Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	humane_a	law_n	obligation_n	1,134	5	9.8189	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41191	A sober enquiry into the nature, measure and principle of moral virtue, its distinction from gospel-holiness with reflections upon what occurs disserviceable to truth and religion in this matter : in three late books, viz. Ecclesiastical policy, Defence and continuation, and Reproof to The rehearsal transpos'd / by R.F.	Ferguson, Robert, d. 1714.	1673 (1673)	Wing F760; ESTC R15565	149,850	362

not_o that_o which_o prevail_v ●●mongst_a p●rsons_n debauch_v mich._n ep●●_n ad_fw-la nicomachia_n for_o as_o andronicus_n inf●●●meth_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o nature_n be_v unchangeable_a among_o such_o 〈◊〉_d be_v of_o a_o sound_n and_o healthful_a mind_n 〈◊〉_d do_v it_o make_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o contrary_a that_o man_n of_o distemper_a and_o deprave_a ●●●d●rstandings_n think_v otherwise_o for_o he_o dot●_n not_o mistake_v who_o call_v honey_n sweet_a though_o sick_a and_o disease_a person_n be_v not_o of_o 〈◊〉_d judgement_n the_o second_o be_v this_o that_o there_o be_v no_o law_n of_o nature_n constitute_v what_o be_v good_a and_o what_o be_v evil_a an●tecedently_o to_o pact_n and_o agreement_n a●mongst_a man_n than_o all_o humane_a law_n signify_v in_o effect_n just_a nothing_o for_o if_o there_o be_v no_o antecedent_n obligation_n bind_v to_o obey_v the_o just_a law_n and_o constitution_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n then_o may_v they_o at_o any_o time_n be_v break_v without_o sin_n and_o rebellion_n will_v be_v as_o lawful_a as_o obedience_n ●or_a need_v any_o one_o to_o continue_v long_o ●oyal_a that_o he_o hope_v to_o mend_v his_o con●●●ion_n by_o turn_v rebel_n nor_o do_v it_o office_n to_o plead_v promise_n pact_n and_o covenant_n to_o the_o contrary_n for_o if_o it_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d itself_o a_o duty_n to_o keep_v one_o word_n and_o ●o_o perform_v what_o a_o man_n have_v promise_v ●hen_o be_v promise_n but_o ●_z to_o be_v break_v at_o pleasure_n and_o serve_v for_o nothing_o ●ut_v to_o impose_v on_o the_o easiness_n of_o good-natured_a man_n according_a to_o this_o hypothesis_n we_o be_v discourse_v against_o no_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o be_v honest_a if_o he_o can_v once_o hope_v to_o promote_v his_o interest_n by_o be_v otherwise_o and_o we_o may_v be_v either_o true_a or_o false_a just_a or_o unjust_a as_o we_o find_v it_o most_o for_o our_o turn_n all_o humane_a law_n suppose_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o see_v revelation_n extend_v not_o to_o every_o place_n where_o humane_a law_n be_v in_o force_n that_o civil_a law_n do_v at_o all_o oblige_v must_v be_v resolve_v into_o natural_a law_n obligation_n of_o conscience_n with_o respect_n to_o the_o law_n of_o man_n be_v a_o conclusion_n deduce_v from_o two_o premise_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n enjoin_v subjection_n and_o obedience_n to_o magistrate_n in_o whatsoever_o they_o just_o command_v the_o second_o be_v the_o law_n of_o man_n under_o the_o character_n of_o just_a from_o both_o of_o which_o result_v the_o obligat●●●_n of_o conscience_n to_o such_o a_o law_n in_o a_o 〈◊〉_d if_o there_o be_v no_o natural_a law_n than_o 〈◊〉_d ever_o have_v either_o wit_n enough_o to_o 〈◊〉_d humane_a law_n or_o power_n and_o strength_n enough_o to_o despise_v they_o be_v innocent_a 〈◊〉_d do_v man_n deserve_v punishment_n for_o be●●wicked_a only_o it_o be_v their_o unhappiness_n 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v weak_a and_o can_v protect_v themselves_o in_o their_o villainy_n the_o three_o 〈◊〉_d this_o suppose_v all_o thing_n original_o 〈◊〉_d in_o themselves_o indifferent_a as_o there_o can_v no_o sin_n in_o disobey_v the_o just_a