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smiter_n for_o sin_n since_o it_o sometime_o smite_v man_n for_o that_o which_o be_v no_o sin_n at_o other_o time_n when_o man_n do_v real_o sin_v against_o god_n it_o smite_v not_o at_o all_o but_o rather_o applaud_v and_o commend_v they_o as_o do_v the_o conscience_n of_o st._n paul_n which_o tell_v he_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v many_o thing_n against_o jesus_n of_o nazareth_n and_o that_o it_o be_v true_a zeal_n in_o he_o to_o persecute_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n sith_o conscience_n sometime_o put_v darkness_n for_o light_n and_o light_n for_o darkness_n evil_a for_o good_a and_o good_a for_o evil_n what_o matter_n be_v it_o for_o its_o smiting_n unless_o it_o be_v wise_a and_o know_v how_o at_o all_o turn_v never_o to_o justify_v the_o wicked_a and_o condemn_v the_o righteous_a can_v it_o be_v may_v some_o say_v that_o god_n shall_v give_v a_o commission_n to_o conscience_n to_o smite_v those_o which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v smite_v or_o to_o chide_v those_o which_o ought_v 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christ_n to_o the_o devil_n who_o beseech_v he_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o go_v into_o the_o herd_n of_o swine_n matth._n 8.31_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o go_v ver_fw-la 32._o that_o be_v not_o i_o command_v and_o appoint_v but_o i_o permit_v and_o suffer_v you_o to_o do_v moreover_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o so_o the_o hebrew_n language_n do_v often_o put_v the_o imperative_a mood_n for_o the_o future_a tense_n as_o in_o prov._n 4.4_o keep_v my_o commandment_n and_o live_v where_o vive_a be_v put_v for_o vives_fw-la live_v instead_o of_o thou_o shall_v live_v so_o prov._n 9.6_o forsake_v the_o foolish_a and_o live_v that_o be_v and_o thou_o shall_v live_v of_o which_o there_o be_v many_o more_o instance_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n in_o like_a manner_n the_o word_n go_v forth_o and_o do_v so_o in_o the_o text_n i_o be_o explain_v signify_v no_o more_o but_o this_o i_o will_v not_o be_v thy_o hindrance_n if_o thou_o will_v thou_o shall_v for_o i_o thou_o shall_v have_v 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be_v in_o cain_n do_v his_o conscience_n smite_v he_o or_o do_v it_o not_o yea_o almost_o as_o mortal_o as_o he_o smite_v his_o brother_n abel_n witness_v those_o word_n of_o his_o gen._n 4.13_o and_o cain_n say_v unto_o the_o lord_n my_o punishment_n be_v great_a than_o i_o can_v bear_v behold_v thou_o have_v drive_v i_o out_o this_o day_n from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o from_o thy_o face_n shall_v i_o be_v hide_v and_o i_o shall_v be_v a_o fugitive_n and_o a_o vagaboud_n in_o the_o earth_n and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o every_o one_o that_o find_v i_o shall_v slay_v i_o v._n 14._o see_v here_o the_o doleful_a boding_n of_o a_o guilty_a smite_v conscience_n the_o three_o witness_n that_o we_o shall_v call_v shall_v be_v that_o passage_n in_o gen._n 42.21_o and_o they_o viz._n joseph_n be_v brethren_n say_v one_o to_o another_o we_o be_v very_o guilty_a concern_v our_o brother_n in_o that_o we_o see_v the_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n when_o he_o beseech_v we_o and_o we_o will_v not_o hear_v therefore_o be_v this_o distress_n come_v upon_o we_o a_o four_o instance_n will_v be_v one_o more_o than_o i_o promise_v but_o you_o may_v have_v it_o in_o judge_n 1.7_o and_o adoni-bezek_n say_v threescore_o and_o ten_o king_n have_v their_o thumb_n and_o their_o great_a toe_n cut_v off_o gather_v meat_n under_o my_o table_n as_o i_o have_v do_v so_o god_n have_v requite_v i_o let_v the_o famous_a instance_n of_o judas_n bring_v up_o the_o rear_n matth._n 27.3_o then_o judas_n which_o have_v betray_v he_o viz._n our_o saviour_n when_o he_o see_v that_o he_o be_v condemn_v repent_v himself_o say_v i_o have_v sin_v in_o that_o i_o have_v betray_v the_o innocent_a blood_n and_o he_o cast_v down_o the_o