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mean_v the_o infirmity_n of_o it_o if_o they_o live_v to_o be_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a so_o certain_o conscience_n will_v call_v man_n to_o a_o account_n if_o not_o in_o health_n yet_o in_o sickness_n if_o not_o live_v yet_o die_v yea_o if_o not_o die_v so_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v dead_a for_o conscience_n be_v a_o king_n that_o never_o die_v as_o they_o say_v in_o law_n rex_fw-la nunquam_fw-la moritur_fw-la and_o they_o will_v find_v it_o in_o the_o next_o world_n by_o the_o name_n and_o nature_n of_o a_o never_o die_a worm_n and_o as_o the_o proverb_n say_v nullum_fw-la tempus_fw-la occurrâ—t_fw-la regi_fw-la the_o king_n time_n never_o lapse_v some_o man_n will_v find_v that_o conscience_n have_v not_o lapse_v or_o lose_v any_o time_n like_o creditor_n that_o lose_v their_o debt_n and_o privilege_n of_o sue_v for_o they_o for_o want_v of_o demand_v they_o within_o such_o a_o term_n of_o year_n but_o will_v recover_v all_o its_o arrear_n and_o sue_v they_o till_o they_o have_v pay_v the_o uttermost_a farthing_n we_o proceed_v in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o the_o eight_o query_n which_o i_o propose_v to_o speak_v of_o viz._n the_o quomodo_n or_o how_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n it_o be_v thas_o conscience_n do_v use_v to_o smite_v man_n for_o sin_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o conscience_n do_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o sundry_a time_n and_o in_o divers_a manner_n first_o of_o all_o conscience_n do_v sometime_o smite_v man_n very_o gentle_o and_o easy_o with_o light_n and_o soft_a touch_n as_o old_a ely_n do_v his_o son_n when_o he_o say_v it_o be_v not_o a_o good_a report_n which_o i_o hear_v of_o you_o my_o son_n you_o make_v the_o lord_n people_n to_o transgress_v 1_o sam._n 2._o chap._n v._o 24._o it_o whip_v man_n sometime_o as_o mother_n use_n to_o do_v their_o infant_n child_n with_o a_o small_a twig_n and_o a_o soft_a hand_n whereby_o they_o be_v rather_o scare_v than_o hurt_n and_o touch_v they_o with_o that_o tenderness_n as_o one_o will_v touch_v the_o apple_n of_o one_o eye_n but_o second_o conscience_n do_v many_o time_n correct_v man_n smart_o smite_v they_o severe_o yet_o not_o so_o but_o that_o they_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v it_o as_o you_o shall_v hear_v some_o man_n say_v of_o those_o fit_n of_o the_o stone_n gout_n or_o colic_n which_o they_o have_v feel_v that_o they_o be_v very_o painful_a indeed_o but_o they_o thank_v god_n such_o as_o they_o be_v able_a to_o undergo_v and_o but_o able_a it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o ever_o some_o man_n can_v do_v to_o bear_v that_o burden_n of_o a_o wound_a conscience_n which_o lie_v upon_o they_o but_o they_o make_v a_o hard_a shift_n with_o much_o ado_n rub_v along_o a_o little_a more_o weight_n add_v to_o they_o will_v sink_v and_o over-whelm_a they_o their_o conscience_n correct_v they_o in_o full_a measure_n though_o not_o above_o measure_n and_o this_o it_o may_v be_v be_v the_o case_n of_o thousand_o their_o conscience_n give_v they_o their_o full_a do_v though_o they_o destroy_v they_o not_o with_o a_o hypercatharsis_n three_o but_o some_o there_o be_v a_o case_n two_o frequent_a in_o the_o world_n though_o not_o so_o common_a as_o the_o former_a who_o conscience_n do_v smite_v they_o ad_fw-la extremum_fw-la viriuna_fw-la and_o lay_v on_o upon_o they_o with_o all_o their_o might_n who_o conscience_n thunder_n and_o lighten_v upon_o they_o as_o god_n do_v upon_o the_o israelite_n from_o mount_n sinai_n exodus_fw-la 19.16_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o there_o be_v thunder_n and_o lightning_n and_o a_o thick_a cloud_n upon_o the_o mount_n and_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o