fright_v prov._n 20.27_o 4._o behold_v man_n dignity_n if_o every_o man_n have_v a_o conscience_n than_o be_v mankind_n advance_v in_o dignity_n next_o the_o very_a angel_n some_o of_o the_o creature_n have_v be_v only_o and_o no_o life_n other_o have_v be_v and_o life_n but_o no_o sense_n these_o again_o have_v be_v life_n and_o sense_n but_o no_o reason_n but_o man_n be_v create_v and_o be_v continue_v with_o be_v life_n sense_n and_o reason_n likewise_o let_v your_o condition_n as_o creature_n be_v consider_v and_o you_o be_v but_o little_o low_a than_o the_o angel_n ps_n 8.4_o etc._n etc._n the_o noble_a of_o brute_n and_o inanimate_a creature_n have_v no_o principle_n of_o reason_n no_o power_n for_o selfreflection_n they_o have_v neither_o science_n nor_o conscience_n you_o have_v both_o of_o they_o be_v thankful_a for_o be_v tender_a of_o improve_v and_o justify_v this_o dignity_n mind_v it_o maintain_v it_o otherwise_o this_o dignity_n will_v but_o heighten_v your_o damnation_n and_o you_o will_v be_v worse_o than_o the_o beast_n that_o perish_v who_o while_o man_n injure_v and_o abuse_v their_o conscience_n employ_v and_o improve_v their_o brutish_a knowledge_n rom._n 1.18_o ad_fw-la finem_fw-la ps_n 49.12_o 14_o 20._o isa_n 1.2_o 3_o 4._o 5._o behold_v his_o duty_n if_o every_o man_n have_v a_o conscience_n than_o no_o man_n be_v leave_v to_o a_o sinful_a licence_n without_o a_o check_n or_o restraint_n upon_o he_o or_o to_o his_o self-lust_n without_o a_o command_n to_o rule_v he_o without_o a_o controller_n to_o reprove_v he_o a_o conscience_n to_o curb_v and_o reprehend_v he_o what_o duty_n be_v delineate_v and_o draw_v out_o upon_o every_o man_n conscience_n i_o shall_v not_o discuss_v or_o inquire_v though_o i_o doubt_v not_o to_o say_v that_o there_o be_v since_o the_o fall_n at_o least_o a_o minute-draught_n leave_v of_o the_o moral_a law_n of_o god_n upon_o she_o so_o that_o he_o that_o will_v not_o shut_v the_o eye_n of_o his_o conscience_n must_v needs_o see_v that_o he_o be_v under_o a_o law_n and_o debt_n of_o religion_n towards_o god_n of_o righteousness_n towards_o man_n and_o of_o temperance_n and_o sobriety_n to_o his_o own_o self_n the_o gentile_n which_o have_v not_o the_o law_n be_v a_o law_n unto_o themselves_o which_o show_v the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n write_v in_o their_o heart_n their_o conscience_n also_o bear_v witness_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 2.14_o 15._o q._n 4._o but_o what_o duty_n have_v every_o man_n to_o look_v to_o in_o that_o he_o be_v not_o leave_v without_o conscience_n i_o answer_v in_o that_o every_o man_n have_v a_o conscience_n he_o be_v engage_v thereby_o to_o look_v well_o to_o the_o whole_a compass_n of_o his_o duty_n and_o in_o all_o thing_n to_o live_v honest_o heb._n 13.18_o for_o therefore_o be_v conscience_n bestow_v upon_o he_o for_o the_o better_a knowledge_n of_o his_o duty_n for_o bind_v and_o keep_v he_o to_o his_o duty_n and_o for_o his_o better_a conduct_n in_o and_o throughout_o his_o duty_n but_o more_o particular_o etc._n particular_o see_v eenner_n treat_v oâ—_n conscience_n p._n 38_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v duty_n incumbent_a on_o you_o both_o 1_o in_o regard_n that_o you_o have_v a_o conscience_n and_o in_o 2._o regard_n of_o the_o conscience_n that_o you_o have_v 1._o in_o that_o you_o have_v a_o conscience_n 1._o be_v less_o sensual_a sensuality_n be_v for_o brute_n that_o be_v lead_v by_o sense_n and_o imagination_n but_o there_o be_v a_o spirit_n in_o man_n a_o internal_a principle_n of_o knowledge_n and_o conscience_n which_o no_o sensible_a object_n be_v suitable_a to_o or_o can_v satisfy_v ps_n 49.6_o ad_fw-la finem_fw-la the_o wisdom_n will_n way_n that_o be_v earthly_a and_o sensual_a be_v below_o a_o man_n be_v brutish_a yea_o devilish_a jam._n 3.15_o jam._n 73.22_o compare_v with_o the_o former_a use_n 2._o be_v more_o spiritual_a both_o in_o the_o office_n you_o perform_v and_o in_o the_o object_n you_o pitch_v upon_o there_o be_v a_o conscience_n in_o every_o one_o of_o you_o which_o know_v the_o thing_n not_o only_o without_o but_o within_o man_n the_o interior_a motion_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o well_o as_o the_o exterior_a of_o the_o member_n 1_o cor._n 2.11_o see_v there_o be_v truth_n then_o in_o the_o inward_a and_o hide_a part_n and_o slubber_v not_o over_o outward_a religious_a action_n without_o inward_a religious_a act_n and_o affection_n let_v there_o be_v a_o proportion_n within_o to_o your_o practice_n without_o which_o be_v not_o only_o requisite_a in_o that_o you_o have_v a_o conscience_n but_o it_o will_v rich_o assure_v your_o heart_n and_o conscience_n before_o god_n 1_o joh._n 3.18_o 19_o 3._o be_v more_o strict_a in_o secret_a you_o can_v look_v conscience_n out_o of_o your_o closet_n or_o counting-house_n here_o be_v a_o spy_n and_o centinel_n from_o god_n upon_o you_o yea_o in_o you_o wheresoever_o you_o be_v and_o whatsoever_o you_o be_v about_o the_o most_o secret_a omission_n or_o commission_n can_v never_o escape_v the_o privy_a search_n of_o conscience_n or_o its_o judicial_a censure_n it_o search_v all_o the_o inward_a part_n of_o the_o belly_n prov._n 20.27_o 4._o be_v more_o circumspect_a ponder_v the_o path_n of_o your_o foot_n look_v well_o to_o your_o estate_n and_o action_n walk_v circumspect_o hazard_v not_o a_o breach_n with_o conscience_n for_o these_o bitter-sweet_a comfort_n or_o thy_o salvation_n for_o secular_a vanity_n adventure_v not_o upon_o sin_n or_o the_o snare_n that_o induce_v to_o or_o entangle_v in_o sin_n remember_v conscience_n be_v with_o thou_o yea_o within_o thou_o a_o strict_a notary_n to_o write_v a_o sure_a observer_n to_o witness_v and_o a_o severe_a judge_n to_o punish_v thy_o precipitate_a especial_o thy_o preconsult_v iniquity_n ii_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o conscience_n you_o have_v have_v you_o a_o conscience_n then_o 1._o act_n conscience_n all_o habit_n and_o all_o power_n be_v for_o action_n and_o the_o more_o eminent_a they_o be_v the_o more_o for_o exercise_n you_o employ_v the_o sensitive_a and_o brutish_a part_n why_o shall_v the_o rational_a and_o angelical_a part_n as_o conscience_n be_v lie_v idle_a the_o more_o inactivity_n the_o more_o you_o contract_n of_o inability_n here_o and_o the_o more_o will_v be_v compensate_a for_o this_o injury_n hereafter_o rom._n 1.21_o etc._n etc._n 2._o attend_v conscience_n its_o order_n office_n obligation_n all_o the_o item_n intimation_n and_o instruction_n which_o thou_o have_v from_o it_o whatsoever_o it_o say_v especial_o that_o it_o self_n be_v safe_a here_o be_v the_o main_a guard_n if_o sin_n or_o satan_n seize_v this_o what_o be_v safe_a keep_v thy_o heart_n which_o include_v the_o conscience_n with_o all_o diligence_n above_o all_o keep_n for_o out_o of_o it_o be_v the_o issue_n of_o life_n prov._n 4.23_o 3._o acquaint_v yourselves_o with_o conscience_n you_o seek_v correspondence_n abroad_o and_o shall_v you_o be_v stranger_n to_o conscience_n at_o home_n which_o dwell_v under_o the_o same_o roof_n with_o yourself_o and_o be_v express_v to_o you_o by_o your_o very_a self_n in_o the_o scripture_n judge_n in_o yourselves_o 1_o cor._n 11.13_o 18._o i.e._n judge_n in_o your_o conscience_n let_v a_o man_n examine_v himself_o i.e._n let_v he_o examine_v his_o conscience_n 1_o cor._n 11.28_o knâ—w_v you_o not_o your_o own_o self_n so_o large_a acquaintance_n with_o other_o and_o so_o little_a with_o thy_o own_o self_n go_v common_a with_o your_o own_o heart_n upon_o your_o bed_n and_o be_v still_o 2_o cor._n 13.5_o psal_n 4.4_o 4._o assure_v conscience_n here_o be_v a_o intestine_a friend_n or_o enemy_n and_o therefore_o the_o best_a friend_n or_o worst_a enemy_n it_o be_v a_o general_a office_n and_o of_o great_a oversight_n oh_o the_o happy_a consequence_n of_o assure_v conscience_n you_o assure_v the_o god_n of_o conscience_n who_o will_v acquit_v and_o accept_v you_o and_o therewith_o confidence_n towards_o god_n not_o only_o of_o access_n to_o but_o of_o audience_n by_o he_o in_o whatsoever_o you_o ask_v of_o he_o 1_o joh._n 3.19_o 23._o q._n 5._o what_o be_v conscience_n in_o man_n what_o conscience_n in_o angel_n be_v come_v not_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o this_o question_n nor_o much_o concern_v our_o knowledge_n it_o be_v true_a we_o find_v conscience_n at_o work_n both_o in_o the_o angel_n that_o keep_v their_o first_o estate_n rev._n 19.10_o and_o in_o those_o that_o keep_v it_o not_o mat._n 8.29_o but_o this_o be_v eccentrick_a to_o our_o design_n which_o be_v to_o discuss_v conscience_n in_o man_n wherein_o i_o may_v not_o apply_v myself_o to_o feed_v the_o itch_n of_o a_o polemical_a school-querist_a but_o as_o may_v best_o fit_v the_o intention_n of_o a_o sober_a practical_a casuist_n the_o an_o sit_v have_v be_v speak_v to_o the_o quid_fw-la sit_fw-la be_v the_o subject_n now_o before_o we_o and_o in_o that_o the_o nature_n of_o
