Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n
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A46795
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The blind obedience of an humble penitent the best cure for scruples
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Jenks, Sylvester, 1656?-1714.
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Wing J629; ESTC R26825
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any_o body_n be_v forbid_v but_o here_o it_o be_v that_o all_o timorous_a conscience_n must_v have_v a_o great_a care_n of_o not_o be_v mistake_v themselves_o when_o they_o think_v their_o confessor_n be_v so_o the_o exception_n be_v very_o true_a but_o they_o must_v be_v careful_a not_o to_o destroy_v the_o rule_n with_o it_o they_o be_v apt_a to_o fear_v on_o the_o wrong_a side_n and_o fear_v be_v a_o strange_a passion_n which_o common_o misrepresent_v whatever_n come_v in_o its_o way_n they_o look_v at_o every_o thing_n with_o a_o pair_n of_o spectacle_n make_v of_o false_a glass_n the_o one_o magnify_v the_o sin_n the_o other_o multiply_v the_o circumstance_n &_o both_o conspire_v to_o deceive_v they_o in_o this_o condition_n they_o consult_v their_o confessor_n and_o tell_v he_o a_o terrible_a story_n which_o by_o their_o good_a will_n they_o will_v never_o make_v a_o end_n of_o their_o confessor_n who_o be_v general_o well_o acquaint_v with_o these_o humour_n &_o soon_o see_v what_o they_o will_v be_v at_o begin_v to_o cut_v they_o short_a and_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n he_o do_v so_o because_o he_o see_v thing_n plain_o with_o his_o own_o natural_a eye_n &_o will_v not_o be_v prevail_v upon_o to_o use_v their_o spectacle_n because_o he_o know_v what_o glass_n they_o be_v make_v of_o now_o this_o offend_v they_o strange_o and_o without_o any_o more_o ado_n they_o think_v they_o have_v all_o the_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n to_o conclude_v he_o be_v certain_o mistake_v he_o allow_v they_o may_v be_v only_o half_a a_o quarter_n to_o examine_v and_o they_o be_v certain_a that_o three_o or_o four_o hour_n be_v too_o little_a for_o the_o purpose_n they_o be_v certain_a they_o ought_v to_o confess_v some_o thing_n which_o he_o forbid_v they_o to_o speak_v of_o they_o be_v certain_a they_o be_v oblige_v in_o conscience_n to_o make_v a_o general_a confession_n although_o he_o tell_v they_o they_o need_v it_o no_o more_o than_o they_o do_v the_o headache_n poor_a creature_n in_o these_o perplexity_n they_o mean_v very_o well_o but_o they_o do_v very_o ill_o for_o even_o in_o thing_n which_o seem_v evident_a to_o they_o they_o ought_v to_o beware_v of_o be_v mistake_v &_o of_o make_v thing_n matter_n of_o conscience_n which_o be_v far_o from_o be_v so_o they_o ought_v to_o beware_v the_o set_n up_o of_o a_o false_a god_n to_o themselves_o &_o sacrifice_v all_o the_o duty_n of_o obedience_n to_o a_o idol_n of_o their_o own_o invention_n their_o pretend_a conscience_n be_v neither_o better_o nor_o true_a for_o the_o heat_n &_o zeal_n with_o which_o they_o maintain_v it_o even_o heathen_n themselves_o be_v oftentimes_o more_o zealous_a than_o christian_n and_o the_o devil_n help_v his_o servant_n it_o be_v common_o observe_v that_o man_n be_v fierce_a in_o the_o wrong_n than_o in_o the_o right_n who_o will_v set_v up_o a_o fallible_a guide_n against_o a_o infallible_a one_o this_o conscience_n of_o they_o be_v fallible_a not_o only_o in_o itself_o but_o also_o to_o they_o because_o when_o by_o their_o fault_n it_o be_v erroneous_a be_v do_v not_o excuse_v they_o but_o their_o confessor_n be_v always_o infallible_a to_o they_o although_o he_o never_o be_v so_o in_o himself_o because_o it_o be_v infallible_o true_a that_o they_o be_v always_o excuse_v when_o in_o any_o doubt_n they_o humble_o &_o sincere_o follow_v his_o advice_n when_o nothing_o else_o will_v do_v they_o chief_o insist_v upon_o this_o that_o they_o be_v very_o certain_a their_o confessor_n do_v not_o right_o understand_v they_o because_o they_o be_v sure_a that_o if_o he_o do_v he_o will_v certain_o be_v of_o their_o opinion_n but_o sure_o such_o a_o pleasant_a argument_n as_o this_o be_v little_o better_a than_o that_o of_o poet_n bayes_n when_o i_o have_v a_o mind_n say_v he_o to_o know_v whether_o a_o man_n be_v a_o man_n of_o part_n or_o not_o what_o do_v i_o i_o but_o give_v he_o one_o of_o my_o play_n to_o read_v he_o read_v it_o if_o he_o like_v it_o well_o if_o not_o i_o know_v what_o to_o think_v of_o he_o much_o at_o this_o rate_n these_o people_n go_v to_o their_o confessor_n with_o one_o of_o their_o huge_a &_o mighty_a scruple_n he_o hear_v it_o if_o he_o approve_v their_o opinion_n all_o be_v well_o if_o not_o they_o know_v for_o certain_a he_o must_v needs_o be_v grievouss_o