trumpet_n exceed_v loud_a so_o that_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v in_o the_o camp_n tremble_v and_o mount_v sinai_n be_v altogether_o on_o a_o smoke_n because_o the_o lord_n descend_v upon_o it_o in_o fire_n the_o smoke_n thereof_o ascend_v as_o the_o smoke_n of_o a_o furnace_n and_o the_o whole_a mount_n quake_v great_o with_o such_o like_a terror_n so_o far_o as_o a_o creature_n may_v imitate_v his_o creator_n so_o do_v conscience_n sometime_o clothe_v itself_o if_o a_o beast_n do_v but_o touch_v the_o mountain_n to_o allude_v to_o the_o passage_n at_o mount_n sinai_n it_o be_v stone_v or_o strike_v through_o with_o a_o dart_n heb._n 12.20_o i_o mean_v if_o a_o brutish_a thought_n do_v but_o touch_v a_o man_n mind_n so_o terrible_a be_v the_o sight_n thereof_o as_o aggravate_v by_o conscience_n that_o he_o may_v say_v as_o moses_n 21._o i_o exceed_o quake_v look_v with_o how_o grim_a a_o countenance_n and_o with_o how_o incense_v a_o heart_n ahasuerus_n look_v upon_o haman_n when_o come_v out_o of_o his_o garden_n he_o find_v that_o proud_a traitor_n fall_v upon_o the_o bed_n where_o hester_n his_o queen_n be_v and_o say_v of_o he_o will_v he_o force_v the_o queen_n also_o before_o i_o in_o the_o house_n hester_n 7.8_o with_o such_o a_o aspect_n and_o with_o such_o a_o rage_n do_v conscience_n accost_v some_o man_n cause_n their_o face_n to_o be_v cover_v present_o with_o shame_n and_o confusion_n do_v it_o not_o fall_v upon_o some_o man_n like_o a_o bear_n rob_v of_o her_o whelp_n or_o like_o a_o man_n under_o jealousy_n upon_o he_o who_o he_o suspect_v of_o which_o solomon_n say_v it_o be_v the_o rage_n of_o a_o man_n he_o will_v not_o spare_v in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o wrath_n conscience_n seem_v sometime_o to_o vie_v with_o death_n in_o the_o point_n of_o terror_n and_o to_o make_v itself_o more_o a_o king_n of_o terror_n than_o he_o for_o sin_n be_v the_o sting_n of_o death_n and_o conscience_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o sting_n of_o sin_n that_o death_n be_v less_o terrible_a than_o a_o enrage_a conscience_n be_v manifest_a because_o thousand_o fly_n or_o have_v flee_v from_o a_o pursuant_n conscience_n to_o hide_v themselves_o in_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n and_o have_v choose_v rather_o to_o fall_v into_o their_o own_o bloody_a and_o murderous_a hand_n than_o to_o remain_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o conscience_n how_o many_o pursue_v by_o conscience_n have_v repair_v to_o a_o melancholy_a beam_n as_o one_o call_v it_o or_o any_o thing_n they_o can_v make_v a_o gallow_n of_o as_o it_o be_v to_o a_o city_n of_o refuge_n or_o to_o the_o horn_n of_o a_o altar_n that_o be_v have_v choose_v strangle_v rather_o than_o life_n the_o jew_n allow_v but_o thirty_o nine_o stripe_n to_o be_v give_v even_o to_o malefactor_n 1_o cor._n 11._o but_o conscience_n will_v give_v thousand_o and_o million_o fetch_v blood_n at_o every_o stroke_n stone_n colic_n strangury_n be_v the_o name_n of_o three_o little_a torture_n compare_v to_o that_o of_o a_o wound_a and_o wound_a conscience_n for_o so_o it_o be_v that_o a_o wound_a conscience_n will_v wound_v if_o we_o wound_v it_o it_o will_v wound_v we_o that_o ever_o gnaw_v worm_n if_o we_o tread_v upon_o it_o will_v sure_o turn_v again_o nothing_o can_v make_v the_o torment_n of_o rack_a and_o burn_v seem_v small_a but_o the_o great_a torment_n of_o a_o torment_a conscience_n all_o i_o have_v say_v be_v easy_a to_o believe_v if_o we_o but_o consider_v some_o man_n have_v prefer_v hell_n itself_o before_o the_o smiting_n of_o a_o incense_a conscience_n so_o judas_n when_o he_o go_v and_o hang_v himself_o though_o other_o it_o may_v be_v have_v be_v prevert_v from_o do_v the_o same_o thing_n chief_o by_o consider_v that_o what_o be_v say_v of_o god_n may_v as_o true_o