Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	faith_n	good_a	work_n	6,774	5	6.2905	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70046	Reason and judgement, or, Special remarques of the life of the renowned Dr. Sanderson, late Lord Bishop of Lincoln together with his Judgement for setling the church, in exact resolutions of sundry grand cases very seasonable at this time.	D. F.; Sanderson, Robert, 1587-1663. Judgment in one view for the settlement of the church.	1663 (1663)	Wing F10; ESTC R224352	48,079	100

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as_o if_o they_o expect_v new_a rule_n of_o life_n from_o that_o great_a searcher_n of_o rule_n and_o law_n his_o great_a care_n be_v so_o to_o direct_v his_o heart_n his_o tongue_n his_o endeavour_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o ministry_n both_o public_a and_o private_a that_o by_o god_n blessing_n upon_o his_o labour_n he_o may_v be_v enable_v to_o advance_v god_n glory_n to_o promote_v his_o truth_n to_o benefit_v his_o church_n to_o propagate_v all_o christian_a duty_n to_o discharge_v a_o good_a conscience_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n and_o at_o the_o last_o make_v his_o account_n with_o comfort_n at_o the_o appear_v of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n from_o the_o year_n 1624._o to_o his_o death_n there_o be_v no_o convocation_n convocation_n or_o assembly_n or_o treaty_n but_o he_o be_v call_v to_o as_o a_o man_n of_o deep_a observation_n in_o the_o public_a defect_n of_o the_o church_n of_o great_a prudence_n in_o apply_v remedy_n suitable_a to_o those_o defect_n in_o the_o 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that_o wholesome_a way_n of_o doctrine_n life_n devotion_n and_o government_n then_o compose_v not_o that_o he_o be_v such_o a_o formalist_n but_o that_o he_o wish_v a_o alteration_n of_o some_o word_n phrase_n and_o method_n and_o order_n to_o which_o change_n of_o time_n or_o language_n or_o the_o like_a may_v invite_v though_o he_o judge_v all_o alteration_n in_o such_o grand_a and_o establish_v concern_v of_o religion_n shall_v be_v do_v by_o the_o public_a spirit_n counsel_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o prophet_n prince_n and_o people_n 4._o as_o to_o conformity_n to_o the_o church_n although_o no_o man_n more_o eminent_a than_o he_o for_o orthodox_n divinity_n and_o orderly_a conformity_n yet_o if_o any_o out_o of_o scruple_n or_o tenderness_n of_o conscience_n be_v less_o satisfy_v with_o some_o thing_n no_o man_n have_v a_o more_o tender_a heart_n to_o pity_n and_o pray_v for_o they_o none_o have_v a_o gentle_a and_o more_o powerful_a way_n to_o win_v and_o persuade_v those_o that_o be_v capable_a ingenious_a and_o honest_a indeed_o he_o will_v say_v as_o bishop_n brownrig_v that_o nothing_o be_v less_o to_o be_v stickle_v for_o or_o against_o than_o ceremony_n and_o yet_o that_o nothing_o be_v to_o be_v stickle_v for_o more_o than_o obedience_n to_o governor_n enjoin_v even_o the_o small_a ceremony_n not_o for_o rhe_n worth_a of_o the_o ceremony_n but_o for_o the_o obedience_n due_a to_o authority_n for_o conscience_n sake_n 5._o in_o the_o business_n of_o church-government_n as_o he_o be_v too_o know_v to_o question_n so_o he_o be_v too_o honest_a to_o deny_v the_o universal_a custom_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o all_o age_n and_o place_n for_o 1500_o year_n for_o episcopacy_n yet_o be_v he_o passionate_o incline_v to_o any_o fair_a and_o fraternal_a accommodation_n that_o humble_a orderly_a and_o worthy_a minister_n may_v have_v all_o their_o and_o bishop_n no_o more_o than_o be_v their_o due_n by_o scripture_n primitive_a custom_n by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o by_o