the_o lord_n our_o god_n but_o the_o mercy_n which_o he_o give_v to_o humble_a and_o to_o prove_v you_o you_o abuse_v to_o pride_n and_o luxury_n etc._n etc._n oh_o sinful_a and_o senseless_a conscience_n isa_n 42.25_o jer._n 8.7_o hos_fw-la 7.2_o jer._n 5.24_o deut._n 8.16_o 17._o or_o do_v you_o answer_v his_o administration_n of_o justice_n with_o try_v your_o way_n and_o turn_n to_o the_o lord_n do_v you_o labour_v to_o see_v his_o mind_n in_o they_o and_o to_o learn_v more_o skill_n in_o his_o statute_n through_o they_o and_o do_v conscience_n call_v upon_o you_o come_v and_o let_v we_o return_v to_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n and_o by_o sound_a conversion_n to_o seek_v a_o cure_n for_o they_o in_o administration_n of_o mercy_n do_v conscience_n ordinary_o attend_v abett_o and_o argue_v from_o thence_o to_o duty_n and_o when_o it_o have_v put_v the_o question_n what_o shall_v i_o render_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o all_o his_o benefit_n towards_o i_o do_v it_o proceed_v to_o the_o psalmist_n conclusive_a resolution_n i_o will_v take_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o salvation_n and_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n i_o will_v pay_v my_o vow_n unto_o the_o lord_n i_o will_v wâ—â—_n before_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n etc._n etc._n iâ—_n short_a be_v conscience_n wont_a to_o answer_v the_o dispensation_n of_o mercy_n with_o more_o dearness_n foâ—_n god_n and_o his_o glory_n and_o with_o more_o degree_n 〈◊〉_d humility_n as_o it_o do_v in_o jacob_n and_o in_o david_n theâ—_n be_v you_o a_o good_a conscience_n psal_n 103._o through_o out_o ezra_n 9.13_o 14._o gen._n 32.10_o 2_o sam._n 7.18_o 19_o 6_o to_o the_o copy_n of_o god_n §_o 27_o the_o conscience_n which_o be_v stated_o good_a set_v the_o christian_a upon_o conformity_n to_o god_n he_o abhor_v sauciness_n with_o god_n as_o blasphemous_a and_o aspire_v after_o similitude_n to_o god_n as_o his_o eminent_a business_n he_o know_v that_o god_n be_v righteous_a and_o thence_o conclude_v to_o be_v a_o doer_n of_o righteousness_n god_n be_v pure_a and_o as_o his_o hope_n be_v in_o he_o so_o he_o purify_v himself_o in_o conformity_n to_o he_o god_n have_v make_v it_o a_o argument_n be_v you_o boly_n for_o i_o be_o holy_a conscience_n bear_v his_o authority_n bring_v the_o same_o argument_n also_o and_o christ_n bind_v it_o upon_o the_o conscience_n 1_o joh._n 2.29_o c._n 3.3_o 1_o pet._n 1.15_o 16._o mat._n 5.48_o little_a child_n let_v no_o man_n deceive_v you_o if_o god_n have_v not_o draw_v out_o his_o resemblance_n upon_o you_o if_o you_o be_v not_o doer_n of_o righteousness_n as_o god_n be_v righteous_a if_o conscience_n can_v permit_v you_o to_o walk_v in_o darkness_n while_o you_o profess_v to_o that_o god_n who_o be_v a_o pure_a light_n whatever_o be_v your_o plea_n that_o your_o conscience_n be_v good_a they_o be_v but_o pretension_n not_o proof_n your_o conscience_n be_v still_o bad_a you_o that_o be_v ordinary_o look_v at_o and_o labour_v to_o come_v as_o nigh_o as_o you_o may_v unto_o your_o copy_n that_o be_v follower_n of_o god_n as_o dear_a child_n that_o be_v create_v after_o god_n in_o righteousness_n and_o true_a holiness_n and_o who_o care_n it_o be_v to_o be_v as_o immutable_a intensive_a and_o extensive_a as_o you_o can_v in_o goodâ—ess_n you_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n our_o father_n who_o have_v give_v to_o you_o a_o good_a conscience_n 〈◊〉_d joh._n 3.7_o 9_o c._n 1.5_o 6_o 7._o 1_o pet._n 1.14_o eph._n 5.1_o c._n 4._o â—4_n mat._n 5.45_o i_o have_v use_v a_o great_a length_n and_o liberty_n of_o speech_n in_o this_o question_n than_o i_o have_v in_o former_a or_o shall_v in_o future_a case_n the_o importance_n thereof_o enforce_v i_o if_o conscience_n be_v good_a your_o condition_n be_v good_a if_o conscience_n be_v naught_o your_o condition_n be_v naught_o too_o as_o will_v be_v see_v hereafter_o be_v therefore_o the_o more_o thorough_a and_o serious_a in_o the_o trial_n of_o yourselves_o still_o remember_v this_o just_a limit_v in_o all_o thy_o help_n for_o knowledge_n hereof_o give_v you_o that_o your_o ordinary_a or_o usual_a tendency_n and_o habitude_n must_v be_v attend_v it_o be_v not_o what_o your_o conscience_n be_v for_o a_o fit_a or_o in_o some_o sudden_a flash_n either_o as_o to_o good_a or_o as_o to_o evil_a but_o what_o your_o common_a frame_n and_o general_n or_o most_o usual_a temper_n be_v must_v be_v consult_v q._n 5._o whether_o we_o may_v know_v that_o our_o conscience_n be_v stated_o and_o evangelical_o good_a though_o your_o conscience_n be_v lock_v up_o from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o other_o and_o be_v comprehensive_o and_o full_o know_v only_o by_o god_n himself_o for_o who_o can_v understand_v his_o error_n psal_n 19.12_o yet_o every_o man_n may_v know_v what_o the_o state_v habitude_n of_o his_o conscience_n be_v if_o he_o will_v but_o deliberate_o discuss_v and_o careful_o commune_v with_o and_o impartial_o attend_v and_o improve_v the_o judgement_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n as_o seem_v evident_a 1_o by_o the_o description_n of_o its_o nature_n it_o be_v the_o candle_n of_o the_o lord_n search_v not_o some_o but_o all_z not_o only_o the_o outward_a part_n of_o the_o body_n but_o the_o inward_a part_n of_o the_o belly_n i.e._n the_o inward_o act_n and_o thought_n and_o therefore_o the_o the_o habitude_n and_o temper_n of_o the_o heart_n elsewhere_o express_v by_o the_o belly_n prov._n 20.7_o cum_fw-la job_n 15.2_o 35._o c._n 32.18_o 19_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n i.e._n the_o conscience_n of_o man_n know_v the_o thing_n of_o man_n and_o within_o man._n the_o heart_n i.e._n the_o conscience_n know_v its_o own_o bitterness_n and_o therefore_o may_v know_v its_o own_o blessedness_n 1_o cor._n 2.11_o prov._n 14.10_o 2_o by_o the_o demand_n from_o and_o for_o it_o in_o scripture_n know_v you_o not_o yourselves_o i.e._n your_o conscience_n and_o so_o what_o you_o and_o their_o state_n and_o condition_n be_v whether_o you_o be_v in_o the_o faith_n whether_o christ_n be_v in_o you_o 2_o cor._n 13.5_o let_v every_o man_n prove_v his_o work_n and_o then_o shall_v he_o have_v rejoice_v in_o himself_o which_o spring_v from_o the_o testimony_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n gal._n 6.4_o 2_o cor._n 1.12_o 3_o by_o the_o declare_a sense_n hereof_o we_o find_v among_o the_o saint_n job_n record_n be_v on_o high_a and_o in_o his_o own_o heart_n job_n 16.19_o c._n 27.5_o 6._o david_n and_o hezekiah_n can_v and_o do_v confident_o appeal_v the_o all-knowing_a god_n in_o it_o psal_n 26.2_o 3._o &_o 17.3_o isa_n 38.3_o hear_v paul_n we_o trust_v we_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n it_o be_v not_o we_o think_v or_o we_o hope_v but_o we_o trust_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o be_v persuade_v be_v confident_a of_o it_o which_o confidence_n we_o may_v raise_v upon_o the_o same_o foundation_n that_o he_o do_v in_o all_o thing_n willing_a to_o live_v honest_o heb._n 13.18_o q._n 6._o how_o may_v we_o get_v or_o obtain_v a_o good_a conscience_n the_o premise_n in_o answer_n to_o the_o former_a question_n be_v of_o place_n and_o pertinent_a use_n here_o also_o as_o likewise_o whatsoever_o shall_v be_v prescribe_v hereafter_o for_o obtain_v a_o pure_a peaceable_a upright_a faithful_a conscience_n etc._n etc._n here_o i_o advise_v you_o these_o few_o thing_n 6._o thing_n see_v perkin_n tom._n 1._o treat_n of_o conscience_n c._n 4._o p._n 551._o sheffield_n good_a conscience_n ch_n 25._o dyke_n good_a conscience_n c._n 5_o 6._o that_o you_o direct_v 1_o 1_o act_n consideration_n finem_fw-la consideration_n see_v motive_n in_o dyke_n good_a cons_n c._n 10._o ad_fw-la finem_fw-la consideration_n be_v the_o next_o step_n to_o the_o conversion_n of_o thyself_o the_o change_n of_o thy_o estate_n and_o the_o set_n of_o thy_o conscience_n right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n psal_n 119.59_o 60._o &_o 45.10_o 11._o &_o 50.21_o 22._o see_v q._n 4._o direct_v 3._o consider_v therefore_o in_o thy_o heart_n deut._n 4.39_o c._n 8.5_o if_o my_o conscience_n shall_v be_v good_a then_o 1_o my_o condition_n will_v be_v good_a secure_a conscience_n for_o the_o main_a and_o thou_o secure_a thy_o condition_n for_o the_o main_a thy_o condition_n be_v as_o thy_o conscience_n be_v good_a or_o bad_a as_o this_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n amaziah_n condition_n be_v bad_a though_o the_o current_n of_o his_o action_n be_v material_o good_a because_o his_o conscience_n be_v bad_a he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o not_o with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n nor_o like_o his_o father_n david_n 2_o chron._n 25.2_o 2_o king_n 14.3_o jehoshaphat_n condition_n be_v good_a though_o he_o be_v chargeable_a with_o some_o thing_n that_o be_v signal_o bad_a because_o his_o conscience_n be_v good_a nevertheless_o
to_o have_v that_o he_o pluck_v it_o away_o also_o and_o that_o he_o punish_v this_o violence_n and_o their_o voluntary_a resistance_n with_o a_o final_a remorslesness_n psal_n 51.10_o 1_o tim._n 1.19_o jer._n 9.3_o rom._n 1.28_o 9_o inordinate_a care_n shame_n and_o fear_n which_o overcharge_v conscience_n and_o be_v offend_v with_o the_o cross_n you_o must_v expect_v contempt_n and_o to_o endure_v the_o cross_n if_o you_o will_v exercise_v and_o enjoy_v a_o good_a conscience_n shame_n and_o fear_n decline_v those_o and_o you_o must_v therefore_o decline_v these_o divert_v they_o rather_o upon_o their_o proper_a object_n be_v ashamed_a and_o afraid_a of_o sin_n as_o the_o great_a evil_n and_o of_o lose_v the_o sight_n and_o salvation_n of_o god_n who_o be_v the_o great_a good_a as_o you_o be_v advise_v by_o the_o apostle_n for_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n 1_o pet._n 3.14_o 15_o 16._o c._n 4.12_o 13_o 16._o it_o be_v no_o matter_n of_o shame_n or_o fear_v to_o suffer_v for_o conscience_n it_o be_v a_o fearful_a thing_n indeed_o to_o suffer_v in_o or_o from_o conscience_n but_o â—â—o_o this_o be_v thankworthy_a a_o expression_n beyond_o any_o other_o in_o all_o the_o bible_n if_o a_o man_n for_o conscience_n towards_o god_n endure_v grief_n suffer_v wrongful_o 1_o pet._n 2.19_o second_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v if_o you_o will_v ensure_v the_o custody_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n 1._o employ_v your_o strict_a care_n sin_n and_o satan_n lie_v their_o main_a battery_n against_o this_o the_o good_a conscience_n be_v the_o grand_a citadel_n of_o a_o gracious_a christian_a get_v this_o and_o they_o get_v all_o keep_v this_o and_o you_o keep_v all_o you_o be_v proportionable_o concern_v to_o preserve_v the_o outer_a guard_n in_o your_o conversation_n but_o you_o be_v principal_o concern_v to_o preserve_v the_o inner_a and_o main_a guard_n of_o your_o conscience_n keep_v this_o and_o it_o will_v keep_v thou_o but_o remember_v as_o it_o be_v not_o get_v idle_o so_o neither_o be_v it_o keep_v but_o with_o industry_n keep_v thy_o heart_n with_o diligence_n nay_o with_o all_o diligence_n and_o above_o all_o keep_n and_o good_a reason_n for_o out_o of_o it_o be_v the_o issue_n of_o life_n prov._n 2.10_o 11._o c._n 4.20_o 21_o 23._o 2._o extend_v this_o care_n to_o all_o the_o sort_n and_o kind_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n to_o the_o pure_a peaceable_a sincere_a soft_a and_o tender_a conscience_n etc._n etc._n and_o touch_v which_o we_o shall_v instruct_v hereafter_o yea_o and_o to_o the_o whole_a circuit_n and_o compass_n of_o conscience_n take_v a_o prospect_n of_o every_o part_n in_o every_o proposition_n that_o it_o may_v be_v good_a both_o as_o a_o rule_n and_o as_o a_o witness_n and_o as_o a_o judge_n of_o which_o also_o you_o may_v expect_v in_o the_o ensue_a part_n