be_v say_v of_o and_o to_o conscience_n psal_n 139._o if_o i_o make_v my_o bed_n in_o hell_n behold_v thou_o be_v there_o some_o it_o may_v be_v fear_n that_o never_o die_a worm_n in_o hell_n more_o than_o the_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n we_o read_v of_o as_o suppose_v that_o the_o torment_n of_o conscience_n be_v all_o in_o all_o as_o to_o the_o pena_n sensus_fw-la or_o the_o positive_a punishment_n which_o the_o damn_a do_v there_o undergo_v say_v not_o the_o lion_n be_v not_o so_o terrible_a as_o he_o be_v paint_v or_o conscience_n as_o i_o have_v describe_v it_o for_o it_o alone_o can_v tell_v thou_o how_o terrible_a it_o be_v of_o it_o as_o of_o the_o great_a god_n may_v be_v say_v who_o know_v the_o power_n of_o his_o wrath_n according_a to_o his_o fear_n so_o be_v his_o wrath_n the_o terror_n of_o conscience_n be_v as_o boundless_a as_o the_o extent_n of_o fear_n which_o be_v a_o passion_n that_o know_v no_o limit_n the_o sea_n be_v bound_v by_o sands_n but_o the_o dread_v of_o conscience_n hardly_o by_o any_o thing_n no_o boanarge_n or_o son_n of_o thunder_n like_o to_o conscience_n no_o high_a court_n of_o justice_n nor_o yet_o of_o injustice_n so_o terrible_a as_o that_o two_o witness_n serve_v in_o other_o court_n conscience_n be_v a_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 conscience_n go_v out_o one_o by_o one_o now_o whereas_o some_o be_v bring_v in_o plead_v thus_o for_o themselves_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n when_o do_v we_o see_v thou_o hungry_a and_o feed_v thou_o not_o naked_a and_o clothe_v thou_o not_o sick_a and_o in_o prison_n and_o do_v not_o administer_v unto_o thou_o matth._n 25.44_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o they_o know_v not_o that_o which_o christ_n tell_v they_o of_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n in_o as_o much_o as_o you_o do_v it_o not_o to_o one_o of_o the_o least_o of_o these_o you_o do_v it_o not_o to_o i_o if_o their_o conscience_n have_v be_v soon_o convict_v of_o their_o unkindness_n to_o their_o saviour_n express_v in_o their_o unkindness_n to_o his_o disciple_n and_o follower_n they_o will_v not_o have_v have_v one_o word_n to_o say_v for_o themselves_o or_o presume_v to_o open_v their_o mouth_n it_o can_v never_o be_v doubt_v whether_o the_o message_n be_v leave_v with_o those_o person_n who_o conscience_n be_v 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 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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
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heart_n and_o the_o venom_n thereof_o drink_v up_o their_o spirit_n what_o pity_n be_v it_o that_o many_o man_n never_o learn_v to_o fear_v themselves_o enough_o till_o they_o come_v to_o feel_v themselves_o so_o sharp_a upon_o and_o so_o uneasy_a to_o themselves_o that_o they_o can_v bear_v it_o no_o long_o that_o they_o seem_v a_o great_a hell_n to_o themselves_o than_o hell_n itself_o will_v be_v which_o be_v spira_n case_n it_o be_v one_o good_a answer_n wherewith_o to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o tempter_n how_o can_v i_o do_v this_o wickedness_n and_o sin_n against_o my_o own_o conscience_n how_o can_v i_o look_v my_o conscience_n in_o the_o face_n if_o i_o comply_v with_o such_o a_o temptation_n or_o rather_o how_o dreadful_o will_v conscience_n stare_v i_o in_o the_o face_n when_o i_o have_v do_v it_o i_o have_v rather_o displease_v the_o whole_a world_n than_o displease_v that_o part_n of_o myself_o which_o be_v call_v conscience_n for_o if_o that_o once_o be_v angry_a and_o continue_v so_o i_o shall_v have_v no_o joy_n in_o my_o life_n all_o my_o comfort_n will_v be_v embitter_v it_o will_v give_v i_o for_o beauty_n ash_n for_o the_o oil_n of_o joy_n mourn_v for_o the_o garment_n of_o praise_n the_o spirit_n of_o heaviness_n it_o will_v