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the_o school_n as_o too_o full_a of_o curiosity_n and_o not_o at_o all_o conduce_v to_o my_o design_n which_o be_v to_o avoid_v all_o intricacy_n and_o perplexedness_n and_o to_o give_v such_o a_o easy_a proper_a and_o natural_a description_n and_o notion_n of_o conscience_n that_o every_o man_n may_v find_v it_o in_o his_o own_o breast_n conscience_n therefore_o be_v that_o power_n which_o every_o man_n have_v within_o his_o own_o mind_n of_o judge_v all_o his_o thought_n word_n and_o action_n whether_o they_o be_v agreeable_a to_o that_o which_o be_v the_o best_a rule_n by_o which_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v direct_v thus_o from_o a_o belief_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o from_o the_o command_n in_o scripture_n to_o worship_v he_o and_o he_o only_o my_o conscience_n or_o power_n that_o i_o have_v of_o judge_v myself_o immediate_o inform_v i_o that_o i_o ought_v not_o to_o neglect_v his_o worship_n or_o to_o give_v it_o to_o any_o creature_n if_o therefore_o i_o do_v either_o 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be_v to_o accuse_v i_o if_o i_o do_v wrong_a to_o encourage_v and_o acquit_v i_o if_o i_o do_v what_o be_v right_a and_o what_o i_o ought_v to_o do_v so_o that_o to_o make_v up_o conscience_n there_o must_v be_v first_o a_o true_a and_o exact_a rule_n for_o all_o our_o action_n which_o we_o take_v the_o scripture_n to_o be_v as_o be_v as_o st._n paul_n say_v sufficient_a to_o make_v the_o man_n of_o god_n wise_a unto_o salvation_n which_o i_o think_v be_v a_o sufficiency_n for_o a_o rule_n beyond_o all_o exception_n and_o they_o who_o expect_v a_o better_a rule_n certain_o expect_v another_o end_n better_a i_o be_o sure_a it_o be_v impossible_a and_o as_o before_o be_v intimate_v if_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n it_o be_v no_o hard_a task_n to_o prove_v the_o scripture_n in_o all_o particular_n the_o most_o excellent_a rule_n for_o the_o management_n of_o all_o humane_a action_n in_o order_n to_o the_o forementioned_a end_n of_o god_n glory_n and_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o 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