rev._n 19.8_o yet_o the_o chief_a and_o lead_a man_n of_o that_o way_n do_v at_o certain_a time_n in_o the_o fight_n of_o many_o thousand_o wear_v scarlet_n gown_n and_o hood_n in_o the_o university_n not_o only_o at_o disputation_n and_o congregation_n but_o at_o sermon_n yea_o if_o i_o mistake_v not_o do_v preach_v ad_fw-la clerum_fw-la in_o their_o scarlet_a cope_n one_o of_o the_o grave_a habit_n in_o the_o world_n and_o much_o use_v in_o one_o of_o the_o university_n at_o solemn_a time_n wherein_o a_o man_n may_v wonder_v as_o why_o they_o shall_v not_o scruple_n as_o much_o at_o scarlet_a as_o as_o at_o white_a so_o much_o more_o why_o they_o shall_v stumble_v more_o at_o white_a of_o linen_n then_o at_o the_o white_a of_o miniver_n wherewith_o that_o habit_n be_v large_o endorse_v of_o school-writer_n none_o that_o i_o know_v speak_v more_o to_o the_o purpose_n than_o antoninus_n from_o who_o some_o modern_a writer_n seem_v to_o borrow_v that_o little_a that_o they_o have_v upon_o that_o subject_n 9_o a_o quibusdem_fw-la voco_fw-la erronea_fw-la conscientia_fw-la ab_fw-la aliis_fw-la timor_fw-la consc_fw-la entiae_fw-la ab_fw-la aliis_fw-la pusillanimitas_fw-la anton._n sum._n part_n 1._o tract_n 3_o c._n 10._o sect._n 9_o first_o he_o show_v the_o several_a name_n give_v to_o scrupulosity_n some_o call_v it_o say_v he_o pusillanimity_n some_o fear_n of_o conscience_n some_o a_o erroneous_a conscience_n and_o give_v this_o definition_n est_fw-fr vacillatiâ—_n quaedam_fw-la consurgens_fw-la cum_fw-la formidine_fw-la ex_fw-la aliquibus_fw-la conjecturis_fw-la debilibus_fw-la &_o incertis_fw-la i_o e._n a_o waver_a of_o mind_n rise_v in_o we_o with_o fear_n upon_o some_o uncertain_a and_o weak_a conjecture_n he_o after_o distinguish_v betwixt_o fides_fw-la scientia_fw-la opinio_fw-la ibid._n secundum_fw-la albertum_n in_fw-la libro_fw-la de_fw-la quatuor_fw-la câ—aevis_fw-la differentia_fw-la est_fw-la inter_fw-la scientiam_fw-la sâ—dem_fw-la opinionem_fw-la dubitationem_fw-la &_o sâ—rupulum_fw-la seu_fw-la fusp_n cionem_fw-la demum_fw-la scrupulus_fw-la ex_fw-la levibus_fw-la conjecturis_fw-la seu_fw-la mediis_fw-la &_o multum_fw-la debil_n bas_fw-fr movetur_fw-la ad_fw-la unam_fw-la partium_fw-la ibid._n dubitatio_fw-la and_o scrupulus_fw-la and_o tell_v we_o that_o a_o doubt_a conscience_n be_v pendulous_a betwixt_o both_o part_n but_o a_o scrupulous_a fasten_v upon_o one_o part_n draw_v by_o weak_a reason_n i_o see_v but_o little_a difference_n betwixt_o vacillatio_fw-la and_o dubitatio_fw-la nor_o be_v it_o necessary_a either_o to_o conceive_v of_o a_o dubious_a conscience_n as_o not_o fasten_v because_o when_o it_o do_v so_o it_o may_v be_v doubt_v nor_o do_v a_o scrupulous_a conscience_n seem_v always_o to_o close_v with_o one_o part_n have_v after_o lay_v down_o the_o effect_n of_o scrupulosity_n timidorum_fw-la causatur_fw-la quandoque_fw-la ex_fw-la complexione_fw-la ad_fw-la timorem_fw-la idonea_fw-la viz._n frigidâ_fw-la quandoque_fw-la ex_fw-la agritudine_fw-la manica_fw-la vel_fw-la melancholicâ_fw-la per_fw-la quam_fw-la laeditur_fw-la imaginatio_fw-la causatur_fw-la ex_fw-la tentatione_n diabolica_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la societate_fw-la timidorum_fw-la he_o proceed_v to_o the_o cause_n viz._n melancholy_a hurt_v the_o brain_n temptation_n from_o satan_n stir_v up_o the_o melancholy_a humour_n and_o he_o produce_v avicenna_n so_o teach_v sometime_o overmuch_o fast_v and_o watch_v sometime_o the_o society_n of_o scrupulous_a person_n one_o be_v apt_a to_o possess_v another_o with_o scruple_n scrupalum_fw-la scruple_n non_fw-la debent_fw-la scrupulosi_fw-la durè_fw-la corrâ—pi_fw-la sed_fw-la animari_fw-la ad_fw-la deponendum_fw-la pusillanimitatem_fw-la &_o scrupalum_fw-la next_o he_o proceed_v to_o the_o remedy_n of_o it_o as_o 1._o that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v over_o harsh_o reprove_v he_o shall_v have_v add_v judge_n add_v of_o which_o danger_n our_o governor_n be_v judge_n except_o the_o scruple_n be_v dangerous_a to_o church_n or_o state_n 2._o that_o they_o shall_v be_v persuade_v to_o lay_v it_o aside_o 3._o interpretatio_fw-la 3._o debita_fw-la ad_fw-la gratiam_fw-la dei_fw-la praeparatio_fw-la solliâ—ta_fw-la sacrae_fw-la scripturae_fw-la in_o dagatio_fw-la orationis_fw-la devota_fw-la continuatâ—o_fw-la opinionis_fw-la alicujus_fw-la tuta_fw-la electio_fw-la obedientiae_fw-la humilis_fw-la imitatio_fw-la scrupulorum_fw-la animosa_fw-la abjectio_fw-la discreta_fw-la praeceptorum_fw-la interpretatio_fw-la diligent_o search_v the_o scripture_n jam._n 1._o if_o any_o man_n lack_v wisdom_n etc._n etc._n 4._o by_o godly_a sorrow_n to_o prepare_v for_o the_o receive_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n 5._o by_o subject_v their_o understanding_n and_o judgement_n to_o their_o superior_n in_o wisdom_n and_o office_n prov._n 3_o lean_v not_o to_o thy_o own_o understanding_n he_o cite_v to_o this_o purpose_n the_o word_n of_o the_o learned_a chancellor_n of_o paris_n vnum_fw-la hoc_fw-la damus_fw-la generale_fw-mi documentum_fw-la viz._n facile_a credere_fw-la sapientium_fw-la &_o bonorum_fw-la judicio_fw-la &_o contra_fw-la commune_v eorum_fw-la sententias_fw-la non_fw-la leviter_fw-la sibi_fw-la formare_fw-la scrupulos_fw-la anxios_fw-la &_o timidos_fw-la we_o give_v this_o general_a instruction_n easy_o to_o yield_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o wise_a and_o good_a man_n and_o not_o light_o to_o frame_v to_o ourselves_o troublesome_a scruple_n against_o their_o common_a judgement_n and_o if_o a_o scrupulous_a person_n shall_v say_v