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apprehend_v by_o faith_n &_o receive_v and_o keep_v with_o a_o good_a conscience_n without_o the_o which_o if_o any_o man_n live_v &_o die_v it_o have_v be_v far_o better_a for_o he_o that_o with_o kain_n &_o judas_n he_o have_v never_o be_v bear_v receive_v therefore_o gentle_a reader_n this_o short_a discourse_n wherein_o thou_o may_v see_v both_o what_o a_o thing_n conscience_n be_v what_o a_o intolerable_a thing_n the_o grief_n &_o wound_n thereof_o be_v when_o it_o be_v trouble_v what_o be_v all_o the_o action_n and_o office_n of_o it_o in_o all_o man_n and_o woman_n what_o be_v the_o sort_n &_o kind_n thereof_o what_o be_v man_n duty_n touch_v it_o how_o to_o get_v a_o good_a conscience_n &_o keep_v it_o be_v get_v and_o last_o how_o to_o relieve_v &_o help_v it_o be_v trouble_v that_o it_o accuse_v and_o condemn_v we_o not_o before_o our_o god_n who_o sentence_n when_o it_o accuse_v shall_v ever_o stand_v &_o condemn_v we_o without_o reclamation_n before_o the_o lord_n but_o 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from_o whence_o judgement_n &_o knowledge_n do_v proceed_v as_o effect_n this_o the_o scripture_n do_v confirm_v ascribe_v sundry_a work_n and_o action_n to_o conscience_n as_o accuse_v excuse_v comfort_v terrifi_a which_o can_v not_o proceed_v from_o thence_o if_o it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o naked_a and_o bare_a action_n or_o act_n of_o the_o mind_n wherefore_o they_o 10_o as_o conscience_n be_v in_o all_o man_n &_o angel_n so_o do_v it_o apply_v all_o principle_n and_o conclusion_n of_o the_o mind_n either_o to_o accuse_v or_o excuse_v they_o it_o be_v that_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n who_o property_n be_v to_o take_v the_o principal_a conclusion_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o apply_v they_o either_o to_o accuse_v or_o excuse_v so_o that_o this_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o all_o that_o conscience_n be_v a_o thing_n which_o can_v never_o be_v lose_v albeit_o the_o same_o may_v loose_v the_o use_n for_o a_o time_n as_o reason_n in_o a_o drunken_a man_n for_o it_o be_v in_o all_o 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of_o conscience_n which_o stand_v in_o witnes-bearing_a to_o god_n in_o accuse_v or_o excuse_v us._n what_o 6_o the_o judgement_n of_o conscience_n what_o as_o to_o the_o second_o action_n or_o work_n of_o conscience_n it_o be_v to_o give_v judgement_n of_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v do_v and_o so_o it_o be_v like_o a_o judge_n cause_v malefactor_n to_o be_v arraign_v at_o the_o bar_n of_o his_o judgement_n seat_n and_o there_o to_o suffer_v for_o their_o demerit_n yea_o rather_o it_o be_v like_o a_o little_a god_n sit_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o man_n heart_n arraign_v and_o judge_v he_o in_o this_o life_n as_o he_o shall_v be_v arraign_v and_o judge_v for_o his_o offence_n at_o the_o tribunal_n seat_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n so_o that_o that_o judgement_n give_v in_o this_o life_n by_o conscience_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o certain_a and_o sure_a forerunner_n of_o the_o last_o judgement_n to_o come_v 3.20_o 7_o we_o be_v admonish_v of_o two_o 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