piece_n of_o silver_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o go_v and_o hang_v himself_o verse_n 4_o 5._o if_o conscience_n have_v not_o smite_v he_o so_o as_o it_o be_v with_o fiery_a scorpion_n sure_o his_o soul_n have_v not_o choose_v strangle_v rather_o than_o life_n we_o have_v be_v already_o compass_v about_o with_o a_o sufficient_a cloud_n of_o scriptural_a witness_n in_o the_o next_o place_n you_o may_v find_v those_o witness_n back_v with_o experience_n i_o mean_v the_o experience_n not_o of_o one_o but_o of_o all_o age_n which_o need_v not_o be_v press_v but_o will_v come_v in_o in_o the_o quality_n of_o volunteer_n and_o offer_v its_o service_n to_o attest_v this_o truth_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n have_v not_o more_o suffrage_n from_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o common_a experience_n of_o mankind_n then_o that_o there_o be_v a_o
again_o and_o give_v over_o smite_v now_o to_o that_o i_o reply_v no_o man_n can_v tell_v there_o be_v no_o prophet_n that_o in_o this_o case_n know_v how_o long_o for_o it_o be_v with_o the_o smiting_n of_o conscience_n as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o body_n sometime_o it_o smite_v man_n without_o any_o intermission_n and_o that_o from_o day_n to_o day_n and_o give_v they_o no_o rest_n day_n or_o night_n but_o make_v they_o cry_v out_o with_o david_n their_o iniquity_n be_v always_o before_o they_o or_o say_v with_o job_n chap._n 7._o v._n 13_o 14._o when_o i_o say_v my_o bed_n shall_v comfort_v i_o and_o my_o couch_n shall_v case_v my_o complaint_n then_o thou_o scare_v i_o with_o dream_n and_o terrify_v i_o through_o vision_n whereas_o other_o again_o have_v their_o hot_a and_o cold_a fit_n and_o between_o while_o their_o well_o day_n wherein_o they_o be_v perfect_o exempt_v from_o the_o smiting_n of_o conscience_n again_o some_o have_v only_o now_o and_o then_o a_o 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they_o how_o shall_v we_o then_o live_v now_o lord_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o this_o if_o the_o smiting_n of_o conscience_n be_v so_o sharp_a and_o the_o short_a of_o they_o be_v so_o long_o compare_v with_o humane_a correction_n and_o even_o to_o be_v give_v not_o only_o to_o child_n but_o malefactor_n who_o can_v bear_v they_o long_o and_o who_o can_v live_v when_o god_n do_v this_o unless_o support_v by_o that_o arm_n which_o keep_v even_o the_o damn_a in_o hell_n alive_a we_o now_o proceed_v to_o the_o seven_o query_n viz._n the_o quando_fw-la namely_o when_o or_o at_o what_o time_n it_o be_v that_o conscience_n do_v use_v to_o smitein_v reference_n to_o sin_n whereto_o i_o reply_v first_o of_o all_o many_o time_n before_o a_o sin_n be_v commit_v when_o man_n have_v as_o yet_o but_o sin_n in_o deliberation_n or_o be_v but_o sit_v upon_o it_o like_o the_o cockatrice_n upon_o her_o egg_n have_v yet_o hatch_v nothing_o and_o be_v yet_o but_o parl_a with_o the_o temptation_n 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late_a i_o have_v almost_o compare_v conscience_n to_o a_o usurer_n who_o though_o he_o long_o forbear_v his_o money_n when_o it_o be_v well_o secure_v as_o by_o motrgage_n of_o house_n and_o land_n yet_o at_o last_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o call_v for_o principal_a and_o interest_n yea_o for_o use_n upon_o use_n or_o to_o take_v the_o forfeiture_n of_o what_o be_v engage_v for_o his_o security_n there_o be_v particular_a reason_n to_o be_v give_v why_o conscience_n sometime_o do_v not_o smite_v man_n either_o before_o the_o commission_n of_o a_o great_a sin_n or_o in_o the_o very_a act_n nor_o yet_o present_o after_o but_o as_o sure_a as_o old_a age_n will_v come_v upon_o man_n i_o
