Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	law_n	sin_n	transgress_v	1,751	5	11.5774	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93738	The doctrine of the cross, or, The duty of Christian suffering as it is necessary and subservient in order to the obtaining eternal salvation, delivered in a sermon on Matth. 13. 20, 21 / by Richard Stafford.	Stafford, Richard, 1663-1703.	1697 (1697)	Wing S5118; ESTC R42710	24,789	39

more to the Peace of my Conscience that when I have been at my Father's Table I do on purpose here relate and make known what Lord hath done for my Soul And he hath put a new Song in my mouth even praises unto our Lord Many shall see it and fear and trust in the Lord. Psal 40. 23. That they who shall hear or read this may learn and remember from such a poor and mean Example as now writeth this whom God hath carried through and preserved all along He brought me also out of an horrible Pit where in a Litteral sense Men did ride and trample over mine Head and out of the mi●ry Clay although the deliverance is not yet through and perfect for I hope that he will set my feet upon a Rock and establish my Goings But this I do the more willingly rehearse to encourage others to have Faith in God and to trust in God as they are serving him faithfully and truly in that Work he hath sent them here on Earth for to do The Sixth Chapter of Daniel throughout is mighty full pertinent and express to this purpose where the Devil had a mind to raise Persecution against Daniel Which the Great God over all suffered to prove his Servant And thereupon Satan frames a Device to affrighten Daniel from praying unto God by threatning him with the Lions Den. But when Daniel knew that the Writing was signed he went into his House and his window being open in his Chamber towards Jerusalem One would think he might have shut it then and Prayed softly to himself and lock'd his Chamber door that none should see or hear him to give the least Information But Boldness and Trust and the Fear of God made him to do thus For it is here Recorded He kneeled down upon his Knees three times a day and Prayed and gave thanks before his God as he did aforetime Ver. 10. Well what is the Consequent hereof He is put in the Lions Den yea and taken out of it again alive safe and sound The Text going going on to add in an observable manner So Daniel was taken out of the Lions Den and no manner of hurt was found upon him because he believed on his God Ver. 23. Mark and remember the reason hereof for it is worthy to be written in Letters of Gold BECAVSE HE BELIEVED ON HIS GOD. The Promises of present Comfort Stay and Support and also of the future Recompence are so full and many throughout the whole Book of God which are annexed to the sustaining any Loss or Suffering for his sake his Word and Worship that we may be perswaded of them and embrace them yea and act accordingly if all along we do according to the revealed Will of God and we see to it that our matters are good and right Sam. 15. 3. so that if we fall into them and thus come in for Sharers and Partakers both of the present and future Benefits which God that cannot lye hath promised to them that Suffer or are Persecuted for his sake his Name or Word In all this and the like the Spirit of God and of Glory resteth on us and let us not be ashamed but let us glorifie God on this behalf 1 Pet. 4. 16. Sirs Mistake not nor yet deceive your selves The way to Heaven is the very same as it was in the Days of Old or antient Times No Cross no Crown no reigning with God hereafter unless we Suffer for him here The Scripture is express to this Purpose But if ye be without Chastisement whereof all are Partakers then are ye Bastards and not Sons Heb. 12. 8. Yea and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer Persecution 2 Tim. 3. 12. Whosever even in these days will strictly and universally observe all his Laws and Directions who is fully resolved to keep a good Conscience in all things Who will reprove Sin in his Brethren and Neighbours according to what is commanded in Levit. 19. 17. and do this indefinitely without Respect of Persons not thinking that rich People sin more excuseably than others nor yet are they allowed to transgress but they ought to obey the Word of God all one as the Poor yea and reprove them sharply Not mincing or softning the Matter as the Reproof of old Eli was to his Sons for which the Holy Ghost saith He restrained them not But whosoever is zealous for his God and will approve him to himself only and not as unto Men such even in our hypocritical Times shall endure Persecution or Reproach and other worldly Losses and Inconveniences But as for those that seem to be Religious and make a fair shew in the Flesh who may observe some of the Laws and Directions of Christ but not all of them and who are for keeping a good Conscience in some things but not in all things who are for pleasing and flattering rich People and walk according to the course of this World and in the way of the Multitude and they are of that Pharisaical Temper as to justify themselves before men Luk. 16. 15. and they make it their Chiefest care to seem outwardly Religious and Righteous such indeed and the like may as the false Prophets were of old to whom a wo was pronounced for this Reason Be well spoken of by all men or at least by the Generality of the world although they will not be well thought of by the Saints of the most High for these know and discern their Hypocrisie and partial Goodness The reason why the several Churches and the People of different Perswasions at this day have external Rest and free Liberty of outward worship is because they consent and partake with other Men's Sins and because they do not stand up and are zealous for all the Commandments of God But if they once did thus or if they did but once begin to Reprove Spiritual wickedness Sin Iniquity Transgression and Hypocrisie in High Places the Devil would quickly go out again to make war with them which keep the Commandments of God Rev. 12. 17. And he would raise Strife Opposition and Persecution against them For the nature of that Infernal Spirit is not changed nor doth cease at this day no● yet hath God ty'd him up as appears by those manifold Transgressions and mighty Sins which are now done abroad in the world It is reported of Ambrose who was a Saint and Servant of God in his Generation that in his journeying he came to an Inn where calling for the Inn-keeper and beginning to discourse with him by the way the Talk of people was then more Divine serious and edifying than it is now a days when the Inn-keeper told him he had never any Affliction in his Life Ambrose thereupon immediately remov'd his Quarters from that House concluding within himself that such an one was no good Man nor yet had the favour of God He judged otherwise than the world judgeth now for they would look upon this