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lesuite_n leave_n of_o his_o salvation_n and_o uprightness_n but_o what_o be_v his_o ground_n first_o his_o conscience_n be_v and_o have_v be_v good_a in_o all_o second_o his_o bent_n and_o resolution_n for_o the_o future_a be_v right_a hence_o he_o do_v hence_o we_o must_v assure_v our_o estate_n second_o as_o we_o must_v examine_v conscience_n about_o our_o estate_n so_o also_o about_o action_n past_a be_v this_o well_o do_v i_o well_o say_v i_o well_o otherwise_o there_o may_v be_v deceit_n for_o first_o many_o matter_n lie_v hide_v from_o man_n with_o their_o circumstance_n second_o the_o motive_n that_o set_v the_o wheel_n a_o go_v usual_o do_v here_o then_o happy_a be_v he_o who_o condemn_v not_o himself_o in_o what_o he_o have_v do_v three_o when_o slander_v censure_v or_o accuse_v whether_o by_o man_n or_o devil_n thus_o job_n when_o satan_n accuse_v when_o friend_n do_v foe_n do_v when_o good_a man_n do_v and_o bad_a man_n do_v he_o repair_v homeward_o cast_v up_o his_o book_n and_o find_v all_o right_a he_o triumph_v in_o his_o conscience_n and_o wear_v their_o libel_n as_o a_o crown_n like_a use_n must_v we_o make_v of_o our_o conscience_n when_o accuse_v first_o see_v whether_o the_o charge_n be_v just_a if_o so_o reform_v amend_v second_o if_o not_o so_o clear_v thyself_o to_o man_n if_o worth_a while_n and_o if_o they_o will_v be_v satisfy_v if_o not_o enjoy_v thyself_o and_o thy_o own_o innocency_n here_o the_o rule_n be_v two_o first_o if_o thy_o own_o heart_n condemn_v thou_o rejoice_v not_o against_o the_o truth_n though_o all_o the_o world_n applaud_v thou_o second_o if_o upon_o a_o true_a search_n thy_o heart_n acquit_v thou_o never_o for_o sake_n thy_o own_o innocency_n let_v not_o man_n nor_o devil_n nor_o frown_n nor_o censure_n rob_v thou_o of_o thy_o comfort_n but_o set_v this_o wall_n of_o brass_n against_o all_o as_o paul_n say_v what_o you_o will_v my_o conscience_n be_v good_a and_o i_o make_v this_o good_a by_o these_o and_o these_o 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bladder_n will_v hold_v our_o head_n above_o water_n my_o brethren_n till_o we_o have_v try_v we_o can_v conceive_v what_o the_o comfort_n courage_n strength_n and_o resolution_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n be_v make_v use_n of_o it_o enjoy_v it_o and_o enjoy_v yourselves_o your_o estate_n all_o person_n all_o thing_n all_o time_n only_o be_v sure_a first_o that_o conscience_n be_v regular_a that_o be_v that_o it_o speak_v law_n and_o sentence_n all_o according_a to_o the_o word_n write_v second_o that_o it_o speak_v the_o whole_a truth_n write_v and_o nothing_o but_o the_o truth_n conscience_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o secret_a counsel_n that_o must_v speak_v to_o the_o action_n or_o present_a estate_n but_o for_o reprobation_n or_o final_a destruction_n that_o conscience_n can_v say_v nothing_o to_o as_o not_o reveal_v it_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v either_o with_o absolute_a condemnation_n or_o absolution_n let_v it_o keep_v itself_o within_o its_o sphere_n and_o let_v i_o keep_v myself_o to_o my_o time_n fjnjs_fw-la doct._n doct._n 1._o precept_n 2._o reason_n 1._o abâ—oaesto_n 3._o a_o necessitate_v 3_o ab_fw-la utili_fw-la 〈◊〉_d tim._n 1.19_o isaiah_n 32._o hic_fw-la murus_fw-la abeneus_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n use_v 1._o luk._n 1.6_o 1_o cor_fw-la 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n verse_n â—6_n satis_fw-la est_fw-la principem_fw-la externa_fw-la specie_fw-la pium_fw-la videri_fw-la etc._n etc._n de_fw-fr princ_fw-la c._n 18._o difference_n betwixt_o conscience_n and_o conscience_n from_o the_o text._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 51.8_o esa_n 57_o 19_o job_n 2_o 4._o 1._o how_o a_o good_a conscience_n be_v get_v videatur_fw-la aug._n be_v ps_n 30._o etc._n etc._n 2._o how_o 〈◊〉_d â—ept_v doct._n 1._o cap._n 1._o &_o 2._o psal_n 4.4_o 1_o cor._n 11._o &_o 2_o cor._n 13._o etc._n etc._n reason_n 1._o use_v i._n the_o cause_n of_o this_o disuse_n the_o consequence_n use_v 1._o use_v 2._o conscience_n how_o term_v good_a when_o and_o in_o what_o case_n conscience_n must_v most_o be_v consult_v
two_o sermon_n wherein_o we_o be_v teach_v 1._o how_o to_o get_v 2._o how_o to_o keep_v 3._o how_o to_o use_v a_o good_a conscience_n preach_v in_o alldermanbury_n church_n london_n not_o heretofore_o publish_v by_o robert_n harris_n 1_o cor._n 4.3_o with_o i_o it_o be_v a_o very_a small_a thing_n that_o i_o shall_v be_v judge_v of_o you_o or_o of_o man_n judgement_n yea_o i_o judge_v not_o my_o own_o self_n london_n print_v by_o t.b._n for_o john_n bartlet_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n in_o cheapside_n at_o the_o gilded-cup_n 1630._o to_o the_o printer_n whereas_o you_o request_v i_o to_o enlarge_v myself_o in_o some_o passage_n of_o my_o former_a sermon_n touch_v conscience_n against_o this_o new_a impression_n i_o have_v resolve_v rather_o to_o add_v two_o new_a sermon_n of_o the_o same_o subject_n than_o to_o alter_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o old_a and_o this_o i_o have_v be_v lead_v unto_o upon_o these_o reason_n first_o because_o i_o will_v have_v you_o deal_v firm_o with_o all_o man_n in_o the_o vent_n of_o copy_n second_o because_o that_o labour_n will_v have_v be_v as_o tedious_a to_o i_o as_o this_o three_o because_o i_o have_v now_o add_v something_o touch_v the_o use_n of_o conscience_n which_o my_o former_a text_n will_v not_o so_o fit_o bear_v my_o request_n unto_o you_o be_v double_a first_o that_o you_o will_v be_v careful_a in_o observe_v stop_n interrogation_n and_o distinction_n which_o neglect_v the_o sense_n become_v sometime_o dark_a sometime_o imperfect_a and_o none_o ut_fw-la all_o as_o be_v tobee_n see_v in_o some_o passage_n of_o the_o sermon_n on_o proverb_n and_o samuel_n second_o that_o you_o will_v sever_v these_o so_o from_o the_o former_a as_o that_o who_o so_o please_v may_v have_v they_o alone_o thus_o rest_v in_o your_o care_n for_o the_o due_a publish_n of_o all_o i_o commend_v you_o and_o the_o work_n to_o the_o lord_n blessing_n hanwell_n oct._n 8._o you_o robert_n harris_n two_o sermon_n wherein_o we_o be_v 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