of_o this_o discourse_n 3._o hear_v conscience_n conscience_n have_v a_o voice_n within_o you_o as_o well_o as_o christ_n in_o his_o word_n without_o you_o a_o voice_n *_o of_o correction_n in_o case_n of_o evil_n why_o be_v thou_o cast_v down_o o_o my_o soul_n &_o c_o psal_n 43.5_o a_o voice_n of_o counsel_n and_o direction_n for_o continuance_n and_o growth_n in_o good_a as_o david_n have_v my_o reins_o also_o instruct_v i_o in_o the_o night-season_n psal_n 16.7_o hear_v counsel_n then_o and_o receive_v instruction_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v wise_a in_o the_o latter_a end_n conscience_n never_o harden_v till_o it_o be_v not_o hear_v the_o more_o attention_n be_v give_v by_o you_o the_o more_o authority_n be_v gain_v to_o it_o and_o the_o better_a advise_v it_o give_v to_o you_o attend_v the_o direction_n and_o discourse_n of_o conscience_n then_o as_o joseph_n and_o nehemiah_n do_v who_o thereby_o keep_v a_o unspotted_a conscience_n amid_o all_o aspersion_n and_o calumny_n prov._n 19.20_o gen._n 39.9_o neh._n 6.11_o 4._o estate_n it_o often_o by_o its_o copy_n or_o original_a rather_o the_o holy_a scripture_n these_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o prime_a rule_n and_o standard_n by_o which_o you_o must_v pass_v and_o square_a conscience_n christian_n must_v write_v they_o a_o copy_n of_o this_o law_n in_o the_o book_n of_o conscience_n if_o they_o will_v be_v keep_v incorrupt_a and_o from_o crooked_a way_n and_o examine_v this_o exscript_n often_o by_o that_o as_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n must_v conscience_n be_v to_o be_v instead_o of_o a_o mouth_n to_o scripture_n as_o aaron_n be_v to_o moses_n but_o the_o scripture_n be_v to_o be_v instead_o of_o a_o god_n to_o conscience_n as_o moses_n be_v to_o aaron_n deut._n 17.17_o 18_o 19_o exod._n 4.16_o conscience_n be_v to_o every_o man_n as_o his_o book_n as_o bernard_n 9_o bernard_n vnicuique_fw-la suus_fw-la libeâ—_n est_fw-la conscientiu_fw-la conferamus_fw-la itaque_fw-la libros_fw-la nostroscum_fw-la librovitae_n ne_fw-la fortè_fw-la in_o illa_fw-la ultima_fw-la discussione_n abjiciantur_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la fuerint_fw-la emendati_fw-la de_fw-fr cons_n l._n 1._o c._n 9_o well_o observe_v but_o such_o as_o must_v be_v examine_v by_o the_o bible_n compare_v with_o and_o correct_v by_o it_o order_v my_o step_n in_o thy_o word_n say_v david_n thy_o testimony_n also_o be_v my_o delight_n and_o my_o counsellor_n psal_n 119.133_o 24._o order_n conscience_n by_o this_o through_o all_o its_o office_n and_o proceed_v be_v conscience_n a_o rule_n the_o word_n must_v be_v the_o regula_n regulans_fw-la conscience_n be_v but_o regula_n regulata_fw-la conscience_n must_v take_v the_o rule_n from_o christ_n in_o his_o word_n and_o then_o give_v it_o to_o the_o christian_a for_o the_o weigh_v of_o his_o estate_n and_o action_n the_o word_n be_v the_o lamp_n for_o the_o foot_n and_o light_n for_o the_o path_n psal_n 119.105_o be_v conscience_n a_o witness_n if_o you_o look_v that_o it_o witness_v the_o truth_n and_o in_o truth_n have_v it_o to_o the_o law_n and_o to_o the_o testimony_n isa_n 8.20_o be_v conscience_n a_o judge_n if_o you_o will_v have_v it_o judge_v righteous_a judgement_n away_o with_o it_o to_o the_o word_n of_o righteousness_n which_o shall_v judge_v you_o in_o the_o last_o day_n joh._n 12.48_o 5._o engage_v the_o choice_n and_o constant_a resolution_n of_o your_o will_n it_o be_v well_o with_o conscience_n while_o the_o will_n be_v constant_a and_o cleave_v unto_o god_n with_o full_a purpose_n let_v the_o will_v be_v preserve_v steady_a and_o its_o welfare_n will_v be_v preserve_v in_o safety_n the_o weal_n of_o conscience_n muchwhat_a follow_v the_o will_v his_o choice_n and_o when_o this_o be_v find_v divide_v that_o be_v faulty_a and_o disease_a act._n 11.23_o hos_fw-la 10.2_o it_o be_v say_v 1_o tim._n 1.19_o they_o put_v away_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o concern_v faith_n make_v shipwreck_n their_o loss_n do_v not_o arise_v as_o from_o its_o next_o cause_n from_o other_o violence_n but_o their_o own_o voluntariness_n satan_n seducer_n suffering_n can_v never_o have_v pull_v it_o away_o if_o they_o themselves_o have_v not_o put_v it_o away_o they_o make_v shipwreck_n rather_o than_o endure_v shipwreck_n well_o then_o if_o you_o will_v still_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n be_v willing_a in_o all_o thing_n to_o live_v honest_o heb._n 13.18_o 6._o eye_n god_n all-seeing_a knowledge_n let_v thy_o conscience_n keep_v its_o eye_n upon_o god_n who_o keep_v his_o eye_n upon_o thy_o conscience_n set_v the_o lord_n always_o before_o thy_o face_n with_o david_n and_o set_v thyself_o always_o before_o the_o face_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o paul_n as_o of_o god_n as_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n so_o steer_v thy_o whole_a course_n keep_v thy_o conscience_n on_o god_n and_o god_n will_v keep_v thy_o conscience_n who_o have_v say_v walk_v before_o i_o and_o be_v thou_o perfect_a psal_n 16.8_o 2_o cor._n 2.17_o gen._n 17.1_o conscience_n be_v a_o knowledge_n together_o with_o the_o lord_n look_v to_o it_o then_o in_o every_o creek_n and_o turn_n of_o thy_o life_n do_v not_o he_o that_o ponder_v the_o heart_n consider_v it_o and_o he_o that_o keep_v thy_o soul_n do_v not_o he_o know_v it_o prov._n 24.12_o psal_n 44.21_o the_o prospect_n david_n take_v of_o god_n omniscient_a knowledge_n preserve_v a_o tender_a gracious_a and_o holy_a conscience_n psal_n 139._o i_o have_v keep_v his_o precept_n and_o thy_o testimony_n say_v he_o elsewhere_o for_o all_o my_o way_n be_v before_o thou_o eye_v he_o that_o be_v invisible_a with_o moses_n who_o eye_n be_v upon_o all_o thy_o go_n tell_v conscience_n as_o laban_n tell_v jacob_n no_o man_n be_v with_o we_o but_o see_v god_n be_v witness_n betwixt_o i_o and_o thou_o and_o forget_v not_o his_o mizpah_n that_o be_v a_o beacon_n or_o watchtower_n and_o say_v to_o it_o with_o he_o the_o lord_n watch_v between_o i_o and_o thou_o when_o we_o be_v absent_a one_o from_o another_o psal_n 119.168_o heb._n 11.27_o gen._n 31.49_o 50._o
gen._n 39.9_o and_o charge_v we_o to_o such_o as_o be_v good_a to_o do_v they_o 1_o pet._n 3.16_o the_o object_n of_o conscience_n than_o be_v very_o large_a and_o extensive_a so_o that_o as_o one_o say_v supra_fw-la say_v annesley_n qu._n supra_fw-la it_o be_v much_o easy_a to_o reckon_v up_o what_o be_v not_o the_o object_n of_o conscience_n than_o what_o be_v in_o brief_a whatsoever_o be_v moral_o operable_a be_v the_o object_n of_o conscience_n whatsoever_o conscience_n do_v or_o may_v operate_v about_o in_o a_o moral_a sense_n and_o so_o take_v in_o both_o our_o estate_n towards_o god_n and_o all_o our_o action_n not_o only_o such_o as_o be_v moral_a operable_n in_o a_o strict_a sense_n but_o such_o as_o be_v only_o thus_o in_o a_o large_a sense_n as_o be_v evangelical_n faith_n itself_o to_o be_v account_v 23._o account_v sanders_n prael_n 1._o §._o 23._o this_o be_v as_o the_o command_n so_o the_o work_n of_o god_n that_o we_o believe_v in_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n joh._n 6.29_o 1_o joh._n 3.23_o nay_o there_o be_v not_o a_o act_n of_o that_o moral_a indifferency_n which_o we_o may_v call_v proper_o humane_a the_o indeliberate_a and_o immoral_a action_n of_o man_n which_o grow_v out_o of_o the_o imagination_n and_o disposition_n of_o natural_a quality_n i_o except_v as_o be_v not_o in_o propriety_n of_o speech_n humane_a as_o not_o proceed_v from_o the_o soul_n as_o reasonable_a 9_o reasonable_a aquin._n sum._n 12._o q._n 18._o a._n 9_o i_o say_v there_o be_v not_o so_o indifferent_a a_o act_n which_o come_v not_o within_o the_o sight_n and_o censure_n of_o conscience_n though_o not_o as_o such_o or_o secundum_fw-la speciem_fw-la yet_o in_o its_o singular_a existence_n and_o as_o it_o be_v circumstance_v by_o which_o circumstance_n conscience_n consider_v it_o make_v either_o moral_o good_a or_o else_o moral_o evil_a thus_o david_n heart_n smite_v he_o but_o for_o cut_v off_o the_o skirt_n of_o a_o garment_n a_o act_n in_o itself_o indifferent_a but_o conscience_n attend_v the_o circumstance_n it_o be_v the_o skirt_n of_o saul_n his_o sovereign_n and_o god_n substitute_n and_o therefore_o a_o sin_n in_o he_o who_o be_v his_o subject_n servant_n etc._n etc._n 1_o sam._n 24.5_o 6._o three_o reser_n q._n what_o be_v the_o end_n of_o conscience_n to_o which_o it_o reser_n it_o be_v man_n judgement_n of_o himself_o i.e._n of_o his_o estate_n and_o action_n as_o it_o and_o they_o be_v subject_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n conscience_n be_v god_n substitute_n and_o set_v by_o god_n himself_o upon_o the_o throne_n of_o judicature_n do_v therefore_o subordinate_a all_o to_o god_n all_o its_o object_n and_o in_o all_o its_o operation_n it_o eye_n god_n as_o the_o supreme_a judge_n both_o of_o it_o and_o of_o they_o in_o its_o regular_a act_n and_o exercise_n search_v i_o o_o god_n and_o know_v my_o heart_n try_v i_o and_o know_v my_o thought_n psal_n 139.23_o 24._o nor_o do_v conscience_n ascite_fw-la either_o the_o estate_n or_o any_o action_n into_o or_o sit_v upon_o they_o in_o judgement_n but_o as_o they_o and_o it_o be_v subject_v to_o he_o who_o be_v superior_a to_o the_o conscience_n great_a than_o the_o heart_n and_o know_v all_o thing_n 1_o joh._n 3.20_o 21._o truth_n be_v when_o conscience_n act_v itself_o it_o be_v steer_v by_o and_o subordinate_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n in_o its_o whole_a judicial_a process_n in_o the_o first_o proposition_n it_o be_v rule_v by_o and_o subject_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n in_o point_n of_o truth_n or_o as_o to_o matter_n of_o law_n in_o the_o second_o proposition_n it_o be_v rule_v by_o and_o subject_v to_o it_o in_o point_n of_o testimony_n or_o as_o to_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o three_o proposition_n which_o be_v but_o a_o result_n from_o and_o upon_o the_o two_o former_a there_o can_v but_o be_v a_o subordination_n and_o subjection_n still_o have_v and_o make_v either_o virtual_o or_o formal_o to_o the_o same_o righteous_a and_o unerring_a judgement_n how_o shall_v i_o do_v this_o great_a wickedness_n and_o sin_n against_o god_n say_v conscience_n in_o joseph_n as_o i_o have_v do_v so_o god_n have_v requite_v i_o say_v conscience_n in_o adoni-bezek_a