utinam_fw-la talis_fw-la esset_fw-la praelatus_fw-la noster_fw-la qualis_fw-la bernardus_n crederem_fw-la faciliter_fw-la imperanti_fw-la &_o acquiescerem_fw-la consulenti_fw-la if_o our_o church-governour_n be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o bernard_n i_o will_v believe_v easy_o what_o he_o shall_v tell_v i_o and_o rest_n in_o what_o he_o shall_v counsel_v i_o he_o answer_v erras_fw-la debes_fw-la illi_fw-la obedire_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la homini_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la deo_fw-la cujus_fw-la vice_n gerit_fw-la nam_fw-la christus_fw-la dicit_fw-la qui_fw-la vos_fw-la audit_n i_o audit_n thou_o err_v for_o thou_o ought_v to_o obey_v he_o not_o as_o man_n but_o as_o god_n in_o who_o stead_n he_o be_v thus_o far_o antonine_n archbishop_n of_o florence_n 8._o by_o what_o he_o write_v or_o other_o from_o he_o themselves_z or_o other_o it_o be_v manifest_a there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o a_o scrupulous_a conscience_n that_o this_o conscience_n be_v anxious_a and_o no_o doubt_n in_o some_o degree_n dubious_a there_o be_v little_a difference_n betwixt_o dubitatio_fw-la &_o vacillatio_fw-la that_o this_o scrupulosity_n be_v a_o sin_n in_o whosoever_o it_o be_v as_o proceed_v from_o evil_a cause_n viz._n ignorance_n error_n 35.4_o say_v to_o they_o that_o be_v of_o a_o fearful_a heart_n be_v strong_a isa_n 35.4_o or_o instability_n of_o mind_n or_o pride_n some_o affect_v and_o profess_v scrupulosity_n for_o by_o this_o they_o make_v that_o to_o be_v sin_n which_o else_o have_v be_v none_o faciunt_fw-la sibi_fw-la peccata_fw-la ubi_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la peccata_fw-la say_v one_o it_o proceed_v also_o from_o other_o ill_a cause_n aforesaid_a 9_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n or_o rather_o show_v of_o conscience_n 35._o disc_n de_fw-fr temp_n conscientia_fw-la mala_fw-la est_fw-la conscientia_fw-la perversa_fw-la quam_fw-la habent_fw-la qui_fw-la peccata_fw-la parva_fw-la ponderunt_fw-la magnanon_fw-la curant_fw-la minima_fw-la observatis_fw-la maxima_fw-la contemnitis_fw-la aug._n quaest_n evang_v lib._n 1._o qu._n 35._o which_o some_o call_v a_o perverse_a or_o preposterous_a conscience_n such_o be_v that_o of_o the_o pharisee_n mat_n 23.23_o who_o pay_v tithe_n of_o mint_n annis_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o neglect_a etc._n etc._n who_o strain_v at_o a_o gnat_n and_o swallow_v a_o camel_n mat._n 23.24_o or_o to_o give_v a_o more_o modern_a and_o too_o well_o know_v a_o instance_n to_o be_v so_o narrow_a throat_a as_o to_o strain_v at_o the_o church_n prayer_n and_o to_o be_v so_o wide_o throated_a as_o to_o swallow_v the_o church_n land_n to_o scruple_n to_o give_v a_o penny_n to_o the_o building_n or_o repair_v of_o a_o church_n a_o thing_n laudable_a pious_a and_o necessary_a and_o to_o stick_v at_o no_o cost_n towards_o the_o dethron_a and_o destroy_v of_o their_o sovereign_n a_o thing_n unnatural_a and_o impious_a but_o this_o be_v but_o a_o hypocritical_a pretence_n of_o conscience_n can_v be_v refer_v to_o this_o head_n which_o treat_v of_o real_a scrupulosity_n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o left_a hand_n extreme_a viz._n a_o wide_a loose_a and_o sear_a conscience_n 9_o conscientia_fw-la dilatata_fw-la quam_fw-la habent_fw-la illi_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la ponderant_fw-la crassiora_fw-la peccata_fw-la &_o de_fw-la communibus_fw-la non_fw-la curant_fw-la disc_n de_fw-fr temp_n ser._n 9_o 1._o a_o wide_a or_o loose_a conscience_n be_v that_o which_o be_v not_o tender_o sensible_a of_o have_v do_v nor_o tender_o wary_a of_o do_v what_o be_v clear_o and_o manifest_o evil_a out_o of_o a_o inward_a principle_n 2._o if_o a_o man_n forbear_v evil_a to_o be_v do_v or_o be_v trouble_v for_o evil_n do_v only_o because_o it_o be_v punish_v or_o punishable_a by_o humane_a law_n this_o be_v not_o tenderness_n and_o therefore_o looseness_n of_o conscience_n be_v chief_o see_v and_o discern_v in_o the_o commission_n and_o admission_n of_o such_o sin_n distinguish_v rom._n 13._o wrath_n and_o
conscience_n be_v distinguish_v without_o remorse_n or_o regard_n which_o conscience_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n shall_v restrain_v and_o be_v not_o punish_v by_o humane_a law_n or_o if_o so_o do_v not_o easy_o or_o speedy_o come_v to_o humane_a cognizance_n 3._o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o looseness_n of_o conscience_n be_v most_o discover_v in_o secret_a sin_n and_o consequent_o more_o discernible_a to_o a_o man_n self_n then_o to_o another_o till_o it_o break_v out_o into_o open_a enormity_n without_o open_a sign_n of_o a_o wound_a or_o trouble_a soul_n 4._o that_o which_o some_o divine_n call_v a_o sleepy_a or_o dull_a conscience_n be_v but_o a_o far_a degree_n of_o a_o loose_a conscience_n for_o when_o man_n have_v enure_v themselves_o to_o sin_n against_o conscience_n this_o 16._o this_o si_fw-mi autem_fw-la vinceâ—e_fw-la &_o imperare_fw-la consueverunt_fw-la laboriosa_fw-la d_o fficultate_fw-la superantur_fw-la aug._n the_o civ_o dei_fw-la lib._n 21._o c._n 16._o custom_n take_v away_o quickness_n of_o sense_n yet_o be_v not_o a_o stupefy_v conscience_n without_o some_o degree_n of_o feel_v when_o god_n awaken_v it_o either_o with_o a_o powerful_a word_n act._n 2.37_o they_o be_v prick_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o say_v man_n and_o brethren_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v or_o with_o a_o powerful_a work_n as_o in_o pharaoh_n case_n