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into_o pure_a and_o peacâ—able_a which_o distinction_n 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o key-stone_n to_o this_o arcra_fw-la the_o former_a be_v how_o to_o ractifie_v the_o vicious_a conscience_n and_o the_o latter_a how_o to_o pacify_v the_o trouble_a conscience_n or_o how_o to_o cleanse_v the_o impure_a and_o how_o to_o salve_v the_o wound_a conscience_n two_o point_n of_o most_o necessary_a and_o daily_a use_n in_o practical_a divinity_n and_o in_o rectify_v of_o conscience_n due_a regard_n must_v be_v have_v to_o two_o thing_n first_o jus_fw-la the_o right_a or_o law_n of_o conscience_n second_o vis_fw-la the_o force_n or_o strength_n of_o conscience_n two_o several_a word_n make_v up_o and_o elemented_a of_o the_o same_o three_o letter_n by_o a_o easy_a metathesis_n or_o transposition_n of_o letter_n first_o then_o conscientia_fw-la let_v a_o man_n acquaint_v himself_o thorough_o with_o that_o which_o must_v be_v the_o rule_n and_o law_n of_o conscience_n for_o it_o be_v no_o matter_n how_o strong_a 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positive_a law_n whether_o they_o be_v ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a do_v lie_v strong_a band_n and_o tie_n upon_o conscience_n as_o well_o as_o either_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o of_o nature_n or_o of_o nation_n a_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o positive_a law_n when_o it_o be_v thus_o or_o so_o not_o of_o any_o intrinsical_a necessity_n arise_v out_o of_o the_o particular_a essence_n of_o the_o thing_n but_o may_v either_o be_v or_o not_o be_v and_o when_o it_o be_v may_v either_o continue_v or_o cease_v by_o human_a imposition_n and_o even_o such_o law_n as_o these_o while_o they_o be_v not_o contrary_a but_o subordinate_a unto_o and_o commensurate_a with_o the_o divine_a law_n have_v a_o obligatory_a power_n over_o conscience_n not_o that_o any_o law_n of_o man_n have_v of_o and_o from_o itself_o any_o connate_a power_n to_o over-awe_v conscience_n nor_o can_v the_o conscience_n subject_n herself_o to_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o any_o creature_n without_o idolatry_n but_o it_o have_v a_o adnate_a power_n rather_o to_o wit_v as_o it_o receive_v influence_n and_o virtue_n from_o god_n law_n which_o command_v we_o to_o obey_v every_o lawful_a ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o conscience_n sake_n next_o regard_n thus_o have_v to_o the_o law_n of_o conscience_n conâ—entiae_fw-la the_o second_o respect_n must_v be_v to_o the_o force_n of_o conscience_n for_o though_o conscience_n be_v never_o so_o well_o principled_a and_o illuminate_v yet_o if_o it_o be_v dull_a and_o slegmatick_a without_o vigour_n and_o force_n to_o put_v thing_n in_o execution_n it_o be_v but_o as_o a_o fire_n of_o straw_n which_o have_v light_a without_o heat_n or_o as_o a_o well-shaped_a horse_n without_o mettle_n now_o the_o force_n of_o conscience_n consist_v in_o obligation_n both_o in_o tie_v a_o man_n from_o that_o which_o conscience_n judge_v sinful_a and_o tie_v he_o to_o
that_o which_o conscience_n judge_v right_a in_o which_o respect_n take_v notice_n what_o high_a language_n the_o scripture_n adapt_v to_o express_v this_o thing_n as_o call_v a_o man_n in_o relation_n to_o this_o work_n of_o conscience_n a_o debtor_n rom._n 1._o 14._o a_o servant_n rom._n 6._o 16._o bind_v act_n 20._o 22._o constrain_v â—_z cor._n 5._o 14._o necessitate_v 1_o cor._n 9_o 17._o so_o as_o a_o man_n can_v otherwise_o doâ—_n act_n 4._o 20._o such_o be_v the_o strength_n and_o virtue_n of_o conscience_n that_o a_o action_n by_o its_o own_o nature_n indifferent_a it_o can_v make_v bad_a or_o good_a and_o a_o action_n in_o itself_o good_a it_o can_v corrupt_v and_o make_v nought_o only_o a_o action_n which_o be_v ill_a and_o nought_o in_o itself_o it_o can_v make_v good_a yea_o such_o be_v the_o validity_n of_o conscience_n that_o it_o bind_v in_o some_o case_n even_o when_o it_o err_v