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be_v not_o god_n by_o their_o faith_n and_o troth_n which_o be_v not_o god_n and_o in_o zephan_n 1.5_o the_o lord_n threaten_v to_o cut_v off_o all_o that_o swear_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o by_o malcham_n by_o mass_n or_o by_o jesse_n or_o by_o lake_v it_o show_v that_o they_o have_v no_o grace_n in_o their_o heart_n yea_o it_o discover_v the_o curse_a corruption_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o soul_n and_o therefore_o thou_o that_o be_v guilty_a of_o this_o sin_n think_v upon_o it_o fot_o thou_o sin_v fearful_o against_o god_n and_o be_v sure_a to_o cry_v to_o god_n for_o mercy_n and_o for_o pardon_n of_o this_o sin_n for_o this_o sin_n if_o thou_o have_v not_o more_o be_v sufficient_a to_o throw_v thou_o down_o to_o hell_n oh_o but_o those_o that_o swear_v by_o faith_n and_o troth_n will_v say_v they_o be_v no_o great_a swearer_n that_o swear_v by_o such_o like_a oath_n but_o i_o say_v these_o sin_n be_v weighty_a enough_o to_o plunge_v thou_o headlong_o into_o hell_n without_o 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truth_n must_v be_v in_o the_o tongue_n as_o in_o the_o heart_n there_o must_v be_v truth_n in_o the_o tongue_n and_o simplicity_n and_o sincerity_n in_o the_o heart_n without_o equivocation_n or_o mental_a reservation_n my_o conscience_n bear_v i_o witness_n that_o be_v my_o conscience_n witness_v with_o i_o that_o i_o speak_v the_o truth_n hereby_o the_o apostle_n put_v down_o one_o special_a office_n and_o act_n of_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n that_o the_o act_n and_o office_n of_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n be_v to_o bear_v witness_n to_o give_v evidence_n and_o testimony_n so_o that_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v clear_a doctrine_n that_o god_n have_v place_v the_o conscience_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n as_o a_o witness_n of_o all_o his_o word_n and_o deed_n yea_o of_o his_o very_a thought_n and_o of_o the_o motion_n of_o his_o will_n and_o of_o his_o inward_a affection_n how_o he_o stand_v affect_v for_o here_o the_o apostle_n bring_v it_o as_o a_o witness_n that_o he_o be_v true_o sorrowful_a which_o none_o but_o himself_o can_v tell_v and_o therefore_o he_o bring_v his_o conscience_n as_o a_o witness_n so_o that_o the_o conscience_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n bear_v witness_n and_o give_v testimony_n of_o whatsoever_o a_o man_n do_v think_v will_n affect_v speak_v or_o do_v and_o to_o this_o purpose_n the_o apostle_n speak_v in_o rom._n 2.15_o of_o the_o gentile_n that_o have_v not_o the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o glimmer_a light_n of_o nature_n these_o poor_a gentile_n show_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o law_n write_v in_o their_o heart_n their_o conscience_n bear_v witness_n and_o their_o heart_n either_o accuse_v or_o excuse_v so_o in_o eccle._n 7.22_o where_o the_o preacher_n oftentimes_o thy_o own_o heart_n know_v that_o be_v thy_o own_o conscience_n witness_v that_o thou_o have_v curse_v other_o do_v not_o regard_v every_o idle_a word_n thy_o own_o conscience_n witness_v thou_o have_v curse_v other_o and_o in_o 2_o cor._n 1.12_o our_o rejoice_v be_v this_o that_o we_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n that_o in_o simplicity_n and_o godly_a pureness_n we_o have_v have_v our_o conversation_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o we_o see_v by_o these_o place_n god_n have_v place_v the_o conscience_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n as_o a_o witness_n of_o whatsoever_o man_n do_v think_v or_o will_v affect_v like_v or_o do_v the_o reason_n reason_n be_v because_o god_n have_v put_v into_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n a_o power_n of_o observe_v and_o remember_v all_o thing_n that_o pass_v from_o one_o man_n to_o another_o and_o of_o man_n himself_o whether_o thought_n or_o speech_n or_o action_n either_o in_o thought_n in_o word_n or_o in_o deed_n we_o may_v see_v it_o in_o joseph_n brethren_n they_o remember_v what_o they_o have_v do_v to_o joseph_n even_o many_o year_n after_o they_o have_v do_v it_o gen._n 42.21_o and_o in_o