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of_o conscience_n which_o doâ—h_o l_o {non-roman}_o eat_v and_o devour_v the_o very_a heart_n of_o man_n as_o a_o gangrene_n in_o the_o flesh_n three_o let_v we_o remember_v the_o three_o m_o 〈◊〉_d snake-tressed_a sister_n allecto_n megaera_n and_o tisiphone_n three_o dismal_a elf_n which_o the_o poet_n make_v the_o daughter_n of_o nox_n and_o acheron_n and_o call_v they_o fury_n which_o indeed_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o n_o poet_n torment_n of_o a_o wicked_a mind_n when_o the_o pain_n and_o throw_v of_o conscience_n be_v upon_o it_o four_o we_o will_v call_v in_o the_o example_n of_o orestes_n in_o the_o tragedy_n o_o 〈…〉_z o_o wretched_a orestes_n say_v a_o interlocutor_n in_o the_o tragedy_n what_o disease_n afflict_v thou_o orestes_n make_v answer_v upon_o the_o stage_n {non-roman}_o conscience_n quoth_v he_o o_o the_o
grievous_a disease_n of_o conscience_n be_v upon_o i_o now_o contrary_o for_o a_o good_a conscience_n five_o bias_n the_o philosopher_n and_o one_o of_o the_o wise_a man_n of_o greece_n be_v ask_v the_o way_n to_o a_o p_o {non-roman}_o life_n without_o fear_n and_o trouble_v give_v this_o answer_n a_o q_o {non-roman}_o right_a conscience_n six_o periander_n who_o be_v one_o of_o they_o be_v ask_v what_o be_v the_o r_o {non-roman}_o great_a freedom_n and_o liberty_n answer_v thus_o a_o s_o {non-roman}_o good_a conscience_n seven_o socrates_n the_o wise_a man_n of_o they_o all_o all_o three_o mention_v by_o stobaeus_n be_v ask_v how_o man_n may_v most_o live_v without_o t_o {non-roman}_o disquiet_n and_o trouble_v answer_v if_o they_o be_v conscious_a of_o no_o evil_a within_o themselves_o now_o these_o all_o be_v grecian_n let_v we_o inquire_v into_o the_o latin_n and_o see_v what_o they_o say_v even_o the_o very_a same_o eight_o then_o horace_n u_o mecoâ—aâ—_z hic_fw-la â—urus_fw-la aheneus_fw-la este_fw-la nil_fw-la conscire_fw-la sibi_fw-la a_o wall_n of_o brass_n it_o be_v to_o be_v conscious_a of_o nâ—ught_n amiss_o nine_o let_v tully_n speak_v for_o all_o the_o rest_n *_o 〈…〉_z a_o upright_a conscience_n be_v the_o great_a consolation_n in_o adversity_n to_o his_o friend_n torquatus_n in_o his_o familiar_a epistle_n again_o x_o maurium_fw-la to_o be_v innocent_a and_o without_o fault_n be_v the_o great_a solace_n and_o again_o y_o major_fw-la conscience_n of_o a_o well-spent_a life_n and_o of_o many_o good_a deed_n be_v the_o sweet_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n let_v we_o hear_v he_o speak_v once_o more_o z_o peccarint_fw-la great_a be_v the_o force_n of_o conscience_n both_o way_n so_o as_o neither_o can_v they_o fear_v who_o have_v do_v nothing_o amiss_o nor_o those_o that_o have_v sin_v want_v punishment_n ever_o before_o their_o eye_n thus_o have_v i_o gather_v you_o some_o few_o instance_n out_o of_o many_o from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o very_a heathen_a 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not_o to_o feed_v liberal_o a_o man_n may_v have_v great_a riches_n and_o yet_o not_o use_v they_o but_o only_o live_v poor_o that_o he_o may_v die_v rich_a so_o may_v a_o man_n questionless_a have_v a_o good_a and_o upright_a conscience_n and_o yet_o not_o feed_v and_o feast_v so_o on_o it_o as_o he_o may_v do_v if_o the_o fault_n be_v not_o whole_o his_o own_o why_o quest_n what_o be_v this_o feast_n and_o how_o be_v it_o perform_v it_o be_v when_o a_o man_n by_o think_v answ._n and_o meditate_v and_o pray_v and_o such_o like_a do_v *_o {non-roman}_o stir_v up_o those_o heartâ—_n cheer_v joy_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n which_o lie_v consopite_fw-la and_o bury_v under_o the_o ash_n either_o of_o natural_a or_o religious_a melancholy_n and_o which_o do_v as_o due_o belong_v and_o of_o right_a appertain_v to_o a_o good_a conscience_n as_o a_o inheritance_n to_o the_o owner_n and_o therefore_o on_o the_o other_o side_n if_o god_n