whether_o it_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n to_o hearken_v unto_o you_o more_o than_o unto_o god_n judge_v you_o say_v peter_n and_o john_n to_o the_o jewish_a ruler_n when_o they_o will_v set_v conscience_n in_o they_o at_o work_n gen._n 39.9_o judg._n 1.7_o act._n 4.19_o the_o office_n of_o conscience_n then_o in_o general_n be_v to_o judge_v for_o from_z and_o under_o god_n which_o be_v inclusive_a of_o many_o particular_a act_n or_o as_o some_o please_v to_o phrase_n it_o office_n whereof_o i_o shall_v give_v you_o a_o succinct_a view_n in_o open_v a_o six_o question_n q._n 6._o what_o be_v the_o office_n of_o conscience_n and_o how_o may_v we_o so_o order_v she_o and_o ourselves_o in_o they_o as_o to_o come_v off_o with_o more_o clearness_n the_o office_n of_o conscience_n be_v best_a observe_v and_o open_v by_o a_o review_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o its_o operation_n or_o judgement_n which_o be_v by_o way_n of_o discourse_n in_o a_o practical_a syllogism_n as_o have_v be_v already_o mention_v let_v i_o offer_v two_o instance_n more_o thus_o all_o that_o have_v the_o lord_n for_o their_o god_n be_v in_o a_o happy_a or_o bless_a estate_n but_o i_o have_v the_o lord_n for_o my_o god_n therefore_o i_o be_o in_o a_o happy_a or_o bless_a estate_n again_o all_o sin_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v for_o itself_o but_o this_o idleness_n of_o i_o be_v sin_n therefore_o this_o idleness_n of_o i_o be_v to_o be_v avoid_v for_o itself_o here_o be_v two_o syllogism_n which_o show_v the_o manner_n of_o conscience_n its_o operation_n both_o as_o concern_v my_o estate_n in_o the_o first_o syllogism_n and_o as_o concern_v action_n of_o i_o in_o the_o latter_a in_o each_o syllogism_n there_o be_v as_o you_o see_v three_o proposition_n this_o be_v the_o proceed_n of_o conscience_n in_o all_o the_o judgement_n it_o make_v the_o office_n of_o conscience_n be_v obvious_o point_v we_o out_o in_o and_o by_o these_o several_a proposition_n the_o first_o proposition_n still_o manifest_o contain_v some_o general_a law_n or_o rule_n whereby_o i_o may_v come_v to_o a_o clear_a issue_n in_o judgement_n what_o my_o action_n have_v be_v or_o else_o shall_v be_v and_o what_o my_o estate_n be_v thus_o conscience_n have_v the_o office_n of_o a_o lawgiver_n thus_o she_o be_v to_o conserve_v for_o we_o and_o 1._o to_o communieate_v or_o dictate_v to_o we_o law_n or_o rule_n of_o general_a right_n and_o verity_n as_o concern_v our_o estate_n and_o action_n and_o so_o the_o apostle_n sometime_o appeal_v it_o know_v you_o not_o i.e._n do_v not_o your_o conscience_n tell_v you_o that_o the_o unrighteous_a shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 6.9_o know_v you_o not_o that_o to_o who_o you_o yield_v yourselves_o servant_n to_o obey_v his_o servant_n you_o be_v to_o who_o you_o obey_v whether_o of_o sin_n unto_o death_n or_o of_o obedience_n to_o righteousness_n rom._n 6.16_o i.e._n do_v not_o your_o conscience_n dictate_v as_o much_o as_o this_o so_o 1_o cor._n 11.13_o 14._o judge_n in_o yourselves_o etc._n etc._n conscience_n be_v appeal_v to_o in_o this_o general_a concernment_n be_v it_o comely_a that_o a_o woman_n pray_v unto_o god_n uncover_v again_o do_v not_o even_a nature_n itself_o i.e._n do_v not_o even_o natural_a conscience_n teach_v you_o that_o if_o a_o man_n have_v long_a hair_n it_o be_v a_o shame_n unto_o he_o 3._o to_o chalk_v out_o and_o descry_v our_o liberty_n as_o it_o be_v to_o dictate_v law_n or_o what_o must_v be_v in_o matter_n necessary_a so_o it_o be_v to_o discern_v liberty_n what_o may_v or_o may_v not_o be_v in_o matter_n of_o indifferency_n 26._o indifferency_n ames_n de_fw-fr conscience_n l._n 1._o c_o 3_o n._n 1._o q._n 5_o p._n 26._o that_o conscience_n have_v to_o order_n and_o officiate_v for_o we_o in_o thing_n adiaphorous_a be_v afore_o premise_v &_o the_o apostle_n prompt_v 1_o cor._n 10.25_o 27._o i_o know_v there_o be_v that_o approve_v not_o the_o mention_n of_o these_o act_n to_o the_o account_n of_o conscience_n but_o the_o twofold_a acceptation_n of_o conscience_n tender_v you_o quest_n 5._o pag._n 21._o a_o more_o large_a and_o in_o a_o more_o limit_a sense_n may_v salve_v their_o exception_n and_o that_o such_o dictate_v and_o law_n appertain_v to_o conscience_n in_o the_o common_a and_o receive_a usage_n of_o conscience_n which_o i_o be_o particular_o concern_v to_o attend_v need_v no_o other_o proof_n than_o the_o frequency_n of_o such_o speech_n among_o we_o my_o conscience_n tell_v i_o man_n shall_v do_v to_o other_o as_o they_o will_v
be_v do_v by_o my_o conscience_n tell_v i_o such_o and_o such_o thing_n must_v be_v do_v which_o be_v matter_n of_o general_a right_n and_o equity_n and_o they_o that_o deny_v such_o clear_a and_o common_o receive_v law_n of_o general_a right_n be_v in_o common_a speech_n say_v to_o offer_v violence_n to_o their_o conscience_n so_o my_o conscience_n tell_v i_o such_o and_o such_o matter_n may_v be_v decline_v and_o forbear_v which_o be_v matter_n of_o indifferency_n it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v no_o small_a difference_n between_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o conservation_n of_o such_o law_n and_o rule_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o conscience_n strict_o so_o call_v 4._o call_v see_v baldw._n case_n cons_n l._n 1._o c_o 4._o but_o i_o must_v follow_v the_o vulgar_a usage_n and_o sense_n of_o this_o term_n as_o most_o fit_v my_o design_n there_o be_v a_o habit_n bank_n and_o treasury_n of_o light_n and_o law_n with_o conscience_n and_o which_o it_o conserves_n here_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v the_o application_n of_o they_o have_v and_o make_v by_o conscience_n here_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o second_o and_o three_o proposition_n still_o make_v application_n of_o some_o general_a law_n or_o rule_n have_v in_o the_o first_o proposition_n to_o a_o man_n particular_a estate_n or_o action_n thus_o it_o be_v the_o office_n of_o conscience_n to_o apply_v general_a proposition_n and_o canon_n to_o a_o man_n personal_a and_o particular_a case_n and_o concern_v and_o indeed_o the_o thomist_n 13_o thomist_n aquin._n sum._n 1._o q._n 79._o a._n 13_o do_v make_v conscience_n to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o application_n of_o the_o knowledge_n or_o light_n which_o be_v in_o the_o synteresis_fw-la and_o therefore_o define_v it_o to_o be_v a_o act_n though_o to_o speak_v proper_o as_o one_o 14._o one_o sanders_n prael_n 1._o de_fw-fr conscience_n §._o 14._o observe_v the_o application_n of_o science_n be_v not_o conscience_n itself_o but_o a_o act_n of_o it_o and_o as_o another_o 6._o another_o rutherf_n libert_n of_o conscience_n c._n 1._o p._n 6._o say_v it_o be_v the_o same_o conscience_n that_o act_v all_o three_o part_n of_o a_o law_n of_o a_o witness_n and_o of_o a_o judge_n the_o second_o propofition_n contain_v the_o direct_a testimony_n of_o conscience_n and_o with_o respect_n to_o this_o the_o office_n of_o conscience_n in_o general_n be_v that_o of_o a_o witness_n thus_o paul_n suggest_v of_o his_o own_o and_o touch_v the_o conscience_n of_o the_o gentile_n my_o conscience_n also_o bear_v i_o witness_n rom._n 9.1_o their_o conscience_n also_o bear_v witness_n rom._n 2.15_o the_o witness_n of_o conscience_n may_v be_v either_o consider_v 1._o as_o it_o be_v in_o habit_n and_o rest_v upon_o record_n or_o 2._o as_o it_o be_v in_o act_n or_o be_v reduce_v thereunto_o which_o be_v by_o two_o step_n 1._o conscience_n cast_v back_o a_o reflection_n upon_o its_o own_o record_n of_o our_o estate_n and_o action_n and_o consider_v and_o ruminate_v upon_o they_o and_o then_o 2._o conscience_n come_v forth_o and_o report_v to_o we_o how_o the_o case_n now_o stand_v or_o have_v stand_v agreeable_a to_o those_o record_n and_o to_o this_o reflection_n the_o office_n or_o act_n of_o conscience_n then_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o second_o proposition_n be_v threefold_a 1._o to_o register_v and_o book_n down_o what_o a_o man_n be_v and_o do_v and_o in_o truth_n conscience_n be_v as_o one_o 52._o one_o sheffield_n good_a cons_n c._n 4._o p._n 52._o well_o the_o great_a register_n and_o recorder_n of_o the_o world_n it_o have_v the_o pen_n of_o a_o ready_a writer_n not_o a_o word_n from_o the_o mouth_n not_o a_o work_n of_o man_n not_o a_o thought_n of_o the_o mind_n can_v escape_v or_o pass_v its_o swift_a pen._n it_o be_v god_n historian_n say_v dr._n reynolds_n 41._o reynolds_n of_o the_o passion_n c._n 41._o that_o write_v not_o annal_n but_o journal_o conscience_n have_v its_o book_n and_o have_v its_o table_n whereon_o it_o do_v indeleble_o write_v both_o the_o sin_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o sincerity_n of_o job_n rev._n 20.12_o jer._n 17.1_o job_n 27.6_o 2._o to_o reflect_v and_o bring_v back_o to_o the_o heart_n as_o the_o expression_n of_o solomon_n be_v in_o the_o margin_n of_o 1_o king_n 8.47_o conscience_n be_v to_o every_o man_n not_o only_o as_o his_o private_a notary_n but_o as_o his_o petty-constable_n to_o search_v into_o and_o seize_v upon_o every_o miscarry_v act_n and_o habit_n conscience_n review_v its_o register_n recall_v and_o read_v over_o its_o record_n here_o be_v those_o say_n in_o and_o say_n to_o the_o heart_n that_o scripture_n and_o experience_n tell_v we_o of_o jer._n 5.24_o hos_fw-la 7.2_o mark_fw-mi those_o communing_n with_o our_o heart_n and_o call_v upon_o our_o own_o action_n and_o estate_n those_o counting_n and_o self-searches_a how_o the_o case_n stand_v psal_n 4.4.77.6_o herewith_o conscience_n compare_v our_o past_a action_n and_o intention_n with_o the_o canon_n and_o rule_n conserve_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ruminate_v and_o bethink_v according_a to_o the_o case_n and_o concern_v before_o it_o conscience_n consider_v the_o matter_n i_o consider_v in_o my_o heart_n say_v the_o preacher_n or_o i_o give_v or_o set_v to_o my_o heart_n hebr._n eccles_n 9.1_o conscience_n be_v not_o only_o to_o consult_v its_o book_n or_o cast_v back_o a_o eye_n but_o to_o consider_v the_o affair_n before_o it_o attentive_o now_o therefore_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n consider_v your_o way_n hebr._n set_a your_o heart_n on_o your_o way_n hag._n 1.5.7_o here_o be_v those_o laying_n to_o heart_n we_o read_v of_o in_o the_o prophet_n jer._n 5.24_o mal._n 2.2_o 