exod._n 9.27_o i_o and_o my_o people_n be_v sinful_a for_o as_o such_o who_o be_v lethargical_a be_v not_o easy_o awaken_v but_o by_o some_o great_a noise_n so_o neither_o be_v a_o sluggish_a conscience_n without_o a_o powerful_a word_n or_o work_n of_o god_n 5._o the_o sear_a conscience_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o high_a degree_n of_o a_o loose_a or_o wide_a conscience_n eph._n 4.19_o who_o be_v past_a feeling_n etc._n etc._n 1_o tim._n 4.2_o have_v their_o conscience_n sear_v with_o a_o hot_a iron_n for_o as_o that_o which_o have_v be_v sear_v feel_v nothing_o so_o neither_o do_v a_o sear_a conscience_n till_o it_o feel_v hell_n fire_n and_o it_o be_v common_o the_o effect_n of_o a_o hypocritical_a profession_n of_o the_o faith_n or_o of_o a_o wicked_a departure_n from_o the_o faith_n 6._o the_o cauterised_a conscience_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o same_o species_n with_o a_o wide_a and_o loose_a conscience_n may_v be_v call_v a_o degree_n of_o it_o yea_o the_o high_a degree_n 4._o cauterium_fw-la est_fw-la corruptio_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la per_fw-la gâ—em_fw-la ex_fw-la qua_fw-la egreditur_fw-la continua_fw-la putredo_fw-la aquinas_n in_o 1_o tim._n 4._o as_o it_o proceed_v from_o looseness_n it_o may_v be_v a_o effect_n of_o it_o as_o it_o increase_v looseness_n and_o widen_v the_o conscience_n it_o may_v be_v a_o cause_n of_o it_o 7._o of_o all_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n in_o this_o life_n it_o be_v the_o great_a to_o be_v give_v up_o to_o such_o a_o searedness_n or_o reprobate_a sense_n for_o however_o desperation_n continue_v in_o cut_v off_o from_o all_o mercy_n yet_o be_v a_o sear_a conscience_n no_o less_o desperate_a keep_v off_o a_o sense_n of_o sin_n and_o therein_o any_o due_a sense_n of_o mercy_n from_o which_o miserable_a estate_n the_o lord_n deliver_v we_o chap._n v._o of_o the_o difference_n of_o a_o tender_a conscience_n from_o other_o grace_n near_a and_o like_a to_o it_o 1._o it_o thus_o differ_v from_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n that_o this_o proper_o respect_v the_o 1._o the_o job_n 1.1_o fear_v god_n and_o eschew_v evil_a quâ—_n hanc_fw-la habet_fw-la omnem_fw-la odit_fw-la iniquitatem_fw-la per_fw-la hunc_fw-la timorem_fw-la dei_fw-la universa_fw-la deserimus_fw-la mundo_fw-la abrenunciamus_fw-la nosque_fw-la ipsos_fw-la sicut_fw-la dominus_fw-la ait_fw-la abnegamus_fw-la nobis_fw-la bern._n the_o don_n sp_z sancti_fw-la ser_n 3._o c._n 1._o future_a jer._n 32.40_o i_o will_v put_v my_o fear_n into_o their_o heart_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o depart_v from_o i_o but_o tenderness_n of_o conscience_n respect_v as_o well_o the_o time_n past_a as_o the_o future_a the_o fear_n of_o god_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o a_o tender_a conscience_n sin_n ecclesiastic_a 1.21_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n drive_v away_o sin_n gen._n 39.9_o how_o can_v i_o do_v this_o great_a wickedness_n and_o sin_n against_o god_n 2._o it_o differ_v from_o penitential_a contrition_n as_o this_o respect_n action_n past_a but_o tenderness_n thing_n also_o future_a and_o as_o in_o the_o former_a contrition_n seem_v to_o be_v some_o cause_n of_o tenderness_n you_o 2_o cor._n 7.11_o that_o you_o sorrow_v after_o a_o godly_a sort_n what_o carefulness_n it_o wrought_v in_o you_o the_o heart_n never_o be_v true_o tender_a till_o it_o be_v a_o break_a and_o a_o contrite_a heart_n 3._o it_o differ_v from_o vigilancy_n this_o be_v principal_o exercise_v about_o our_o temptation_n and_o such_o other_o danger_n but_o tenderness_n about_o the_o good_a or_o evil_n of_o our_o action_n 4._o it_o differ_v not_o only_o from_o a_o scrupulous_a conscience_n but_o from_o a_o dubious_a this_o haesitate_v betwixt_o assent_n and_o dissent_v that_o firm_o bend_v against_o any_o manifest_a evil_n chap._n vi_o of_o the_o quick_a sense_n of_o a_o tender_a conscience_n be_v the_o formalis_fw-la ratio_fw-la of_o it_o gerson_n a_o distinction_n somewhat_o like_a be_v in_o aristot_n lib._n 7._o ethic._n c._n 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d solum_fw-la dicitur_fw-la practicus_fw-la dum_fw-la ad_fw-la factibilia_fw-la &_o agibilia_fw-la inferiora_fw-la convertitur_fw-la gerson_n 1._o this_o sensibility_n be_v a_o quick_a motion_n of_o the_o practical_a understanding_n in_o a_o sudden_a cheek_n of_o something_o do_v or_o a_o sudden_a stop_n at_o something_o to_o 〈◊〉_d do_v 2._o the_o practical_a understanding_n be_v a_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o apprehend_v thing_n in_o ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la opus_fw-la in_o order_n to_o some_o operation_n as_o the_o speculative_a understanding_n in_o ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la scientiam_fw-la in_o order_n to_o something_o to_o be_v know_v for_o example_n the_o speculative_a understanding_n consider_v of_o herb_n as_o have_v such_o virtue_n and_o operation_n in_o they_o the_o practical_a whether_o i_o shall_v for_o such_o purpose_n use_v such_o simples_n and_o in_o what_o manner_n to_o use_v they_o the_o theorical_a intellect_n consider_v of_o marriage_n as_o it_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n as_o a_o great_a mystery_n as_o a_o mean_n of_o the_o propagation_n of_o mankind_n the_o practical_a intellect_n consider_v of_o enter_v or_o refuse_v such_o or_o such_o a_o marriage_n a_o judge_n upon_o the_o bench_n make_v use_v of_o his_o theoric_n intellect_n when_o he_o discourse_n of_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n