be_v coloquintida_n or_o death_n in_o the_o pot_n of_o all_o my_o enjoyment_n they_o feel_v conscience_n lest_o who_o fear_v it_o most_o and_o they_o who_o in_o one_o sense_n be_v most_o afraid_a of_o conscience_n be_v usual_o lest_o hurt_n by_o it_o as_o parent_n love_v not_o to_o strike_v those_o child_n who_o they_o can_v sufficient_o over-awe_n and_o deter_v from_o mis-doing_a without_o strike_v they_o so_o i_o have_v do_v with_o the_o 5._o use_v a_o six_o shall_v be_v this_o sith_o conscience_n be_v so_o dreadful_a a_o smiter_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v every_o man_n concern_v to_o maintain_v peace_n amity_n and_o a_o good_a correspondence_n with_o his_o own_o conscience_n that_o it_o may_v either_o not_o smite_v he_o at_o all_o or_o in_o measure_n so_o as_o he_o may_v be_v able_a to_o bear_v it_o stay_v if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v its_o rough_a wind_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o east-wind_n not_o thrash_v out_o the_o fitche_n with_o a_o thrash_a instrument_n nor_o turn_v about_o the_o cart_n wheel_n upon_o the_o cummin_n but_o beat_v out_o the_o fitche_n with_o a_o staff_n and_o the_o cummin_n with_o the_o rod_n to_o allude_v to_o what_o be_v say_v of_o god_n isaiah_n 28.27_o correct_v he_o but_o in_o measure_n though_o it_o leave_v he_o not_o altogether_o unpunished_a as_o god_n promise_v his_o people_n jer._n 30.11_o school_n boy_n who_o have_v master_n eminent_o severe_a be_v concern_v to_o make_v as_o few_o fault_n as_o ever_o they_o can_v and_o to_o please_v they_o as_o much_o as_o ever_o lie_v in_o their_o power_n as_o ever_o they_o hope_v to_o sleep_v in_o a_o whole_a skin_n such_o a_o master_n be_v conscience_n if_o it_o set_v on_o now_o the_o way_n to_o give_v it_o content_a and_o 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well_o advise_v our_o next_o business_n shall_v be_v to_o consult_v and_o advise_v with_o our_o conscience_n when_o conscience_n have_v hear_v what_o god_n have_v to_o say_v to_o it_o we_o shall_v hear_v what_o conscience_n have_v to_o say_v to_o we_o as_o god_n give_v his_o law_n to_o moses_n and_o moses_n to_o his_o people_n so_o god_n speak_v first_o to_o conscience_n or_o give_v his_o law_n to_o conscience_n and_o conscience_n in_o god_n name_n give_v law_n to_o we_o if_o we_o pay_v not_o that_o respect_n to_o our_o conscience_n to_o consult_v with_o they_o they_o will_v never_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o we_o but_o think_v themselves_o slight_v and_o affront_v conscience_n expect_v that_o every_o man_n shall_v say_v to_o it_o by_o your_o leave_n and_o may_v it_o stand_v with_o your_o good_a like_n before_o he_o enterprise_v any_o matter_n of_o concernment_n when_o a_o man_n have_v any_o thing_n in_o design_n the_o first_o question_n to_o be_v ask_v be_v be_v it_o lawful_a to_o be_v do_v and_o of_o who_o shall_v a_o man_n ask_v that_o but_o of_o his_o conscience_n leaving_z thar_z to_o inform_v itself_o the_o best_a it_o can_v by_o all_o the_o way_n and_o mean_v aforesaid_a for_o as_o god_n take_v it_o ill_o when_o the_o israelite_n sit_v down_o to_o eat_v and_o drink_v with_o the_o gibeonite_n and_o ask_v not_o counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o will_v conscience_n when_o we_o do_v any_o thing_n of_o importance_n and_o do_v not_o first_o ask_v its_o counsel_n and_o repair_v to_o it_o as_o to_o a_o oracle_n direct_v 3._o if_o thou_o will_v not_o have_v conscience_n smite_v thou_o then_o when_o conscience_n be_v yet_o in_o doubt_n and_o suspense_n be_v thou_o in_o suspense_n also_o suspend_v act_v till_o conscience_n become_v resolve_v according_a to_o that_o good_a old_a say_n quod_fw-la dubitas_fw-la ne_fw-la facias_fw-la remember_v the_o apostle_n word_n he_o that_o doubt_v be_v damn_v if_o he_o eat_v because_o he_o eat_v not_o of_o faith_n