3._o to_o report_v and_o bring_v forth_o its_o testimony_n according_a as_o the_o matter_n have_v be_v or_o be_v thus_o conscience_n in_o joseph_n brethren_n have_v take_v and_o book_v down_o their_o sin_n after_o this_o turn_v back_o and_o tell_v they_o of_o it_o and_o of_o the_o circumstance_n wherewith_o conscience_n consider_v it_o to_o be_v aggravate_v we_o see_v the_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o we_o will_v not_o hear_v etc._n etc._n gen._n 42.21_o 22._o conscience_n in_o pharaoh_n butler_n have_v record_v do_v recall_v rip_v up_o and_o read_v he_o his_o fault_n gen._n 41.9_o david_n job_n and_o paul_n be_v contumelious_o censure_v and_o cry_v out_o upon_o conscience_n cast_v back_o a_o reflection_n consult_v its_o own_o record_n consider_v their_o uprightness_n and_o the_o other_o reproach_n and_o clear_v up_o their_o righteousness_n psal_n 7.3_o 4._o job_n 27.5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n 2_o cor._n 1.12_o as_o this_o be_v the_o office_n of_o conscience_n to_o give_v testimony_n in_o relation_n to_o what_o be_v past_a so_o also_o in_o relation_n to_o what_o be_v present_a conscience_n witness_v both_o 1._o what_o we_o be_v or_o what_o our_o estate_n be_v the_o spirit_n witness_v with_o our_o spirit_n that_o we_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n rom._n 8.16_o 2._o and_o what_o we_o act_n or_o what_o our_o action_n be_v witness_v paul_n example_n i_o speak_v the_o truth_n in_o christ_n i_o lie_v not_o my_o conscience_n also_o bear_v i_o witness_n rom._n 9.1_o 3._o and_o whatever_o you_o be_v or_o intend_v psal_n 17.3_o 2_o cor._n 1.17_o the_o three_o proposition_n contain_v the_o decisive_a judgement_n of_o conscience_n and_o with_o respect_n to_o this_o most_o proper_o and_o strict_o the_o office_n of_o conscience_n be_v to_o judge_n if_o we_o will_v judge_n ourselves_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v judge_v 1_o cor._n 11.31_o confcience_n be_v herein_o judicial_o to_o apply_v the_o truth_n dictate_v in_o the_o first_o proposition_n upon_o the_o testimony_n deliver_v in_o the_o second_o proposition_n and_o do_v infer_v the_o conclusion_n from_o those_o premise_n according_a to_o its_o apprehension_n of_o the_o rule_n or_o law_n in_o the_o first_o or_o major_a proposition_n and_o according_a to_o its_o attestation_n and_o report_n of_o our_o life_n or_o action_n in_o the_o second_o or_o minor_a proposition_n the_o judgement_n conscience_n pronounce_v sometime_o respect_v our_o estate_n and_o sometime_o respect_v our_o action_n and_o both_o of_o they_o either_o 1._o as_o good_a or_o else_o 2._o as_o evil_n and_o thus_o again_o either_o 1._o as_o it_o respect_v the_o time_n past_a or_o present_a or_o else_o 2._o as_o it_o respect_v the_o time_n future_a either_o as_o they_o have_v former_o be_v or_o now_o be_v or_o henceforth_o shall_v be_v first_o as_o it_o respect_v the_o time_n past_a and_o present_a the_o office_n of_o conscience_n in_o regard_n of_o what_o be_v and_o have_v be_v good_a be_v to_o acquit_v and_o clear_v in_o regard_n of_o what_o be_v and_o have_v be_v evil_a it_o be_v
testimony_n let_v my_o heart_n be_v sound_a in_o thy_o statute_n psal_n 119.10_o 35_o 36.80_o 6._o direct_v 6_o spend_v more_o of_o your_o time_n in_o consideration_n this_o will_v concoct_v what_o you_o already_o know_v and_o convert_v it_o into_o blood_n and_o spirit_n it_o improve_v both_o the_o quickness_n and_o clearness_n of_o conscience_n while_o truth_n be_v revolve_v upon_o the_o heart_n and_o it_o run_v they_o over_o again_o with_o fresh_a attention_n and_o intention_n of_o the_o several_a faculty_n the_o most_o considerate_a christian_a be_v the_o most_o know_v and_o best_a thrive_v in_o his_o conscience_n her_o miscarriage_n be_v the_o issue_n of_o inconsiderateness_n psal_n 1.1_o 2.64.9_o ecles_n 5.1_o the_o iterate_a act_n of_o meditation_n will_v 1._o habituate_v the_o principle_n which_o you_o already_o know_v it_o will_v root_v they_o deep_o and_o rivet_v they_o fast_o upon_o the_o mind_n and_o memory_n and_o conscience_n will_v be_v ever_o and_o anon_o call_v they_o into_o counsel_n psal_n 119.15_o 16_o 23_o 24._o 2._o they_o will_v affect_v and_o pour_v in_o oil_n upon_o the_o flame_n of_o love_n delight_n and_o desire_v towards_o these_o and_o such_o other_o principle_n o_o how_o love_v i_o thy_o law_n say_v david_n what_o be_v it_o that_o kindle_a and_o cause_v it_o to_o burn_v up_o to_o such_o a_o height_n it_o be_v my_o meditation_n all_o the_o day_n psal_n 119.15_o 16_o 48_o 97._o 3._o they_o will_v advance_v these_o principle_n to_o a_o high_a progress_n and_o proficiency_n in_o knowledge_n meditation_n will_v not_o only_o be_v dilate_v on_o they_o but_o deduce_v inference_n from_o they_o and_o draw_v on_o the_o judgement_n and_o conscience_n from_o one_o field_n of_o truth_n to_o another_o for_o the_o delicious_a view_n of_o the_o full_a harvest_n of_o divine_a verity_n have_v drink_v in_o so_o much_o sweetness_n already_o from_o a_o few_o sheaf_n of_o it_o this_o be_v it_o enlarge_v david_n understanding_n beyond_o his_o teacher_n and_o above_o the_o ancient_n as_o well_o as_o above_o his_o enemy_n thy_o testimony_n be_v my_o meditation_n psal_n 119.98_o 99_o 100_o last_o direct_v 7_o sin_n not_o against_o your_o conscience_n but_o render_v yourselves_o conformable_a to_o what_o rule_v she_o give_v some_o man_n sin_n against_o her_o rule_n till_o they_o have_v sin_v away_o her_o rule_n till_o god_n and_o conscience_n give_v they_o over_o to_o their_o own_o lust_n instead_o of_o give_v they_o out_o his_o law_n that_o as_o they_o love_v to_o restrain_v the_o truth_n in_o unrighteousness_n and_o like_v not_o to_o retain_v god_n in_o their_o knowledge_n they_o shall_v run_v where_o they_o lift_v for_o a_o time_n with_o a_o reprobate_n and_o remorseless_a conscience_n psal_n 81.11_o 12._o isa_n 6.9_o 10_o 11._o rom._n 1.18_o 21_o 24_o 28._o but_o sir_n if_o you_o will_v have_v conscience_n true_a in_o give_v rule_n to_o you_o you_o must_v be_v true_a to_o the_o rule_n which_o conscience_n give_v you_o you_o encourage_v conscience_n when_o you_o exemplify_v her_o law_n in_o your_o life_n and_o conversation_n but_o if_o you_o turn_v not_o her_o direction_n into_o duty_n you_o tempt_v she_o to_o deal_v at_o most_o but_o by_o half_n with_o you_o as_o you_o do_v at_o best_o with_o she_o the_o doer_n of_o the_o commandment_n have_v the_o most_o discern_a conscience_n and_o dwell_v most_o in_o comfort_n if_o you_o know_v these_o thing_n happy_a be_v you_o if_o you_o do_v they_o he_o that_o do_v what_o he_o know_v be_v most_o likely_a to_o know_v what_o to_o do_v he_o be_v secure_v by_o promise_n if_o any_o man_n will_v do_v his_o will_n he_o shall_v know_v of_o the_o doctrine_n and_o god_n will_v manifest_v himself_o to_o he_o ps_n 111.10_o joh._n 13.17.7.17.14.21_o q._n 8._o how_o shall_v we_o so_o order_v our_o conscience_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o second_o proposition_n that_o she_o may_v give_v we_o a_o true_a and_o right_a testimony_n and_o none_o but_o such_o concern_v our_o estate_n 2._o estate_n see_v chap._n 3._o q._n 3._o dir._n 2._o and_o action_n to_o this_o end_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o you_o 1._o ply_v your_o conscience_n with_o argument_n direct_v 1_o the_o influence_n of_o rational_a inducement_n with_o her_o can_v be_v small_a in_o that_o her_o seat_n and_o fixation_n be_v in_o the_o very_o high_a orb_n of_o reason_n so_o that_o the_o more_o reason_n you_o offer_v the_o more_o ready_a must_v she_o be_v caeteris_fw-la paribus_fw-la to_o her_o office_n and_o the_o more_o regular_a in_o her_o operation_n you_o may_v urge_v she_o 1_o from_o her_o ability_n thou_o and_o thou_o only_o under_o god_n can_v full_o and_o clear_o testify_v for_o what_o man_n know_v the_o thing_n of_o a_o man_n save_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n which_o be_v in_o he_o god_n have_v set_v thou_o up_o as_o a_o shine_a lamp_n for_o survey_v all_o the_o several_a period_n and_o act_n of_o my_o life_n and_o thou_o search_v all_o the_o inward_a part_n of_o the_o heart_n metaphorical_o express_v by_o the_o belly_n 1_o cor._n 2.11_o prov._n 2.27_o 2._o from_o her_o authority_n for_o this_o be_v thou_o constitute_v by_o god_n in_o and_o over_o i_o and_o this_o be_v his_o command_n upon_o thou_o to_o testify_v what_o be_v my_o consonancy_n to_o or_o dissonancy_n from_o those_o law_n he_o have_v impose_v on_o or_o engrave_v in_o i_o thou_o have_v his_o warrant_n and_o it_o be_v thy_o work_n to_o witness_v a_o work_n approve_v by_o he_o in_o scripture_n and_o agreeable_a to_o thy_o nature_n who_o can_v exempt_v or_o what_o shall_v excuse_v thou_o rom._n 2.15_o 3._o from_o her_o avail_n thy_o single_a testimony_n alone_o do_v supercede_v the_o witness_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n beside_o i_o can_v appeal_v from_o they_o to_o thou_o but_o from_o thou_o i_o can_v appeal_v to_o none_o but_o god_n next_o under_o he_o thy_o witness_n be_v of_o high_a weight_n both_o with_o he_o and_o i_o job_n 23.10_o 11_o 12._o rom._n 9_o â—_o 4._o from_o her_o act_n why_o do_v thou_o dictate_v truth_n and_o law_n to_o i_o if_o thou_o will_v deny_v thy_o testimony_n to_o my_o life_n by_o those_o i_o know_v what_o god_n appoint_v and_o demand_v of_o i_o but_o it_o be_v by_o this_o alone_a i_o can_v know_v what_o i_o be_o and_o what_o be_v do_v by_o i_o shall_v i_o know_v his_o statute_n only_o or_o shall_v i_o not_o also_o know_v my_o own_o self_n 2_o cor._n 13.5_o beside_o how_o can_v thou_o otherwise_o descend_v to_o judgement_n who_o pass_v sentence_n without_o some_o previous_a evidence_n and_o if_o this_o be_v unsound_a that_o can_v be_v safe_a so_o that_o deny_v or_o deprave_v thy_o witness_n and_o thou_o undo_v thy_o whole_a work_n 5._o from_o her_o advantage_n witness_v thou_o must_v and_o shall_v now_o it_o may_v be_v do_v with_o less_o smart_n and_o more_o security_n then_o if_o thou_o shall_v defer_v it_o till_o the_o cord_n of_o distress_n or_o fetter_n of_o death_n and_o judgement_n do_v constrain_v thou_o 6._o from_o her_o account_n a_o account_n thou_o must_v render_v at_o god_n bar_n short_o he_o will_v then_o open_v the_o book_n of_o conscience_n and_o every_o line_n of_o thy_o heart_n and_o life_n shall_v be_v read_v over_o distinct_o he_o now_o observe_v what_o reflection_n and_o report_n conscience_n make_v of_o what_o have_v be_v do_v by_o thou_o and_o have_v eminent_o mark_v out_o her_o silence_n as_o a_o sore_a evil_n in_o thou_o jer._n 8.6_o eccles_n 4.8_o 7_o from_o what_o attend_v why_o o_o my_o conscience_n my_o work_n and_o welfare_n both_o as_o to_o time_n and_o eternity_n do_v all_o turn_n upon_o this_o one_o hinge_n how_o can_v i_o repent_v either_o from_o or_o for_o my_o past_a or_o present_a sin_n or_o state_n if_o sinful_a on_o the_o one_o hand_n or_o how_o can_v i_o rejoice_v in_o or_o be_v thankful_a for_o my_o past_a or_o present_a sincerity_n and_o god_n salvation_n on_o the_o other_o if_o thy_o silence_n or_o partiality_n in_o give_v witness_n shall_v leave_v i_o still_o under_o the_o thick_a and_o dark_a vail_n of_o ignorance_n 2._o press_v she_o by_o and_o before_o authority_n direct_v 2_o subpoena_fw-la she_o to_o appear_v at_o god_n bar_n and_o there_o argue_v with_o she_o psal_n 50.22_o jer._n 12.3_o be_v thou_o not_o 1_o to_o witness_v from_o he_o have_v not_o he_o substitute_v and_o send_v thou_o how_o will_v thou_o answer_v it_o to_o he_o then_o who_o thou_o abuse_v infinite_o if_o thou_o adventure_v either_o to_o suspend_v thy_o testimony_n or_o to_o speak_v untrue_o 2_o be_v thou_o not_o to_o witness_v for_o he_o i.e._n in_o his_o cause_n and_o concern_v as_o well_o as_o on_o his_o commission_n dare_v thou_o so_o slight_a his_o honour_n and_o therewith_o thy_o obligation_n as_o either_o to_o speak_v wicked_o for_o he_o or_o to_o be_v speechless_a or_o