what_o they_o allow_v or_o forbid_v he_o make_v use_v of_o the_o practic_a power_n when_o he_o examine_v and_o condemn_v malefactor_n by_o the_o law_n 3._o whence_o it_o be_v a_o rule_n in_o philosophy_n intellectus_fw-la theoricus_fw-la conquiescit_fw-la in_o notitia_fw-la principiorum_fw-la intellectus_fw-la practicus_fw-la in_o notitia_fw-la singularium_fw-la upon_o which_o be_v ground_v the_o distinction_n of_o a_o 2._o a_o vita_fw-la humana_fw-la in_o activam_fw-la &_o contemplativam_fw-la dividitur_fw-la quae_fw-la quidem_fw-la attenditur_fw-la secundum_fw-la intellectum_fw-la intellectus_fw-la autem_fw-la d_o viditur_fw-la per_fw-la activum_fw-la &_o contemplativum_fw-la aquin._n 22._o qu._n 179._o art_n 2._o contemplative_a and_o a_o active_a life_n 4._o the_o quick_a motion_n of_o this_o practical_a understanding_n be_v imperate_v by_o the_o will_v true_o sanctify_v which_o lay_v a_o general_a charge_n upon_o all_o the_o faculty_n above_o all_o thing_n what_o ever_o they_o do_v to_o keep_v all_o sin_n out_o of_o the_o soul_n cum_fw-la magna_fw-la horreas_fw-la quoe_fw-la posse_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la pute_fw-la metuas_fw-la tamen_fw-la senec._n trag_v in_o oedip_n chap._n vii_o of_o the_o immediate_a object_n of_o a_o tender_a conscience_n 1._o the_o object_n of_o this_o sensibility_n or_o tenderness_n be_v about_o 13._o about_o conscientia_fw-la est_fw-la actus_fw-la quo_fw-la scientiam_fw-la nostram_fw-la ad_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la agimus_fw-la applicamus_fw-la aqu._n 1._o part_n q._n 79._o art_n 13._o do_v or_o have_v do_v any_o thing_n which_o be_v clear_o evil_a and_o consequent_o of_o omit_v or_o have_v omit_v any_o thing_n which_o be_v true_o good_a 2._o the_o absolute_a and_o primary_n rule_v of_o evil_n and_o good_a to_o a_o tender_a conscience_n be_v the_o express_a and_o clear_a word_n of_o god_n right_o understand_v for_o every_o thing_n in_o some_o particular_a place_n forbid_v or_o command_v be_v not_o the_o rule_n 3_o i_o call_v god_n word_n the_o primary_n and_o absolute_a rule_n because_o other_o rule_n there_o be_v which_o bound_v the_o conscience_n but_o they_o do_v it_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o absolute_a rule_n 4._o those_o secondary_a rule_n of_o conscience_n as_o some_o divine_n both_o late_o and_o former_o have_v note_v be_v 1._o the_o law_n order_n and_o mandate_n of_o our_o superior_n 2._o our_o own_o spontaneous_a vow_n and_o promise_n 3._o the_o consideration_n
the_o world_n not_o only_o in_o the_o community_n as_o christian_a but_o also_o in_o the_o special_a notion_n as_o reform_v keep_v the_o middle_a way_n between_o the_o pomp_n of_o superstitious_a tyranny_n and_o the_o meaness_n of_o fantastic_a anarchy_n king_n stand_v high_o see_v far_o than_o other_o man_n in_o matter_n of_o church_n and_o state_n chap._n ii_o theologica_fw-la virtutibus_fw-la homo_fw-la disponitur_fw-la ad_fw-la actâ—ones_fw-la svas_fw-la quatenus_fw-la a_o ratione_fw-la movetur_fw-la donis_fw-la vero_fw-la quatenus_fw-la movetur_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la aquinas_n virtus_fw-la theologica_fw-la i._o this_o tenderness_n of_o conscience_n be_v a_o gracious_a mean_n which_o distinguish_v it_o from_o a_o bare_a moral_a virtue_n for_o however_o there_o be_v a_o conscience_n in_o every_o man_n as_o have_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n in_o his_o heart_n so_o that_o a_o mere_a natural_a man_n or_o heathen_a may_v have_v some_o kind_n of_o tenderness_n of_o conscience_n yet_o here_o i_o speak_v of_o it_o as_o it_o be_v a_o christian_a virtue_n and_o therefore_o call_v it_o a_o gracious_a mean_v 2._o christian_n grace_n do_v eminent_o contain_v under_o they_o all_o moral_a virtue_n as_o the_o reasonable_a soul_n contain_v the_o sensitive_a and_o vigetative_a 40._o possunt_fw-la aliqua_fw-la bona_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la benefacientibus_fw-la a_o quibus_fw-la fiunt_fw-la august_n contra_fw-la julian_n hypocritae_fw-la sunt_fw-la simulatores_fw-la mali_fw-la adjungentes_fw-la se_fw-la fictâ_fw-la charitate_fw-la captantes_fw-la omnes_fw-la motus_fw-la omne_fw-la verba_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la in_fw-la omnibus_fw-la â—aqueos_fw-la inquirentes_fw-la st._n aug._n in_o psal_n 40._o moral_a virtue_n be_v also_o as_o the_o stock_n and_o grace_n as_o the_o graft_n for_o as_o the_o stock_n may_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n yet_o harsh_a not_o please_v sour_a not_o acceptable_a till_o it_o be_v graft_v so_o a_o moral_a man_n may_v bring_v forth_o much_o fruit_n yet_o not_o please_v to_o god_n till_o grace_v be_v graft_v on_o he_o 3._o therefore_o that_o tenderness_n which_o a_o hypocrite_n or_o carnal_a man_n pretend_v to_o be_v not_o true_a tenderness_n nor_o please_v to_o god_n yea_o the_o more_o tender_a such_o a_o person_n make_v himself_o the_o more_o sear_v be_v his_o conscience_n through_o hypocrisy_n absolom_n 2_o sam._n 15.6_o pretend_a much_o tenderness_n about_o his_o vow_n in_o hebron_n when_o his_o intention_n be_v to_o dethrone_v his_o father_n the_o graceless_a pharisee_n do_v pretend_v a_o tenderness_n of_o the_o sabbath_n but_o their_o intention_n be_v to_o accuse_v our_o saviour_n 4._o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o more_o sound_a and_o well_o grow_v grace_n be_v in_o the_o heart_n 12.20_o mat._n 12.20_o the_o more_o tender_a be_v the_o conscience_n and_o contrariwise_o the_o less_o grace_n the_o less_o true_a tenderness_n and_o for_o a_o graceless_a person_n to_o pretend_v to_o it_o