for_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n rom._n 14.23_o as_o also_o the_o exhortation_n which_o the_o same_o apostle_n give_v v._n 5._o let_v every_o man_n be_v full_o persuade_v or_o assure_v in_o his_o own_o mind_n mean_v of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o that_o which_o he_o take_v in_o hand_n he_o that_o will_v maintain_v peace_n and_o friendship_n betwixt_o conscience_n and_o himself_o or_o rather_o that_o will_v have_v his_o conscience_n good_a friend_n with_o he_o let_v he_o await_v the_o full_a resolution_n and_o satisfaction_n of_o conscience_n before_o he_o presume_v to_o act_v direct_v 4._o he_o that_o will_v escape_v the_o severe_a stroke_n and_o smiting_n of_o conscience_n let_v he_o take_v heed_n of_o do_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o express_a distate_n and_o command_v of_o thereof_o of_o go_v if_o i_o may_v so_o express_v it_o to_o tarshish_n as_o do_v jonah_n when_o conscience_n will_v send_v he_o to_o nineveh_n of_o go_v to_o the_o west_n when_o the_o commission_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v be_v for_o the_o east_n conscience_n be_v very_o impatient_a of_o be_v contradict_v and_o that_o man_n and_o woman_n shall_v proceed_v point_n blank_a contrary_a to_o its_o counsel_n and_o command_n next_o to_o that_o indignation_n wherewith_o you_o may_v imagine_v the_o great_a god_n resent_v it_o when_o the_o israelite_n of_o old_a make_v this_o stubborn_a reply_n to_o his_o prophet_n jeremy_n jer._n 44.16_o viz._n as_o for_o the_o word_n that_o thou_o have_v speak_v to_o we_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n we_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o thou_o but_o we_o will_v certain_o do_v whatsoever_o thing_n go_v forth_o out_o of_o our_o own_o mouth_n to_o burn_v incense_n unto_o the_o queen_n of_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n
they_o murderer_n each_o of_o other_o because_o they_o do_v abet_v and_o encourage_v each_o other_o in_o and_o unto_o the_o murder_n of_o the_o king_n in_o which_o be_v include_v their_o own_o consequential_o if_o there_o be_v forty_o of_o they_o each_o of_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o death_n of_o forty_o not_o the_o forty_o only_a guilty_a of_o the_o death_n of_o one_o man_n viz._n the_o king_n but_o each_o of_o they_o of_o forty_o murder_n viz._n each_o of_o other_o for_o that_o they_o strengthen_v each_o other_o hand_n in_o and_o unto_o the_o work_n again_o if_o naked_a murder_n be_v a_o damnable_a sin_n as_o have_v be_v prove_v that_o murder_n which_o be_v clothe_v with_o barbarous_a and_o inhuman_a circumstance_n must_v needs_o be_v so_o much_o more_o in_o judg._n 19.25_o we_o read_v of_o a_o levite_n concubine_n not_o only_o kill_v but_o with_o circumstance_n that_o be_v very_o barbarous_a viz._n force_v to_o death_n by_o the_o benjamite_n dwell_v in_o gibeah_n chap._n 20.5_o but_o what_o dreadful_a thing_n ensue_v ver_fw-la 6._o i_o say_v the_o levite_n take_v my_o concubine_n and_o cut_v she_o in_o piece_n and_o send_v she_o through_o all_o israel_n for_o they_o have_v commit_v lewdness_n and_o folly_n in_o israel_n the_o product_n of_o this_o be_v what_o we_o read_v judg._n 20.34_o 35._o and_o there_o come_v up_o against_o gibeah_n ten_o thousand_o choose_a man_n out_o of_o all_o israel_n and_o the_o battle_n be_v sore_o and_o the_o lord_n smite_v benjamin_n before_o israel_n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n destroy_v of_o the_o benjamite_n that_o day_n twenty_o and_o four_o thousand_o and_o a_o hundred_o man_n all_o these_o draw_v the_o sword_n or_o be_v man_n of_o valour_n as_o be_v say_v ver_fw-la 44._o though_o wilful_a murder_n itself_o clothe_v with_o the_o most_o extenuate_a circumstance_n be_v a_o great_a sin_n yet_o the_o barbarous_a circumstance_n wherewith_o it_o may_v be_v clothe_v may_v make_v it_o twice_o so_o