulde not proue any one dishonest poynte by him For as the froath of the sea dashing vpon the rockes doth againe fall of when the Rocks themselues stande immoueable So is trueth the vanquisher of all calamities and cannot be vtterly oppressed Verse 6. Arise O Lorde in thine anger and exalte thy selfe against the furies of mine enemies and restore vnto me iudgement which thou hast appointed Verse 7. That the Congregation of the people may flocke about thee and for this cause ascende thou on hie HEtherto doth he answere Semeus by way of denyall Now because prayer is the speciall defence of a godly minde in so great sorrowes of this common life He craueth of God with vnfayned sorrow that he may be defended against the furies of his enemies and to be restored into his kingdome not for vanitie and pleasure sake but for his Church sake To whom he knew his gouernment was acceptable For in déede so Dauid warred against his enemies as that boyes and gyrles at home in the Church and in schooles might be perfect in learning might reade the Law in Moyses and here the Interpreters of the Law and of the promises wherein God had made himselfe knowen Vnto this rue doe few Gouernours bende their indeuour Iulius Cesar warred because he would not be spoiled of his dignitie by the enuyous Anthonius warred to the ende he might deuoure that which another had gotten But in the Church of God all godly gouernors ought to foresée that good ende and purpose how the pollicies therof ought to be car●● for defended and preserued that in them the knowledge of God might be aduaunced For in déede to that ende are men created vnto societie that in this their often ass●n●blie the knowledge of God might shine soorth amongst them and that God might be honoured and called vpon and that some by others might be edifyed in that doctrine which plainly openeth the way vnto eternall ioy and fellowship with god Vnto this speciall work namely the aduauncement of the doctrine ought all pollicies and degrees of life to serue For as a Lanthorne without a light in it serueth to no vse in darknes So Cities wherein the knowledge of God and doctrine of his benefites is extincte are vnprofitable monumēts Neither in déede are these wordes to be so read by the way as if that the Sinagogue of the people should flock about a man But let che conflict in Dauid euen with his owne affections be considered of vs. For not without great motion of the minde was this finall cause of his reduction or recouerie of Gods fauour pronounced He prayeth that he may be reduced and is therwith prepared vnto obedience He is willing to obey gods will yea though he be not reduced and yet doeth he not cast away faith touching sorgeuenes of his sinnes neither prescribeth he any maner of time Yea he wisheth not to be reduced againe if he might deliuer his sonne from eternall damnation rather then so reduced that thereby he should for euer and for euer destroy his son and a great multitude of his Citizens This maner of deliuerance grieued Dauid more then the losse of his kingdome But he knew that when God brought him back again he must obay his wil and that through zeale towardes God and his Church our affections must needes be vanquished So Religion in vs and pietie towardes God and his Church vanquysheth other motions of the minde But where he speaketh of the ascending of God on high that may be vnderstoode by relation and not absolutely so in deede For then is God exalted in our sight when he is knowen of vs aright called vpon and worshipped according to his worde deliuered and when we reiect all false opinions and worshippinges which are wide from the rule of his deuine Institution Wherefore seeing that studies after the heauenly doctrine in tune of tumultes wax more fainte and the due honour of God might so be hindered Dauid being very carefull for these speciall benefites with a godly zeal craued restitution into his kingdome not to seek after vanitie and pleasures but that he might againe gather together and restore the Schooles Churches scattered and defaced with ciuil warres So Athanafius being dryuen into exile by the faction of those Arrians prayed to God to be restored into his state againe for the Churches sake Verse 8 The Lorde iudgeth nations Iudge me●●h Lorde according to my righteousnes and according to mine Innocencie THe sentence of nature and of the Law written is knowen which forbiddeth him to geue iudgement who defendeth the contrarie parte of the controuersie Wherfore Dauid neither arrogateth vnto himselfe authoritie of iudging in this controuersie neither yet granteth he the same vnto his enemies but he appealeth vnto the Iudge in whom there is no respect of persons and which beholdeth thorowly the deepe secretes of mannes heart But he in this Court alleadgeth the righteousnes not in deede of the person but of the cause and setteth against those false forged slaunders the testimonie of a good Conscience as a Gorgon or Shield to terrifie his enemies withall Furthermore many are the causes which exhort vs to defend the integritie of our Conscience The first is the commaundement of God 1. Tim. 1 Fight the good fight keeping faith and good Conscience Also The ende of the commandement is loue from a pure hart and good conscience and faith vnfayned Let these sayinges be fixed in our mindes and guide vs that we doe not any thing against conscience That is that we wittingly breake not the law of God The second cause is that faith may be retayned for there are two contradictorie or gainsaying affectes