be_v as_o absurd_a as_o for_o a_o dwarf_n to_o pretend_v to_o stature_n or_o a_o lame_a man_n to_o agility_n 5._o this_o therefore_o be_v a_o gracious_a disposition_n must_v necessary_o have_v god_n for_o the_o author_n or_o efficient_a cause_n ult_n quicquid_fw-la sanctum_fw-la cogita_fw-la veris_fw-la dei_fw-la munus_fw-la est_fw-la dei_fw-la inspiratio_fw-la dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la ambr._n de_fw-fr abel_n &_o cain_n cap._n ult_n which_o i_o do_v not_o explicit_o lay_v down_o in_o the_o definition_n as_o suppose_v that_o it_o be_v sufficient_o understand_v in_o the_o genus_fw-la james_n 1.17_o every_o good_a gift_n and_o every_o perfect_a gift_n be_v from_o above_o and_o come_v down_o from_o the_o father_n of_o light_n etc._n etc._n dicendum_fw-la quod_fw-la deus_fw-la operator_fw-la in_o voluntate_fw-la &_o natura_fw-la sicut_fw-la causa_fw-la prima_fw-la in_o secundis_fw-la aquin._n in_o distinct_a 24._o lib._n 2._o 6._o the_o final_a cause_n also_o may_v here_o be_v take_v in_o 12_o jer._n 32.40_o paenam_fw-la semper_fw-la ante_fw-la oculos_fw-la versari_fw-la putant_fw-la qui_fw-la peccaverunt_fw-la cicer._n pro_fw-la milone_a nudabitur_fw-la pectoris_fw-la mei_fw-la conscientia_fw-la &_o aperto_fw-la cord_n videbuntur_fw-la literae_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la orig._n hom_n 12_o which_o be_v to_o keep_v we_o from_o sin_v against_o he_o the_o conscience_n be_v god_n commissioner_n in_o the_o soul_n to_o examine_v what_o we_o do_v keep_v therein_o a_o petty_a session_n whereby_o preparation_n be_v make_v for_o the_o great_a assize_n the_o tender_a conscience_n be_v a_o faithful_a judge_n the_o scrupulous_a conscience_n a_o foolish_a the_o wide_a sear_a conscience_n a_o corrupt_a bribe_a judge_n if_o natura_fw-la nil_fw-la agit_fw-fr frustra_fw-la much_o less_o the_o god_n of_o nature_n who_o have_v put_v this_o principle_n of_o nature_n into_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o right_a hand_n extreme_a viz_o a_o scrupulous_a conscience_n scrupulous_a be_v a_o diminutive_a of_o scrupus_fw-la vocab_n scrupulus_fw-la diminutivum_fw-la à _fw-la scrupus_fw-la propriè_fw-la est_fw-la lapillus_fw-la brevis_fw-la &_o asper_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o calceo_fw-la lateus_fw-la plerunque_fw-la nos_fw-la laedit_fw-la nam_fw-la pressus_fw-la pede_fw-la sollicitudinem_fw-la create_v alten_a vocab_n which_o be_v a_o little_a sharp_a piece_n of_o a_o stone_n from_o whence_o somewhat_o force_o some_o will_v have_v a_o scrupulous_a conscience_n so_o call_v because_o as_o a_o small_a stone_n in_o the_o shoe_n cause_v a_o man_n to_o go_v in_o pain_n so_o a_o scruple_n in_o the_o conscience_n be_v irksome_a to_o he_o that_o act_n and_o scruple_n at_o what_o he_o act_v agamemnon_n dubia_fw-la plus_fw-la torquent_fw-la mala_fw-la sen._n trag._n in_o agamemnon_n but_o more_o probable_o it_o seem_v so_o term_v from_o scrupulus_fw-la which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o least_o weight_n because_o such_o a_o conscience_n stumble_v at_o thing_n of_o the_o least_o weight_n or_o moment_n not_o worth_a our_o while_n to_o trouble_v our_o thought_n with_o it_o 2._o a_o scrupulous_a conscience_n be_v that_o which_o stick_v at_o small_a and_o trivial_a thing_n upon_o small_a and_o trivial_a reason_n fratres_fw-la res_fw-la mediae_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la quae_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la sive_fw-la ex_fw-la sva_fw-la naturâ_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la aestimatae_fw-la nec_fw-la bonae_fw-la nec_fw-la malae_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la esca_fw-la &_o potus_fw-la &_o similiae_fw-la beza_n epist_n ad_fw-la peregrinarum_fw-la in_o anglia_fw-it ecclesiarum_fw-la fratres_fw-la 3._o i_o call_v those_o thing_n small_a and_o trivial_a which_o be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n mere_o indifferent_a or_o if_o they_o have_v some_o degree_n of_o evil_n or_o good_a be_v not_o discover_v so_o to_o be_v in_o a_o clear_a way_n to_o he_o that_o scruple_n at_o they_o in_o which_o regard_n if_o not_o in_o themselves_o yet_o as_o to_o he_o they_o be_v trival_v 4._o those_o reason_n or_o argument_n i_o call_v trivial_a which_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o common_a reason_n not_o eloud_v with_o passion_n together_o with_o common_a illumination_n have_v no_o force_n or_o strength_n in_o they_o 5._o common_a reason_n be_v that_o which_o every_o man_n be_v endow_v with_o who_o be_v compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la and_o grow_v up_o to_o year_n of_o discretion_n and_o that_o common_a illumination_n which_o every_o christian_a be_v endow_v with_o who_o may_v be_v think_v fit_a to_o partake_v of_o the_o lord_n supper_n as_o to_o matter_n of_o knowledge_n 7._o to_o scruple_n to_o set_v our_o foot_n cross_v over_o a_o straw_n in_o the_o high_a way_n for_o fear_n of_o make_v the_o figure_n of_o the_o cross_n eo_fw-la demùm_fw-la veniet_fw-la ut_fw-la super_fw-la transversam_fw-la quâ—d_fw-la dicitur_fw-la festucam_fw-la incedere_fw-la nefas_fw-la ducat_n calv._n instit_fw-la lib._n 3._o c._n 19_o sect._n 7._o 6._o instance_n of_o a_o scrupulous_a conscience_n many_o may_v be_v give_v these_o few_o may_v serve_v for_o a_o taste_n to_o scruple_n in_o extreme_a thirst_n to_o drink_v in_o that_o cup_n which_o another_o have_v drink_v in_o to_o excess_n to_o scruple_n to_o go_v a_o mile_n to_o the_o church_n on_o the_o sabbath_n because_o there_o be_v labour_n in_o it_o to_o stick_v at_o eat_v fish_n on_o a_o fast_a