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be_v a_o witness_n to_o that_o very_a thought_n indeed_o man_n presume_v upon_o it_o and_o do_v account_v it_o no_o sin_n if_o they_o can_v do_v it_o in_o a_o secret_a corner_n and_o have_v a_o dark_a place_n to_o act_v it_o in_o from_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n as_o job_n 24.15_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o adulterer_n wait_v for_o the_o twilight_n and_o then_o disguise_v himself_o and_o say_v none_o eye_n shall_v see_v he_o alas_o though_o thou_o can_v hide_v thy_o sin_n from_o all_o man_n and_o devil_n yet_o thou_o can_v not_o hide_v it_o from_o god_n nor_o from_o thy_o own_o conscience_n that_o will_v one_o day_n come_v in_o as_o a_o witness_n against_o thou_o and_o lay_v thou_o open_a to_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n and_o angel_n unless_o god_n give_v thou_o repentance_n the_o conscience_n of_o man_n be_v a_o tell-tale_n it_o will_v lay_v it_o open_v and_o witness_v against_o thou_o indeed_o i_o confess_v that_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o conscience_n may_v be_v muzzele_v and_o sometime_o be_v choke_v and_o fail_v in_o do_v the_o office_n of_o it_o to_o bear_v witness_n or_o a_o man_n may_v lay_v violent_a hand_n upon_o his_o own_o conscience_n and_o as_o it_o be_v cut_v the_o throat_n of_o it_o for_o a_o time_n his_o conscience_n be_v asleep_a or_o benumb_v for_o custom_n in_o sin_n take_v away_o the_o feel_n of_o the_o conscience_n for_o a_o time_n and_o as_o one_o say_v well_o the_o light_n of_o the_o conscience_n may_v be_v shadow_v because_o it_o be_v not_o good_a but_o quite_o extinguish_v it_o can_v be_v because_o it_o come_v from_o god_n and_o be_v of_o he_o in_o the_o heart_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n it_o may_v be_v asleep_a and_o benumb_v but_o it_o will_v awake_v either_o in_o the_o day_n of_o affliction_n or_o in_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n when_o the_o conscience_n will_v be_v raise_v and_o awaken_v and_o will_v then_o not_o spare_v to_o witness_v against_o thou_o or_o if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o thou_o do_v die_v without_o any_o sense_n or_o feel_n of_o sin_n thou_o die_v like_o a_o senseless_a stone_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o nabal_n his_o heart_n die_v within_o he_o so_o it_o may_v be_v thy_o heart_n may_v be_v so_o harden_v as_o that_o in_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n it_o have_v no_o touch_n of_o conscience_n at_o all_o yet_o know_v this_o though_o thou_o die_v so_o yet_o thy_o conscience_n die_v not_o it_o be_v a_o natural_a faculty_n of_o thy_o soul_n it_o can_v die_v and_o though_o it_o touch_v thou_o not_o in_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n yet_o the_o day_n will_v come_v when_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v it_o will_v come_v and_o appear_v before_o thou_o and_o then_o it_o will_v speak_v and_o not_o spare_v it_o will_v witness_v against_o thou_o the_o sin_n that_o thou_o have_v do_v in_o hugger-mugger_n and_o in_o secret_a and_o thy_o dissemble_n and_o close_a deal_n either_o with_o god_n or_o man_n thy_o conscience_n will_v not_o then_o spare_v to_o speak_v against_o thou_o and_o therefore_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n take_v notice_n of_o it_o and_o let_v this_o ground_n of_o truth_n teach_v we_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o presume_v to_o sin_n because_o we_o be_v in_o the_o dark_a whether_o usurer_n or_o those_o that_o travel_v up_o and_o down_o from_o alehouse_n to_o tavern_n in_o the_o night_n to_o commit_v sin_n their_o conscience_n go_v with_o they_o and_o in_o this_o respect_n take_v we_o heed_n of_o dissemble_v of_o hypocrisy_n of_o double_a deal_n in_o the_o sight_n and_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n thou_o may_v blear_v the_o eye_n of_o man_n and_o deceive_v they_o but_o thy_o own_o conscience_n will_v not_o be_v blind_v it_o will_v bear_v witness_n even_o of_o thy_o bosom_n sin_n and_o although_o it_o may_v be_v mute_a for_o a_o time_n yet_o it_o will_v speak_v and_o that_o aloud_o too_o before_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n let_v this_o therefore_o work_v inward_a soundness_n and_o truth_n in_o the_o heart_n that_o our_o conscience_n may_v witness_v good_a before_o god_n of_o we_o who_o know_v the_o inward_o of_o thy_o heart_n and_o soul_n the_o apostle_n add_v further_a that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v testify_v with_o his_o conscience_n my_o conscience_n witness_v with_o i_o in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o be_v as_o it_o be_v rectify_v and_o guide_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n to_o witness_v with_o i_o holy_o and_o true_o as_o it_o be_v order_v by_o grace_n and_o sanctify_v to_o that_o end_n and_o purpose_n so_o than_o the_o conclusion_n be_v this_o doctrine_n that_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n do_v then_o only_a witness_n with_o he_o holy_o and_o true_o and_o to_o his_o comfort_n touch_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v say_v or_o do_v by_o he_o when_o it_o be_v rectify_v and_o guide_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n it_o be_v