la●_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n so_o no_o 〈◊〉_d can_v offend_v by_o despise_v and_o transgress_v the_o law_n of_o god_n yea_o preclude_v ●●●tural_a law_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o god_n to_o 〈◊〉_d a_o obligation_n upon_o we_o by_o any_o positive_a la●_n and_o that_o upon_o two_o accout_n first_o in_o 〈◊〉_d after_o the_o clear_a revelation_n and_o prom●●●gation_n of_o it_o i_o be_o still_o at_o liberty_n to_o belie●●_n whether_o it_o be_v a_o law_n from_o god_n or_o not_o u●●less_v it_o be_v in_o itself_o good_a and_o a_o duty_n to_o belie●●_n god_n because_o of_o his_o veracity_n whensoever_o he_o declare_v himself_o it_o will_v be_v still_o a_o ma●●ter_n of_o courtesy_n to_o believe_v it_o to_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d from_o god_n notwithstanding_o that_o it_o come_v a●●compained_v with_o all_o the_o evidence_n and_o mastiff_n of_o credibility_n that_o a_o divine_a declar●●tion_n be_v capable_a of_o be_v attend_v with_o se●ondly_o because_o suppose_v we_o shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d courteous_a as_o to_o believe_v god_n to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o such_o and_o such_o law_n &_o that_o it_o be_v with_o all_o his_o will_n &_o command_v that_o upon_o our_o allegiance_n to_o our_o maker_n and_o the_o great_a ●enalty_n that_o angry_a god_n can_v inflict_v or_o finite_a creature_n undergo_v that_o we_o be_v find_v in_o the_o practice_n and_o pursuit_n of_o such_o and_o such_o thing_n i_o say_v suppose_v all_o this_o it_o still_o remain_v a_o matter_n of_o liberty_n and_o indifferency_n whether_o we_o will_v obey_v he_o or_o not_o for_o if_o there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a in_o itself_o nor_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o itself_o bad_a than_o it_o be_v not_o a_o evil_a to_o despise_v the_o authority_n of_o god_n nor_o be_v any_o man_n oblige_v to_o obey_v he_o further_o than_o he_o himself_o please_v and_o judge_v for_o his_o interest_n the_o authority_n of_o god_n be_v according_a to_o the_o principle_n we_o be_v deal_v with_o a_o mere_a precarious_a thing_n the_o four_o and_o last_o that_o i_o shall_v name_n be_v this_o if_o all_o thing_n be_v in_o themselves_o adiaphorous_a and_o good_a and_o evil_n be_v only_o regulate_v by_o custom_n and_o civil_a constitution_n then_o if_o man_n please_v they_o may_v invert_v the_o whole_a moral_a frame_n of_o thing_n and_o make_v what_o the_o world_n have_v hitherto_o think_v virtue_n to_o be_v adjudge_v vice_n and_o vice_n to_o come_v into_o the_o place_n of_o virtue_n yea_o a_o man_n may_v be_v bind_v to_o 〈◊〉_d his_o opinion_n of_o truth_n honest_o ver●●_n justice_n etc._n etc._n both_o according_a as_o he_o chan●●eth_v his_o country_n and_o according_a as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d law_n of_o the_o nation_n where_o he_o live_v 〈◊〉_d alter_v so_o that_o what_o be_v truth_n to_o day_n 〈◊〉_d be_v falsehood_n to_o morrow_n and_o what_o he_o ●●●tertain's_n as_o religion_n in_o one_o place_n he_o 〈◊〉_d detest_v as_o irreligion_n in_o a_o other_o nor_o it_o more_o lawful_a to_o worship_n christ_n in_o en●●land_n than_o it_o be_v to_o worship_n mahomet_n in_o 〈◊〉_d levant_n nor_o do_v the_o idolatrous_a heathy_a adore_v a_o stock_n or_o a_o stone_n upon_o weak_a re●●sons_n or_o worse_a motive_n than_o we_o do_v the_o go●_n that_o make_v the_o world_n for_o as_o tully_n sai●_n well_o si_fw-mi populorum_fw-la jussi●_n si_fw-la princip●●_n decretis_fw-la si_fw-la sententiis_fw-la judicum_fw-la jura_fw-la co●●stituerentur_fw-la jus_o est_fw-la latrocinari_fw-la jus_o adulteerari_fw-la si_fw-la haec_fw-la suffragis_n aut_fw-la scitis_fw-la multitudinis_fw-la probarentur_fw-la if_o justice_n be_v regulate_v b●_n the_o sanction_n of_o the_o people_n the_o decree_n o●_n prince_n or_o the_o opinion_n