day_n because_o some_o refuse_v to_o eat_v flesh_n on_o that_o day_n to_o stick_v at_o uncover_v the_o head_n or_o bow_v the_o knee_n to_o a_o superior_a because_o we_o give_v such_o worship_n to_o god_n in_o like_a manner_n for_o a_o candidat_n or_o inceptor_n to_o scruple_n at_o put_v on_o suppose_v a_o master_n of_o art_n cap_n gown_n hood_n or_o habit_n because_o some_o such_o like_a habiliment_n be_v in_o use_n before_o the_o reformation_n nor_o can_v i_o think_v that_o many_o of_o the_o presbyterian_a way_n do_v real_o scruple_n at_o a_o white_a garment_n in_o divine_a service_n for_o if_o there_o be_v any_o colour_n of_o sin_n in_o a_o colour_n which_o in_o truth_n there_o be_v not_o red_z shall_v have_v more_o of_o sin_n in_o it_o then_o white_a to_o which_o the_o deep_a die_v sin_n be_v compare_v isa_n 1.18_o rev_n 17.3_o justification_n be_v compare_v to_o the_o whiteness_n of_o wool_n and_o snow_n and_o sanctification_n to_o linen_n pure_a and_o white_a
know_v 6._o in_o place_n therefore_o dubious_a and_o difficult_a it_o be_v not_o good_a sense_n to_o say_v my_o conscience_n tell_v i_o this_o or_o that_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o such_o a_o text_n because_o conscience_n be_v manifest_o seat_v in_o the_o practical_a intellect_n who_o work_n be_v not_o to_o find_v out_o true_a or_o false_a in_o any_o matter_n 7._o yet_o where_o the_o 3.7_o the_o but_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o thou_o for_o they_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o i_o ezek._n 3.7_o church_n have_v authoritative_o give_v the_o interpretation_n of_o dubious_a place_n a_o tender_a conscience_n shall_v be_v tender_a of_o reject_v it_o as_o both_o charitable_o and_o dutiful_o hope_v that_o the_o church_n will_v not_o give_v a_o interpretation_n either_o contrary_a to_o other_o express_a scripture_n the_o analogy_n of_o faith_n or_o to_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n in_o the_o most_o pure_a and_o ancient_a time_n of_o it_o 8._o nor_o be_v it_o less_o than_o equity_n that_o if_o the_o people_n trust_v the_o church_n first_o in_o set_v out_o the_o bound_n of_o canonical_a scripture_n against_o such_o as_o will_v romanist_n will_v the_o romanist_n add_v or_o he_o or_o si_fw-mi &_o petrus_n accedat_fw-la locus_fw-la ex_fw-la epistola_fw-la ejus_fw-la priore_fw-la quae_fw-la sola_fw-la genuina_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n petrus_n quoque_fw-la vetus_fw-la auctor_fw-la epistolae_fw-la posterioris_fw-la quae_fw-la sub_fw-la petri_n nomine_fw-la jam_fw-la olim_fw-la vulgata_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n walo_n messalinus_n alias_o salmasius_n de_fw-fr episcopis_fw-la &_o presbyteris_fw-la and_o other_o beside_o he_o subtract_v second_o in_o translate_n it_o against_o such_o as_o will_v lock_v it_o up_o they_o shall_v also_o cheerful_o and_o grateful_o receive_v the_o church_n interpretation_n it_o be_v not_o imaginable_a to_o a_o ingenuous_a and_o charitable_a man_n that_o they_o who_o have_v be_v faithful_a and_o industrious_a in_o fix_v the_o canon_n and_o translate_n it_o will_v be_v careless_a and_o deceitful_a in_o the_o interpretation_n 9_o i_o do_v therefore_o but_o with_o humble_a submission_n to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o church_n affirm_v that_o a_o tender_a conscience_n be_v guide_v in_o her_o rule_n by_o the_o church_n translation_n may_v also_o be_v guide_v by_o her_o interpretation_n 10._o but_o beside_o ambiguous_a place_n there_o be_v clear_a scripture_n enough_o to_o show_v we_o what_o be_v good_a and_o what_o be_v evil_a deut_n 30.15_o see_v i_o have_v set_v before_o thou_o this_o day_n life_n and_o good_a and_o death_n and_o evil_n but_o more_o pregnant_o mic._n 6.8_o he_o have_v show_v thou_o o_o man_n what_o be_v good_a etc._n etc._n 11_o yet_o may_v clear_a place_n be_v obscure_v by_o unsound_a interpretation_n and_o by_o none_o more_o than_o by_o over_o lax_n and_o large_a synechdoche_n for_o of_o all_o place_n the_o moral_a law_n be_v most_o clear_a yet_o be_v the_o synechdoch_v some_o make_v so_o large_a that_o a_o man_n know_v not_o when_o he_o break_v they_o or_o keep_v they_o 12._o above_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n none_o seem_v more_o clog_v with_o the_o trope_n aforesaid_a than_o the_o second_o commandment_n so_o that_o as_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o one_o gross_a extreme_a who_o expunge_v it_o out_o of_o the_o decalogue_n so_o they_o in_o some_o degree_n of_o another_o that_o have_v overmuch_o enlarge_v it_o for_o if_o it_o must_v be_v extend_v to_o all_o invention_n of_o man_n whereby_o they_o clothe_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n with_o fit_v circumstantial_o we_o can_v stir_v a_o foot_n but_o we_o must_v stumble_v over_o some_o grave_a image_n then_o be_v the_o toll_n a_o bell_n the_o turn_v a_o glass_n the_o tune_v a_o psalm_n or_o almost_o any_o thing_n else_o not_o express_o command_v a_o grave_a image_n then_o be_v every_o christian_a congregation_n in_o the_o world_n a_o congregation_n of_o idolater_n which_o be_v gross_o absurd_a 13._o by_o what_o therefore_o have_v be_v say_v in_o this_o and_o the_o former_a chapter_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o object_n of_o the_o tender_a conscience_n be_v clear_a or_o manifest_a evil_n or_o good_a 14._o therefore_o bare_a resemblance_n of_o evil_a be_v not_o the_o object_n of_o tenderness_n nor_o be_v that_o place_n 1_o thes_n 5.22_o abstain_v from_o every_o appearance_n of_o evil_n so_o to_o be_v understand_v because_o if_o that_o be_v the_o