great_a a_o sin_n as_o otherwise_o it_o have_v be_v and_o much_o more_o expose_v it_o to_o the_o divine_a vengeance_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o instance_n aforesaid_a but_o to_o proceed_v 6thly_a be_v hypocrisy_n a_o damn_v sin_n or_o not_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o because_o hell_n or_o the_o place_n of_o weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n be_v call_v a_o portion_n with_o the_o hypocrite_n matth._n 24.51_o intimate_v that_o tophet_n be_v prepare_v of_o old_a as_o much_o for_o hypocrite_n as_o for_o any_o sort_n of_o man_n do_v not_o our_o saviour_n let_v fly_v as_o many_o vae_n or_o woe_n against_o hypocrite_n as_o against_o any_o sort_n of_o man_n mat._n 25.14_o 15_o 16_o 23_o 25_o 27_o 29._o and_o do_v he_o not_o utter_v those_o dreadful_a word_n in_o the_o close_a ver_fw-la 33._o you_o serpent_n you_o generation_n of_o viper_n how_o can_v you_o escape_v the_o damnation_n of_o hell_n now_o with_o what_o direful_a circumstance_n of_o hypocrisy_n the_o late_a king_n death_n be_v manage_v i_o have_v tell_v 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to_o smite_v man_n in_o reference_n to_o sin_n unto_o so_o do_v it_o be_v conduct_v as_o it_o be_v by_o instinct_n from_o god_n as_o be_v the_o sun_n to_o know_v its_o due_a time_n of_o rise_v and_o set_v and_o several_a creature_n void_a of_o understanding_n to_o know_v their_o proper_a season_n yea_o thing_n without_o life_n act_n according_a to_o that_o frame_n and_o make_v which_o art_n have_v give_v they_o so_o clock_n do_v strike_v and_o alarm_n go_v and_o sound_v at_o such_o season_n as_o they_o be_v make_v to_o do_v but_o for_o smiting_n of_o conscience_n there_o be_v further_a reason_n for_o conscience_n be_v at_o once_o both_o a_o law_n a_o witness_n and_o a_o judge_n appoint_v of_o god_n so_o to_o be_v and_o qualify_v according_o as_o it_o be_v a_o law_n of_o which_o the_o apostle_n speak_v rom._n 2.14_o 15._o these_o speak_v to_o the_o gentile_n have_v not_o the_o law_n be_v a_o law_n to_o themselves_o which_o law_n be_v conscience_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o law_n write_v in_o their_o heart_n now_o conscience_n as_o such_o be_v by_o divine_n call_v synteresis_fw-la be_v a_o storehouse_n of_o maxim_n and_o principle_n inform_v we_o of_o the_o eternae_fw-la &_o indispensabiles_fw-la rationes_fw-la boni_fw-la &_o mali_fw-la which_o divine_n do_v so_o much_o speak_v of_o engrave_v with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o common_a notion_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n second_o conscience_n be_v a_o witness_n yea_o a_o thousand_o witness_n as_o we_o learn_v from_o rom._n 2.15_o by_o these_o word_n which_o show_v the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n write_v in_o their_o heart_n their_o conscience_n also_o bear_v witness_n and_o their_o thought_n mean_a while_n accuse_v or_o else_o excuse_v one_o another_o now_o as_o conscience_n be_v a_o witness_n divine_v call_v it_o syneidesis_n last_o conscience_n be_v a_o judge_n and_o as_o such_o be_v by_o divine_n call_v crisis_n witness_v 1_o john_n 3.20_o 21._o if_o our_o heart_n condemn_v we_o god_n be_v great_a than_o our_o heart_n and_o know_v all_o thing_n if_o our_o heart_n condemn_v we_o not_o then_o have_v we_o confidence_n towards_o god_n which_o word_n do_v show_v conscience_n to_o be_v a_o judge_n for_o it_o be_v the_o office_n of_o a_o judge_n to_o pass_v sentence_n either_o of_o condemnation_n or_o absolution_n moreover_o in_o those_o word_n be_v intimate_v that_o god_n have_v give_v to_o conscience_n as_o it_o be_v the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n and_o have_v say_v unto_o it_o as_o unto_o peter_n and_o his_o successor_n matth._n 16.19_o i_o will_v give_v unto_o thou_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o whatever_o thou_o