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A03759 A short exposition of the 20. and 21. verses of the third chapter of the first epistle of S. Iohn Containing a very profitable discourse of conscience, and of al the actions, sortes, and kinds thereof, wherby euery man may easily know his estate, wherein hee standeth in the sight of his God, and whether his conscience be good or euill, with all things also belonging either to get a good conscience, or else to releiue it out of trouble, being grieued and wounded, as in the epistle to the reader is more specially mentioned, and in the discourse itselfe clearely expressed. Howesoun, John. 1600 (1600) STC 13878; ESTC S116556 26,751 68

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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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