sense_n man_n life_n shall_v be_v a_o perpetual_a thraldom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o be_v as_o well_o kind_a as_o appearance_n and_o estius_n say_v well_o it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o ch._n 4.12_o to_o walk_v honest_o towards_o they_o without_o many_o good_a thing_n carry_v a_o resemblance_n of_o evil_n as_o diligence_n in_o calling_n of_o covetuousness_n cheerfulness_n of_o levity_n reservedness_n of_o anger_n lawful_a recreation_n of_o voluptuousness_n and_o common_o all_o virtue_n and_o grace_n of_o some_o one_o extreme_a 15._o the_o restriction_n be_v these_o 1._o it_o must_v be_v clear_o evil_a of_o which_o it_o be_v a_o appearance_n 2._o such_o a_o appearance_n it_o must_v be_v as_o do_v necessary_o infer_v we_o guilty_a or_o that_o we_o love_v or_o like_a that_o evil_a 3._o such_o a_o appearance_n as_o we_o have_v freedom_n to_o forbear_v 16._o work_n yet_o be_v the_o tender_a conscience_n tender_a of_o another_o man_n conscience_n 1_o cor._n 10.29_o conscience_n i_o say_v not_o thy_o own_o but_o of_o the_o other_o vid._n pag._n ult_n gal._n 6.4_o but_o let_v every_o man_n prove_v his_o own_o work_n there_o be_v but_o one_o consideration_n more_o in_o the_o object_n viz._n that_o a_o tender_a conscience_n be_v conversant_a about_o the_o evil_a and_o good_a of_o our_o own_o action_n and_o not_o of_o other_o man_n for_o however_o grief_n may_v arise_v in_o our_o heart_n for_o the_o misdoing_n of_o other_o yet_o can_v it_o not_o be_v call_v trouble_n of_o conscience_n but_o sorrow_n of_o mind_n chap._n ix_o of_o the_o subject_n of_o a_o tender_a conscience_n the_o remote_a subject_n be_v as_o have_v be_v show_v the_o practical_a intellect_n in_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o will_n but_o more_o approximate_o a_o regenerate_a and_o sanctify_a soul_n for_o if_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o true_a softness_n of_o heart_n be_v only_o subject_v in_o a_o regenerate_v soul_n so_o likewise_o be_v this_o 2._o tenderness_n therefore_o be_v not_o only_o the_o adjunct_n of_o such_o a_o soul_n defile_v tit._n 1.15_o but_o to_o they_o that_o be_v defile_v and_o unbelieving_a be_v nothing_o pure_a but_o even_o their_o mind_n and_o conscience_n be_v defile_v but_o the_o adequate_a adjunct_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o be_v reciprocate_v with_o the_o subject_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o regenerate_a man_n without_o a_o tender_a conscience_n no_o tender_a conscience_n but_o in_o a_o regenerate_a man_n as_o it_o be_v a_o gracious_a disposition_n 3._o hence_o it_o be_v as_o 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tenderness_n have_v a_o inherence_n in_o such_o a_o soul_n and_o can_v be_v sever_v from_o it_o how_o ever_o at_o some_o time_n it_o may_v be_v more_o dull_a then_o at_o other_o chap._n x._o of_o the_o adjunct_n of_o a_o tender_a conscience_n the_o adjunct_n property_n or_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o holy_a disposition_n will_v serve_v for_o the_o mark_n or_o character_n of_o it_o by_o which_o it_o may_v in_o some_o sort_n be_v discover_v where_o it_o be_v 1._o a_o proportionality_n to_o the_o object_n the_o great_a the_o evil_a the_o more_o tender_a the_o conscience_n those_o evil_n especial_o it_o must_v check_v we_o for_o and_o keep_v we_o from_o which_o be_v 1._o most_o dishonourable_a to_o god_n and_o his_o gospel_n 2._o such_o as_o most_o wound_v the_o conscience_n those_o that_o most_o dishonour_n god_n and_o his_o gospel_n be_v sin_n against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n nation_n and_o humane_a society_n such_o as_o
be_v breach_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o promise_n 1.48_o and_o after_o that_o king_n nabuchadnezzar_n have_v make_v he_o to_o swear_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o forswear_v himself_o and_o rebel_v 1_o â—sdr_n 1.48_o especial_o when_o it_o be_v public_a perjury_n and_o above_o all_o treason_n in_o the_o late_a time_n when_o man_n see_v no_o punishment_n but_o rather_o encouragement_n to_o all_o disloyalty_n conscience_n shall_v have_v restrain_v they_o for_o the_o action_n of_o those_o time_n be_v dishonourable_a to_o christ_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o unbeliever_n to_o the_o reform_a religion_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o other_o profession_n to_o the_o english_a nation_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o nation_n 2._o the_o sin_n that_o most_o wound_n the_o conscience_n be_v breach_n of_o vow_n oath_n when_o lawful_a for_o the_o matter_n and_o impose_v by_o lawful_a authority_n such_o as_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o supremacy_n be_v but_o the_o covenant_n be_v not_o 2._o tenderness_n be_v ever_o join_v with_o a_o propensity_n to_o god_n public_a worship_n 24._o worship_n christiana_n libertas_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la vaga_fw-la &_o effraenis_fw-la licentia_fw-la qua_fw-la qui_fw-la quid_fw-la lubet_fw-la pro_fw-la nostro_fw-la arb_n trio_o agamus_fw-la aut_fw-la omittamus_fw-la sed_fw-la est_fw-la l_o beratio_fw-la à _fw-la maledictione_n legis_fw-la &_o a_o jugo_fw-la legalium_fw-la ceremoniarum_fw-la per_fw-la christum_fw-la beza_n epist_n 24._o i_o never_o in_o all_o my_o life_n know_v a_o conscientious_a person_n but_o do_v love_n god_n worship_n in_o his_o house_n and_o the_o more_o conscientious_a the_o more_o constant_a in_o it_o and_o to_o it_o ibid._n it_o be_v abutitur_fw-la christianae_n libertatis_fw-la beneficio_fw-la vel_fw-la potius_fw-la