be_v consider_v either_o as_o it_o be_v to_o conserve_v and_o ark_n up_o law_n and_o rule_n of_o practice_n or_o as_o it_o be_v to_o come_v and_o apply_v these_o law_n and_o rule_n it_o be_v miserable_o corrupt_a in_o both_o how_o far_o it_o fall_v short_a as_o to_o the_o former_a will_v be_v of_o particular_a discussion_n hereafter_o when_o i_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o natural_a conscience_n oh_o how_o it_o be_v darken_v deprave_a disable_v as_o concern_v the_o matter_n of_o a_o holy_a life_n in_o this_o world_n and_o the_o mean_n of_o a_o happy_a life_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v how_o be_v man_n alienate_v from_o the_o life_n of_o god_n through_o the_o ignorance_n that_o be_v in_o they_o because_o of_o the_o blindness_n of_o their_o heart_n rom._n 1.21_o eph._n 4.18_o 1_o pet._n 1.14_o the_o main_a concernment_n of_o conscience_n be_v to_o apply_v rule_n of_o practice_n and_o here_o how_o deplorable_o corrupt_v it_o be_v 1_o sometime_o it_o do_v not_o apply_v at_o all_o how_o many_o practical_a notion_n be_v swim_v in_o the_o head_n that_o never_o sink_v into_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o heart_n be_v never_o set_v to_o consider_v of_o or_o concoct_v they_o into_o practice_n how_o much_o science_n and_o confidence_n find_v we_o in_o these_o rom._n 2.19_o 23._o but_o no_o conscience_n large_a and_o sound_a apprehension_n but_o little_a or_o no_o self-application_n 1._o the_o evil_a of_o conscience_n be_v as_o to_o this_o so_o eminent_a that_o a_o general_a command_n be_v not_o thought_n enough_o by_o god_n but_o it_o must_v be_v particular_a and_o expressive_a thou_o shall_v have_v no_o other_o god_n etc._n etc._n thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v etc._n etc._n exod._n 20.3_o 18_o the_o parable_n as_o pertinent_a as_o it_o be_v to_o david_n case_n never_o pinch_v david_n conscience_n the_o prophet_n himself_o be_v fain_o to_o do_v the_o office_n of_o david_n conscience_n for_o he_o and_o nathan_n say_v to_o david_n thou_o be_v the_o man_n etc._n etc._n 2_o sam._n 12.1_o 14._o 2._o when_o it_o do_v apply_v ofttimes_o it_o be_v not_o articulate_o and_o time_o christ_n have_v tell_v peter_n before_o the_o cock_n crow_v twice_o thou_o shall_v deny_v i_o thrice_o but_o the_o cock_n crow_v the_o first_o and_o second_o time_n ere_o conscience_n in_o peter_n make_v application_n of_o this_o advice_n mar._n 14.30_o 68_o 72._o conscience_n shall_v have_v apply_v in_o joseph_n brethren_n before_o their_o contract_n and_o his_o captivity_n in_o egypt_n but_o till_o themselves_o be_v captives_z their_o conscience_n be_v muchwhat_a silent_a gen._n 37.20_o etc._n etc._n cum_fw-la 42.21_o 22_o 3._o or_o else_o it_o do_v not_o apply_v so_o authoritative_o and_o thorough_o as_o it_o shall_v conscience_n in_o man_n have_v the_o command_n and_o empire_n â—ut_fw-la how_o often_o be_v concupiscence_n too_o hard_o for_o conscience_n and_o carnal_a appetition_n subjugate_v conscience_n its_o application_n so_o that_o bad_a man_n â—eep_v down_o the_o truth_n in_o unrighteousness_n and_o â—are_v not_o to_o retain_v god_n in_o their_o knowledge_n â—nd_v good_a man_n be_v sometime_o captivate_v as_o â—o_o the_o law_n of_o their_o mind_n by_o and_o unto_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n which_o war_v in_o their_o member_n rom._n 1.18_o 21_o 28._o rom._n 7.23_o 25._o 4._o or_o not_o soâ—_n abide_o conscience_n apply_v and_o felix_n tremble_v but_o the_o fit_n be_v soon_o over_o conscience_n the_o preacher_n in_o the_o bosom_n must_v not_o be_v attend_v nor_o christ_n preacher_n at_o the_o bar_n hear_v out_o till_o a_o better_a convenience_n act._n 24.25_o conscience_n be_v at_o work_n with_o pharaoh_n and_o while_o he_o be_v heat_v in_o the_o furnace_n of_o successive_a judgement_n conscience_n be_v harken_v and_o apply_v but_o after_o he_o be_v out_o of_o the_o fire_n like_o iron_n his_o heart_n grow_v the_o hard_a and_o less_o apt_a to_o receive_v a_o impression_n exod._n 8_o 1â—_n 32_o etc._n etc._n but_o more_o particular_o conscience_n make_v application_n either_o peâ—_n modum_fw-la testis_fw-la or_o per_fw-la modum_fw-la judicis_fw-la as_o a_o witness_n or_o as_o a_o judge_n and_o in_o both_o it_o be_v very_o bad_a 1._o as_o a_o witness_n see_v how_o wicked_a it_o be_v 1._o 〈◊〉_d register_n how_o few_o of_o man_n fault_n do_v iâ—_n file_v up_o and_o book_n down_o so_o that_o daviâ—_n bring_v it_o to_o a_o question_n who_o can_v understand_v his_o error_n psal_n 19.12_o but_o if_o there_o be_v a_o vertuouâ—action_n or_o but_o a_o appearance_n this_o be_v forth_o with_o put_v upon_o the_o file_n and_o record_v witness_v the_o common_a practice_n beside_o the_o curse_n of_o thâ—_n pharisees_n luk._n 11.42_o mat._n 23.23_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d reflect_v how_o few_o reflection_n be_v make_v up_o on_o our_o action_n how_o few_o return_n be_v maâ—â—_n upon_o our_o heart_n insomuch_o as_o god_n say_v hearken_v and_o hear_v and_o no_o man_n repent_v he_o 〈◊〉_d his_o wickedness_n say_v what_o have_v i_o do_v jeâ—_n 8.6_o no_o man_n put_v conscience_n to_o the_o question_n touch_v his_o conversation_n 3._o in_o ruminate_v or_o consider_v how_o defective_a and_o disease_a 〈◊〉_d conscience_n here_o likewise_o as_o the_o consequent_n do_v evident_o demonstrate_v insomuch_o as_o god_n be_v fain_o to_o call_v once_o and_o again_o for_o it_o now_o consider_v this_o you_o that_o forget_v god_n now_o consider_v your_o way_n etc._n etc._n and_o do_v often_o complain_v of_o the_o general_a want_n of_o it_o none_o consider_v in_o his_o heart_n they_o consider_v not_o in_o their_o heart_n that_o i_o remember_v all_o their_o wickedness_n now_o their_o own_o do_n have_v beset_v they_o about_o they_o say_v not_o in_o their_o heart_n in_o the_o confluence_n of_o mercy_n let_v we_o now_o fear_v the_o lord_n our_o god_n that_o give_v the_o rain_n the_o former_a and_o latter_a rain_n in_o his_o season_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 50.22_o hag._n 1.5_o isa_n 44.19_o hos_fw-la 7.2_o jer._n 5.24_o 4._o in_o report_v oh_o how_o corrupt_a and_o partial_a conscience_n be_v in_o this_o not_o a_o word_n do_v samuel_n hear_v from_o saul_n till_o necessitate_v thereunto_o in_o aggravate_v his_o sin_n but_o how_o many_o in_o apologize_v for_o it_o not_o a_o syllable_n be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o pharisee_n plea_n and_o prayer_n for_o self-judging_a or_o for_o self-abasing_a but_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o be_v for_o self-justifying_a and_o self-advancing_a 1_o sam._n 13.11_o 12._o chap._n 15.13_o 15_o 20_o etc._n etc._n 2._o conscience_n make_v application_n as_o a_o judge_n and_o herein_o it_o miscarry_v likewise_o how_o severe_a be_v it_o ordinary_o abroad_o but_o how_o slight_a at_o home_n further_a than_o it_o be_v sanctify_v be_v there_o not_o many_o who_o judge_v even_o the_o mote_n in_o their_o brother_n eye_n that_o yet_o can_v indulge_v a_o beam_n meanwhile_n in_o their_o own_o eye_n mat._n 7.2_o 3_o 4._o and_o damn_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o other_o which_o they_o do_v themselves_o rom._n 2.1_o etc._n etc._n the_o faithful_a themselves_o have_v not_o be_v free_a under_o a_o prevail_a temptation_n have_v tamar_n play_v the_o strumpet_n bring_v she_o forth_o say_v judah_n and_o let_v she_o be_v burn_v but_o never_o a_o blow_n be_v give_v by_o conscience_n as_o concern_v his_o sin_n and_o folly_n with_o she_o till_o the_o bracelet_n and_o staff_n and_o signet_n be_v produce_v gen._n 38.13_o 27._o david_n anger_n be_v great_o kindle_v and_o as_o the_o lord_n live_v say_v he_o the_o man_n shall_v sure_o die_v that_o have_v steal_v the_o poor_a man_n lamb_n in_o nathan_n parable_n but_o meanwhile_n his_o conscience_n have_v no_o sense_n of_o nor_o give_v sentence_n for_o his_o own_o provocation_n which_o run_v parallel_v therewith_o till_o the_o prophet_n press_v it_o and_o put_v it_o home_o upon_o he_o 2_o sam._n 12.5_o 6_o 7_o etc._n etc._n the_o judgement_n conscience_n be_v to_o make_v be_v either_o with_o relation_n to_o former_a thing_n and_o time_n or_o else_o to_o future_a 1._o with_o relation_n to_o former_a thing_n and_o time_n conscience_n be_v to_o accuse_v or_o excuse_v but_o in_o each_o it_o be_v ordinary_o very_o evil_a 1._o sometime_o it_o be_v out_o in_o the_o the_o matter_n it_o excuse_v and_o cover_v where_o it_o shall_v accuse_v and_o condemn_v they_o all_o with_o one_o consent_n begin_v to_o make_v excuse_n luk._n 14.18_o where_o their_o conscience_n shall_v have_v be_v accuse_v and_o they_o have_v be_v manifest_v their_o repentance_n for_o their_o sin_n and_o make_v ready_a for_o the_o supper_n it_o accuse_v and_o condemn_v sometime_o where_o it_o shall_v rather_o excuse_v yea_o commend_v you_o say_v also_o behold_v what_o a_o weariness_n be_v it_o and_o you_o have_v snuffâ—â—_n at_o it_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n etc._n etc._n conscience_n count_v and_o judge_v god_n service_n and_o a_o godly_a strictness_n profitless_a painful_a irksome_a evil_a
