it_o be_v for_o praise_n to_o the_o advancement_n and_o glorify_v of_o god_n which_o it_o principal_o reckon_v of_o and_o final_o refer_v unto_o the_o good_a conscience_n be_v for_o celebrate_v god_n and_o his_o glory_n in_o which_o it_o ultimate_o terminate_v the_o discharge_n of_o its_o office_n and_o the_o debt_n and_o obligation_n it_o infer_v on_o we_o this_o be_v god_n end_n in_o renew_v the_o conscience_n and_o the_o great_a end_n of_o conscience_n renew_v that_o he_o may_v be_v glorify_v isa_n 43.7_o 21._o c._n 60.21_o 1_o tim._n 1.17_o this_o it_o charge_v most_o upon_o itself_o bless_v the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n and_o all_o that_o be_v within_o i_o bless_v his_o holy_a name_n bless_v the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n etc._n etc._n awake_v up_o my_o glory_n awake_v psaltery_a and_o harp_n i_o myself_o will_v awake_v right_a early_o this_o also_o comfort_v itself_o most_o in_o and_o he_o be_v not_o ashamed_a but_o can_v cheerful_o acquiesce_v whatsoever_o he_o do_v or_o endure_v 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acceptable_a as_o be_v the_o call_v from_o sin_n and_o to_o his_o service_n you_o may_v comfortable_o reflect_v and_o repose_v yourselves_o in_o the_o witness_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n mar._n 1.16_o 21._o 1_o cor._n 16.15_o job_n 22.21_o 22._o ch_z 27.6_o 2_o to_o god_n command_n §_o 32_o the_o good_a conscience_n correspond_v to_o god_n commandment_n not_o only_o as_o it_o conserves_n and_o apprehend_v law_n here_o be_v a_o copy_n and_o transcript_n within_o of_o the_o command_n and_o truth_n without_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v in_o his_o heart_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o live_a god_n have_v write_v it_o in_o these_o fleshly_a table_n psal_n 37.31_o jer._n 31.33_o 2_o cor._n 3.3_o but_o as_o it_o come_v and_o apply_v law_n have_v god_n say_v seek_v you_o my_o face_n conscience_n speak_v back_o my_o heart_n say_v unto_o thou_o thy_o face_n lord_n will_v i_o seek_v have_v god_n command_v we_o to_o keep_v his_o precept_n diligent_o conscience_n correspond_v and_o cry_v out_o o_o 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presence_n better_o poise_v and_o be_v of_o more_o prevalence_n with_o thou_o 2_o cor._n 2.17_o 1_o pet._n 3.21_o act._n 4.19_o 5_o and_o what_o be_v god_n from_o for_z to_z and_z before_o who_o thou_o be_v to_o witness_v do_v not_o he_o know_v both_o all_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o all_o thy_o manifold_a fraud_n with_o the_o high_a exactness_n thy_o witness_n can_v add_v to_o nor_o thy_o wrest_n abate_v from_o his_o knowledge_n jer._n 17.9_o 10._o psal_n 119.168_o or_o will_v he_o cover_v either_o because_o thou_o conceal_v they_o or_o cast_v a_o vail_n over_o they_o nay_o if_o thou_o say_v behold_v i_o know_v it_o not_o do_v not_o he_o that_o ponder_v the_o heart_n consider_v it_o and_o he_o that_o keep_v thy_o soul_n do_v not_o he_o know_v it_o and_o shall_v not_o he_o render_v to_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n prov._n 12.24_o 3._o direct_v 3_o purge_v out_o that_o habitual_a guile_n and_o aversation_n which_o natural_o adher_v to_o she_o of_o which_o elsewhere_o chap._n 2._o qu._n 2._o and_o principle_n she_o with_o holy_a habit_n purity_n will_v be_v a_o excellent_a preservative_n from_o the_o temptation_n proffer_v she_o from_o without_o and_o the_o treachery_n she_o be_v prone_a to_o from_o within_o as_o for_o the_o pure_a his_o work_n be_v right_a the_o witness_n of_o a_o pure_a conscience_n will_v not_o be_v blind_v with_o or_o blind_v by_o any_o carnal_a interess_n it_o will_v continue_v pure_a like_o herself_o 2_o tim._n 1.3_o prov._n 21.8_o tit._n 1.15_o fidelity_n be_v not_o less_o effectual_a than_o expedient_a and_o necessary_a she_o will_v not_o be_v either_o buy_v off_o by_o temptation_n or_o browbeaten_a by_o trouble_n nor_o will_v she_o bruise_v upon_o the_o truth_n or_o baffle_v in_o her_o testimony_n a_o faithful_a witness_n will_v not_o lie_v a_o true_a witness_n deliver_v soul_n prov._n 14.5_o 25._o chap._n 12.17_o 4._o direct_v 4_o prevent_v she_o from_o allurement_n there_o will_v be_v enough_o to_o tamper_v with_o she_o and_o be_v take_v she_o off_o from_o her_o testimony_n 1._o self-love_n will_v be_v prompt_v argument_n from_o thy_o own_o ease_n etc._n etc._n to_o abstain_v or_o however_o to_o adjourn_v or_o at_o least_o to_o allay_v her_o testimony_n 2._o secret_n lust_n will_v be_v put_v in_o for_o some_o countenance_n at_o least_o connivance_n why_o shall_v thou_o make_v a_o full_a discovery_n look_v back_o upon_o the_o profit_n and_o pleasure_n we_o have_v minister_v to_o thou_o shall_v thy_o own_o testimony_n destroy_v both_o we_o and_o thy_o own_o tranquillity_n 3._o satan_n will_v be_v plead_v and_o persuade_v with_o thou_o either_o to_o pass_v it_o over_o or_o palliate_v it_o up_o or_o at_o least_o to_o put_v it_o off_o to_o a_o more_o convenient_a season_n nay_o 4._o the_o several_a power_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v subordinate_v to_o conscience_n and_o must_v sense_n the_o consequence_n of_o a_o just_a