rather_o to_o scare_v man_n than_o to_o hurt_v they_o and_o cause_v conscience_n to_o smite_v they_o that_o if_o that_o will_v serve_v the_o turn_n he_o may_v hold_v his_o hand_n for_o it_o be_v better_a to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o conscience_n than_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n if_o god_n have_v not_o such_o a_o witness_n as_o conscience_n be_v how_o can_v he_o convict_v man_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n of_o secret_a sin_n as_o the_o text_n say_v god_n will_v bring_v every_o secret_a thing_n to_o light_n whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o whether_o it_o be_v evil_a and_o in_o the_o 1_o corinth_n 4.5_o be_v say_v god_n will_v bring_v to_o light_v the_o hide_a thing_n of_o darkness_n and_o make_v manifest_a the_o counsel_n of_o the_o heart_n what_o but_o conscience_n can_v witness_v against_o man_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n their_o heart_n murder_v heart_n adultery_n as_o solomon_n say_v to_o shimei_n 1_o king_n 2.44_o thou_o know_v all_o the_o wickedness_n which_o thy_o heart_n be_v privy_a to_o now_o conscience_n be_v such_o a_o witness_n as_o none_o can_v withstand_v or_o deny_v its_o testimony_n if_o two_o credible_a witness_n be_v sufficient_a even_o in_o matter_n of_o life_n and_o death_n much_o more_o conscience_n which_o be_v a_o thousand_o witness_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o read_v of_o he_o who_o come_v to_o a_o wedding_n feast_n without_o a_o wedding_n garment_n that_o when_o the_o king_n say_v unto_o he_o friend_n how_o come_v thou_o in_o hither_o not_o have_v a_o wedding_n garment_n he_o be_v speechless_a matth._n 22.12_o hence_o also_o we_o read_v of_o every_o mouth_n be_v stop_v and_o all_o the_o world_n become_v guilty_a before_o god_n rom._n 3.19_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o no_o reply_n be_v make_v to_o our_o saviour_n when_o he_o say_v he_o that_o wâ—â—_n without_o sin_n let_v he_o cast_v the_o first_o stone_n at_o she_o for_o the_o text_n say_v john_n 8.9_o they_o which_o hear_v it_o be_v convict_v in_o their_o own_o 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appoint_v to_o warn_v because_o conscience_n always_o speak_v with_o the_o party_n themselves_o and_o leave_v its_o errand_n in_o their_o own_o breast_n indeed_o when_o christ_n shall_v come_v to_o judge_v the_o world_n it_o be_v say_v he_o will_v come_v like_o a_o thief_n in_o the_o night_n yea_o when_o god_n come_v to_o ruin_v person_n or_o nation_n after_o fair_a warning_n give_v but_o never_o take_v he_o ofttimes_o do_v it_o sudden_o hence_o destruction_n be_v say_v to_o come_v as_o a_o whirlwind_n or_o as_o sorrow_n upâ—n_v a_o woman_n in_o travel_n who_o be_v sometime_o never_o better_a at_o ease_n or_o more_o light-some_a or_o cheerful_a than_o just_a before_o their_o pain_n hence_o those_o word_n of_o solomon_n prov._n 29.1_o he_o that_o be_v often_o reprove_v harden_v his_o neck_n shall_v sudden_o be_v destroy_v and_o that_o without_o remedy_n there_o we_o read_v indeed_o of_o sudden_a destruction_n but_o of_o frequent_a reproof_n go_v before_o it_o now_o conscience_n be_v the_o great_a reprover_n and_o a_o man_n be_v never_o thorough_o convict_v as_o to_o himself_o till_o he_o be_v so_o of_o his_o own_o conscience_n so_o i_o have_v do_v with_o the_o first_o use_n second_o use_v the_o next_o use_n or_o corollary_n be_v this_o if_o conscience_n be_v such_o a_o smiter_n as_o have_v be_v show_v than_o it_o be_v no_o argument_n that_o sinner_n escape_v scotfree_a or_o go_v unpunished_a because_o their_o sin_n do_v not_o go_v before_o to_o judgement_n that_o be_v be_v keep_v secret_a from_o man_n and_o consequent_o exempt_v from_o humane_a punishment_n pain_n and_o shame_n because_o it_o be_v punishment_n enough_o god_n wot_v for_o a_o man_n to_o run_v the_o gauntlet_n and_o undergo_v the_o rack_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n if_o god_n shall_v but_o say_v take_v he_o conscience_n take_v he_o by_o the_o throat_n clap_v iron_n upon_o he_o throw_v he_o in_o thy_o dungeon_n feed_v he_o with_o the_o bread_n of_o spiritual_a affliction_n and_o give_v he_o those_o water_n to_o drink_v which_o be_v more_o bitter_a than_o the_o water_n of_o marah_n if_o the_o great_a judge_n shall_v thus_o deliver_v up_o a_o man_n to_o the_o severe_a of_o jailer_n and_o say_v throw_v he_o in_o prison_n and_o give_v he_o no_o