Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

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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
A56307	A serious exhortation to an holy life, or conversation With a clear discovery of the nature of it, what it is. The means of attaining it. The trials of it, how it may be known. The motives, or inducements to it. Or, a profitable companion for conversion. Confirmation. Illumination. Consolation. By Robert Purnell.	Purnell, Robert, d. 1666.	1663 (1663)	Wing P4240; ESTC R222001	22,777	109

four things about an holy Conversation 1. The nature of it what it is 2. The means of attaining it 3. The trials of it how it may be known 4. The motives or inducements to it The nature of it what it is It is an heedful observing the word of God to be our Rule and his glory our aim in all our thoughts resolutions words and actions or ● life ordered according to the Word of God in holiness and righteousnesse Psal 119. 9. Luke 1. 75. In a word an holy Life is the product or effect of a Work of Grace in our hearts whereby we are renewed in the whole man after the image of God and are enabled more and more to dye unto sin and to live unto righteousness Ephes 4. 14. compared with Rom. 6. 4 6. An holy Life and Conversation hath two companions Universality and Sincerity 1 Tim. 1. 5. Now the end of the Commandment is charity out of a pure heart and of a good conscience and of faith unfeigned Out of a pure heart not absolutely and compleatly purified from all sin but comparatively by way of justification Psal 51. 7. when we finde conscience give a comfortable testimony of the hearts simplicity and godly sincerity in whatsoever it doth Of a good conscience that is not naturally good but spiritually and supernaturally good being purged by Christs Blood from dead works to serve the living God Heb. 9. 14. Of Faith unfeigned without hypocrisie now faith is then unfeigned when it hath the true nature of faith in it when it purifies the heart Acts 15. 9. and when it doth overcome the Devil and the world 1 John 5. 4. so that in all our walkings be sure to have an eye upon these three things Be sure you do what you do from a right ground or principal otherwise it may be said both of thee and me as it is said of Amaziah 2 Chron. 25. 7 8 9. He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord but not with a perfect heart Be sure you act by a right Rule some make their own Wills their rule others make the Traditions and Examples of men their rule others make the Light within the rule but a Christian is to make the Word of God his Rule and so walk and act as we have Christ the Prophets and Apostles for our Example that we may go out by the foot-steps of the Flock Be sure thou hast right ends low base ends spoil the highestundertakings so for proof hereof 1 Cor. 10. 31. Whatsoever you do let all be done to the glory of God compared with Col. 3. 17. Phil. 1. 16. and so we shall act from a right ground by a right rule to a right end 1. We should keep our hearts with Solomons diligence Prov. 4. 24. 2. We should keep our eyes with Jobs Covenant Job 31. 1. 3. We should keep our Tongues with Davids Bridle Psal 39. 7. 4. We should keep our foot with Solomons guard Eccles 5. 1. In a word we should not trust any member without its keeper that so we might carry our selves in all estates in all conditions under all administrations both to God and his People and our relations as becometh an obedient Christian Consider we are his workmanship let us not defile it or deface it we are in his presence let us not pollute it by unholy and impure actions Consider we are of the same houshold with God he is with us in our natural actions to preserve us in our recreations to restrain us in our publick actions to approve or reprove us in our private to observe us in our steps to watch by us in our watching to refresh us The means of attaining an holy Life and conversation I might instance in many but I shall reduce all to these five heads Be throughly convinced and fully perswaded of the necessity of it Pray earnestly and frequently to the Lord to put thee upon it and to help thee in it Meditate daily of the hour of Death the day of Judgement the joyes of Heaven the torments of Hell and the eternity of both Think much on the great dishonour which an unholy life doth cast upon God Keep thy watch and endeavour to abstain from all appearance of evil Be throughly convinced and fully perswaded of the necessity of it viz. ground this in the bottom of thine heart that without holiness no man shall see the Lord Heb. 12. 14. No unclean person shall enter into the Kingdom of God Rev. 21 27. c. Because holiness and sanctification is the way in which the Lords people shall be saved I do not say that this is the way by which but the way in which he hath chosen us to salvation saith the Scripture through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth 2 Thes 2. 13. Pray earnestly and frequently to the Lord to put thee upon it and to help thee in it Psal 119. 5. Oh! that my wayes were directed to keep thy Statutes then shall I not be ashamed when I have respect to all thy Commandments Jer. 10. 23. We have need to seek to the Lord for help for it is not in man to direct his steps Prov. 3. 6. In all thy wayes acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths Prov. 16. 9. A mans heart may devise his way but the Lord directeth his steps without whom we can do nothing 2 Cor. 3. 5. Meditate of the hour of Death day of Judgement Torments of Hell and the Joyes of Heaven and the Eternity of both if the love of Christ doth not or will not constrain if the fear of punishment will not compell Lord what will become of us If great love great mercy great forbearance great entreaties great and long waitings great wages will not prevail with us to lead an holy Life I know not what will surely we can never serve such another Master as God is for he doth not onely give us wages but doth our work for us Think much upon the great dishonour that an unholy life doth cast upon God In a word it doth cast a treble dishonour on God viz. In its malignity as being most contrary to the pure unspotted perfect and holy nature of God sinne is as contrary to God as light to darkness and Hell to Heaven In its obstinacy it opposeth the command of God slights the will of God and contradicts the design of God and brings externall internal and eternal misery upon the creature upon persons and Nations In its choice a sinner in living an unholy life chooseth a base lust a venomous sin a crooked way before the new and living way the sure and safe way the true and only way that leadeth unto life and blessednesse In a word an unholy life puts God upon complaining the Spirit upon grieving and Christ upon bleeding besides it opens the mouths of enemies and grieves the people of God Let us keep up our watch and stand upon our guard and at least