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
A95541	The hyrelings reward: or, a serious word to considering people. Being a relation of some difference between Mr. William Jenkyns, and some others. Occasioned by the questioning of his doctrin, and his undertaking to defend it; together with his argument, by which he pretended to do it. As also his reasons of deserting his undertaking; with an answer to his said argument and reasons; together with some queries touching the point in question; with the manner of his being publiquely opposed, and the deportment of himself and his people thereupon: / all faithfully laid down by R.T.	R. T.	1652 (1652)	Wing T46; Thomason E655_9; ESTC R205951	21,845	32

those that are conditionall are nothing Mr. Jenkins would surely be rendred no wise man in case he should make his child heir of his estate and actually invest him in it and give him the greatest security as possibly he can for one single act that hath well pleased him and he so farre binds himself to perform it as it is now claimed as a proper right both absolutely and actually and then Mr. Jenkins should come to his child and tell him there is something more to be done and he must do it diligently and continue in doing of it as long as he lives or else he shall lose that as he hath solemnly absolutely given him without condition would not he render himself rediculus and yet at such a rate would he make God to speak and act but now as this Scripture seems to be absolute so we shall give you a taste of Scriptures that seem to be absolute as they are all in God yea and Amen but to us is the condition in the event or thing determined upon such terms as is suspended upon the condition included in the detirmination as for example it cannot be denied but God had determined to destroy Nineveh within Fourty dayes after warned by Jonahs preaching unto them Jonah 3. 10. for surely if he had not purposed or decreed it he would never have sent his Prophet to preach it in his Name but because the purpose and determination of God was conditionall it implyes onely his purpose of inflicting this punishment determined upon them in case they had not humbled themselves in such a time limited therefore this decree purpose threatning of God though it seems to be absolute yet it is not so to be understood but conditionall so likewise in the case of Eli 1 Sam. 2. 30. Wherefore the Lord of Israel saith I said indeed that is I purposed or determined that thy house and the house of thy father should walk before me viz. in the dignity and office of the Priesthood for ever but now the Lord said Far be it from me the reason is because Him that honoureth me him will I honour but they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed Here also is an absolute promise as one would think when God said or determined Ely's house should walk before him for ever there was no condition expressed but included as plainly appears in the event The time would faile to run over all the places that lift up their hand to this truth namely that the promise and threatning of God I mean of this nature only take a taste of them 2 Cor. 6. 17. c. Wherefore saith God come ye out from among them and touch no unclean thing and I will receive you and be a father unto you and you shall be my sons and daughters saith the Lord And the use the Apostle makes of this conditionall promise is this Having these promises dearely beloved let us cleanse our selves from all filthiness of flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in the face of God So likewise Rev. 2. 10. Be thou faithfull unto death and I will give thee a crown of life with Rom. 11. 22 23. Matth. 7. 7. Joh. 16. 21. Hebr. 4. 1. 1 Cor. 6. 9 10. Gal. 5. 21. Joh. 15. 7. 10. Mark 16. 16. all which speak aloud that the promises and threatnings of God as in the case before specified are conditional Much more might be said to the clearing of this truth and making null the Argument but in my judgement there hath been so much said that were not men prejudiced against it with more then ordinary disaffection they could not chuse but see a truth in it yet notwithstanding I shall proceed to the second particular in order to the clearing of the Question to wit to give an instance or two of persons that have had the savour of Christ and yet have lost it We shall begin with Hymeneus Philetus and Alexander where Paul exhorts Timothy to keep that as others had lost to wit faith and a good conscience of whom is Hymeneus and Phyletus and so 2 Tim. 2. 17. and their words will eat as doth a canker of whom is Hymeneus Alexander who have erred 1 Tim. 1. 19 20. from the truth saying The resurrection is past already and overthrow the faith of some men From the former of these two it is evident that Hymenius Alexander had faith and that saving also or such a faith as would or did capasitate them for salvation the reason is The Apostle exhorts him to hold the same and no other than that which they had put away and then if that they had was not sound the Apostle exhorts them to hold or keep that which would stand them in no stead No it would then have been such a faith as would have been a snare unto them Secondly because it was accompanied with a good Conscience a man can never be said to have a good Conscience unless he have saving faith because so long as he is in a state of unregeneracie and unbelief his Conscience stands accusing of him and so long not good a good Conscience is more clearly amplified in the fifth verse of this Chapter the end of the command is Charity out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfained and he that hath a good Conscience must needs have a pure heart they are so linked together and all being the end of the Law that it is impossible to have the one and want the other So the Apostle Peter 1 Pet. 3. 15 16. Sanctifie the Lord in your hearts and be ready to give an answer to every one that shall ask a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear having a good conscience c. a little after he sums up the end or placeth the sum or substance of true Christianity in a good conscience though the other are not excluded which shews that for a man to have a good conscience is to be eminently in the favour of God and that a good Conscience proceedeth from unfaigned faith See 1 Tim. 3. 9. Hebr. 9 14. and 10. 22. compared to the former doth clearly evince this to be a truth Neither is that much considerable which some would create to excuse themselves in conceiting the contrary to wit That by faith here is meant the Doctrine of the Gospel but whether it be the Doctrine of the Gospel or the act of faith it will amount to one and the same if a man doth receive or hold the Doctrine of the Gospel with a good conscience it must be with a pure heart and neither of these can be without faith which is the ground-work of all so they that notionize this to relieve them will take darkness for a vision but if it be said the Apostle could not tell what men were they knew not the hearts of men and so the men that made ship-wrack of faith might not have such a good conscience as