hope_n to_o come_v out_o till_o he_o pay_v the_o utmost_a farthing_n handle_v he_o as_o thou_o do_v cain_n judas_n francis_n spira_n for_o thou_o can_v do_v it_o teach_v he_o as_o gideon_n teach_v the_o man_n of_o succoth_n with_o brier_n and_o thorn_n tear_v he_o in_o piece_n and_o let_v none_o deliver_v he_o psal_n 15.22_o if_o such_o a_o sentence_n as_o that_o shall_v come_v forth_o from_o the_o great_a god_n he_o upon_o who_o it_o be_v past_a needs_o no_o poverty_n no_o loss_n of_o near_a and_o dear_a relation_n no_o bodily_a sickness_n or_o pain_n no_o temporal_a prison_n no_o reproach_n or_o disgrace_n from_o man_n to_o make_v he_o miserable_a nay_o he_o shall_v be_v so_o in_o spite_n of_o riches_n honour_n power_n the_o best_a of_o wife_n and_o child_n the_o kind_a of_o relation_n and_o friend_n and_o what_o ever_o else_o this_o world_n can_v give_v he_o he_o shall_v tremble_v as_o do_v belshazzar_n even_o when_o quaff_v and_o carouze_a with_o all_o his_o friend_n about_o he_o he_o shall_v fit_v uneasy_a and_o as_o it_o be_v upon_o thorn_n though_o he_o sit_v upon_o a_o throne_n with_o his_o crown_n on_o his_o head_n and_o his_o sceptre_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o thousand_o of_o noble_n stand_v bare_a before_o he_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v hearty_o merry_a though_o upon_o his_o wedding_n day_n nor_o at_o the_o birth_n and_o baptise_v of_o a_o brave_a son_n long_o desire_v nor_o at_o a_o princelike_a feast_n when_o he_o have_v all_o his_o kindred_n and_o friend_n about_o he_o the_o rare_a wine_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o make_v he_o merry_a till_o they_o have_v make_v he_o not_o himself_o and_o then_o how_o he_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v merry_a who_o be_v not_o himself_o i_o know_v not_o wine_n common_o make_v the_o brute_n or_o brutal_a part_n of_o man_n merry_a but_o what_o be_v that_o to_o the_o man_n or_o to_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n which_o be_v himself_o god_n know_v if_o conscience_n be_v wound_v a_o man_n can_v possess_v no_o mirth_n but_o what_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v call_v madness_n or_o like_o the_o laughter_n or_o dance_v of_o those_o who_o be_v sting_v with_o a_o tarantula_n and_o let_v the_o beast_n or_o beastial_a part_n of_o man_n be_v never_o so_o brisk_a and_o jocund_a that_o which_o be_v proper_o call_v the_o soul_n viz._n the_o humane_a rational_a soul_n or_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n intermeddle_v not_o with_o its_o joy_n which_o make_v i_o think_v of_o the_o apostle_n word_n the_o widow_n which_o live_v in_o pleasure_n be_v dead_a while_o she_o live_v for_o what_o be_v death_n but_o a_o separation_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o in_o this_o case_n soul_n and_o body_n be_v separate_v for_o she_o animate_v body_n have_v pleasure_n but_o her_o soul_n have_v none_o reader_n if_o thou_o have_v ever_o know_v what_o the_o smiting_n of_o conscience_n mean_v i_o need_v not_o tell_v thou_o that_o they_o be_v sufficient_a to_o give_v a_o man_n a_o very_a hell_n upon_o earth_n whilst_o they_o who_o behold_v his_o outward_a prosperity_n not_o know_v where_o the_o shoe_n pinch_v he_o do_v think_v he_o as_o it_o be_v in_o heaven_n if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o heaven_n upon_o earth_n so_o i_o have_v do_v with_o the_o second_o use_n the_o three_o use_n be_v this_o if_o conscience_n be_v so_o great_a and_o terrible_a a_o smiter_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v great_a folly_n in_o man_n needless_o to_o provoke_v and_o enrage_v it_o as_o too_o many_o do_v from_o day_n to_o