we_o get_v or_o obtain_v a_o pure_a conscience_n answ_n this_o enquiry_n be_v not_o how_o we_o may_v get_v it_o pure_a from_o some_o new_a actual_a tincture_n of_o which_o see_n q._n 7._o but_o from_o its_o old_a habitual_a taint_n and_o pollution_n for_o which_o take_v these_o direction_n 1._o behold_v the_o necessity_n of_o a_o pure_a conscience_n and_o be_v awaken_v 1._o without_o this_o there_o be_v no_o society_n with_o god_n he_o be_v of_o pure_a eye_n than_o to_o entertain_v you_o in_o your_o habitual_a impurity_n there_o be_v no_o have_v nor_o so_o much_o as_o hope_v communion_n with_o or_o a_o propriety_n in_o he_o unless_o conscience_n be_v purify_v in_o you_o hab._n 1.13_o psal_n 18.26_o 1_o joh._n 3.3_o jam._n 4.8_o 2_o without_o this_o there_o be_v no_o salvation_n by_o god_n wash_v thy_o heart_n as_o ever_o thou_o will_v to_o heaven_n there_o be_v nothing_o enter_v which_o be_v unclean_a that_o happy_a place_n be_v reserve_v only_o for_o the_o pure_a in_o heart_n jer._n 4.14_o rev._n 21.27_o psal_n 24.3_o 4._o a_o pollute_a conscience_n be_v neither_o fit_n for_o the_o business_n nor_o blessedness_n of_o that_o pure_a and_o perfect_a condition_n 3_o without_o this_o there_o be_v no_o serve_v of_o god_n at_o least_o with_o acceptance_n to_o he_o or_o with_o advantage_n to_o you_o the_o heart_n must_v be_v purify_v that_o will_v attempt_v his_o presence_n josh_n 24.19_o heb._n 9.14_o c._n 10.22_o jam._n 4.8_o till_o conscience_n be_v purify_v the_o pure_a god_n will_v not_o endure_v thy_o presence_n nor_o will_v thy_o impure_a conscience_n easy_o bear_v his_o presence_n 4_o without_o this_o there_o be_v no_o sincerity_n in_o thou_o clean_n or_o pure_a act_n will_v never_o put_v you_o beyond_o a_o hypocrite_n without_o a_o clean_a or_o pure_a heart_n it_o be_v not_o a_o pure_a conversation_n but_o a_o pure_a conscience_n that_o speak_v thy_o condition_n prosperous_a and_o secure_v from_o the_o condemnation_n of_o pharisee_n psal_n 73.1_o 2_o tim._n 1.3_o mat._n 23.25_o 29._o 5_o without_o this_o there_o be_v no_o security_n for_o thou_o thy_o condition_n can_v never_o be_v safe_a till_o conscience_n be_v sanctify_v all_o that_o god_n secure_v conscience_n be_v but_o on_o this_o condition_n if_o thou_o be_v pure_a and_o upright_a and_o for_o the_o security_n of_o conscience_n it_o be_v ground_v upon_o the_o sincerity_n of_o conscience_n it_o be_v first_o pure_a then_o peaceable_a as_o david_n point_v we_o in_o his_o prayer_n and_o it_o be_v the_o pure_a in_o heart_n be_v first_o pronounce_v bless_v by_o our_o saviour_n 1_o thes_n 5.23_o job_n 8.6_o jam._n 3.17_o ps_n 51.7_o 8._o mat._n 5.8_o 2._o behold_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o impure_a conscience_n and_o be_v ashamed_a thou_o be_v not_o so_o pure_a in_o thy_o own_o eye_n but_o thou_o be_v as_o impure_a and_o vile_a in_o god_n eye_n be_v convince_v of_o this_o and_o thou_o will_v be_v cleanse_v that_o and_o beg_v he_o to_o cleanse_v thou_o prov._n 30.12_o isa_n 65.5_o mich._n 6.11_o 13._o job_n 40.4_o 1_o think_v what_o be_v defile_v conscience_n that_o choice_n that_o curious_a piece_n that_o so_o dignifi_v man_n next_o the_o angel_n and_o difference_v he_o from_o the_o brute_n conscience_n that_o be_v god_n tabernacle_n in_o man_n and_o make_v man_n the_o temple_n of_o god_n conscience_n that_o be_v chief_a among_o the_o faculty_n and_o be_v under_o god_n to_o command_v the_o whole_a frame_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o life_n what_o conscience_n that_o by_o creation_n be_v like_o the_o nazarite_n pure_a than_o snow_n white_a than_o milk_n more_o ruddy_a than_o ruby_n who_o polish_n be_v of_o saphire_n shall_v be_v now_o black_a than_o a_o coal_n and_o she_o that_o be_v clothe_v in_o scarlet_n shall_v embrace_v dunghill_n that_o thy_o gold_n shall_v become_v thus_o dim_a and_o the_o most_o fine_a gold_n be_v change_v into_o dirt_n this_o can_v but_o procure_v a_o lamentation_n especial_o when_o thou_o shall_v consider_v that_o this_o thou_o have_v contract_v upon_o thyself_o who_o know_v how_o great_a a_o crime_n it_o be_v if_o through_o thy_o mean_n the_o conscience_n but_o of_o a_o weak_a brother_n shall_v be_v desile_v prov._n 20.27_o 1_o cor._n 3.17_o lam._n 4.1_o 9_o 1_o cor._n 8.7_o 2_o think_v what_o it_o do_v defile_v a_o defile_a conscience_n 1._o defile_v all_o of_o thou_o it_o defile_v the_o man_n the_o whole_a man_n the_o spirit_n soul_n and_o body_n be_v defile_v even_o the_o mind_n the_o most_o pure_a and_o precious_a part_n be_v defile_v wheresoever_o the_o conscience_n be_v defile_v mat._n 15.18_o 1_o thes_n 5.23_o tit._n 1.15_o 2._o it_o defile_v all_o to_o thou_o there_o be_v nothing_o pure_a to_o thou_o the_o take_n of_o god_n covenant_n into_o thy_o mouth_n thy_o very_a table-comfort_n thy_o meat_n become_v a_o sin_n and_o snare_n to_o thou_o conscience_n be_v unclean_a whatever_o it_o touch_v do_v become_v unclean_a likewise_o tit._n 1.15_o psal_n 50.16_o 17._o &_o 69.22_o leu._n 5.2.3_o it_o defile_v all_o that_o come_v from_o or_o be_v do_v by_o thou_o it_o stream_n sin_n upon_o every_o service_n thy_o civil_a action_n thy_o very_a plow_a be_v sin_n and_o thy_o sacred_a action_n thy_o very_a pray_n be_v sin_n likewise_o for_o who_o can_v bring_v a_o clean_a thing_n out_o of_o a_o unclean_a mat._n 15.18_o prov._n 21.4_o c._n 28.9_o job_n 14.4_o 3._o betake_v you_o to_o the_o know_a provision_n which_o god_n have_v make_v for_o purify_n the_o conscience_n and_o be_v active_a the_o pure_a conscience_n be_v from_o god_n as_o the_o principal_a cause_n it_o be_v he_o that_o purify_v and_o he_o that_o pacifi_v the_o conscience_n he_o that_o cure_v its_o disease_n and_o cleanse_v it_o from_o defilement_n he_o create_v and_o so_o the_o heart_n be_v clean_a 1_o thes_n 5.23_o ezek._n 36.25_o psal_n 51.7_o 10._o but_o though_o it_o be_v his_o work_n principal_o it_o be_v our_o work_n partly_o too_o as_o himself_o press_v it_o wash_v you_o make_v you_o clean_o etc._n etc._n isa_n 1.16_o it_o be_v his_o work_n to_o bless_v the_o mean_n unto_o purify_n and_o our_o work_n to_o be_v in_o the_o use_n of_o those_o mean_n whereby_o he_o purify_v ask_v the_o mercy_n of_o he_o and_o apply_v the_o mean_n to_o we_o 1_o then_o ask_v this_o mercy_n from_o he_o with_o the_o great_a ardour_n thou_o may_v acknowledge_v thy_o pollution_n with_o shame_n and_o sorrow_n aggravate_v it_o also_o in_o his_o presence_n abhor_v thyself_o and_o acknowledge_v with_o thy_o impotency_n his_o power_n as_o who_o alone_o can_v purify_v thou_o so_o david_n psal_n 51.2_o 11._o his_o promise_n of_o it_o do_v not_o preclude_v but_o shall_v provoke_v rather_o thy_o prayer_n for_o it_o ezek._n 36.25_o cum_fw-la 37._o 2_o apply_v thou_o to_o the_o mean_n and_o the_o mean_n to_o thou_o with_o the_o great_a activity_n thou_o can_v these_o be_v the_o word_n water_n and_o blood_n etc._n blood_n see_v sheffield_n good_a cons_n c._n 2._o p_o 33._o etc._n etc._n 1_n the_o word_n you_o be_v clean_a through_o the_o word_n say_v christ_n job_n 15.3_o this_o be_v not_o only_o pure_a in_o itself_o but_o purify_n the_o soul_n that_o attend_v the_o preach_n of_o it_o psal_n 19.8_o joh._n 17.17_o ephes_n 5.26_o submit_v thy_o conscience_n to_o the_o command_v of_o it_o purity_n be_v the_o end_n of_o they_o and_o will_v be_v the_o effect_n in_o thou_o 1_o tim._n 1.5_o 1_o pet._n 1.22_o if_o you_o obey_v then_o 2._o skill_n thy_o conscience_n in_o the_o promise_v of_o it_o every_o promise_n be_v both_o a_o motive_n to_o and_o mean_n for_o cleanse_v as_o of_o the_o flesh_n so_o likewise_o of_o the_o spirit_n but_o there_o be_v a_o especial_a promise_n in_o god_n absolute_a covenant_n i_o will_v sprinkle_v clean_a water_n on_o you_o and_o you_o shall_v be_v clean_o which_o you_o may_v urge_v upon_o yourself_o in_o secret_a and_o urge_v god_n with_o in_o supplication_n 2._o cor._n 7.1_o jer._n 33.8_o ezek._n 3.6.25_o cum_fw-la 37._o 2_o water_n ezek._n ibid._n ephes_n 5.26_o the_o sacrament_n of_o water_n shall_v not_o only_o be_v remember_v by_o thou_o but_o reinforce_v on_o thou_o by_o due_a and_o double_a consideration_n though_o i_o can_v say_v to_o thou_o as_o ananias_n say_v unto_o saul_n arise_v and_o be_v baptize_v and_o wash_v away_o thy_o sin_n if_o thou_o be_v baptize_v in_o thy_o infancy_n yet_o i_o must_v counsel_v thou_o to_o apply_v thy_o baptism_n by_o fetch_v argument_n from_o thence_o and_o by_o eye_v the_o ability_n and_o efficacy_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n of_o christ_n thereby_o exhibit_v till_o thou_o find_v the_o answer_n thereunto_o of_o a_o good_a conscience_n towards_o god_n and_o then_o thy_o infant-baptism_n will_v be_v as_o effectual_a to_o the_o wash_n away_o of_o thy_o sin_n in_o thy_o adult_n estate_n as_o the_o circumcision_n of_o the_o hand_n be_v
able_a to_o stand_v against_o all_o the_o wile_n of_o the_o devil_n if_o he_o drive_v on_o peace_n he_o design_v your_o perdition_n by_o it_o be_v sure_a his_o peace_n be_v with_o the_o extreme_a drudgery_n of_o the_o excee_a danger_n and_o will_v sure_o end_v in_o damnation_n 2_o cor._n 2.11_o ephes_n 6.11_o 2_o thes_n 2.9_o 13._o 2._o daub_v priest_n and_o dough-baked_a professor_n which_o say_v peace_n peace_n and_o there_o be_v no_o peace_n the_o overflow_a shower_n of_o divine_a displeasure_n will_v consume_v both_o these_o and_o they_o together_o the_o deceive_v and_o deceiver_n ezek._n 13.10_o 16._o jer._n 6.14_o some_o there_o be_v who_o can_v or_o will_v see_v nothing_o but_o vision_n of_o peace_n for_o their_o people_n lest_o when_o they_o denounce_v war_n from_o heaven_n against_o other_o they_o shall_v hear_v the_o echo_n and_o reflex_n thereof_o in_o their_o own_o heart_n or_o other_o shall_v be_v ready_a to_o recriminate_a physician_n heal_v thyself_o ezek._n 13.16_o etc._n etc._n luk._n 4.23_o other_o it_o may_v be_v will_v be_v soothe_v you_o up_o in_o a_o false_a peace_n though_o you_o walk_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o your_o own_o heart_n among_o fire-ball_n and_o death_n and_o will_v be_v promise_v you_o life_n while_o you_o persist_v in_o your_o lust_n a_o fearful_a and_o horrible_a thing_n if_o god_n himself_o may_v be_v witness_n jer._n 23.14_o 17._o ezek._n 13.22_o other_o will_v be_v smooth_v and_o salve_v up_o the_o matter_n upon_o the_o least_o pain_n or_o prick_v of_o conscience_n these_o heal_v the_o hurt_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o