for_o conscience_n judge_v that_o to_o be_v unlawful_a which_o be_v lawful_a bind_v to_o abstain_v from_o that_o lawful_a rom._n 14._o 14._o and_o conscience_n judge_v that_o to_o be_v debt_n and_o necessary_a which_o be_v only_o allowable_a and_o arbitrary_a bind_v to_o do_v that_o arbitrary_a thing_n rom._n 14._o 5._o so_o as_o both_o these_o requisite_n take_v in_o together_o and_o a_o due_a proportionable_a contemperation_n make_v thereof_o to_o wit_n of_o both_o jâ—s_n and_o vis_fw-la the_o light_n and_o heat_n the_o good_a eye_n and_o lusty_o limb_n of_o conscience_n do_v constitute_v a_o rectify_a conscience_n fit_a to_o go_v about_o that_o work_n and_o labour_n for_o which_o god_n create_v such_o a_o faculty_n and_o seat_v it_o in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n a_o law_n without_o sufficient_a force_n to_o execute_v it_o be_v but_o a_o dead_a letter_n and_o let_v a_o man_n lie_n like_o the_o lame_a cripple_n at_o the_o pool_n side_n see_v the_o bath_n but_o want_v strength_n to_o step_n into_o it_o and_o force_n without_o law_n be_v but_o a_o riot_n serve_v for_o no_o better_a use_n than_o samson_n brawny_a wrist_n without_o his_o eye_n to_o pull_v a_o old_a house_n over_o our_o head_n to_o crush_v we_o only_o a_o conscience_n informedly_n strong_a be_v she_o when_o then_o o_o christian_a man_n or_o woman_n thou_o perceive_v thy_o conscience_n to_o be_v in_o this_o frame_n and_o plight_n that_o it_o be_v legalâ—y_o valiant_a silence_v not_o her_o voice_n muzzle_v not_o her_o mouth_n say_v rather_o as_o cant._n 2._o 1â—_z let_v i_o see_v thy_o countenance_n let_v i_o hear_v thy_o voice_n for_o sweet_a be_v thy_o voice_n and_o thy_o countenâ—nce_n be_v comely_a shake_v off_o that_o dull_a and_o lethargic_a sloth_n and_o stupidity_n which_o be_v upon_o it_o either_o in_o stimulation_n to_o good_a or_o repression_n from_o evil_a cry_v aloud_o and_o say_v ho_o conscience_n conscience_n up_o and_o be_v do_v and_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v with_o thou_o to_o day_n be_v a_o chancery-day_n to_o thy_o office_n tell_v i_o first_o what_o be_v the_o law_n in_o such_o and_o such_o a_o point_n second_o tell_v i_o what_o correspondence_n for_o matter_n of_o fact_n have_v i_o hold_v with_o that_o law_n be_v a_o true_a witness_n either_o to_o excuse_v i_o if_o i_o have_v do_v well_o or_o accuse_v i_o if_o evil_a last_o give_v right_a sentence_n and_o play_v the_o part_n of_o a_o just_a judge_n in_o either_o condemn_v or_o absolve_v i_o that_o thus_o judge_v myself_o i_o may_v not_o be_v judge_v of_o the_o lord_n and_o have_v thus_o show_v the_o method_n of_o rectify_v the_o err_a conscience_n let_v we_o now_o also_o declare_v the_o right_a order_n of_o pacify_v the_o trouble_a conscience_n upon_o which_o point_n before_o we_o fall_v direct_o we_o must_v needs_o put_v a_o difference_n for_o a_o difference_n there_o be_v betwixt_o sickness_n of_o fancy_n when_o the_o thought_n be_v distract_v and_o draw_v aside_o from_o off_o please_v and_o content_v object_n and_o do_v whole_o fasten_v and_o sit_v abrood_n on_o sad_a and_o dreadful_a thing_n and_o true_a formal_a trouble_n of_o mind_n which_o always_o gather_v to_o a_o head_n either_o by_o reason_n of_o solicitation_n to_o sin_n or_o remorse_n for_o sin_n distemper_n of_o fancy_n be_v common_o a_o wild_a and_o unreasonable_a thing_n and_o swerve_v from_o that_o we_o call_v judgement_n or_o recta_fw-la ratio_fw-la or_o if_o it_o fasten_v upon_o sin_n which_o sometime_o it_o do_v it_o be_v trouble_v either_o with_o scruple_n which_o be_v no_o sin_n or_o with_o some_o general_a notion_n and_o idea_n of_o transgression_n without_o due_a shame_n and_o sorrow_n for_o particular_a lapse_n or_o with_o mote_n and_o gnat_n more_o than_o with_o beam_n and_o camel_n now_o rational_a and_o congruous_a trouble_n of_o conscience_n when_o god_n wound_n and_o will_v heal_v be_v character_v by_o this_o that_o it_o be_v neither_o so_o superficial_a for_o sin_n in_o general_a as_o not_o to_o have_v a_o aspect_n upon_o