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A15704 Of the conscience A discourse wherein is playnely declared, the vnspeakeable ioye, and comfort of a good conscience, and the intollerable griefe and discomfort of an euill conscience. Made by Iohn Woolton, minister of the Gospell. Anno. 1576. Woolton, John, 1535?-1594. 1576 (1576) STC 25978; ESTC S106318 42,432 110

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hausit_fw-la ex_fw-la augustino_n rivius_fw-la lib._n de_fw-fr consc_fw-fr dissentit_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la aijt_fw-la enim_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la ponere_fw-la complectionem_fw-la in_o syllogismo_fw-la practico_fw-la cause_n why_o diverse_a man_n be_v of_o d●uerse_a conscience_n the_o thing_n which_o conscience_n chief_a in_o respect_v defynytyon_n of_o the_o good_a conscience_n of_o beauty_n and_o strength_n of_o nobility_n the_o abuse_n of_o power_n &_o auttoryty_n true_a glory_n job._n 19_o plato_n primo_fw-la de_fw-la repub_n sophocles_n oedipus_n erinnius_n the_o difinion_n of_o a_o e●uel_a conscience_n 〈…〉_o tiberius_n caligula_n nero._n richard_n the_o three_o polidorus_fw-la virg_n angli_fw-la hist_n lib._n 25._o adam_n &_o eue._n joseph●s_n brother_n judas_n pro._n 17._o a_o unquiet_a con●tience_n hashen_v old_a age_n &_o sickness_n a_o evil_a conscience_n ●●ayde_v of_o ●●ery_a bla●●●●_n 〈◊〉_d the_o horcor_n of_o a_o evil_a conscience_n all_o yarte_n shall_v be_v ●e●cd_v and_o torment_v in_o apple_n a_o exhortationte_n beware_v of_o a_o evil_a conscience_n the_o so●ace_n and_o comfort_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n cato_n the_o part_n of_o a_o judge_n the_o part_n of_o a_o counsellor_n and_o captain_n the_o office_n of_o good_a lawyer_n papinianus_n sir_n james_n hales_n spotlers_n o●_n the_o church_n in_o who_o the_o property_n of_o church_n good_n do_v testae_fw-la backbiter_n and_o slanderer_n of_o the_o ministetye_n the_o office_n and_o duty_n of_o patron●_n towards_o their_o ward_n of_o the_o marriage_n of_o ward_n of_o by●ts_n &_o scller_n against_o rash_a and_o bayn_a swear_n the_o godless_a sleight_n and_o ●iftes_n of_o many_o to_o illude_v the_o it_o oath_n hannibal_n cleomenes_n a_o popish_a prelate_n feaude_v 〈…〉_o ottho_fw-la phringen_n sis_fw-la of_o the_o g●●_n bovite_v ambroci_fw-la we_o in_o offi_n lavaterus_n in_o jos_n 9_o p._n martyr_v in_o 2._o sam._n 21._o the_o perittry_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d august_n dei_fw-la viu_fw-la ita_fw-la te_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n cap._n 22._o camillus_n justinius_n libre_fw-la 38._o the_o late_a tragical_a delinge_n in_o ●●aunce_n the_o law_n they_o to_o supplyante_n &_o to_o such_o as_o yield_v themselves_o in_o war._n pausanias_n in_o acha._n conquest_n ought_v to_o have_v modetation_n as_o a_o companion_n mimus_fw-la ageselaus_n the_o property_n of_o the_o lyon._n sigismond_n s._n augustine_n antigonus_n hier._n in_o 17._o ezeh_n the_o king_n of_o denmark_n his_o policy_n peter_n arrogon_n a._n commodus_n carolus_n septimus_fw-la galliard_n rex_fw-la nothing_o be_v protitable_a rule_n unle_v it_o be_v honest_a aristidea_n themistocles_n f._n camillus_n ●●r●otes_n virtue_n the_o proper_a and_o especial_a note_n and_o sign_n of_o papist_n perjury_n a●_z deyu●us_a of●●●uce_n the_o definion_n of_o a_o oath_n of_o sinner_n iudutate_v &_o past_a grace_n example_n of_o prince_n and_o people_n punish_v for_o their_o perjury_n carthage_n philip._n engenius_fw-la pope_n of_o rome_n and_o lewis_n king_n of_o hungaria_n whether_o be_v be_v enough_o for_o man_n to_o rest_n upon_o their_o conscience_n the_o true_a ground_n and_o foundation_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n doubtfulness_n of_o the_o conscience_n dangerous_a policarpus_fw-la chrisost_n god_n in●●●●●ted_a 〈◊〉_d by_o degree_n numa_n pompilius_n two_o 〈◊〉_d tyon_n the_o first_o against_o bayn_fw-mi confidence_n in_o one_o own_o righteousness_n against_o sorrow_n and_o despair_n of_o a_o aff●eted_a conscience_n the_o coucinsion_n
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