measure_v out_o earthly_a content_n unto_o we_o with_o 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in_o due_a season_n be_v those_o appoint_v by_o god_n to_o invite_v to_o this_o feast_n and_o to_o attend_v the_o guest_n call_v the_o l_o 9_o maiden_n in_o wisdom_n feast_v and_o m_o 22._o servant_n in_o the_o marriage-feast_n three_o the_o viand_n and_o dish_n to_o feed_v on_o be_v such_o as_o these_o a_o plerophory_n of_o faith_n a_o holy_a complacence_n with_o a_o man_n estate_n divine_a consolation_n peace_n which_o pass_v all_o understanding_n sweet_a rapture_n and_o admiration_n that_o god_n shall_v so_o regard_v we_o fix_a hope_n and_o long_n for_o further_o both_o purity_n and_o peace_n of_o conscience_n trust_v in_o god_n join_v with_o watchfulness_n in_o ourselves_o that_o the_o conscience_n so_o establish_v be_v not_o again_o either_o defile_v or_o disquiet_v with_o sin_n flame_a affection_n of_o love_n and_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n who_o have_v give_v we_o sense_n of_o a_o present_a and_o hope_v of_o a_o future_a good_a conscience_n last_o singular_a delight_n which_o it_o take_v in_o saint_n paul_n n_o 16._o exercise_n to_o keep_v a_o good_a conscience_n in_o all_o thing_n etc._n etc._n four_o the_o music_n oâ—_z minstrelsy_n of_o this_o feast_n be_v not_o upon_o the_o o_o cor_fw-la harp-string_n but_o upon_o the_o heartstring_n this_o be_v our_o p_o â—2_a rejoice_v even_o the_o testimony_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n so_o that_o in_o all_o thing_n it_o hold_v the_o condition_n of_o a_o feast_n which_o be_v so_o what_o be_v thou_o o_o more_o than_o desperate_a man_n who_o can_v or_o dare_v account_n either_o the_o least_o sin_n small_a or_o one_o sin_n few_o see_v that_o as_o one_o leak_n sink_v a_o ship_n one_o fly_n spoil_v a_o box_n of_o ointment_n one_o gourd_n a_o whole_a pot_n of_o pottage_n one_o achan_n trouble_v all_o israel_n one_o lick_n of_o honey_n endanger_v the_o life_n of_o jonathan_n one_o will_v kill_v goliath_n as_o well_o as_o three_o and_o twenty_o do_v caesar_n one_o dalilah_n do_v samson_n as_o much_o despite_n as_o all_o the_o philistine_n so_o one_o sin_n witting_o and_o willing_o commit_v may_v exceed_o both_o defile_v and_o disquiet_v the_o conscience_n and_o of_o such_o a_o one_o though_o it_o be_v but_o one_o may_v true_o be_v say_v that_o of_o the_o q_o column_n poet_n no_o number_n but_o more_o than_o a_o number_n yet_o potential_o in_o all_o and_o all_o in_o it_o root_n of_o all_o number_n and_o of_o infinite_a case_n of_o conscience_n it_o remain_v now_o that_o i_o satisfy_v two_o case_n that_o may_v here_o be_v put_v the_o one_o by_o a_o wicked_a the_o other_o by_o a_o godly_a man_n the_o former_a say_v my_o conscience_n i_o be_o sure_o be_v wicked_a and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o it_o be_v not_o trouble_v i_o use_v not_o to_o stick_v at_o those_o sin_n which_o be_v call_v r_o conscientiam_fw-la sin_n waste_v conscience_n and_o yet_o i_o feel_v not_o this_o worm_n the_o latter_a say_v i_o labour_v with_o saint_n paul_n to_o have_v a_o conscience_n void_a of_o offence_n both_o towards_o god_n and_o towards_o man_n and_o yet_o i_o taste_v not_o of_o this_o feast_n the_o former_a boast_n of_o the_o calmness_n of_o a_o vicious_a conscience_n and_o the_o other_o complain_v of_o the_o trouble_n of_o a_o honest_a conscience_n i_o will_v satisfy_v both_o first_o then_o to_o the_o hardy-cnute_n who_o heart_n leviathan-like_a job_n 41._o 22._o be_v as_o hard_a as_o stone_n and_o as_o firm_a as_o the_o nether_a millstone_n esteem_v iron_n as_o straw_n and_o brass_n as_o rot_a wood_n that_o be_v either_o feel_v not_o or_o acknowledge_v not_o the_o worm_n of_o conscience_n to_o he_o i_o say_v first_o he_o count_v that_o a_o favour_n which_o be_v a_o punishment_n let_v he_o think_v what_o he_o will_v i_o be_o sure_a a_o hard_a heart_n be_v repute_v a_o great_a punishment_n by_o *_o 9_o moses_n