mistake_v it_o be_v very_o hard_a you_o will_v say_v for_o people_n to_o think_v otherwise_o especial_o when_o they_o can_v almost_o swear_v they_o be_v in_o the_o right_n the_o proud_a they_o be_v the_o hard_a it_o be_v but_o if_o they_o be_v sufficient_o humble_a it_o will_v be_v a_o very_a easy_a matter_n especial_o when_o they_o can_v quite_o swear_v for_o if_o their_o heart_n go_v pit_n a_o pat_o with_o fear_n of_o be_v perjure_v when_o they_o think_v of_o lay_v hand_n upon_o the_o book_n &_o make_v a_o solemn_a oath_n then_o they_o may_v very_o well_o assure_v themselves_o that_o there_o be_v still_o some_o little_a doubt_n lie_v lurk_v in_o their_o mind_n and_o that_o therefore_o they_o may_v bold_o reckon_v it_o among_o the_o doubtful_a case_n in_o which_o their_o confessor_n have_v full_a commission_n to_o direct_v they_o s._n teresa_n be_v certain_o so_o full_o persuade_v of_o her_o vision_n be_v true_a &_o real_a that_o she_o can_v almost_o have_v swear_v they_o be_v so_o and_o yet_o she_o will_v not_o therefore_o venture_v to_o disobey_v her_o confessor_n hear_v how_o f._n crasset_fw-la describe_v her_o behaviour_n in_o this_o case_n 15._o case_n consid_fw-la surles_n fâ—stes_n octob._n 15._o jesus_n appear_v to_o s._n teresa_n two_o several_a way_n in_o his_o own_o person_n &_o in_o the_o person_n of_o her_o confessor_n jesus_n himself_o teach_v her_o infallible_a truth_n her_o confessor_n who_o represent_v he_o tell_v she_o they_o be_v so_o many_o lie_v what_o shall_v teresa_n do_v who_o shall_v she_o believe_v she_o never_o deliberate_v upon_o the_o matter_n she_o choose_v rather_o to_o obey_v jesus_n in_o the_o person_n of_o her_o confessor_n than_o in_o his_o own_o person_n i_o may_v be_v mistake_v say_v she_o in_o believe_v these_o vision_n but_o i_o shall_v never_o be_v mistake_v in_o obey_v my_o director_n i_o be_o not_o absolute_o certain_a that_o it_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o appear_v to_o i_o but_o i_o be_o certain_a that_o it_o be_v he_o who_o speak_v to_o i_o by_o my_o superior_n if_o they_o tell_v i_o otherwise_o than_o he_o do_v i_o will_v believe_v they_o soon_o than_o he_o because_o he_o command_v i_o so_o to_o do_v max._n ii_o we_o ought_v to_o look_v upon_o he_o as_o our_o judge_n without_o examine_v his_o reason_n it_o be_v 10._o be_v imperfecti_fw-la cordis_fw-la est_fw-la &_o infirmae_fw-la prorsus_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la haerere_fw-la ad_fw-la singula_fw-la quae_fw-la injunguntur_fw-la exigere_fw-la de_fw-la quibusque_fw-la rationem_fw-la &_o malè_fw-la suspicari_fw-la de_fw-la omni_fw-la praecepto_fw-la cujus_fw-la causa_fw-la latuerit_fw-la nec_fw-la unquam_fw-la libenter_fw-la obedire_fw-la nisi_fw-la cum_fw-la audire_fw-la contigerit_fw-la quod_fw-la fortè_fw-la libuerit_fw-la aut_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la aliter_fw-la licere_fw-la seu_fw-la expedire_fw-la monstraverit_fw-la vel_fw-la aperta_fw-la ratio_fw-la vel_fw-la indubitata_fw-la authoritas_fw-la non_fw-la planè_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la illa_fw-la quae_fw-la ex_fw-la regulâ_fw-la traditur_fw-la obedientia_fw-la sine_fw-la mora_fw-la s._n bern._n lib._n the_o praecep_n &_o dispen_a c._n 10._o a_o sign_n of_o a_o imperfect_a heart_n and_o of_o a_o very_a weak_a will_n to_o demur_v upon_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v enjoin_v to_o exact_v a_o reason_n for_o every_o thing_n to_o think_v ill_o of_o every_o precept_n which_o we_o do_v not_o know_v the_o cause_n of_o and_o never_o to_o obey_v willing_o unless_o we_o bear_v what_o please_v we_o or_o unless_o the_o necessity_n or_o convenience_n of_o it_o be_v prove_v by_o manifest_a reason_n or_o by_o some_o unquestionable_a authority_n this_o be_v far_o from_o the_o obedience_n which_o the_o rule_n require_v obedience_n without_o delay_n diversis_fw-la delay_n subditi_fw-la &_o obedientes_fw-la esse_fw-la debem_fw-la we_o ad_fw-la nutum_fw-la praepositorum_fw-la nihil_fw-la interrogantes_fw-la propter_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la s._n bern._n serm._n 41._o de_fw-fr diversis_fw-la we_o ought_v to_o be_v submissive_a &_o obedient_a without_o ask_v any_o question_n for_o conscience_n sake_n these_o word_n of_o s._n bernard_n be_v too_o plain_a to_o need_v any_o comment_n and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v only_o endeavour_v to_o show_v the_o evil_n which_o infallible_o attend_v those_o people_n who_o will_v never_o submit_v to_o their_o confessor_n in_o any_o particular_a difficulty_n unless_o he_o first_o give_v a_o satisfactory_a reason_n for_o it_o and_o convince_v they_o by_o mere_a dint_n of_o argument_n 1._o to_o avoid_v the_o fear_n of_o a_o imaginary_a sin_n on_o the_o one_o side_n they_o put_v themselves_o