principle_n of_o order_n and_o true_a government_n among_o all_o society_n of_o man_n as_o his_o demonstration_n for_o episcopacy_n be_v potent_a his_o persuasion_n pathetic_a so_o his_o design_n be_v upright_o and_o just_a his_o deportment_n so_o fatherly_a and_o friendly_a that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o reclaim_v all_o rational_a sober_a and_o honest_a man_n paence_n in_o all_o revolution_n as_o he_o have_v espouse_v principle_n constant_a to_o truth_n and_o duty_n so_o he_o stand_v firm_a to_o his_o principle_n as_o a_o judicious_a and_o conscientious_a man_n as_o a_o wise_a and_o honest_a man_n where_o he_o see_v scripture_n and_o law_n tie_v he_o up_o bear_v up_o with_o his_o great_a ability_n against_o the_o stream_n while_o reason_n can_v be_v hear_v and_o afterward_o retire_v within_o himself_o and_o wrap_v himself_o in_o innocence_n and_o patience_n more_o affect_a with_o the_o public_a sin_n and_o misery_n than_o his_o own_o suffering_n always_o as_o cheerful_a as_o one_o that_o have_v the_o continual_a feast_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o the_o happiness_n to_o learn_v in_o what_o state_n soever_o he_o be_v therewithal_o to_o be_v content_v and_o to_o know_v how_o patient_o to_o want_v and_o how_o wise_o and_o sober_o to_o abound_v nothing_o trouble_v he_o more_o than_o that_o he_o be_v lay_v aside_o and_o make_v useless_a when_o a_o whole_a nation_n desire_v to_o employ_v he_o and_o many_o eminent_a person_n as_o the_o honourable_a mr._n boyle_n 1659._o endeavour_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o contrive_v a_o way_n wherein_o he_o may_v communicate_v his_o excellent_a notion_n to_o the_o world_n he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o who_o the_o world_n be_v not_o worthy_a how_o willing_a be_v man_n to_o have_v more_o of_o that_o man_n who_o have_v compose_v so_o many_o excellent_a sermon_n as_o they_o read_v who_o have_v write_v those_o judicious_a piece_n de_fw-fr juramento_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr obligatione_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la which_o they_o enjoy_v who_o have_v pen_v the_o satisfactory_a reason_n and_o judgement_n of_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n against_o the_o covenant_n which_o they_o peruse_v who_o attain_v that_o exactness_n in_o controversy_n which_o in_o the_o letter_n of_o accord_n to_o dr._n hammond_n they_o observe_v what_o reason_n will_v have_v suppress_v this_o worth_n what_o people_n will_v have_v deprive_v this_o man_n what_o government_n will_v have_v lay_v aside_o so_o much_o reason_n judgement_n and_o most_o useful_a learning_n as_o he_o go_v through_o all_o condition_n prudent_o patient_o faithful_o and_o honourable_o so_o he_o fulfil_v all_o relation_n conscientious_o 1_o he_o be_v a_o good_a faithful_a tender_a and_o love_a discreet_a husband_n as_o i_o take_v it_o of_o one_o wife_n with_o who_o he_o live_v some_o year_n comfortable_o to_o who_o he_o entrust_v his_o houshold-affair_n entire_o who_o he_o trouble_v

pretension_n he_o may_v make_v of_o conscience_n for_o such_o refusal_n neither_o need_v that_o fear_n trouble_v he_o lest_o he_o shall_v bring_v upon_o himself_o the_o guilt_n of_o innocent_a blood_n for_o the_o blood_n that_o be_v unrighteous_o shed_v in_o that_o quarrel_n he_o must_v answer_v for_o that_o set_v he_o on_o work_n not_o he_o that_o spill_v it_o and_o true_o it_o be_v a_o great_a wonder_n to_o i_o that_o any_o man_n endue_v with_o understanding_n and_o that_o be_v able_a in_o any_o measure_n to_o weigh_v the_o force_n of_o those_o precept_n and_o reason_n which_o bind_v inferior_n to_o yield_v obedience_n to_o their_o superior_n shall_v be_v otherwise_o mind_v in_o case_n of_o like_a nature_n