the_o conscience_n and_o the_o conscience_n sanctify_v that_o be_v a_o true_a a_o holy_a and_o a_o comfortable_a witness_n to_o man_n when_o i_o say_v with_o the_o apostle_n the_o conscience_n bear_v witness_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n it_o be_v that_o conscience_n that_o be_v a_o true_a and_o a_o holy_a witness_n touch_v good_a thought_n word_n or_o action_n the_o conscience_n regenerate_v holy_a and_o sanctify_a be_v only_o a_o conscience_n that_o be_v a_o comfortable_a witness_n reason_n for_o why_o such_o as_o the_o conscience_n be_v such_o be_v the_o witness_n and_o testimony_n of_o it_o now_o a_o natural_a conscience_n be_v impure_a pollute_a and_o defile_v titus_n 1.15_o to_o the_o unbelieving_a and_o defile_v be_v nothing_o pure_a but_o the_o mind_n and_o conscience_n be_v defile_v even_o the_o conscience_n of_o a_o natural_a man_n witness_v impure_o unsound_a and_o uncomfortable_a only_o the_o conscience_n regenerate_v and_o sanctify_a that_o be_v purge_v and_o purify_v by_o faith_n act._n 15.9_o faith_n purify_v the_o heart_n and_o that_o conscience_n so_o purge_v and_o purify_v be_v only_o a_o true_a and_o a_o holy_a witness_n and_o that_o conscience_n that_o be_v so_o regenerate_v and_o sanctify_v by_o grace_n it_o give_v witness_v and_o testimony_n of_o that_o righteousness_n which_o be_v call_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o conscience_n and_o be_v ever_o join_v unto_o it_o namely_o it_o give_v witness_v of_o a_o true_a and_o sound_n and_o constant_a purpose_n in_o the_o heart_n second_v with_o a_o holy_a endeavour_n and_o careful_a use_n of_o all_o good_a mean_n not_o witting_o nor_o willing_o to_o sin_n against_o god_n in_o any_o thing_n but_o to_o labour_v to_o please_v god_n in_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o this_o be_v the_o witness_n of_o a_o pure_a conscience_n heb._n 13.18_o we_o be_v assure_v that_o we_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n in_o all_o thing_n desire_v to_o live_v honest_o and_o this_o be_v the_o witness_n of_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o good_a king_n hezekiah_n that_o he_o be_v able_a his_o conscience_n be_v regenerate_v even_o upon_o his_o deathbed_n to_o say_v now_o lord_n remember_v how_o i_o have_v walk_v before_o thee-with_a a_o honest_a and_o a_o good_a heart_n esay_n 38.3_o he_o have_v walk_v before_o god_n with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n in_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o soul_n here_o be_v a_o regenerate_a heart_n that_o thus_o testify_v how_o he_o endeavour_v not_o to_o sin_v against_o god_n but_o to_o please_v he_o in_o every_o thing_n so_o that_o by_o this_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v a_o truth_n that_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n than_o do_v only_o witness_v holy_o and_o true_o when_o it_o be_v rectify_v by_o grace_n then_o be_v it_o a_o holy_a witness_n of_o our_o thought_n word_n and_o action_n use_v this_o serve_v to_o discover_v unto_o we_o that_o many_o deceive_v themselves_o even_o touch_v this_o witness_n the_o
man_n be_v far_o great_a than_o the_o evil_n on_o the_o body_n though_o it_o be_v famine_n and_o pestilence_n because_o the_o evil_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n they_o be_v simple_o evil_a thing_n and_o such_o as_o in_o themselves_o do_v make_v man_n subject_a to_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n which_o no_o other_o outward_a misery_n can_v do_v of_o itself_o indeed_o a_o man_n behaviour_n therein_o may_v make_v he_o lie_v open_a to_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n but_o the_o evil_n on_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n do_v make_v he_o lie_v wide_o open_a unto_o it_o and_o i_o may_v safe_o say_v that_o the_o hardness_n of_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v a_o heavy_a and_o a_o great_a plague_n unto_o he_o than_o all_o the_o plague_n of_o egypt_n beside_o for_o these_o be_v the_o most_o fearful_a evil_n and_o make_v a_o man_n liable_a to_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o therefore_o doubtless_o this_o 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man_n and_o woman_n that_o have_v not_o one_o that_o be_v able_a to_o teach_v they_o the_o word_n of_o god_n we_o shall_v cry_v to_o heaven_n and_o send_v up_o sigh_n and_o tear_n for_o they_o and_o entreat_v the_o lord_n to_o send_v forth_o labourer_n into_o his_o harvest_n they_o want_v it_o they_o live_v in_o darkness_n and_o blindness_n and_o never_o touch_v in_o conscience_n for_o the_o same_o but_o go_v on_o with_o a_o high_a hand_n in_o sin_n and_o this_o shall_v grieve_v our_o soul_n we_o shall_v mourn_v in_o secret_a and_o seek_v unto_o the_o lord_n by_o prayer_n with_o sigh_n and_o groan_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v please_v to_o send_v forth_o such_o as_o will_v labour_v among_o they_o and_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o the_o darkness_n they_o be_v in_o thus_o we_o be_v to_o mourn_v for_o the_o know_v evil_n that_o lie_v upon_o the_o soul_n of_o other_o haply_o the_o lord_n may_v threaten_v we_o with_o judgement_n and_o dearth_n and_o famine_n which_o we_o may_v just_o 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