of_o judge_n than_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o rob_v to_o commit_v adultery_n when●soever_o these_o thing_n come_v to_o be_v establish_v by_o the_o act_n and_o ordinance_n of_o the_o civil_a power_n de_fw-fr legib_n lib._n 1._o this_o inference_n be_v so_o natural_a and_o clear_a that_o the_o author_n of_o the_o hypothesis_n we_o be_v examine_v have_v grant_v no_o less_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v there_o only_a law_n where_o the_o civil_a power_n have_v make_v it_o so_o say_v hobbs_n leviath_n cap._n 24._o the_o magistrate_n can_v only_o define_v what_o be_v scripture_n and_o what_o be_v not_o say_v the_o same_o author●n_n ●n_z the_o same_o book_n that_o the_o scripture_n oblige_v any_o man_n be_v to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o authorty_n of_o the_o civil_a power_n nor_o be_v we_o bind_v to_o obey_v the_o law_n of_o christ_n if_o they_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n idem_fw-la ibid._n all_o which_o a_o man_n of_o any_o reason_n as_o well_o as_o conscience_n must_v have_v a_o abhorrency_n for_o and_o indeed_o these_o thing_n pursue_v to_o their_o true_a issue_n will_v be_v find_v so_o far_o from_o befriend_v any_o religion_n that_o they_o be_v shape_v to_o overthrow_v all_o religion_n and_o this_o for_o the_o three_o pr●mise_n that_o man_n be_v create_v at_o first_o under_o the_o sanction_n of_o a_o law_n §_o 4._o the_o four_o thing_n we_o be_v to_o declare_v be_v the_o nature_n of_o this_o law_n that_o man_n be_v create_v under_o the_o obligation_n of_o and_o the_o manner_n of_o its_o promulgation_n learned_a man_n do_v wonderful_o differ_v and_o some_o of_o they_o strange_o prevaricate_v in_o state_v the_o measure_n of_o natural_a law_n and_o in_o define_v what_o law_n be_v natural_a some_o will_v have_v that_o only_o to_o be_v a_o natural_a law_n quod_fw-la natura_fw-la docuit_fw-la omne_fw-la ainimantia_fw-la which_o beast_n be_v teach_v by_o instinct_n justinian_n lib._n 1._o institut_fw-la but_o though_o the_o consideration_n of_o 〈◊〉_d

and_o where_o there_o be_v no_o possibility_n of_o guilt_n there_o can_v be_v no_o conscience_n if_o there_o be_v no_o law_n constitute_v ●he_v distinction_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n in_o man_n ●_z man_n can_v neither_o do_v well_o nor_o ill_a and_o by_o consequence_n can_v have_v no_o inward_a ●lace_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o one_o course_n of_o life_n nor_o regret_n on_o the_o score_n of_o a_o other_o where_o all_o thing_n be_v indifferent_a there_o can_v be_v neither_o joy_n nor_o grief_n through_o reflection_n on_o what_o a_o man_n do_v all_o the_o act_n of_o conscience_n relate_v to_o a_o law_n under_o the_o sanction_n of_o which_o we_o be_v and_o suppose_v a_o judge_n who_o will_v according_o proceed_v with_o we_o whe●e_v ●here_o be_v sense_n of_o guilt_n and_o a_o fear_n of_o wrath_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o preclude_v law_n the_o 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o correlate_n of_o the_o other_o 〈◊〉_d that_o there_o be_v in_o every_o man_n a_o conscience_n a●_n ingraft_v apprehension_n of_o hope_n and_o fear_n 〈◊〉_d need_v no_o other_o proof_n of_o it_o than_o to_o appe●●_n every_o man_n experience_n conscia_fw-la mens_fw-la ut_fw-la cuique_fw-la sva_fw-la est_fw-la ita_fw-la 〈◊〉_d cipit_fw-la intra_fw-la pectora_fw-la pro_fw-la facto_fw-la spemque_fw-la metumque_fw-la the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o that_o even_a 〈◊〉_d who_o have_v not_o reveal_v law_n and_o be_v 〈◊〉_d fill_v with_o all_o unrighteousness_n fornicat●●●_n wickedness_n covetousness_n maliciousness_n 〈◊〉_d be_v full_a of_o envy_n murder_n debate_n 〈◊〉_d malignity_n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o they_o know_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d which_o god_n have_v