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A sermon preached at St. Pauls by Henry Maisterson ...
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Maisterson, Henry, d. 1671.
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id_fw-la quoque_fw-la negate_fw-la quis_fw-la nego_fw-la art_n aio_fw-la other_o again_o be_v fearful_a friend_n and_o dare_v not_o speak_v lest_o they_o incur_v displeasure_n and_o indeed_o all_o man_n natural_o be_v displease_v with_o those_o that_o inform_v they_o of_o their_o misdoing_n especial_o those_o that_o be_v great_a and_o unwonted_a to_o be_v cross_v in_o their_o desire_n these_o many_o time_n reward_v good_a counsel_n with_o ill_a turn_n and_o account_v real_a injury_n the_o just_a recompense_n of_o wholesome_a reproof_n witness_n john_n the_o baptist_n who_o lose_v his_o head_n for_o tell_v herod_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o he_o to_o keep_v his_o brother_n wife_n witness_v calisthenes_n who_o lose_v his_o life_n not_o for_o betray_v alexander_n to_o other_o but_o because_o he_o will_v not_o betray_v alexander_n to_o himself_o and_o account_v he_o worthy_a of_o divine_a worship_n as_o all_o his_o detestable_a flatterer_n do_v witness_v st_n paul_fw-mi in_o my_o 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and_o wife_n be_v a_o near_a relation_n but_o the_o relation_n betwixt_o a_o man_n and_o his_o conscience_n be_v near_a conscience_n lie_v with_o we_o sit_v with_o we_o ride_v with_o we_o a_o man_n may_v as_o soon_o fly_v from_o himself_o as_o from_o his_o conscience_n jonathan_n never_o adhere_v so_o to_o david_n though_o the_o text_n say_v he_o love_v he_o as_o his_o own_o soul_n nisus_n never_o stick_v so_o close_o to_o euryalus_n though_o he_o desire_v by_o his_o own_o death_n to_o ransom_n the_o other_o life_n i_fw-mi i_o adsum_fw-la qui_fw-la feci_fw-la in_o i_o convertite_n ferrum_fw-la etc._n etc._n nor_o this_o be_v to_o her_o belove_a pyramus_n though_o she_o endeavour_v to_o accompany_v he_o after_o death_n quique_fw-la à _fw-la i_o morte_fw-la revelli_fw-la heu_fw-la solâ_fw-la petera_n poteris_fw-la nec_fw-la morte_fw-la revelli_fw-la i_o say_v none_o of_o these_o do_v so_o adhere_v to_o other_o as_o good_a conscience_n will_v to_o we_o when_o riches_n when_o friend_n 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a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o st_n paul_n by_o henry_n maisterson_n fellow_n of_o st._n john_n college_n in_o cambridge_n hinc_fw-la lucem_fw-la et_fw-la pocula_fw-la sacra_fw-la alma_fw-la mater_fw-la print_a by_o roger_n daniel_n printer_n to_o the_o university_n 1641._o to_o the_o virtuous_a and_o right_o worshipful_a the_o lady_n delves_n wife_n to_o sir_n thomas_n delves_n knight_n and_o baronet_n in_o cheshire_n madam_n the_o world_n have_v be_v dead_a to_o i_o of_o late_a i_o wish_v i_o be_v as_o dead_a to_o it_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o make_v or_o keep_v a_o friend_n in_o adversity_n and_o innocency_n be_v no_o protection_n it_o rather_o expose_v unto_o danger_n but_o i_o intend_v not_o to_o write_v satyr_n nor_o to_o trouble_v your_o ladyship_n with_o any_o tedious_a or_o unacceptable_a discourse_n i_o rather_o submit_v myself_o and_o cause_n to_o he_o who_o be_v best_a able_a to_o judge_v and_o among_o other_o my_o worthy_a friend_n who_o favour_n have_v have_v influence_n upon_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d propound_v unto_o adam_n but_o yet_o willing_a to_o perform_v evangelicall_n obedience_n and_o in_o all_o thing_n to_o live_v honest_o but_o they_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o subject_n we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v to_o be_v read_v thus_o we_o will_v in_o all_o thing_n to_o live_v honest_o trust_v we_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n and_o so_o they_o note_v unto_o we_o not_o bare_o the_o object_n of_o his_o trust_n but_o the_o ground_n thereof_o and_o then_o the_o reason_n stand_v thus_o first_o to_o move_v they_o to_o pray_v for_o he_o he_o use_v this_o argument_n if_o i_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n than_o you_o be_v bind_v by_o a_o special_a relation_n to_o pray_v for_o i_o not_o only_o as_o a_o man_n but_o as_o a_o believer_n but_o i_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n therefore_o pray_v for_o i_o second_o to_o prove_v his_o minor_a he_o reason_n thus_o he_o that_o be_v careful_a and_o willing_a in_o all_o thing_n to_o live_v honest_o he_o have_v a_o 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these_o word_n we_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n though_o read_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o the_o singular_a as_o appear_v by_o the_o context_n and_o i_o beseech_v you_o somewhat_o more_o earnest_o so_o to_o do_v that_o i_o may_v be_v restore_v to_o you_o more_o quick_o and_o here_o by_o the_o way_n we_o may_v take_v notice_n of_o st._n paul_n modesty_n verba_fw-la haec_fw-la modestiae_fw-la serviunt_fw-la say_v a_o commentatour_n upon_o this_o place_n who_o when_o he_o be_v to_o speak_v any_o thing_n that_o tend_v to_o his_o own_o commendation_n sometime_o use_v the_o three_o person_n as_o if_o he_o speak_v of_o some_o other_o not_o of_o himself_o 2._o cor._n 12._o sometime_o the_o plural_a number_n as_o ashamed_a to_o appropriate_v that_o praise_n to_o himself_o which_o indeed_o belong_v unto_o he_o a_o good_a example_n for_o they_o to_o think_v upon_o who_o vainglorious_a mouth_n be_v wont_v to_o trumpet_n out_o their_o own_o praise_n whilst_o 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rule_n which_o it_o conceive_v to_o be_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o determine_v either_o with_o they_o or_o against_o they_o it_o be_v a_o part_n not_o that_o the_o understanding_n have_v part_n proper_o it_o be_v one_o simple_a and_o undivided_a faculty_n but_o by_o way_n of_o analogy_n in_o respect_n of_o divers_a object_n and_o action_n and_o i_o call_v it_o a_o part_n to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v a_o natural_a power_n or_o quality_n create_v together_o with_o the_o soul_n and_o inseparable_a from_o it_o and_o not_o a_o act_n or_o a_o habit_n or_o any_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v lose_v second_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o understanding_n not_o of_o the_o will_n or_o affection_n for_o however_o some_o effect_n there_o be_v in_o the_o will_n and_o affection_n which_o proceed_v from_o conscience_n as_o fear_v and_o terror_n which_o be_v therefore_o call_v fear_n and_o terror_n of_o conscience_n yet_o these_o be_v but_o extrinsecall_v effect_n of_o conscience_n and_o flow_v not_o 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