whatsoever_o be_v command_v we_o by_o those_o who_o god_n have_v set_v over_o we_o either_o in_o church_n common_a wealth_n or_o family_n quod_fw-la tamen_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la certum_fw-la displicere_fw-la deo_fw-la say_v s._n bern._n which_o be_v not_o evident_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n and_o will_n of_o god_n aught_o to_o be_v of_o we_o receive_v and_o obey_v no_o otherwise_o then_o as_o if_o god_n himself_o have_v command_v it_o because_o god_n himself_o have_v command_v we_o to_o obey_v the_o high_a power_n and_o to_o submit_v ourselves_o to_o their_o ordinance_n say_v it_o be_v not_o well_o do_v of_o they_o to_o command_v it_o sed_fw-la enim_fw-la quid_fw-la hoc_fw-la refert_fw-la tuâ_fw-la say_v he_o what_o be_v that_o to_o thou_o let_v they_o look_v to_o that_o who_o it_o concern_v tolle_o quod_fw-la tuum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o vade_v do_v thou_o what_o be_v thy_o own_o part_n faithful_o and_o never_o trouble_v thyself_o further_o ipsum_fw-la quem_fw-la pro_fw-la deo_fw-la habemus_fw-la tanquam_fw-la deum_fw-la in_o his_o quae_fw-la apertè_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la contra_fw-la deum_fw-la audire_fw-la debemus_fw-la bernard_n still_o god_n vicegerent_n must_v be_v hear_v and_o obey_v in_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o manifest_o contrary_a to_o the_o reveal_v will_n of_o god_n but_o the_o thing_n require_v be_v against_o my_o conscience_n may_v some_o say_v and_o i_o may_v not_o go_v against_o my_o conscience_n for_o any_o man_n pleasure_n judge_n i_o pray_v you_o what_o perverseness_n be_v this_o when_o the_o bless_a apostle_n command_v thou_o to_o obey_v for_o conscience_n sake_n that_o thou_o shall_v disobey_v &_o that_o for_o conscience_n sake_n too_o he_o charge_v thou_o upon_o thy_o conscience_n to_o be_v subject_a and_o thou_o pretend_v thy_o conscience_n to_o free_v thou_o from_o subjection_n this_o by_o the_o way_n now_o to_o the_o point_n thou_o say_v it_o be_v against_o thy_o conscience_n i_o say_v again_o that_o in_o the_o case_n whereof_o we_o now_o speak_v the_o case_n of_o doubtfullness_n it_o be_v not_o against_o thy_o conscience_n for_o doubt_v proper_o be_v motus_fw-la indifferens_fw-la in_o utramque_fw-la partem_fw-la contradictionis_fw-la when_o the_o mind_n be_v hold_v in_o suspense_n between_o two_o way_n uncertain_a whether_o of_o both_o to_o take_v to_o when_o the_o scale_n hang_v even_o as_o i_o say_v before_o and_o inaequi●libero_fw-la without_o any_o notable_a propension_n or_o inclination_n to_o the_o one_o side_n more_o than_o to_o the_o other_o and_o sure_o where_o thing_n hang_v thus_o even_o if_o the_o weight_n of_o authority_n will_v not_o cast_v the_o scale_n either_o way_n we_o may_v well_o suppose_v that_o either_o the_o authority_n be_v make_v very_o light_a or_o else_o there_o be_v a_o great_a fault_n in_o the_o beam_n know_v brethren_n the_o gainsay_v conscience_n be_v one_o thing_n and_o the_o doubt_a conscience_n another_o that_o which_o be_v do_v repugnante_fw-la conscientià_fw-la the_o conscience_n of_o the_o doer_n flat_o gainsay_v it_o that_o be_v indeed_o against_o a_o man_n conscience_n the_o conscience_n have_v already_o pass_v a_o definitive_a sentence_n the_o one_o way_n and_o no_o respect_n or_o circumstance_n whatsoever_o can_v free_v it_o from_o sin_n but_o that_o which_o be_v do_v dubitante_fw-la conscientiâ_fw-la the_o conscience_n of_o the_o doer_n only_o doubt_v of_o it_o and_o no_o more_o that_o be_v in_o truth_n no_o more_o against_o a_o man_n conscience_n than_o with_o it_o the_o conscience_n as_o yet_o not_o have_v pass_v a_o definitive_a sentence_n either_o way_n and_o such_o a_o action_n may_v either_o be_v a_o