Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n
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A13120
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The gaines of seeking God In two sermons, preached in the parish church of VVestminster: by Christopher Styles.
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Styles, Christopher.
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STC 23412; ESTC S122483
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god_n before_o who_o we_o must_v stand_v to_o render_v our_o account_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n this_o make_v holy_a david_n faithful_o to_o apply_v his_o heart_n unto_o wisdom_n after_o he_o know_v how_o few_o day_n he_o have_v to_o live_v this_o knowledge_n and_o understanding_n be_v the_o true_a difference_n between_o man_n and_o beast_n and_o therefore_o we_o read_v of_o paul_n complaint_n that_o he_o have_v fight_v with_o beast_n at_o ephesus_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n that_o be_v beastly_a man_n carnal_o mind_v earthly_a thing_n but_o not_o savour_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n and_o sure_o he_o that_o be_v ignorant_a of_o these_o thing_n may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v no_o soul_n as_o we_o read_v of_o ephraim_n who_o be_v say_v to_o bec_fw-la like_o a_o dove_n deceive_v without_o a_o heart_n 7.11_o hose_n 7.11_o that_o be_v without_o a_o soul_n worldly_a wiseman_n be_v even_o like_a mole_n and_o beast_n in_o terra_fw-la sapienter_fw-la se_fw-la habent_fw-la supra_fw-la nihil_fw-la vident_fw-la they_o behave_v themselves_o orderly_o upon_o earth_n but_o see_v nothing_o concern_v the_o mystery_n of_o heaven_n but_o it_o be_v the_o soul_n do_v teach_v we_o to_o understand_v wisdom_n secret_o o_o give_v i_o understanding_n and_o i_o shall_v live_v second_o judicando_fw-la praesentia_fw-la hoc_fw-la iudicium_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la reddere_fw-la cuique_fw-la quod_fw-la suum_fw-la est_fw-la this_o judgement_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o for_o we_o to_o give_v every_o man_n his_o own_o therefore_o let_v every_o man_n arise_v and_o sit_v in_o judgement_n upon_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o soul_n let_v his_o thought_n accuse_v or_o excuse_v let_v his_o conscience_n witness_n and_o let_v his_o memory_n give_v right_a judgement_n in_o all_o thing_n concern_v himself_o and_o god_n and_o man_n for_o himself_o let_v he_o forsake_v sin_n for_o god_n let_v he_o punish_v sin_n for_o man_n let_v he_o do_v good_a righteousness_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o not_o to_o sin_n justus_n quod_fw-la contra_fw-la justitiam_fw-la fecit_fw-la per_fw-la lachrimas_fw-la punit_fw-la a_o just_a man_n punish_v that_o sin_n with_o tear_n which_o he_o have_v commit_v by_o frailty_n if_o we_o will_v judge_v ourselves_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v judge_v therefore_o whatsoever_o you_o will_v that_o man_n shall_v do_v unto_o you_o even_o so_o do_v you_o unto_o they_o for_o thus_o be_v the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n god_n have_v ordain_v we_o to_o be_v judge_n in_o the_o court_n of_o our_o conscience_n that_o we_o may_v arraign_v our_o sin_n and_o put_v they_o to_o death_n this_o be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o soul_n never_o to_o consent_v to_o any_o though_o never_o so_o good_a if_o he_o do_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v evil_a and_o never_o to_o contradict_v any_o man_n though_o never_o so_o evil_a if_o he_o do_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a this_o judgement_n can_v no_o way_n be_v so_o true_o perform_v as_o by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o memory_n in_o our_o soul_n one_o of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o keep_v the_o whole_a course_n of_o our_o life_n in_o the_o comeliness_n of_o good_a order_n three_o expectando_fw-la futura_fw-la bona_fw-la expect_v good_a thing_n to_o come_v which_o proceed_v from_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n through_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o this_o be_v in_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o will_v many_o thing_n seem_v hard_a to_o the_o unwilling_a but_o nothing_o be_v uneasy_a to_o a_o good_a will_n for_o if_o a_o small_a reward_n in_o this_o life_n make_v we_o esteem_v great_a labour_n little_a toil_n how_o much_o rather_o shall_v our_o eternal_a reward_n of_o that_o blessedness_n to_o come_v make_v we_o cheerful_o to_o meet_v all_o confront_v trouble_n and_o comfortable_o to_o expect_v all_o succeed_a grace_n and_o offer_a blessing_n which_o god_n have_v assure_v to_o they_o that_o obedient_o serve_v he_o who_o will_v not_o expect_v the_o reward_n promise_v yea_o though_o he_o be_v a_o sinner_n see_v god_n be_v merciful_a the_o psalmist_n thus_o reason_v with_o his_o faint_v soul_n why_o be_v thou_o so_o heavy_a o_o my_o