particular_a miscarriage_n and_o misdemeanour_n nor_o so_o superstitious_a of_o particular_n as_o not_o to_o regard_v the_o general_a taint_n and_o depravedness_n of_o nature_n also_o the_o best_a report_n or_o book-case_n hereof_o be_v in_o psal._n 51._o which_o be_v *_o 〈…〉_z the_o chief_a of_o the_o seven_o penitential_o there_o david_n right_o press_v in_o his_o spirit_n and_o pang_v in_o his_o conscience_n in_o deed_n lay_v the_o ponitentiall_a axe_n first_o to_o the_o root_n of_o the_o tree_n confessiâ—â—_z that_o which_o be_v the_o spawn_n and_o brood-mother_n of_o all_o his_o actual_a wickedness_n behold_v i_o be_v shape_v in_o iniquite_v and_o in_o sin_n do_v my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o ver._n 5._o and_o then_o that_o very_a sin_n in_o particular_a which_o have_v be_v as_o a_o thief_n in_o the_o candle_n or_o a_o obstruction_n in_o the_o liver_n to_o gangrene_n and_o waste_v all_o the_o quiet_a and_o peace_n of_o his_o mind_n deliver_v i_o from_o bloodguiltiness_n o_o god_n etc._o etc._o vers._n 14._o this_o be_v premise_v by_o way_n of_o a_o praecognitum_fw-la the_o method_n itself_o now_o follow_v which_o consist_v in_o a_o certain_a scale_n or_o ladder_n the_o several_a grade_v or_o step_n whereof_o be_v these_o 1._o there_o can_v be_v no_o sound_a peace_n of_o conscience_n till_o we_o be_v atone_v and_o reconcile_v to_o god_n for_o conscience_n be_v as_o god_n setting-dog_n or_o as_o his_o sergeant_n which_o will_v not_o take_v off_o the_o arrest_n till_o its_o master_n be_v satisfy_v 2._o neither_o can_v there_o be_v any_o agreement_n or_o atonement_n with_o god_n without_o pardon_n of_o sin_n god_n will_v not_o be_v reconcile_v to_o any_o man_n light_fw-la pendent_fw-la till_o the_o fault_n which_o cause_v the_o variance_n be_v forgive_v 3._o nor_o can_v there_o be_v any_o remission_n without_o satisfaction_n for_o if_o the_o salvation_n or_o damnation_n of_o all_o mankind_n lay_v thereupon_o god_n will_v not_o can_v be_v unjust_a to_o himself_o to_o be_v kind_n to_o we_o 4._o no_o satisfaction_n neither_o will_v serve_v the_o turn_n but_o such_o as_o be_v porportionable_a to_o the_o salt_n for_o it_o be_v the_o very_a motto_n of_o justice_n *_o esto_fw-la let_v the_o punishment_n be_v equal_a to_o the_o damage_n the_o payment_n to_o the_o debt_n 5._o no_o satisfaction_n can_v be_v proportionable_a which_o be_v not_o infinite_a because_o our_o sin_n be_v commit_v against_o a_o majesty_n absolute_o infinite_a and_o they_o also_o be_v as_o near_o infinite_a as_o number_v or_o heinousness_n can_v make_v they_o and_o if_o there_o can_v be_v another_o infinite_a beside_o god_n i_o will_v say_v it_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n 6._o no_o infinite_a satisfaction_n can_v be_v make_v but_o by_o a_o person_n of_o infinite_a excellency_n and_o worth_n who_o personal_a dignity_n must_v give_v such_o a_o tincture_n of_o price_n and_o value_n to_o his_o suffering_n as_o what_o he_o suffer_v in_o a_o short_a time_n be_v equivalent_a to_o what_o all_o the_o world_n shall_v have_v suffer_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o 7._o we_o never_o know_v nor_o hear_v of_o never_o do_v any_o historian_n tell_v or_o prophet_n foretell_v of_o any_o such_o worthy_a person_n but_o jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v god-man_n man_n to_o suffer_v god_n to_o overcome_v in_o suffer_v man_n to_o die_v god_n to_o rise_v again_o 8._o that_o price_n though_o most_o sufficient_a in_o itself_o yet_o not_o effectual_a to_o we_o if_o not_o apply_v and_o make_v our_o own_o the_o best_a cordial_a comfort_n not_o if_o not_o take_v the_o most_o magisterial_a plaster_n heal_v not_o if_o not_o apply_v to_o the_o fore_n 9_o as_o that_o application_n be_v make_v on_o god_n part_n by_o imputation_n so_o on_o our_o part_n by_o faith_n god_n must_v impute_v the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n unto_o we_o and_o we_o must_v receive_v it_o from_o god_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o faith_n 10