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A59953 A few vvords concerning conscience what it is; and what estate it was in before transgression. And how it became darkened, defiled and corrupted; and how again it may be enlightened, cleansed, purified and set at liberty, as it was before sin entred. Intermixt with a few words concerning persecution among the diverse sects in Christendom (and upon the face of all the earth); shewing, that they all arise for want of true liberty of conscience; and what that liberty is. William Shewen. Shewen, William, 1631?-1695. 1675 (1675) Wing S3421; ESTC R221163 20,764 49

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Sword of the Spirit the Helmet of Salvation the Breast-plate of Righteousness and the very Feet shod with the Preparation of the Gospel or with that which prepares the Way of the Gospel I say these are Weapons of the True Church and of every Member thereof whereby those that say they are Apostles and are not are tryed and found Lyars and the Errors and Doctrines of Balaam detected Read Rev. 1 2 3. and the Lord open thy Understanding and the Teachings of the Woman Jezabel who calleth her self a Prophetess resisted yea all the Faults and Errors of the Seven Churches are reproved and judged by the Son of God who holdeth the Seven Stars in his Right Hand Note and walks in the midst of the ‖ The Son of God is in the midst of his People who are like Gold tryed in the Fire and made Vessels of Honour to hold the Heavenly Treafure and Temples of the Living God this is the true Church that what she bindeth and looseth on Earth is confirmed in Heaven against which the Gates of Hell cannot prevail out of the Pale of this Church there 's no Salvation This is the Holy Church that cannot err where the infallible Judgment is even in whom the Son of God lives and walks in the midst and hath by his bright and powerful Appearance broken down and removed all that is contrary to him and set the Mind Heart and Conscience at perfect Liberty from all Private Opinions Selfish Conceivings Dark Thoughts and Lofty Imaginations which once did defile them In this Church is the one Mind one Heart and one Judgment and she hath the one Faith one Baptism and one Lord is as a Coat woven from top to bottom without Seam And all the Members of this Church are livin Stones fitted and squared for the House and Habitation of God in the fitting and preparing of which the Sound or Noise of the Workman's Tool is not heard nor Self had in any Reputation but the Praise and Glory of all is to God the Worker of all in his People to whom all Honour is due forever and evermore Seven Golden Candlesticks and those that turn not at his Reproof Repent and are Reformed by his Judgments will assuredly in the End hear this fatal Sentence I gave her space to repent and she repented not behold I will cast her into a Bed and them that commit Adultery with her into great Tribulation I will kill her Children with Death and all the Churches shall know that I am he that searcheth the Reins and Hearts giveth to every one according to his Works He that hath an Ear let him hear what the Spirit saith to the Churches Something after which should have been placed before REader I would have thee seriously weigh consider what thou readest in this small Treatise and with the Measure of Divine Light which shines in thy Mind Heart and Conscience whether thou be Darkness or Light a Believer or an Infidel take a perfect View of thy self and thou mayest by the Light thereof infallibly perceive and know Whether thou art a Member of the * None can be of the holy Catholick Church further then they walk in the Light learn of the Grace and profit by the Manifestation of the Spirit of God given to them and is present with them convincing reproving judging all and every Appearance of Evil and ready to teach lead into all Good and it is those only that are led and guided by the spirit of God that are his Sons Daughters and Members of the holy church which is in God he that can receive it let him Holy Catholick Church or whether thou art of some private Opinion or Sect which only calls it self so and whether thy Mind Heart and Conscience-are clensed and set at Liberty from all that did defile and imbondage them or whether thou art corrupted defiled captivated and bound under with the Chains of Darkness Superstitious Education Corrupt Tradition and Selfish Opinions kindling thy Sacrifices with Coals from thy own Altar and walking in the Light of thy own Sparks by the Eye or Light of God which runs to and fro through the Earth and searcheth thy Heart tryeth thy Reins and sheweth unto thee thy Thoughts thou mayest see thy own state and condition how thou standest in the Sight of the Lord if thy Mind be spiritual thou hast Life Peace if thy Heart be pure thou seest the Lord if thy Conscience be purged from dead Works thou art a Servant of the living God and findest Acceptance with him being alive to Righteousness and dead to Sin but if thou dost Evil Sin lies at thy Door and he that saves his People from their Sins thou art ignorant of and Death the Wages thereof attends thee profess what thou wilt and let thy notion opinion be what it will let thy form and fashion of Worship and Religion be what it will whether thou art a Jew Mahumetan Papist or Protestant this is the Word of Truth to thee whether thou wilt hear or forbear thou shalt find it sealed upon thee in the Day of the Lord. W. S. THE END