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A25470 The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved by sundry ministers, September 1661. Annesley, Samuel, 1620?-1696. 1661 (1661) Wing A3232; ESTC R29591 639,601 676

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and_o god_n it_o be_v it_o be_v god_n deputy_n and_o viceroy_n and_o so_o it_o be_v voice_n and_o judgement_n be_v the_o very_a voice_n and_o judgement_n of_o god_n himself_o who_o can_v and_o will_v maintain_v it_o in_o its_o office_n till_o he_o bring_v forth_o judgement_n unto_o victory_n 2._o because_o of_o its_o relation_n to_o a_o man_n self_n it_o be_v sensus_fw-la &_o prejudicium_fw-la judicii_fw-la divini_fw-la nothing_o so_o intimate_v to_o a_o man_n and_o inseparable_a from_o life_n as_o this_o bosom_n judge_n and_o god_n court_n within_o a_o man_n it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o a_o man_n soul_n and_o self_n as_o subordinate_a to_o
natural_a lust_n 2._o unnatural_a and_o 3._o of_o all_o unrighteousness_n custom_n of_o sin_v take_v away_o conscience_n of_o sin_v for_o cure_n cure_n cure_n serious_o set_v yourselves_o against_o those_o peculiar_a way_n of_o sin_v which_o have_v bring_v you_o to_o this_o you_o know_v they_o there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o that_o have_v a_o sear_a conscience_n but_o he_o do_v or_o easy_o may_v know_v how_o it_o come_v so_o your_o work_n in_o some_o respect_n be_v not_o so_o large_a as_o in_o case_n of_o the_o sleepy_a conscience_n it_o be_v but_o one_o or_o two_o sort_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v eminent_o mischievous_a to_o your_o soul_n in_o this_o case_n though_o a_o sear_a conscience_n be_v worse_a than_o a_o sleepy_a conscience_n yet_o as_o it_o be_v more_o easy_o discernible_a so_o it_o be_v but_o reasonable_a you_o shall_v more_o speedy_o and_o vigorous_o set_v upon_o the_o cure_n take_v heed_n of_o account_v any_o sin_n small_a 769._o small_a cum_fw-la coeperit_fw-la quis_fw-la dicere_fw-la quid_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la verbulum_fw-la h●c_fw-la unicum_fw-la locutus_fw-la fuero_fw-la exit_fw-la hoc_fw-la quid_fw-la id_fw-la quid_fw-la illud_fw-la sensim_fw-la incipit_fw-la quis_fw-la pedetentim_fw-la in_o majora_fw-la &_o graviora_fw-la prolabi_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la deinceps_fw-la in_o perfectam_fw-la insensibilitatem_fw-la decidit_fw-la curate_n levia_n quoad_fw-la levia_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o virtutes_fw-la &_o pecc●ta_fw-la à_fw-la paruis_fw-la incipiunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n dorotheus_n b._n p._n t._n 4_o p_o 769._o lest_o at_o last_o you_o account_v not_o any_o sin_n great_a i_o will_v commend_v one_o text_n to_o you_o and_o close_o this_o particular_a ezek._n 24.13_o 14._o in_o thy_o filthiness_n be_v lewdness_n because_o i_o have_v purge_v thou_o and_o thou_o be_v not_o purge_v thou_o shall_v not_o be_v purge_v from_o thy_o filthiness_n any_o more_o till_o i_o have_v cause_v my_o fury_n to_o rest_v upon_o thou_o i_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v it_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v and_o i_o will_v do_v it_o i_o will_v not_o go_v back_o neither_o will_v i_o spare_v neither_o will_v i_o repent_v etc._n etc._n sir_n god_n have_v be_v your_o physician_n have_v use_v loc_n use_v instar_fw-la medici_fw-la qui_fw-la putridis_fw-la non_fw-la par●it_fw-la cornibus_fw-la non_fw-la parcit_fw-la ut_fw-la parcat_fw-la crudelis_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la misereatur_fw-la hieronym_n in_o loc_n variety_n of_o remedy_n if_o nothing_o will_v prevail_v but_o you_o will_v industrious_o singe_v your_o conscience_n to_o make_v they_o senseless_a as_o sure_a as_o god_n be_v true_a he_o will_v loc_n will_v my_o fu●y_n to_o rest_v i._n e._n non_fw-la habeat_fw-la quod_fw-la amplius_fw-la faciat_fw-la etc._n etc._n sanctius_n in_o loc_n make_v you_o sensible_a of_o your_o sin_n by_o everlasting_a burn_n i_o forbear_v enlargement_n because_o in_o the_o follow_a case_n about_o the_o mortification_n of_o belove_a lust_n about_o relapse_n and_o how_o to_o check_v the_o first_o rise_n of_o sin_n you_o will_v have_v suitable_a direction_n to_o make_v your_o brawny_a conscience_n tender_a i_o proceed_v therefore_o to_o those_o kind_n of_o conscience_n none_o else_o will_v speak_v to_o viz._n iii_o conscience_n the_o err_v conscience_n a_o err_a conscience_n 8_o conscience_n ames_n de_fw-fr con_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 4._o p._n 8_o be_v that_o which_o judge_v otherwise_o then_o the_o thing_n be_v conscience_n be_v sometime_o deceive_v through_o ignorance_n 8._o ignorance_n dickson_n therap_n sac._n l_o 1_o c._n 1._o p._n 3._o §._o 8._o of_o what_o be_v right_a by_o apprehend_v a_o false_a rule_n for_o a_o true_a a_o error_n for_o the_o will_n of_o god_n sometime_o through_o ignorance_n of_o the_o fact_n by_o misapply_v a_o right_a rule_n to_o a_o wrong_a action_n conscience_n evil_a inform_v t●kes_v humane_a tradition_n and_o false_a doctrine_n propose_v under_o the_o show_n of_o divine_a authority_n to_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n a_o famous_a instance_n you_o have_v of_o this_o in_o jeroboam_n 27._o jeroboam_n be●gins_v prax_fw-la cath_z dissert_v 3._o p._n 244._o §_o 27._o case_n he_o fear_v that_o if_o the_o people_n shall_v go_v up_o to_o sacrifice_v at_o jerusalem_n than_o he_o shall_v lose_v his_o kingdom_n this_o put_v he_o upon_o enquiry_n whether_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o double_a sanctuary_n as_o well_o as_o a_o double_a kingdom_n hereupon_o a_o council_n be_v call_v flatter_a prophet_n come_v they_o have_v dream_n and_o vision_n worthy_a of_o their_o affection_n suitable_a to_o their_o purpose_n a_o decree_n be_v make_v q.d._n it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o you_o have_v hitherto_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n now_o behold_v your_o god_n these_o calf_n be_v like_o the_o cherubim_v of_o the_o sanctuary_n which_o be_v as_o minister_a spirit_n before_o the_o face_n of_o god_n that_o these_o calf_n have_v the_o shape_n of_o the_o cherubim_n you_o may_v gather_v by_o compare_v of_o scripture_n that_o which_o be_v 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