adhuc_fw-la venundatus_fw-la est_fw-la sub_fw-la peccato_fw-la qui_fw-la vel_fw-la suis_fw-la magistratibus_fw-la ve_fw-la praepositis_fw-la sponte_fw-la non_fw-la paret_fw-la in_o domino_fw-la thed_a beza_n ibid._n they_o that_o can_v sit_v at_o home_n without_o necessity_n whole_a lord_n day_n nay_o many_o month_n together_o show_v from_o the_o coldness_n of_o their_o affection_n to_o their_o god_n that_o their_o conscience_n be_v not_o tender_v but_o benumb_v or_o rather_o sear_v it_o be_v no_o argument_n epist_n jactabi_fw-la musne_fw-la libertatem_fw-la conscientiis_fw-la permittendam_fw-la esse_fw-la minimè_fw-la ut_fw-la haec_fw-la quidem_fw-la libertas_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la i._n e._n quo_fw-la cuique_fw-la modo_fw-la volet_fw-la eum_fw-la colat_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la hoc_fw-la mere_a dâ—abelicum_fw-la dogma_fw-la sinendum_fw-la esse_fw-la unumquemque_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la volet_fw-la pereat_fw-la beza_n epist_n but_o a_o pitiful_a shift_n in_o too_o many_o to_o cover_v idleness_n pride_n disdain_v of_o the_o ministerial_a office_n and_o perhaps_o something_o worse_o to_o say_v i_o can_v come_v to_o church_n i_o understand_v not_o the_o meaning_n of_o such_o a_o ceremony_n i_o approve_v not_o of_o such_o prayer_n i_o like_v not_o the_o calling_n gifts_z or_o disposition_n of_o such_o a_o minister_n i_o like_v not_o join_v in_o assembly_n with_o profane_a person_n doctor_n ames_n a_o know_a enemy_n of_o the_o church-government_n here_o and_o something_o incline_v to_o the_o new_a england_n mode_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr conscientia_fw-la chap._n 4._o speak_v thus_o if_o any_o through_o error_n of_o conscience_n shall_v judge_v it_o unlawful_a to_o be_v present_a at_o the_o church_n assembly_n 4._o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la per_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la errorem_fw-la illi_fw-la eitum_fw-la judicaret_fw-la interest_n caetui_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la cvi_fw-la alius_fw-la tenetur_fw-la adesse_fw-la quia_fw-la ministrum_fw-la illius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la improbum_fw-la hominem_fw-la esse_fw-la novit_fw-la &_o se_fw-la communicaturum_fw-la putat_fw-la cum_fw-la ejus_fw-la improbitate_fw-la ille_fw-la magis_fw-la peccat_fw-la abstinendo_fw-la quam_fw-la si_fw-la adesset_fw-la quia_fw-la gravius_fw-la est_fw-la peccatum_fw-la negligere_fw-la cultum_fw-la dei_fw-la quam_fw-la communicare_fw-la cum_fw-la alterius_fw-la improbitate_fw-la personali_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la cultu_fw-la ames_n de_fw-fr consc_fw-fr cap._n 4._o because_o he_o know_v the_o minister_n to_o be_v a_o bad-man_n and_o imagine_v he_o shall_v by_o his_o presence_n there_o partake_v with_o his_o improbity_n he_o sin_n much_o more_o by_o keep_v away_o then_o by_o be_v present_a because_o it_o be_v a_o far_o great_a sin_n to_o neglect_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n then_o to_o communicate_v with_o another_o improbity_n except_o a_o man_n by_o be_v present_a be_v force_v to_o commit_v idolatry_n thus_o amesius_n but_o no_o man_n in_o our_o assembly_n be_v force_v to_o practice_n or_o behold_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o idolatry_n nor_o do_v he_o that_o be_v present_a where_o sinner_n be_v at_o god_n worship_n communicate_v therefore_o with_o they_o in_o their_o sin_n any_o more_o than_o by_o live_v in_o the_o same_o parish_n with_o they_o the_o ancient_a non-conformists'_a be_v all_o of_o this_o judgement_n and_o so_o be_v general_o if_o not_o total_o the_o divine_n of_o the_o presbyterian_a judgement_n at_o this_o day_n fearful_a no_o doubt_n be_v their_o sin_n and_o so_o it_o will_v appear_v at_o the_o last_o day_n to_o refrain_v god_n public_a ordinance_n upon_o such_o pretence_n much_o more_o upon_o pride_n laziness_n and_o hatred_n of_o churchman_n and_o church-government_n atheist_n atheist_n no_o great_a contemner_n of_o god_n than_o such_o as_o contemn_v his_o public_a worship_n and_o service_n who_o give_v not_o unto_o the_o lord_n the_o glory_n due_a unto_o his_o name_n 16.29_o 1_o chron._n 16.29_o that_o bring_v not_o a_o offering_n nor_o come_v before_o he_o to_o worship_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n who_o worship_v not_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o sanctuary_n 29.12_o psal_n 29.12_o nor_o delight_n to_o give_v thanks_o to_o he_o in_o a_o great_a congregation_n or_o praise_v he_o among_o much_o people_n 35.18_o psal_n 35.18_o more_o atheism_n and_o contempt_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n they_o can_v show_v except_o they_o shall_v proclaim_v it_o in_o every_o market_n or_o write_v it_o upon_o every_o wall_n that_o there_o be_v no_o god_n and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o timous_o prevent_v a_o deluge_n of_o heathenism_n and_o atheism_n will_v quick_o rush_v in_o upon_o we_o divers_a there_o be_v that_o have_v not_o be_v at_o church_n for_o many_o year_n nor_o do_v they_o at_o all_o use_n or_o frequent_v the_o sectarian_n assembly_n or_o any_o other_o but_o sit_v at_o home_n follow_v their_o own_o occasion_n other_o not_o so_o bad_a come_v to_o the_o public_a assembly_n but_o very_o rare_o very_o unconstant_o some_o come_v reasonable_a due_o but_o it_o be_v only_o as_o hearer_n they_o never_o partake_v of_o the_o lord_n supper_n though_o never_o so_o earnest_o invite_v and_o persuade_v they_o be_v so_o bold_a 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