shall_v bind_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n and_o whatever_o thou_o shall_v loose_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v loose_v in_o heaven_n but_o now_o methinks_v i_o have_v to_o encounter_v with_o a_o very_a grand_a objection_n namely_o this_o how_o can_v conscience_n be_v say_v to_o be_v qualify_v as_o a_o reprover_n or_o 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 rather_o to_o be_v comfort_v or_o to_o comfort_n and_o commend_v those_o who_o ought_v rather_o to_o be_v sound_o chide_v and_o condemn_v if_o conscience_n trifle_v at_o this_o rate_n may_v some_o say_v ought_v it_o not_o to_o be_v slight_v like_o a_o perfidious_a jury_n that_o bring_v in_o those_o guilty_a that_o be_v not_o guilty_a and_o those_o not_o guilty_a that_o be_v guilty_a this_o objection_n seem_v to_o stand_v like_o a_o mountain_n if_o not_o like_o mount_n zion_n itself_o which_o can_v never_o be_v remove_v yet_o wait_v but_o a_o while_n you_o may_v see_v it_o make_v a_o plane_n if_o not_o turn_v into_o a_o valley_n i_o premise_v a_o word_n or_o two_o by_o way_n of_o concession_n namely_o that_o conscience_n in_o this_o corrupt_a degenerate_a estate_n of_o all_o humane_a faculty_n do_v sometime_o mistake_v comfort_v those_o which_o it_o ought_v to_o chide_v and_o chide_v those_o who_o it_o ought_v to_o comfort_v but_o thanks_o be_v to_o god_n there_o be_v a_o way_n to_o prevent_v those_o mistake_n time_n be_v when_o conscience_n may_v have_v serve_v as_o a_o law_n to_o we_o and_o of_o itself_o a_o kind_n of_o regula_fw-la pure_a regulans_fw-la but_o now_o it_o be_v a_o regula_fw-la regulata_fw-la viz._n a_o rule_n to_o be_v rule_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v to_o conscience_n as_o a_o light_n shine_v in_o a_o dark_a place_n to_o which_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n ought_v to_o take_v heed_n as_o to_o that_o which_o be_v a_o light_n to_o their_o foot_n and_o a_o lantern_n to_o their_o path_n there_o be_v a_o crookedness_n which_o have_v happen_v in_o part_n to_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n by_o adam_n fall_n and_o their_o fall_n in_o he_o but_o be_v such_o as_o may_v be_v rectify_v or_o make_v straight_o by_o attend_v to_o
the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v a_o young_a man_n may_v cleanse_v his_o way_n by_o take_v heed_n to_o god_n word_n look_v how_o a_o raw_a and_o unskilful_a composer_n may_v do_v well_o enough_o if_o he_o shall_v but_o follow_v the_o advice_n of_o a_o able_a and_o careful_a corrector_n of_o the_o press_n so_o may_v the_o conscience_n of_o man_n produce_v a_o correct_a edition_n of_o their_o life_n if_o they_o make_v but_o such_o amendment_n as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n do_v direct_v far_o be_v it_o from_o we_o to_o charge_v the_o holy_a god_n so_o foolish_o as_o if_o he_o do_v suborn_v and_o instigate_v the_o conscience_n of_o man_n to_o condemn_v they_o for_o what_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v commend_v or_o to_o commend_v they_o for_o what_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v condemn_v for_o shall_v not_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n do_v righteous_o be_v not_o jehovah_n a_o god_n that_o can_v lie_v this_o premise_a it_o must_v needs_o be_v say_v that_o god_n never_o do_v do_v or_o can_v give_v to_o conscience_n a_o commission_n or_o command_v to_o smite_v when_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o smite_v or_o to_o strike_v when_o it_o ought_v rather_o to_o smile_v upon_o we_o but_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o god_n do_v sometime_o give_v such_o a_o permission_n as_o that_o to_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n and_o leave_v they_o as_o he_o be_v free_a to_o do_v to_o misrepresent_v thing_n according_a to_o their_o corrupt_a and_o perverse_a