and_o impartial_a testimony_n will_v be_v pluck_v her_o back_n and_o 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than_o for_o eveâ—_n torment_v etc._n etc._n luk._n 16.23_o 24_o 25._o 5._o direct_v 5_o prize_v her_o attestation_n and_o be_v well_o please_v with_o it_o receive_v her_o testimony_n with_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n and_o tenderness_n towards_o herâ—_n yea_o though_o her_o testimony_n shall_v give_v cheâ—â—_n to_o your_o carnal_a interest_n and_o corrupt_a inclination_n yet_o congratulate_v and_o bid_v she_o welcome_n when_o she_o bear_v her_o witness_n as_o daviâ—_n sometime_o do_v abigail_n bless_a be_v the_o lord_n which_o send_v thou_o to_o meet_v i_o this_o day_n and_o bless_v be_v thy_o advice_n and_o bless_v be_v thou_o of_o the_o lord_n 1_o sam._n 25.32_o 33._o it_o be_v good_a for_o you_o 1_o to_o invite_v she_o and_o that_o in_o sincerity_n if_o she_o seem_v strange_a there_o be_v a_o say_n to_o the_o heart_n which_o the_o scripture_n suggest_v to_o we_o hos_fw-la 7.2_o if_o conscience_n seem_v to_o withdraw_v speak_v to_o she_o the_o more_o winning_o and_o say_v not_o to_o 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and_o the_o love_n of_o god_n i.e._n the_o father_n and_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v with_o you_o all_o amen_n the_o practice_n of_o john_n may_v be_v produce_v likewise_o in_o that_o proemial_a prayer_n for_o and_o salutation_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n rev._n 1.4_o 5._o grace_n be_v unto_o you_o and_o peace_n from_o he_o which_o be_v and_o which_o be_v and_o which_o be_v to_o come_v a_o frequent_a periphrasis_n of_o the_o father_n and_o from_o the_o seven_o spirit_n which_o be_v before_o his_o throne_n i.e._n the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o variety_n and_o perfection_n of_o who_o grace_n in_o these_o seven_o asian_a church_n be_v hereby_o indicate_v he_o be_v but_o one_o and_o
god_n he_o that_o tell_v a_o lie_n to_o the_o spirit_n tell_v a_o liâ—â—to_n god_n not_o unto_o man_n but_o unto_o god_n act._n 5.3_o 4._o prop._n 5._o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v very_o and_o true_o god_n and_o be_v distinct_a person_n in_o the_o one_o only_a and_o same_o godhead_n we_o may_v then_o according_a to_o the_o ground_n lay_v direct_v our_o prayer_n to_o god_n with_o express_a mention_n of_o one_o only_a or_o of_o more_o or_o of_o all_o the_o person_n in_o the_o godhead_n the_o laudable_a example_n in_o scripture_n may_v evince_v the_o lawfulness_n hereof_o paul_n direct_v his_o prayer_n with_o the_o express_a mention_n sometime_o but_o of_o one_o person_n ephes_n 3.14_o sometime_o of_o two_o person_n 1_o thes_n 3.11_o sometime_o of_o all_o three_o 2_o cor._n 13.14_o john_n and_o steven_n explicit_o address_v themselves_o to_o the_o second_o person_n rev._n 22.20_o act._n 7.59_o paul_n atte_v the_o three_o person_n rom._n 9.1_o as_o well_o as_o other_o apply_v themselves_o to_o the_o first_o person_n and_o st._n john_n invocate_v all_o three_o person_n rev._n 1.4_o 5._o prop._n 6._o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v but_o one_o only_a god_n of_o one_o nature_n mind_n will_n power_n godhead_n they_o be_v therefore_o according_a to_o the_o first_o proposition_n to_o speak_v strict_o and_o proper_o but_o one_o only_a formal_a object_n of_o prayer_n and_o of_o other_o part_n of_o religious_a worship_n so_o that_o our_o saviour_n bid_v we_o baptize_v not_o in_o the_o name_n but_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n mat._n 28.19_o not_o only_o to_o intimate_v their_o coequality_n in_o power_n and_o authority_n among_o themselves_o as_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o god_n with_o who_o be_v no_o degree_n of_o power_n or_o perfection_n but_o to_o instruct_v we_o how_o we_o shall_v consider_v of_o and_o come_v before_o they_o in_o that_o and_o in_o all_o other_o act_n of_o 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and_o that_o for_o those_o benefit_n which_o come_v to_o you_o by_o the_o more_o especial_a and_o eminent_a operation_n of_o god_n the_o son_n or_o of_o god_n the_o holy_a ghost_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o instance_n paul_n bless_v the_o god_n and_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n for_o all_o the_o blessing_n in_o and_o by_o christ_n the_o remission_n of_o his_o sin_n the_o redemption_n of_o his_o soul_n etc._n etc._n ephes_n 1.3_o etc._n etc._n then_o beseech_v he_o that_o the_o god_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n the_o father_n of_o glory_n may_v give_v unto_o they_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o revelation_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n ver_fw-la 17._o etc._n etc._n and_o again_o chap._n 3._o v._n 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o i_o bow_v my_o knee_n say_v he_o unto_o the_o father_n of_o our_o loâ—â—_n jesus_n christ_n that_o you_o may_v be_v strengthen_v by_o his_o spirit_n that_o christ_n may_v dwell_v in_o your_o heart_n by_o â—aith_n etc._n etc._n much_o to_o the_o same_o 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