my_o people_n slight_o say_v the_o lord_n they_o skin_n over_o the_o sore_n of_o their_o fond_a and_o foolish_a patient_n without_o search_v or_o probe_v they_o or_o draw_v out_o the_o putrid_a matter_n and_o core_n which_o be_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o they_o that_o add_v to_o their_o peril_n and_o will_v augment_v their_o future_a pain_n they_o be_v heal_v their_o soul_n while_o they_o shall_v be_v hew_v at_o their_o sin_n and_o lay_v the_o axe_n at_o the_o very_a root_n for_o this_o god_n will_v sure_o and_o severe_o visit_v jer._n 6.14_o 15._o c._n 8.11_o 12._o hos_fw-la 6.5_o 9_o take_v heed_n then_o and_o turn_v thy_o ear_n especial_o thy_o heart_n from_o all_o such_o for_o they_o speak_v a_o vision_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n they_o see_v vain_a and_o foolish_a thing_n for_o thou_o not_o discover_v thy_o iniquity_n one_o micajah_n though_o he_o sound_v the_o trumpet_n of_o war_n against_o thy_o sin_n will_v be_v more_o prosperous_o attend_v and_o peaceable_o accompany_v than_o four_o hundred_o false_a prophet_n that_o will_v sing_v a_o requiem_n to_o thy_o soul_n while_o thou_o remain_v in_o thy_o sinful_a state_n jer._n 23.16_o 17._o lam._n 2.14_o 1_o king_n 22.6_o etc._n etc._n 3._o divine_a justice_n be_v another_o cause_n which_o give_v man_n over_o to_o such_o strong_a delusion_n blind_a the_o eye_n and_o harden_v the_o heart_n etc._n etc._n of_o such_o obdurate_a sinner_n 2_o thes_n 2.11_o joh._n 12.40_o only_o remember_v he_o be_v rather_o a_o deficient_a than_o a_o efficient_a cause_n for_o he_o can_v be_v the_o author_n to_o speak_v proper_o of_o what_o he_o be_v the_o avenger_n he_o do_v not_o give_v in_o this_o peace_n but_o by_o withdraw_a his_o grace_n he_o give_v up_o man_n for_o their_o sin_n to_o sink_v in_o and_o give_v they_o over_o to_o sit_v down_o in_o this_o false_a peace_n rom._n 1.24_o 26_o 28._o but_o be_v it_o remember_v also_o that_o he_o give_v not_o up_o any_o judicial_o who_o give_v not_o up_o themselves_o actual_o and_o voluntary_o so_o that_o here_o your_o great_a care_n and_o concern_v be_v that_o you_o provoke_v not_o justice_n hereunto_o by_o your_o own_o self-pleasedness_a and_o stubborn_a perverseness_n harken_v to_o he_o and_o you_o be_v assure_v that_o you_o shall_v dwell_v safe_o and_o be_v quiet_a from_o the_o fear_n of_o so_o great_a a_o evil_a psal_n 81.11_o 12._o rom._n ibid._n prov._n 1.30_o ad_fw-la finem_fw-la ii_o within_o the_o conscience_n this_o false_a peace_n arise_v either_o from_o the_o vicious_a quality_n or_o from_o the_o vicious_a carriage_n of_o the_o conscience_n 1._o the_o vicious_a quality_n of_o the_o conscience_n be_v many_o i_o shall_v mind_v you_o of_o these_o six_o only_a from_o whence_o it_o take_v its_o spring_n and_o rise_v as_o 〈◊〉_d from_o its_o sortishness_n or_o ignorance_n either_o of_o the_o god_n of_o peace_n and_o the_o purity_n of_o his_o nature_n or_o of_o the_o peace_n of_o god_n and_o its_o pure_a and_o powerful_a effect_n upon_o our_o nature_n or_o of_o what_o the_o scripture_n demâ—nd_v as_o antecedaneous_a or_o in_o order_n to_o â—ound_v peace_n or_o of_o what_o themselves_o be_v or_o do_v in_o observance_n and_o obedience_n of_o the_o term_n of_o peace_n psal_n 50.20_o eph._n 4.18_o rom._n 1.21_o c._n 7.9_o zeph._n 1.12_o 2_o from_o its_o sensuality_n and_o enslavedness_n to_o the_o sensual_a appetite_n and_o those_o secular_a object_n which_o it_o affect_v when_o the_o brutish_a appetite_n through_o man_n laziness_n or_o listlesness_n once_o supercede_v and_o command_v the_o rational_a a_o cheap_a liberty_n will_v content_v the_o conscience_n which_o now_o lie_v captivate_v in_o its_o chain_n now_o god_n judgement_n be_v far_o above_o out_o of_o his_o sight_n and_o while_o sense_n and_o fancy_n have_v their_o fill_n conscience_n be_v easy_o flatter_v and_o he_o say_v in_o his_o heart_n i_o shall_v never_o be_v move_v soul_n take_v thy_o ease_n say_v he_o why_o shall_v thou_o feed_v upon_o gall_n and_o hemlock_n who_o haste_v good_n lay_v up_o for_o many_o year_n psal_n 10.5_o 6._o luk._n 12.19_o 3_o from_o its_o supiness_n and_o self-indulgence_n whereby_o man_n take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o their_o estate_n be_v good_a enough_o already_o especial_o if_o there_o be_v the_o imprimatur_fw-la of_o any_o eminent_a professor_n and_o therefore_o think_v it_o a_o needless_a and_o supererogatory_n piece_n to_o undertake_v such_o a_o sour_a and_o self-displeasing_a work_n as_o to_o put_v their_o condition_n upon_o such_o severe_a inquiry_n and_o so_o strict_a a_o inquisition_n as_o their_o preacher_n will_v persuade_v to_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o command_n be_v so_o much_o iterate_v and_o ingeminated_a for_o examine_v ourselves_o consider_v our_o way_n etc._n etc._n jer._n 5.24_o 2_o cor._n 13.5_o hag._n 1.5_o 7._o gal._n 6.4_o 4_o from_o its_o sleepiness_n and_o inanimadvertency_n happy_o the_o notion_n and_o necessity_n of_o self-examining_a stick_n upon_o man_n after_o a_o serman_n or_o in_o a_o sickness_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o powerful_o and_o prevail_o as_o to_o put_v they_o upon_o the_o work_n present_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o dismiss_v so_o difficult_a a_o work_n till_o another_o and_o then_o another_o season_n it_o be_v requisite_a they_o have_v yet_o a_o little_a more_o sleep_n a_o little_a more_o slumber_n and_o god_n hearken_v and_o hear_v and_o there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o question_n put_v to_o their_o heart_n well_o happy_o he_o renew_v his_o call_n and_o repeat_v his_o knock_n by_o some_o smart_a providence_n or_o severe_a preach_n and_o yet_o through_o a_o sleepy_a deadness_n conscience_n be_v prone_a to_o reply_v as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o gospel_n trouble_v i_o not_o the_o door_n be_v now_o shut_v and_o my_o child_n be_v in_o bed_n with_o i_o i_o can_v yet_o rise_v and_o give_v thou_o eph._n 5.14_o jer._n 8.6_o luk._n 11.7_o 5_o from_o its_o searedness_n and_o insensibleness_n whereby_o the_o awaken_n woe_n and_o alarm_n of_o wrath_n which_o be_v sound_v in_o his_o word_n and_o resound_v in_o his_o work_n make_v no_o impression_n upon_o it_o or_o upon_o the_o affection_n a_o small_a prick_n be_v soon_o sense_v by_o a_o sound_a part_n but_o pierce_v press_v cut_v knock_v etc._n etc._n a_o sear_a part_n and_o there_o be_v no_o sense_n of_o pain_n this_o conscience_n be_v sear_v as_o with_o a_o hot_a iron_n it_o be_v past_a feel_n let_v the_o two-edged_a sword_n be_v bathe_v itself_o in_o blood_n and_o slaughter_n let_v it_o be_v divide_v asunder_o of_o soul_n and_o spirit_n and_o dissect_v even_o to_o the_o joint_n and_o marrow_n of_o he_o that_o sit_v with_o he_o in_o the_o same_o seat_n yet_o this_o sear_a conscience_n neither_o feel_v nor_o fear_v it_o nay_o though_o his_o own_o do_n have_v beset_v he_o round_o about_o he_o will_v neither_o say_v to_o his_o heart_n nor_o suffer_v his_o heart_n to_o speak_v to_o he_o in_o what_o a_o estate_n he_o stand_v 1_o tim._n 4.2_o eph._n 4.19_o hos_fw-la 7.2_o mal._n 2.2_o 6_o from_o its_o stubbornness_n and_o indurateness_n whereby_o it_o will_v not_o be_v beat_v out_o nor_o bring_v off_o its_o old_a customary_a pretension_n for_o peace_n and_o quiet_a self-possession_n can_v we_o flash_v in_o some_o of_o
a_o while_n instead_o of_o find_v peace_n grow_v past_a feel_n exod._n 8.8_o cum_fw-la 15_o 28._o cum_fw-la 32._o dan._n 5.60.29_o 30._o act._n 24.25_o cum_fw-la 27._o and_o will_v you_o call_v this_o peace_n of_o conscience_n which_o be_v a_o proem_n rather_o of_o eternal_a condemnation_n this_o be_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o peace_n but_o a_o spirit_n of_o slumber_n 368._o slumber_n see_v perkins_n vol._n 1._o p._n 368._o 5._o prop._n 5_o eminent_a trouble_n of_o conscience_n now_o past_a can_v then_o infer_v the_o truth_n of_o your_o present_a peace_n as_o neither_o can_v that_o ease_n and_o tranquillity_n which_o you_o now_o possess_v of_o which_o q._n 1_o but_o that_o those_o exigence_a perplexity_n â—ay_v issue_v in_o evangelical_n peace_n there_o be_v enjoin_v the_o intercurrence_n of_o repentance_n towards_o god_n and_o faith_n towards_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n 〈◊〉_d which_o these_o trouble_n be_v intend_v as_o dispositive_a and_o preparatory_a and_o without_o which_o 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16.8_o will_v you_o break_v his_o band_n asunder_o take_v heed_n he_o will_v make_v they_o strong_a if_o you_o continue_v to_o resist_v but_o â—o_o sweetness_n safety_n if_o you_o close_a and_o submit_v isa_n 28.22_o job_n 36.8_o 12._o if_o you_o will_v not_o accept_v either_o he_o will_v away_o on_o the_o one_o hand_n and_o then_o oh_o the_o hardness_n of_o your_o heart_n or_o else_o add_v amazement_n to_o your_o anguish_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n gen._n 6.3_o isa_n 63.10_o 2._o remember_v their_o concern_n and_o whither_o they_o tend_v these_o setter_n be_v not_o like_o those_o of_o pharaoh_n baker_n in_o order_n to_o your_o perdition_n but_o like_o those_o of_o his_o butler_n or_o of_o joseph_n rather_o in_o order_n to_o his_o preferment_n every_o pang_n and_o throw_n be_v preparatory_a to_o the_o new_a birth_n to_o that_o conversion_n without_o which_o thou_o can_v not_o see_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o so_o to_o those_o consolation_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o ensue_v upon_o 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the_o light_a the_o more_o you_o wince_v the_o more_o you_o weaken_v and_o sin_v wound_n you_o cut_v off_o advantage_n from_o satan_n and_o be_v more_o capable_a of_o improve_n sound_v advise_v and_o the_o spirit_n be_v assistance_n if_o you_o do_v not_o accept_v see_v what_o attend_v happy_o a_o great_a dedolence_n and_o stupidity_n of_o conscience_n which_o be_v a_o dreadful_a instance_n of_o divine_a justice_n rom._n 1.28_o prov._n 1.30_o but_o beyond_o a_o perhaps_o there_o will_v be_v great_a dolour_n either_o here_o in_o the_o approach_a arrest_n of_o a_o abase_v conscience_n to_o repentance_n or_o hereafter_o in_o the_o anger_n astonishment_n and_o continue_v gnaw_v of_o a_o accuse_a conscience_n to_o eternal_a ruin_n hos_fw-la 6.5_o prov._n 5.22_o 23._o direct_v 2._o avoid_v those_o course_n which_o will_v defeat_v thou_o of_o
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