inclination_n that_o passage_n in_o the_o first_o of_o king_n 22.22_o which_o seem_v of_o all_o other_o text_n most_o pregnant_a to_o prove_v that_o god_n almighty_n do_v sometime_o give_v forth_o his_o command_n and_o commission_n to_o instrument_n to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a as_o namely_o to_o lie_v etc._n etc._n will_v be_v find_v upon_o due_a examination_n to_o signify_v just_a nothing_o to_o that_o purpose_n the_o word_n be_v these_o and_o the_o evil_a spirit_n say_v i_o will_v go_v forth_o and_o i_o will_v be_v a_o lie_a spirit_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o all_o his_o that_o be_v of_o ahab_n prophet_n and_o he_o that_o be_v the_o lord_n say_v thou_o shall_v persuade_v and_o prevail_v also_o go_v forth_o and_o do_v so_o but_o upon_o due_a search_n it_o will_v be_v find_v that_o those_o word_n of_o god_n go_v forth_o and_o do_v so_o be_v not_o word_n of_o command_n and_o commission_n but_o a_o bare_a permission_n and_o sufferance_n like_o those_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n to_o judas_n john_n 13.27_o and_o after_o the_o sop_n satan_n enter_v into_o he_o that_o thou_o do_v do_v quick_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v now_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n be_v at_o hand_n in_o which_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v to_o be_v betray_v i_o will_v not_o hinder_v thou_o but_o suffer_v thou_o to_o do_v what_o i_o know_v be_v in_o thy_o heart_n to_o do_v as_o soon_o as_o thou_o please_v again_o i_o say_v the_o word_n forecited_a go_v and_o do_v so_o signify_v no_o more_o than_o do_v the_o word_n of_o 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 my_o permission_n to_o go_v forth_o and_o do_v so_o by_o what_o i_o have_v say_v it_o do_v plain_o appear_v that_o unless_o god_n be_v bind_v as_o sure_o he_o be_v not_o to_o hinder_v all_o the_o sin_n that_o be_v or_o ever_o be_v or_o ever_o shall_v be_v possible_a for_o he_o to_o hinder_v that_o be_v all_o sin_n that_o ever_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o world_n there_o be_v no_o fault_n to_o be_v charge_v upon_o god_n for_o permit_v and_o but_o bare_o permit_v the_o degenerate_a purblind_a conscience_n of_o man_n like_o ahab_n false_a prophet_n to_o delude_v and_o deceive_v they_o when_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n have_v defile_v and_o debauch_a themselves_o it_o be_v at_o god_n pleasure_n and_o liberty_n whether_o hewill_n or_o will_v not_o restore_v and_o rectify_v they_o however_o this_o may_v serve_v for_o ever_o to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o man_n that_o though_o their_o conscience_n in_o this_o fall_a state_n be_v not_o a_o light_n sufficient_a to_o guide_v they_o 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misdirecting_n of_o their_o conscience_n since_o god_n have_v give_v his_o holy_a word_n as_o it_o be_v another_o conscience_n and_o guide_n to_o man_n to_o show_v they_o the_o way_n in_o the_o which_o they_o ought_v to_o walk_v and_o to_o please_v god_n what_o if_o the_o torch_n of_o natural_a light_n or_o conscience_n have_v be_v well_o nigh_o blow_v out_o so_o long_o as_o there_o be_v the_o sun_n beam_n of_o divine_a revelation_n contract_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n as_o in_o a_o burning-glass_n wherewith_o to_o light_v it_o again_o put_v conscience_n and_o scripture_n together_o and_o where_o they_o two_o meet_v there_o be_v light_n enough_o to_o make_v a_o man_n way_n plain_a to_o heaven_n and_o if_o he_o will_v but_o mind_v his_o compass_n to_o bring_v he_o safe_a to_o the_o port_n of_o everlasting_a happiness_n so_o i_o have_v do_v with_o the_o doctrinal_a part_n of_o the_o first_o doctrine_n viz._n that_o conscience_n be_v a_o smiter_n or_o a_o thing_n that_o will_v smite_v 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