gen._n 50.15_o their_o conscience_n do_v tell_v they_o do_v not_o we_o sin_n against_o our_o brother_n it_o be_v a_o observer_n and_o remembrancer_n unto_o they_o even_o of_o their_o thought_n word_n and_o action_n we_o may_v see_v it_o in_o our_o own_o experience_n twenty_o or_o thirty_o year_n ago_o do_v not_o our_o conscience_n tell_v we_o and_o witness_v the_o evil_a thing_n do_v then_o by_o we_o and_o in_o this_o respect_n the_o conscience_n may_v be_v fit_o compare_v to_o a_o recorder_n or_o register_n that_o as_o he_o have_v his_o pen_n in_o his_o hand_n always_o ready_a to_o set_v down_o whatsoever_o be_v speak_v or_o do_v so_o be_v the_o conscience_n a_o register_n to_o set_v down_o remember_v and_o record_v all_o our_o action_n and_o all_o our_o word_n and_o thought_n many_o year_n ago_o yea_o to_o witness_n when_o it_o be_v do_v as_o the_o register_n turn_v over_o his_o book_n and_o find_v the_o act_n do_v many_o year_n ago_o so_o be_v conscience_n a_o witness_n to_o we_o use_v this_o truth_n yield_v unto_o we_o a_o strong_a argument_n against_o 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but_o be_v a_o secret_a and_o that_o secret_a witness_n neither_o man_n nor_o angel_n can_v hear_v or_o receive_v for_o neither_o man_n nor_o angel_n can_v tell_v what_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n or_o soul_n of_o man_n but_o the_o secret_a motion_n of_o the_o soul_n god_n only_o know_v for_o if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o the_o witness_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v to_o no_o purpose_n unless_o there_o be_v one_o that_o know_v the_o witness_n of_o the_o conscience_n for_o the_o conscience_n speak_v not_o proper_o but_o only_o by_o way_n of_o allusion_n we_o say_v it_o speak_v and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o other_o but_o god_n that_o know_v the_o secret_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o therefore_o let_v atheist_n bark_v against_o it_o as_o
much_o as_o they_o can_v the_o very_a conscience_n that_o be_v place_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n it_o be_v a_o plain_a evidence_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o so_o let_v this_o suffice_v to_o stop_v their_o mouth_n be_v this_o so_o that_o the_o conscience_n be_v thus_o place_v in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n as_o a_o use_v 2_o witness_n to_o whatsoever_o it_o be_v that_o man_n do_v will_n or_o think_v or_o speak_v or_o affect_v or_o do_v sure_o than_o it_o must_v follow_v that_o it_o can_v possible_o be_v that_o any_o man_n or_o woman_n shall_v sin_v without_o witness_n though_o they_o sin_n never_o so_o secret_o though_o it_o be_v in_o the_o very_a secret_n and_o inward_o of_o their_o own_o heart_n that_o none_o can_v discern_v but_o god_n alone_o the_o conscience_n discern_v it_o and_o see_v it_o and_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o and_o will_v manifest_v it_o in_o time_n if_o they_o have_v but_o a_o evil_a thought_n against_o god_n his_o church_n or_o child_n the_o conscience_n 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in_o the_o seven_o verse_n that_o isaac_n be_v the_o true_a and_o choose_a seed_n of_o abraham_n in_o who_o abraham_n seed_n shall_v be_v call_v and_o to_o who_o god_n intend_v to_o make_v his_o covenant_n of_o grace_n mercy_n righteousness_n life_n and_o salvation_n why_o because_o he_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n beget_v not_o by_o strength_n of_o nature_n but_o by_o the_o efficacy_n and_o power_n of_o the_o promise_n then_o in_o the_o eight_o verse_n our_o apostle_n put_v this_o down_o in_o the_o general_n that_o they_o only_o be_v the_o true_a child_n of_o abraham_n because_o they_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n in_o this_o nine_o verse_n he_o confirm_v it_o by_o a_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n that_o isaac_n be_v a_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n take_v out_o of_o gen._n 18.10_o i_o will_v certain_o come_v unto_o thou_o in_o the_o time_n appoint_v and_o sarah_n shall_v have_v a_o son_n this_o the_o apostle_n affirm_v to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o promise_n so_o 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