constitute_v and_o deno●●●ced_v that_o they_o who_o commit_v such_o thing_n worthy_a of_o death_n rom._n 1.29_o 30_o 31_o 3●_n prima_fw-la est_fw-la haec_fw-la ultio_fw-la qu●●_n judice_fw-la nemo_fw-la nocens_fw-la absolvitur_fw-la imp●●_n quamvis_fw-la gratia_n fallacis_fw-la praetoris_fw-la vicerit_fw-la urnam_fw-la it_o be_v in_o reference_n to_o this_o law_n that_o ●●ings_v either_o not_o determine_v by_o humane_a ●●ws_n or_o not_o cognizable_a by_o they_o man_n 〈◊〉_d themselves_o in_o the_o closert_n of_o their_o own_o ●●asts_n the_o act_n of_o conscience_n with_o ●●●pect_n to_o law_n and_o our_o be_v judge_v by_o 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o faculty_n in_o we_o be_v proposse_v with_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o distinction_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n and_o according_o 〈◊〉_d in_o way_n of_o fear_n or_o hope_n suitable_o to_o 〈◊〉_d course_n that_o be_v steer_v and_o that_o these_o 〈◊〉_d apprehension_n be_v neither_o accidental_a fright_n nor_o delusion_n cunning_o 〈◊〉_d upon_o mankind_n may_v be_v further_a 〈◊〉_d by_o a_o brief_a consideration_n of_o these_o 〈◊〉_d thing_n 1_o the_o perplexity_n that_o haunt_v 〈◊〉_d soul_n on_o the_o commission_n of_o secret_a sin_n ●●ich_a as_o other_o do_v not_o know_v so_o they_o can●●t_v punish_v now_o even_o in_o reference_n to_o these_o ●oth_v the_o sinner_n nocte_fw-la dieque_fw-la suum_fw-la gesture_n in_fw-la pectore_fw-la testem_fw-la day_n and_o night_n oppress_v carry_v about_o his_o witness_n in_o his_o breast_n 2_o the_o lash_n and_o scourge_v the_o sinner_n heel_n for_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o world_n be_v so_o far_o from_o punish_v that_o it_o do_v rather_o reward_v ●hem_n the_o crime_n commit_v with_o the_o applause_n and_o gratulation_n of_o the_o world_n do●_n escape_v the_o censure_n and_o condemnation_n conscience_n qui_fw-la stimulos_fw-la adhibet_fw-la torre●_n flagellis_fw-la 3._o that_o those_o who_o through_o pow●●_n and_o greatness_n have_v be_v above_o 〈◊〉_d punishment_n of_o other_o have_v yet_o fou●●_n tormentor_n in_o their_o own_o breast_n i_o 〈◊〉_d alleadg_n no_o other_o witness_n than_o tibet_n 〈◊〉_d his_o confession_n in_o a_o epistle_n to_o the_o sen●●●_n dij_fw-la i_o deaeque_fw-la omnes_fw-la pejus_fw-la perdant_fw-la 〈◊〉_d quotidiê_n i_o perire_fw-la sentio_fw-la let_v all_o 〈◊〉_d god_n and_o goddess_n torment_v i_o worse_o 〈◊〉_d i_o every_o day_n feel_v myself_o torment_v 〈◊〉_d eton_n in_o his_o life_n and_o likewise_o tacitus_n 〈◊〉_d lib._n 6._o cap._n 6._o who_o take_v occas●●●_n thence_o to_o add_v that_o if_o the_o heart_n of_o 〈◊〉_d lay_v in_o view_n we_o shall_v see_v 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v flay_v and_o tear_v with_o lash_n 〈◊〉_d scourge_v si_fw-la recludantur_fw-la tyrannorum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d posse_fw-la aspici_fw-la laniatus_fw-la &_o ictus_fw-la tormentaque_fw-la sera_fw-fr gehennae_fw-la anticipat_v patiturque_fw-la suos_fw-la mens_fw-la con●●manes_a 4._o that_o when_o man_n be_v go_v out_o of_o ●he_n world_n and_o the_o reach_n of_o punishment_n ●re_n that_o then_o the_o fear_n of_o punishment_n ●ost_o revive_v in_o they_o the_o approach_n of_o ●eath_n which_o set_v out_o of_o danger_n from_o ●en_n fill_v with_o the_o great_a tremble_v with_o respect_n to_o punishment_n from_o god_n ●pon_o this_o account_n among_o other_o be_v death_n ●●lled_v the_o king_n of_o terror_n job_n 18.4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o all_o dreadful_n be_v most_o dreadful_a as_o aristotle_n style_v it_o hinc_fw-la metus_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la paenarum_fw-la pro_fw-la malefactis_fw-la est_fw-la insignibus_fw-la insignis_fw-la 5._o that_o those_o who_o with_o all_o their_o s●ill_n endeavour_v to_o disband_v their_o fear_n can_v get_v rid_v of_o they_o