Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	heart_n	pure_a	unfeigned_a	1,824	5	10.8138	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41852	One out-cry more against tythes unto the chief ruler of the nation of Engand [sic] and all that are with him of God permitted to be in present authority, whether Parliament, Councel or Army; by whatsoever name or title known or called: but in a more especial manner, to such of them as are yet remaining faithfnl [sic] unto the former declared for, and never to be forgotten cause of King Jesus, who are such as have not departed, through sinning against the light of a good conscience, ... And yer notwithstanding, you that are in present power know these things, do even as he did, suffer the saints in your name, and by your power daylie to be imprisoned, and otherwayes afflicted; and that you may not be ignorant thereof, I have been moved to make the same known unto you by way of declaration, which is grounded upon the Holy Scriptures; wherein is contained the manner of our sufferings, and by whom: ... Written the beginning of the second month, 1657. by Isaac Grayes, prisoner for the cause of Christ in the Wood-street Compter, London, ...; One out-cry more against tythes unto the chief ruler of the nation of England.	Graye, Isaac.	1657 (1657)	Wing G1626; ESTC R220318	27,098	37

from under Heaven and your very Names vvill then become a stinck to all Nations and you posterities will be made miserable like unto the distressed children of the late King vvho being left without Habitation are become vvanderers about in strange Lands unto vvhom you cannot afford to shevv pitty nor compassion can you therefore imagine that if Justice vvhich is the exalting of a Nation be by you any longer neglected that you shall receive more favour then they have found at your hands surely no Therefore remember what Samuel did to Agag and for what he was hewed in pieces Read 1 Sam. 15. 33. Wo to him that increaseth that which is not his shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee and awake that shall vex thee and thou shalt be for booties unto them because thou hast spoyled many Nations all the remnant of the people shall spoyle thee because of mens blood and for the violence of the Land of the City and of all that dwell therein Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people and hast sinned against thy soul for which the Stone shall cry out of the Wall and the beam out of the Timber shall answer it Read Hab. 2. 6 7 8 9 10 11. But to hasten that so I may proceed to shew unto you the great abominations that are done committed by your Power in your Name viz. by those forementioned wicked wretches the Priests and Lavvyers who are together confederated for to commit the horrible and silthy thing in the Land as I have already shewn and shall make further manifest by those Laws which yov have sworn to maintain which Laws say it is utterly unlawful to imprison any one while they dye And yet notwithstanding how many hundreds in this Nation are unjustly kept in prison at this day ready to perish and many already since this time of your governing have perished I wish their blood may not be laid to your charge for suffering it seeing the Law doth judge it Man-slaughter be pleased therefore to read Mirrour of Justice pag. 88. 27 28. fol. 294. And again the Law doth further say That to suffer any to dy in prison through want as I am given to understand some lately in the Kings Bench have done is also by the same Law judged Man-slaughter and likewise for Judges to delay relieving Prisoners by the Law till they dye is also Manslaughter for suffering of which and for not doing what the Law did require for the relief of the imprisoned one Judge Pearne was convicted and hanged See for this Mirrour of Justice fol. 228. pag. 30. Now it doth evidently appear from this foregoing matter That there was a glorious face of Justice did in those times which were counted Pagan manifestly appear wherein Justice Righteousness and Judgment according to their agreed-upon Laws was duly and truly without respect of persons administred and executed upon such as were found the betrayers of the Rights and Priviledges of the people but since that time that Justice took his seat and Royal Throne in this Nation wicked and ungodly men have for many Ages together born Rule through whom Justice hath been kept as a stranger out of this Land whereby truth is fallen and such as have through the fear of the Lord departed from Iniquity are become a prey as is evident by such as with my self do at this day suffer imprisonment for our earnest contending for publike Justice and open punishment to be inflicted upon such as are known to be truths perverters betrayers and abusers of the righteous Laws Ordinances Statutes Precepts Commandments and Judgements of the Lord God of Israel as doth and may further appear by the Witness and Testimony Paul that called chosen and famous Apostle of Christ read 1 Tim. 1. 5 6 7 8 9 10 where it doth evidently appear Paul the true Minister of Christ was earnestly exhorting of Timothy above all things to take heed unto the Commandment unto the end that he might know charity from out of a pure heart was the sum wherein the whole was contained from whence the exercise os a pure conscience was to be set on work according to that unfeigned Faith that dwelt in the Apostle from which saith he some have swerved and turned aside desiring to be Teachers of the Law understanding neither what they say nor whereof they affirm These words considered by the wise in heart whom God hath filled with the spirit of Wisdom who are the persons I do appeal unto for to judge whether this Complaint and just Accusation of the Apostle is not as well against England as against those Usurpers and Abusers of the Law which did live in his time seeing we are the people that have broken so many Engagements which unto the Lord Jesus and his Members was made in the time of the beginning of the great troubles of these three Nations But I must hasten and come to the words of the faithful Minister of Christ from whence I have a little digrest from which declaration of his it doth appear how wonderfully he exalted the Law of God who said to Timothy We know that the Law is good if a man use it lawfully knowing this that it was not made for a righteous man but for the lawless and disobedient for unholy prophane for sinners for murtherers of Fathers Mothers for Man-slayers for Whoremongers and for them thus defile themselves with mankind and for M●nstealers for Lyars perjured persons and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound Doctrine according to the glorious Gospel c. Now having thus far discharged my conscience I shal leave the whole mattter after perused to be considered of according to conscience who and what they are that deservedly ought to be brought to coudigne punishment seeing the Law from God hath been appointed for the punishment of evil doers for the praise of them that do well who are for well-doing by evil-doers contrary to the minde of God revealed in his law kept in Prisons in this Nation by whom at this day I am with many more unjustly kept in prison for conscience sake and not for any evil done whereby I am the better enabled to declare from a Principle of Faith that my sufferings are only for the Gospel sake who have accordingly learned from the teachings of the Lord not to with-hold any thing of what is called civil right from any man but have been free and willing a● all times to make good that which hath been due of right to men and am in like manner subject to every Ordinance of man for the Lords sake knowing the Earth is the Lords and the fulness thereof but yet notwithstanding that if any in Authority shall go about to take from me and mine any part of the Earth which God shall give us further to be possessed with then I shall not resist for I must needs be subject not only for