whereon_o my_o apostle_n found_v his_o disputation_n against_o the_o pretend_a perfection_n of_o legal_a ceremony_n and_o may_v be_v thus_o simple_o propose_v worshipper_n once_o purge_v have_v no_o more_o conscience_n of_o siâ—…s_n divis_fw-la in_o the_o handle_n of_o which_o word_n not_o to_o be_v burdensome_a to_o your_o attention_n i_o shall_v insist_v only_o upon_o these_o three_o particular_n here_o be_v first_o a_o disease_n and_o that_o be_v a_o trouble_a soul_n conscience_n of_o sin_n second_o here_o be_v a_o remedy_n namely_o one_o spiritual_a evacuation_n once_o be_v purge_v etc._n etc._n three_o here_o be_v the_o state_n of_o the_o patient_a after_o recovery_n positive_o peace_n and_o quietness_n but_o here_o express_v only_o by_o a_o privative_a particle_n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o none_o or_o no_o more_o no_o more_o conscience_n of_o sin_n i_o confess_v that_o here_o be_v patient_n too_o imply_v in_o this_o first_o word_n 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they_o accuse_v those_o sinner_n of_o their_o notorious_a filthiness_n beside_o i_o find_v 1_o cor._n 8._o 12._o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o a_o weak_a or_o sickly_a conscience_n which_o as_o though_o sin_n be_v grow_v scarce_o produce_v a_o new_a kind_n of_o impiety_n and_o through_o a_o doubtful_a uncertainty_n concerning_o what_o she_o go_v about_o become_v the_o unhappy_a mother_n of_o her_o own_o affliction_n ea_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la vis_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la say_v peter_n martyr_n ut_fw-la opus_fw-la adiaphoron_n cum_fw-la dubâ—…et_fw-la mâ—…lâ—…m_fw-la reddat_fw-la for_o conscience_n say_v he_o have_v that_o unâ—…_n property_n that_o its_o able_a to_o bring_v forth_o sin_n out_o of_o indifferency_n and_o to_o make_v a_o fact_n lawâ—…uâ—…l_a iâ—…_z its_o own_o nature_n become_v damnable_a by_o her_o suspicion_n according_a to_o that_o rom._n 14._o he_o that_o doubt_v be_v damn_v if_o he_o eat_v thus_o be_v she_o not_o unlike_o a_o 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conscience_n while_o conscience_n be_v in_o itself_o in_o perfect_a health_n and_o diligent_o accuse_v sin_n only_o the_o worshipper_n themselves_o be_v out_o of_o tune_n they_o be_v distemper_v the_o discase_v then_o that_o i_o be_o now_o to_o declare_v and_o treat_v of_o be_v a_o malady_n not_o so_o much_o in_o as_o from_o the_o conscience_n conscience_n now_o supply_v the_o place_n rather_o of_o a_o discoverer_n than_o a_o receiver_n and_o may_v proper_o enough_o bear_v divers_a special_a appellation_n according_a as_o it_o stand_v divide_v or_o look_v unto_o several_a degree_n of_o sin_n i_o will_v name_v only_o two_o at_o present_a there_o be_v conscientia_fw-la peccati_fw-la ex_fw-la partereatus_fw-la a_o conscience_n which_o not_o only_o testify_v we_o have_v sin_v but_o affright_v we_o too_o with_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n and_o make_v we_o out_o of_o a_o jense_n of_o our_o own_o unworthiness_n and_o the_o deepness_n of_o our_o guilt_n to_o doubt_v of_o pardon_n which_o fear_v 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be_v judge_n bring_v he_o a_o man_n who_o guilty_a thought_n do_v most_o clamorous_o affright_v he_o with_o the_o fearful_a alarm_n of_o some_o cry_a sin_n let_v he_o see_v his_o countenance_n distract_v his_o face_n wither_v his_o flesh_n consume_v let_v his_o bone_n be_v vex_v as_o be_v david_n in_o this_o case_n and_o let_v his_o moisture_n be_v like_o the_o drought_n in_o summer_n either_o his_o rule_n contain_v noâ—…_n a_o perfect_a survey_n of_o our_o bodily_a infirmity_n or_o else_o they_o must_v confess_v this_o man_n distemper_v but_o can_v we_o see_v likewise_o those_o aniatus_fw-la et_fw-la ictus_fw-la as_o socrates_n speak_v in_o tacitâ—…_n those_o wound_n and_o stripe_n which_o so_o dreadful_o afflict_v his_o threaten_a soul_n can_v we_o see_v his_o confuse_a thought_n choke_v one_o another_o can_v we_o see_v how_o all_o his_o meditation_n and_o purpose_n be_v make_v abortive_a before_o they_o be_v halfborn_a we_o shall_v soon_o conclude_v he_o not_o only_o sick_a but_o 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