hence_o that_o of_o cotta_n in_o cicero_n concern_v epicurus_n 〈◊〉_d quenquam_fw-la vidi_fw-la qui_fw-la magis_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la ti●enda_fw-la esse_fw-la negaret_fw-la timeret_fw-la mortem_fw-la dico_fw-la &_o deos_fw-la i_o never_o know_v one_o say_v he_o that_o stand_v more_o in_o fear_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o he_o reckon_v to_o minister_v no_o ground_n for_o it_o namely_o death_n and_o god_n than_o he_o do_v the_o ●at_a deor._n lib._n 1._o and_o these_o be_v the_o foundation_n upon_o which_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o natural_a law_n bear_v and_o from_o which_o so_o ●ar_o as_o the_o brevity_n we_o be_v oblige_v to_o study_n will_v admit_v we_o have_v endeavour_v to_o demonstrate_v it_o i_o shall_v now_o add_v some_o further_a consid●●tions_n for_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o law_n of_o ●●ture_n as_o so_o many_o argument_n there_o posteriori_fw-la by_o which_o i_o hope_v to_o mak●_n further_o appear_v that_o the_o contrary_a hy●●●thesis_n be_v both_o absurd_a and_o mischievous_n the_o first_o shall_v be_v the_o universal_a conse●●_n mankind_n in_o this_o matter_n where_o 〈◊〉_d there_o at_o any_o time_n be_v a_o nation_n or_o peo●●●_n that_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v a_o distinction_n good_a and_o evil_a they_o may_v and_o often_o prevaricate_v in_o the_o define_n 〈◊〉_d be_v good_a and_o what_o be_v bad_a but_o 〈◊〉_d universal_o agree_v in_o this_o that_o all_o thi●_n be_v not_o natural_o alike_o of_o this_o 〈◊〉_d plato_n de_fw-fr legib_fw-la cicero_n de_fw-fr legib_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr off●●is_fw-la &_o arist._n rhet._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 14._o omit_v other_o we_o meet_v with_o no_o n●●●on_n so_o barbarous_a but_o we_o find_v ackn●●●ledged_v principle_n as_o well_o as_o excess_n instance_n of_o morality_n among_o the●_n now_o de_fw-la quo_fw-la omnium_fw-la natura_fw-la consenti●●_n verum_fw-la esse_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la wherein_o all_o 〈◊〉_d agree_v that_o can_v be_v otherwise_o than_o 〈◊〉_d say_v cicero_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o man_n hold_v to_o be_v so_o be_v so_o old_a he●●clitus_n nor_o be_v it_o sufficient_a to_o reply_v that_o ●en_o have_v not_o at_o any_o time_n be_v nor_o yet_o 〈◊〉_d of_o this_o mind_n for_o the_v be_v not_o the_o less_o 〈◊〉_d because_o some_o either_o through_o sottishness_n wilfulness_n or_o depravedness_n of_o mind_n ●●●pose_v it_o there_o have_v be_v some_o who_o h●ve_v contradict_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o science_n affirm_v that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o t●ing_n may_v at_o the_o same_o time_n be_v and_o may_v not_o ●e_v as_o well_o as_o there_o have_v be_v other_o ●ho_n have_v oppose_v the_o first_o theorem_n of_o moral_a doctrine_n nor_o be_v it_o improbable_a 〈◊〉_d that_o some_o people_n talk_v so_o out_o of_o crossness_n as_o love_v to_o run_v counter_a to_o the_o common_a sense_n of_o mankind_n and_o for_o other_o i_o question_v not_o but_o they_o be_v sink_v into_o this_o bruitishness_n either_o from_o supineness_n and_o sloth_n in_o not_o exercise_v their_o faculty_n to_o consider_v the_o habitude_n of_o thing_n and_o to_o compare_v act_n with_o their_o object_n or_o else_o through_o too_o great_a familiarity_n with_o sin_n which_o have_v tincture_v their_o soul_n with_o false_a colour_n and_o fill_v their_o mind_n with_o prejudices_fw-la and_o undue_a apprehension_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o we_o be_v to_o judge_n of_o what_o be_v natural_a from_o those_o who_o live_v according_a to_o the_o dictate_v of_o reason_n and_o not_o from_o those_o who_o mind_n be_v deprave_v by_o lust_n and_o passion_n say_v aristotle_n lib._n 1._o polit._n that_o be_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o prevail_v among_o man_n gove●●ned_v by_o reason_n

