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be_v not_o god_n by_o their_o faith_n and_o troth_n which_o be_v not_o god_n and_o in_o zephan_n 1.5_o the_o lord_n threaten_v to_o cut_v off_o all_o that_o swear_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o by_o malcham_n by_o mass_n or_o by_o jesse_n or_o by_o lake_v it_o show_v that_o they_o have_v no_o grace_n in_o their_o heart_n yea_o it_o discover_v the_o curse_a corruption_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o soul_n and_o therefore_o thou_o that_o be_v guilty_a of_o this_o sin_n think_v upon_o it_o fot_o thou_o sin_v fearful_o against_o god_n and_o be_v sure_a to_o cry_v to_o god_n for_o mercy_n and_o for_o pardon_n of_o this_o sin_n for_o this_o sin_n if_o thou_o have_v not_o more_o be_v sufficient_a to_o throw_v thou_o down_o to_o hell_n oh_o but_o those_o that_o swear_v by_o faith_n and_o troth_n will_v say_v they_o be_v no_o great_a swearer_n that_o swear_v by_o such_o like_a oath_n but_o i_o say_v these_o sin_n be_v weighty_a enough_o to_o plunge_v thou_o headlong_o into_o hell_n without_o 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truth_n must_v be_v in_o the_o tongue_n as_o in_o the_o heart_n there_o must_v be_v truth_n in_o the_o tongue_n and_o simplicity_n and_o sincerity_n in_o the_o heart_n without_o equivocation_n or_o mental_a reservation_n my_o conscience_n bear_v i_o witness_n that_o be_v my_o conscience_n witness_v with_o i_o that_o i_o speak_v the_o truth_n hereby_o the_o apostle_n put_v down_o one_o special_a office_n and_o act_n of_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n that_o the_o act_n and_o office_n of_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n be_v to_o bear_v witness_n to_o give_v evidence_n and_o testimony_n so_o that_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v clear_a doctrine_n that_o god_n have_v place_v the_o conscience_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n as_o a_o witness_n of_o all_o his_o word_n and_o deed_n yea_o of_o his_o very_a thought_n and_o of_o the_o motion_n of_o his_o will_n and_o of_o his_o inward_a affection_n how_o he_o stand_v affect_v for_o here_o the_o apostle_n bring_v it_o as_o a_o witness_n that_o he_o be_v true_o sorrowful_a which_o none_o but_o himself_o can_v tell_v and_o therefore_o he_o bring_v his_o conscience_n as_o a_o witness_n so_o that_o the_o conscience_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n bear_v witness_n and_o give_v testimony_n of_o whatsoever_o a_o man_n do_v think_v will_n affect_v speak_v or_o do_v and_o to_o this_o purpose_n the_o apostle_n speak_v in_o rom._n 2.15_o of_o the_o gentile_n that_o have_v not_o the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o glimmer_a light_n of_o nature_n these_o poor_a gentile_n show_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o law_n write_v in_o their_o heart_n their_o conscience_n bear_v witness_n and_o their_o heart_n either_o accuse_v or_o excuse_v so_o in_o eccle._n 7.22_o where_o the_o preacher_n oftentimes_o thy_o own_o heart_n know_v that_o be_v thy_o own_o conscience_n witness_v that_o thou_o have_v curse_v other_o do_v not_o regard_v every_o idle_a word_n thy_o own_o conscience_n witness_v thou_o have_v curse_v other_o and_o in_o 2_o cor._n 1.12_o our_o rejoice_v be_v this_o that_o we_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n that_o in_o simplicity_n and_o godly_a pureness_n we_o have_v have_v our_o conversation_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o we_o see_v by_o these_o place_n god_n have_v place_v the_o conscience_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n as_o a_o witness_n of_o whatsoever_o man_n do_v think_v or_o will_v affect_v like_v or_o do_v the_o reason_n reason_n be_v because_o god_n have_v put_v into_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n a_o power_n of_o observe_v and_o remember_v all_o thing_n that_o pass_v from_o one_o man_n to_o another_o and_o of_o man_n himself_o whether_o thought_n or_o speech_n or_o action_n either_o in_o thought_n in_o word_n or_o in_o deed_n we_o may_v see_v it_o in_o joseph_n brethren_n they_o remember_v what_o they_o have_v do_v to_o joseph_n even_o many_o year_n after_o they_o have_v do_v it_o gen._n 42.21_o and_o in_o gen._n 50.15_o their_o conscience_n do_v tell_v they_o do_v not_o we_o sin_n 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but_o be_v a_o secret_a and_o that_o secret_a witness_n neither_o man_n nor_o angel_n can_v hear_v or_o receive_v for_o neither_o man_n nor_o angel_n can_v tell_v what_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n or_o soul_n of_o man_n but_o the_o secret_a motion_n of_o the_o soul_n god_n only_o know_v for_o if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o the_o witness_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v to_o no_o purpose_n unless_o there_o be_v one_o that_o know_v the_o witness_n of_o the_o conscience_n for_o the_o conscience_n speak_v not_o proper_o but_o only_o by_o way_n of_o allusion_n we_o say_v it_o speak_v and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o other_o but_o god_n that_o know_v the_o secret_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o therefore_o let_v atheist_n bark_v against_o it_o as_o