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
A31442	A late great shipwrack of faith occasioned by a fearful wrack of conscience discovered in a sermon preached at Pauls the first day of July, 1655 / by Dan. Cawdrey.	Cawdrey, Daniel, 1588-1664.	1655 (1655)	Wing C1632; ESTC R23918	31,017	42

Act. 23.1 I have in all good conscience walked before God which 1 Tim. 3.9 is called Act. 24.16 a pure conscience And by our Saviour in the Parable of the seed it s called a good and an honest heart which is expressed by a Religious and honest conversation In this sense it is here taken 3. Holding or Having 3. What is meant by Holding 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 having is the word but being of the Present Tense it implies a continued Act and so is well rendered by Holding first get it and have it then hold it yea more significantly Tit. 1.9 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 holding fast the faithful word according to doctrine c. 4. The next word is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 having put away 4. Put away which signifies an act not of ignorance or infirmity but knowingly and willingly to refuse or reject the dictates of conscience repellentes repelling or rejecting the verdict of it The same word is used Act. 7.27 Act. 13.46 Put it from you 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Of the man that quarrelled with Moses 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he thrust him away It imports a kind of violence offered to conscience by walking contrary to it 5. The last word considerable is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 5. Made shipwrack have made shipwrack a Metaphor taken as I said from Mariners or Seafaring men who when the Ship is broken or sunk lose the Merchandize therein contained So that Faith or the Truth of the Gospel is the Merchandize a good Conscience is the Ship Faith is the Jewel a good conscience is the Cabinet Faith is the Treasure a good conscience is the Chest or Treasury If the Ship Cabinet Chest miscarry the Merchandize Iewel Treasure cannot be safe The full sense and sum is this 3. The sum of words If thou O Timothy wilt war a good warfare or fulfill thy Seafare with comfort and commendation Hold fast Faith that is the Truth of the Gospel but especially hold fast a good conscience which is the Ship or Cabinet for that being lost or put away the Faith will be lost inevitably as the sad and lamentable example of some Himeneus and Alexander doth manifest who having put a good conscience away concerning the Faith have made Shipwrack The words being thus explained hold out unto us The Observation made good 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Chrs in locum this observation which I shall deliver in Chrysostomes words upon the place A corrupt and a culpable life breeds a corrupt judgement an unsound heart makes an unsound head if a man put away a good conscience he will soon make Shipwrack of the Faith As the conscience cannot be good unless the Faith be pure so the Faith cannot be safe unless the conscience be good Without knowledge the minde is not good Prov. 19.2 A corrupt judgement makes a corrupt life or conscience and a corrupt conscience will soon corrupt the Faith which was thus we shall make good 1. From Scripture 1. By parallel places of Scripture we have the like in a lesser degree in this very Chapter vers 5 6 7. The end of the commandment is Love out of a pure heart good conscience and faith unfained 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which pure heart good conscience c. some having swerved from have turned to vain janglings The word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is a Metaphor taken from Archers who mistake their aime and so miss the mark The meaning is some desiring to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Doctors or teachers of the Law not levelling or aiming at purity of heart and a good conscience c. they have begun to decline from the Truth being turned to vain janglings What is that Fables and endless or useless genealogies which breeds questions rather then Godly edifying which is by faith vers 4. These vain disputations as they take men off from practical Truths so they do by little and little corrupt the truth To the like purpose the Apostle prescribes this as a preservative of the Faith chap. 3.9 to his Deacons Holding the mystery of the Faith in a pure Conscience Pure faith will not abide but in a pure conscience as the Doves a cleanly creature 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 will not abide but in a clean house And on the contrary see 1 Tim. 6.5 these two go together Men of corrupt minds that is conscience destitute or deprived of the truth He had said before vers 3. If any man teach otherwise and consenteth not to the wholsome words of our Lord Jesus Christ and to the doctrine which is according to godliness In the 4 and 5 verses he gives the reason of that corrupting the Faith partly his pride he is puffed up partly his ignorance acquired perhaps he knoweth nothing but dotes about questions and partly yea chiefly He is a man of a corrupt mind and therefore justly deprived of the knowledge of the truth The very like expression is in 2 Tim. 3.8 speaking of seducers of themselves and others that lead captive simple women he shewes the reason of both They seduce others whom such as have lost or never had a good conscience Simple women laden with sins and led about with divers lusts They are themselves seduced upon the same ground men of corrupt mindes then follows reprobate concerning the faith 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 men that have lost their judgement concerning the Truth of the Gospel And vers 13. he sayes Evil men and seducers wax worse and worse not onely in life but also in judgement for so it follows deceiving and being deceived 1 Tim. 6.5 Supposing that gain is godliness through covetousness First their life corrupts their judgement and their judgement again corrupts their life It s strange to consider how far a mans judgement may be corrupted by a bad conscience and wicked conversation Take but one place Psal 14.1 The fool hath said in his heart there is no God How comes it to pass that a man should be so grosly corrupted in so clear a principle The works of God proclaim a God Rom. 1.19 That which may be known of God c. How come men to think there is no God the reason follows Corrupt are they and become abhominable in their doings c. This is rendred as a reason why the Prophets and Priests corrupted the Law of God Zeph. 3.4 Her Prophets are light and treacherous persons her Priests have polluted the Sanctuary they have done violence to The Law More might be added but these may suffice for instances We shall now manifest it further 2. By Reasons How comes it to pass 2. By Reasons that the corruption of the heart or life hath such influence to corrupt the head or judgement in the plain Truthes of the Gospel Take these 1. Sinful lusts allowed and lived in hinder spiritual light and saving knowledge Lusts are like scales upon the eyes 1. Sinful lusts hinder spiritual light