bewail_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o gentile_n for_o their_o want_n of_o the_o gospel_n we_o ought_v rather_o to_o lament_v their_o case_n that_o have_v it_o be_v bring_v only_o thereby_o under_o a_o hazard_n of_o damnation_n which_o antecedent_o they_o be_v free_a from_o second_o if_o there_o be_v no_o law_n threaten_v eternal_a death_n but_o the_o law_n of_o faith_n then_o be_v there_o no_o such_o thing_n as_o forgiveness_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o world_n the_o reason_n be_v plain_a because_o all_o pardon_n suppose_v guilt_n nor_o can_v any_o proper_o be_v discharge_v from_o that_o to_o which_o he_o be_v not_o obnoxious_a now_o the_o gospel_n denounce_v damnation_n only_o against_o final_a impenitency_n and_o unbelief_n as_o on_o the_o one_o hand_n therefore_o these_o be_v neither_o pardon_v nor_o pardonable_a so_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n if_o there_o be_v no_o law_n threaten_v eternal_a death_n beside_o the_o gospel_n then_o be_v there_o no_o other_o sin_n that_o we_o either_o need_v or_o be_v capable_a of_o have_v forgive_v and_o by_o consequence_n there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o remission_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o world_n three_o if_o there_o be_v no_o law_n threaten_v eternal_a death_n but_o the_o law_n of_o faith_n than_o christ_n never_o die_v to_o free_v any_o from_o wrath_n to_o come_v for_o it_o be_v nonsense_n to_o say_v that_o he_o have_v free_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o gospel_n yea_o it_o be_v a_o repugnancy_n unless_o you_o will_v introduce_v another_o gospel_n to_o relieve_v against_o the_o term_n of_o this_o nor_o will_v that_o serve_v the_o turn_n unless_o you_o likewise_o find_v another_o mediator_n to_o out-merit_n this_o if_o christ_n then_o have_v at_o all_o deliver_v we_o from_o wrath_n to_o come_v it_o must_v be_v that_o of_o the_o law_n and_o if_o so_o there_o must_v be_v a_o law_n beside_o the_o gospel_n that_o denounce_v future_a wrath_n vid._n gal._n 3.13_o four_o to_o say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o law_n now_o in_o be_v require_v perfect_a obedience_n and_o that_o no_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o live_v whole_o free_a from_o sin_n be_v in_o plain_a english_a to_o affirm_v a_o contradiction_n for_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o be_v sin_n but_o what_o be_v forbid_v or_o what_o we_o be_v under_o obligation_n against_o all_o sin_n be_v a_o transgression_n of_o some_o law_n 1_o joh._n 3_o 4._o to_o say_v that_o no_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o live_v free_a from_o sin_n be_v to_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o that_o that_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o see_v mr._n truman_n his_o endeavour_n to_o rectify_v some_o prevail_a opinion_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 4._o &_o 14._o i_o know_v well_o enough_o that_o some_o of_o these_o consequence_n be_v thing_n which_o the_o foresay_a author_n do_v plain_o detest_v but_o they_o be_v natural_o the_o issue_n and_o birth_n of_o his_o assertion_n for_o i_o will_v not_o fasten_v a_o odious_a inference_n upon_o any_o man_n discourse_n if_o the_o cohaesion_n be_v not_o necessary_a and_o clear_a i_o reckon_v it_o a_o unmanly_a as_o well_o as_o a_o unchristian_a thing_n to_o wring_v conclusion_n out_o of_o other_o premise_n nor_o will_v i_o drive_v the_o doctrine_n of_o any_o far_o than_o it_o be_v apt_a to_o go_v and_o with_o the_o great_a gentleness_n may_v be_v lead_v §_o 9_o that_o we_o be_v still_o under_o the_o sanction_n of_o the_o law_n of_o creation_n have_v be_v already_o demonstrate_v that_o which_o come_v next_o to_o be_v declare_v be_v