soul_n and_o why_o be_v thou_o so_o disquiet_v within_o i_o o_o put_v thy_o trust_n in_o god_n for_o i_o will_v yet_o give_v he_o thanks_o which_o be_v the_o help_n of_o my_o countenance_n and_o my_o god_n three_o thing_n do_v move_v the_o soul_n in_o willingness_n to_o wait_v for_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n reward_n first_o the_o charity_n of_o our_o adoption_n who_o be_v slave_n to_o sin_n and_o satan_n by_o jesus_n christ_n be_v now_o call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n second_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o promise_n who_o be_v never_o forgetful_a of_o his_o covenant_n make_v to_o a_o thousand_o generation_n three_o the_o possibility_n of_o his_o performance_n to_o who_o all_o power_n belong_v and_o who_o be_v merciful_a to_o reward_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n the_o husbandman_n patient_o expect_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o a_o good_a pawn_n be_v count_v a_o sufficient_a security_n we_o have_v god_n word_n and_o sacrament_n and_o christ_n himself_o have_v lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o we_o cum_fw-la opus_fw-la proficit_fw-la praemij_fw-la fiducia_fw-la crescit_fw-la when_o the_o work_n be_v finish_v the_o expectation_n of_o the_o reward_n increase_v thus_o behold_v wisdom_n be_v infuse_v into_o man_n by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o this_o be_v the_o first_o quality_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o soul_n sapientiam_fw-la docet_fw-la it_o teach_v we_o wisdom_n second_o munditiam_fw-la seruat_fw-la it_o preserve_v we_o in_o innocence_n and_o sanctity_n the_o psalmist_n propound_v a_o question_n and_o answer_v himself_o who_o shall_v assend_v into_o the_o hill_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o who_o shall_v rise_v up_o in_o his_o holy_a place_n even_o he_o that_o have_v clean_a hand_n and_o a_o pure_a heart_n and_o have_v not_o lift_v up_o his_o mind_n unto_o vanitic_n nor_o swear_v to_o deceive_v his_o neighbour_n he_o shall_v receive_v the_o blessing_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o righteousness_n from_o the_o god_n of_o his_o salvation_n and_o what_o part_n of_o man_n can_v perform_v this_o but_o the_o soul_n the_o soul_n and_o spirit_n only_o keep_v the_o heart_n from_o evil_a thought_n the_o mouth_n from_o corrupt_a communication_n the_o hand_n from_o hateful_a work_n so_o that_o hereby_o we_o be_v teach_v the_o soul_n preserve_v we_o innocent_a in_o heart_n in_o word_n and_o in_o deed_n no_o man_n put_v a_o precious_a ointment_n which_o he_o be_v desirous_a to_o preserve_v and_o keep_v cordis_n 1._o cordis_n into_o a_o vessel_n that_o have_v be_v use_v to_o filthy_a and_o corrupt_a savour_n therefore_o wash_v your_o hand_n o_o sinner_n and_o cleanse_v your_o heart_n you_o double_v mind_v keep_v your_o heart_n clean_o that_o will_v receive_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n for_o god_n will_v not_o send_v down_o his_o grace_n to_o enter_v into_o that_o heart_n that_o be_v accustom_v to_o sin_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o make_v he_o rich_a that_o have_v a_o great_a substance_n leave_v of_o parent_n and_o be_v careful_a to_o preserve_v the_o same_o then_o for_o the_o prodigal_a that_o have_v already_o consume_v the_o inheritance_n of_o his_o father_n so_o he_o that_o yet_o have_v preserve_v the_o virtue_n of_o nature_n may_v more_o easy_o be_v enrich_v with_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n than_o he_o that_o have_v lose_v the_o innocence_n of_o his_o soul_n the_o life_n and_o spirit_n yea_o even_o the_o understanding_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v of_o the_o soul_n and_o comprehend_v in_o this_o one_o word_n soul_n this_o be_v the_o great_a wheel_n that_o set_v all_o the_o rest_n ago_v unto_o good_a or_o evil_n as_o it_o be_v so_o be_v they_o even_o all_o the_o part_n and_o member_n of_o the_o body_n the_o innocence_n of_o the_o soul_n consist_v in_o the_o forsake_v of_o sin_n and_o follow_v of_o grace_n when_o we_o cease_v to_o do_v evil_a and_o learn_v to_o do_v well_o if_o the_o heart_n be_v free_a from_o evil_a thought_n all_o the_o body_n shall_v be_v free_a from_o sin_n therefore_o when_o god_n will_v jerusalem_n to_o wash_v her_o heart_n from_o wickedness_n that_o she_o may_v be_v save_v he_o conclude_v how_o long_o shall_v evil_a thought_n remain_v within_o you_o there_o sin_n begin_v 4.14_o jer._n 4.14_o there_o the_o root_n be_v fasten_v pluck_v up_o the_o root_n then_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v impossible_a for_o sin_n to_o prosper_v it_o be_v david_n petition_n make_v i_o a_o clean_a heart_n o_o god_n and_o renew_v a_o right_a spirit_n within_o i_o thus_o you_o see_v the_o soul_n and_o spirit_n keep_v the_o heart_n in_o innocence_n and_o so_o all_o the_o body_n shall_v be_v clean_o from_o sin_n also_o the_o soul_n and_o spirit_n of_o man_n while_o he_o live_v must_v keep_v the_o