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A29138 A moderate short discourse concerning tenderness of conscience by John Bradshaw ... Bradshaw, John, 1602-1659. 1663 (1663) Wing B4154; ESTC R32859 26,615 37

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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 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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 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