how_o that_o every_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v of_o a_o unchangeable_a obligation_n a_o late_a author_n tell_v we_o we_o that_o there_o be_v rule_n of_o moral_a good_a and_o evil_a which_o be_v alterable_a according_a to_o the_o accident_n change_n and_o condition_n of_o humane_a life_n eccles._n polit_fw-la p._n 83._o and_o according_o a_o power_n be_v plead_v to_o belong_v to_o the_o magistrate_n over_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n in_o the_o essential_a duty_n of_o morality_n eccles._n polit_fw-la 68_o and_o it_o be_v affirm_v that_o he_o have_v power_n to_o make_v that_o a_o particular_a of_o the_o divine_a law_n that_o god_n have_v not_o make_v so_o ibid._n p._n 80._o and_o from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n over_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n in_o moral_a virtue_n which_o our_o author_n tell_v we_o 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o most_o weighty_a &_o essential_a part_n of_o religion_n the_o like_a power_n be_v challenge_v as_o appertain_v to_o he_o over_o our_o conscience_n in_o reference_n to_o divine_a worship_n eccles._n polit_fw-la p._n 67_o 77_o 78_o &_o def_n &_o continuat_fw-la p._n 356_o 357_o 358_o 371._o etc._n etc._n i_o shall_v not_o at_o present_a meddle_v with_o his_o consequence_n nor_o indeed_o can_v i_o without_o a_o digression_n though_o i_o think_v it_o easy_a upon_o the_o ground_n that_o he_o state_v the_o alterableness_n of_o natural_a law_n to_o evidence_n the_o impertinency_n and_o incoherence_n of_o it_o for_o if_o either_o the_o matter_n of_o worship_n be_v already_o state_v by_o god_n or_o if_o god_n shall_v have_v preclude_v the_o magistrate_n by_o a_o declaration_n of_o his_o will_n as_o to_o meddle_v in_o this_o matter_n and_o bequeath_v that_o trust_n into_o other_o hand_n his_o consequence_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n but_o it_o be_v the_o antecedent_n that_o i_o be_o to_o deal_v with_o and_o it_o be_v some_o comfort_n to_o i_o that_o there_o be_v man_n of_o equal_a learning_n with_o the_o foresay_a author_n who_o have_v be_v of_o a_o persuasion_n wide_o different_a from_o he_o grotius_n a_o person_n of_o some_o account_n in_o his_o day_n and_o who_o will_v continue_v so_o while_o learning_n be_v have_v in_o reputation_n judge_v otherwise_o in_o this_o matter_n est_fw-la autem_fw-la jus_o naturale_fw-la adeo_fw-la immutabile_fw-la ut_fw-la ne_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la quidem_fw-la mutari_fw-la queat_fw-la de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_n &_o pacis_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 1._o §_o 10_o natural_a right_n or_o law_n be_v so_o unchangeable_a that_o it_o can_v be_v alter_v by_o god_n himself_o and_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o he_o mean_n those_o rule_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a which_o have_v reference_n to_o contract_n and_o positive_a law_n and_o in_o some_o sense_n depend_v upon_o they_o he_o add_v a_o little_a after_o fit_a tamen_fw-la interdum_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o his_o actibus_fw-la de_fw-la quibus_fw-la j●s_fw-la naturae_fw-la aliquid_fw-la c●nstituit_fw-la imag●_n quaedam_fw-la mutationis_fw-la fallat_fw-la incautos_fw-la cum_fw-la reverà_fw-la non_fw-la jus_o naturae_fw-la mutetur_fw-la quod_fw-la immutabile_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la res_fw-la de_fw-la qua_fw-la j●s_fw-la naturae_fw-la constituit_fw-la quaeque_fw-la mutationem_fw-la recipit_fw-la it_o come_v to_o pass_v sometime_o that_o a_o kind_n of_o resemblance_n and_o shadow_n of_o change_n in_o those_o act_n which_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n have_v determine_v and_o unalterable_o fix_v impose_v upon_o unwary_a man_n while_o 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