do_v de_fw-la facto_fw-la may_v be_v do_v de_fw-la jure_fw-la or_o whatsoever_o god_n make_v possible_a by_o a_o unusual_a series_n of_o providence_n as_o be_v the_o cut_n off_o a_o king_n head_n when_o it_o be_v once_o bring_v to_o the_o block_n be_v thereby_o intimate_v to_o be_v lawful_a yea_o necessary_a and_o our_o duty_n so_o opportunity_n make_v a_o thief_n and_o a_o good_a opportunity_n make_v it_o a_o judge_n duty_n to_o condemn_v he_o and_o a_o executioner_n to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n but_o possible_o these_o subterranean_a or_o cave_n councillor_n of_o david_n that_o they_o may_v have_v three_o string_n to_o their_o bow_n do_v real_o intend_v to_o urge_v also_o a_o prophecy_n and_o promise_v from_o god_n in_o the_o case_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o or_o no_o a_o practice_n usual_a in_o more_o modern_a age_n to_o encourage_v rebellion_n by_o some_o pretend_a prophecy_n of_o success_n in_o the_o case_n when_o man_n that_o intend_v rebellion_n can_v allege_v signal_n 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recoil_v upon_o he_o and_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o word_n of_o my_o text_n and_o david_n heart_n smite_v he_o because_o he_o have_v cut_v off_o saul_n be_v skirt_n which_o word_n do_v plain_o consist_v of_o three_o general_a part_n viz._n first_o of_o all_o david_n smite_v second_o that_o which_o smite_v he_o viz._n his_o heart_n three_o the_o reason_n why_o his_o heart_n smite_v he_o because_o he_o cut_v off_o saul_n be_v skirt_n i_o shall_v spend_v but_o a_o few_o word_n to_o explain_v the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o text._n by_o david_n heart_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v his_o conscience_n for_o so_o some_o interpreter_n render_v it_o redarguit_fw-la davidem_fw-la conscientia_fw-la sva_fw-la now_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n may_v well_o be_v call_v his_o heart_n because_o naturallist_n give_v this_o account_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n that_o it_o be_v primum_fw-la vivens_fw-la vltimus_fw-la moriens_fw-la so_o be_v the_o conscience_n of_o man_n viz._n the_o first_o 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next_o and_o immediate_o under_o the_o great_a god_n be_v not_o own_v and_o submit_v to_o there_o can_v be_v no_o peace_n for_o so_o long_o as_o conscience_n can_v hold_v a_o sceptre_n in_o his_o hand_n he_o will_v smite_v all_o such_o person_n or_o do_v what_o be_v worse_o direct_v 6._o if_o thou_o will_v disable_v conscience_n from_o smite_v or_o arrest_v thou_o labour_v always_o to_o carry_v a_o pardon_n about_o thou_o sign_v and_o seal_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n have_v thy_o discharge_n and_o acquittance_n from_o the_o great_a god_n always_o in_o readiness_n to_o produce_v then_o may_v thou_o present_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o conscience_n if_o it_o begin_v to_o accuse_v thou_o with_o such_o word_n as_o those_o rom._n 8.33_o who_o shall_v lay_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o charge_n of_o god_n elect_n it_o be_v god_n that_o justifi_v who_o be_v he_o that_o condemn_v it_o be_v christ_n that_o die_v nay_o rather_o that_o be_v rise_v again_o etc._n etc._n then_o may_v you_o say_v 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will_v to_o all_o true_a believer_n at_o the_o great_a day_n say_v well_o do_v good_a and_o faithful_a servant_n enter_v into_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o lord_n finis_fw-la the_o second_o discourse_n of_o no_o conscience_n or_o of_o the_o murder_v of_o king_n charles_n i._o calculate_v more_o especial_o to_o be_v read_v on_o any_o thirty_o day_n of_o janvary_n by_o doctor_n samuel_n roll_v one_o of_o his_o majesty_n chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a london_n print_v 1678._o the_o second_o discourse_n now_o reader_n if_o thou_o be_v only_o for_o practical_a divinity_n stop_v here_o and_o go_v no_o further_o for_o i_o confess_v to_o thou_o what_o remain_v will_v be_v partly_o polemical_a partly_o political_a be_v such_o as_o the_o solemnity_n of_o the_o 30_o day_n of_o january_n and_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o fast_a of_o that_o day_n do_v call_v for_o for_o methinks_v if_o i_o may_v presume_v to_o know_v the_o whisper_v of_o man_n heart_n i_o hear_v some_o prejudice_v person_n object_n and_o 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