sin_n or_o no_o sin_n according_a to_o those_o qualification_n which_o it_o may_v receive_v from_o other_o respect_n and_o circumstance_n if_o the_o conscience_n have_v already_o pass_v a_o judgement_n upon_o a_o thing_n and_o condemn_v it_o as_o simple_o unlawful_a in_o that_o case_n it_o be_v true_a that_o a_o man_n ought_v not_o by_o any_o mean_n to_o do_v that_o thing_n no_o not_o at_o the_o command_n of_o any_o magistrate_n no_o not_o although_o his_o conscience_n have_v pronounce_v a_o wrong_a sentence_n and_o err_v in_o that_o judgement_n for_o than_o he_o shall_v do_v it_o repugnante_fw-la conscientiâ_fw-la he_o shall_v go_v direct_o against_o his_o own_o conscience_n which_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v whatsoever_o come_v of_o it_o in_o such_o a_o case_n certain_o he_o may_v not_o obey_v the_o magistrate_n yet_o let_v he_o know_v thus_o much_o withal_o that_o he_o sin_v too_o in_o disobey_v the_o magistrate_n from_o which_o sin_n the_o follow_v of_o the_o judgement_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n can_v acquit_v he_o and_o this_o be_v that_o fearful_a perplexity_n whereof_o i_o speak_v whereinto_o many_o a_o man_n cast_v himself_o by_o his_o own_o error_n &_o obstinacy_n that_o he_o can_v neither_o go_v with_o his_o conscience_n nor_o against_o it_o but_o he_o shall_v sin_v and_o who_o can_v help_v it_o if_o a_o man_n will_v needs_o cherish_v a_o error_n and_o persist_v in_o it_o but_o now_o if_o the_o conscience_n be_v only_o doubtful_a whether_o a_o thing_n be_v lawful_a or_o no_o but_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o pass_v a_o peremptory_a judgement_n against_o it_o yea_o although_o it_o rather_o incline_v to_o think_v it_o unlawful_a in_o that_o case_n if_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v command_v it_o to_o be_v do_v the_o subject_n with_o a_o good_a conscience_n may_v do_v it_o nay_o he_o can_v with_o a_o good_a conscience_n refuse_v to_o do_v it_o though_o it_o be_v dubitante_fw-la conscientiâ_fw-la but_o you_o will_v yet_o say_v that_o in_o doubtful_a case_n the_o safe_a part_n be_v to_o be_v choose_v so_o say_v i_o too_o and_o be_o content_a that_o rule_n shall_v decide_v this_o question_n only_o let_v it_o be_v right_o apply_v thou_o think_v it_o safe_a where_o thou_o doubte_v of_o the_o unlawfulnesse_n to_o forbear_v then_o to_o do_v as_o for_o example_n if_o thou_o doubte_v whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o kneel_v at_o the_o communion_n it_o be_v safe_a in_o thy_o opinion_n therefore_o for_o thou_o not_o to_o kneel_v so_o shall_v i_o think_v too_o if_o thou_o be_v leave_v mere_o to_o thy_o own_o liberty_n but_o thou_o do_v not_o consider_v how_o thou_o be_v catch_v in_o thy_o own_o net_n and_o how_o the_o edge_n of_o thy_o own_o weapon_n may_v be_v turn_v upon_o thou_o pointblank_o not_o to_o be_v avoid_v thus_o if_o authority_n command_v thou_o to_o kneel_v which_o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o thou_o to_o do_v or_o not_o thou_o doubte_v it_o can_v choose_v but_o thou_o must_v needs_o doubt_v also_o whether_o thou_o may_v lawful_o disobey_v or_o not_o now_o then_o here_o apply_v thy_o own_o rule_n in_o dubiis_fw-la pars_fw-la tutior_fw-la and_o see_v what_o will_v come_v of_o it_o judge_n since_o thou_o can_v not_o but_o doubt_n in_o both_o case_n whether_o it_o be_v not_o the_o safe_a of_o the_o two_o to_o obey_v doubt_o than_o to_o disobey_v doubt_o tene_fw-la certum_fw-la demitte_v incertum_fw-la be_v s._n gregory_n his_o rule_n where_o there_o be_v a_o certainty_n and_o a_o uncertainty_n let_v the_o uncertainty_n go_v and_o hold_v to_o that_o which_o be_v certain_a now_o the_o general_n be_v certain_a that_o thou_o 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