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A15711 The Christians iewell. Or, The treasure of a good conscience. By William Worship, Doctor of Diuinitie Worship, William. 1617 (1617) STC 25985; ESTC S114443 54,901 264

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THE CHRISTIAN IEWELL OR THE TREASVRE OF a Good Conscience By WILLIAM WORSHIP Doctor of Diuinitie 1. TIM 1. 20. Hauing Faith and a Good Conscience Multi quaerunt Scientiam Pauci Conscientiam Bern. in For. Hon. vit LONDON Printed by WILLIAM STANSBY for Iohn Parker 1617. TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE Sir FRANCIS BACON Knight Lord Keeper of the Great Seale my very singular good Lord All increase of true Honour with the glorious comforts of Grace THE Gospell Right Honorable is like the Booke of Canticles which begins with a Kisse and ends in Spices The verie sound of it imports Glad Tidings of PEACE without Rom. 10. 15. which this Inch of time allotted is but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Dead kinde of Life as Plato 1. De Repub speaks of a Guilty Conscience Forwere a man The Darling of the World with Titus Vespasian were he so replenished with all earthly good things as that no mortall creature durst wish the like De Ciuit. Dei l. 5. c. 25. as S. Augustine speakes of Constantine the Great yet if in this matchlesse prosperitie hee want the fauour of GOD and Tranquillitie of minde he is no better than AElian l. 1. Xerxes Plane-Tree which tooke no delight in it selfe though it was richly hung with Bracelets Tablets Spangles Chaines of Gold This Peace of GOD so Phil. 4 7. Gal. 6. 16. Col. 3. 15. much magnified in Scripture is better known by feeling than Discourse and being the fayrest Iewell vnder Heauen is peculiarly giuen to the Elect who cherish the sparke therof with workes of Pietie to GOD and Equitie to their Neighbour Thus in briefe hath your Lordship the drift and scope of this present Indeuour Now that I a Grasse-hopper in respect of many learned dare thus boldly and hoarcely sing in the eyes and hearing of Him who is Magnus in Magnis Primꝰ in Hieron Ad Pammach Primis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Herôum is I confesse Piaculum whereunto notwithstanding the Noblenesse of your Honours disposition which is wont with Artaxerxes to AElian l. 1. take in worth Synaetas handfull of water the Correspondence of the Treatise with that High place of Iustice whereto God hath aduanced you together with the zeale of declaring my thankefulnes and duty for so many Incouragements vouchsafed from your Lordship haue in a manner instigated me Goe on most Noble Lord to be a Sanctuarie to Conscience a Place of Refuge to the Innocent Oppressed and remember to serue that GOD with a faithfull heart who so graciously hath set you in the seate of your Renowned Father and go not onely beyond Him but Your Selfe too And as hitherto your Lordship hath esteemed of Siluer as of Tinne and contemned the Wedge of Gold which so many great Idolaters doe crouch to so still in this Exuberance of all things continue con●tant Et nudum Christum nudus sequere Durum Hieron Grande Difficile sed Magna sunt praemia Your Lordships most bounden and dutifull Chaplaine William Worship THE AVTHOVR TO HIS BOOKE POore Booke for all the IEWELL on thy brow Goe passe along and Bellman-like awake The Sybarite that liues he cares not how And will no pleasure but in Pleasure take Who while he leanes hath PINKES vpon his eye And POPPIES on his bosome as he sits And streaking out his limmes delights to lye On Roses faire and daintie Violits Bounce at his doore and if he aske WHO' 's THERE Tell him A MESSENGER from CONSCIENCE Hee 'le say SHE 'S HANG'D but then bid thou him feare That Death him selfe for if his skill in Fence Shall ward the blow that fatall Land-trees lend Rather than fayle WAPPING may be his end The Contents of this Booke CHAP. I. WHat Conscience is not CHAP. II. What Conscience is from the Notation CHAP. III. What Conscience is from the Definition CHAP. IIII. Of the Offices of Conscience and first that it is an Arbitrator CHAP. V. That Conscience is a Conuincer CHAP. VI. That Conscience is an Espiall CHAP. VII That Conscience is a Peacher CHAP. VIII That Conscience is a Monitor CHAP. IX That Conscience is a Schoole-Master CHAP. X. That Conscience is a Domesticall Chaplaine CHAP. XI That Conscience is a Prognosticator CHAP. XII That Conscience is a Register CHAP. XIII That Conscience is a Iudge CHAP. XIIII Of the Properties of Conscience and first of Testification CHAP. XV. Of the second Propertie of Conscience which is Ligation CHAP. XVI Of the third and fourth Properties of Conscience which are Excusation and Accusation CHAP. XVII Of the kindes of Conscience which are Good and Euill and first of the Good one CHAP. XVIII That the knowledge of Gods Word is necessary to the Goodnesse of Conscience CHAP. XIX That Faith is necessary to the goodnesse of Conscience CHAP. XX. That Repentance is necessary to the Goodnesse of Conscience CHAP. XXI That Peace is necessary to the Goodnesse of Conscience CHAP. XXII Of the Blessednes of that Man whose Conscience is quieted through the Pardon of his sinnes CHAP. XXIII Of the vnspeakeable Comfort of a Good Conscience CHAP. XXIIII That the Comfort of Conscience is Inward and Independent of the Creatures CHAP. XXV That the Comfort of Conscience is Noble and Sincere CHAP. XXVI That the Comfort of Conscience is Immutable and Durable CHAP. XXVII That Peace of Conscience is the best Musicke CHAP. XXVIII That Peace of Conscience is the best Physicke CHAP. XXIX That Peace of Conscience is an Inestimable IEWEL CHAP. XXX That a good Conscience comforteth in Infamie CHAP. XXXI That a good Conscience comforteth in Pouerty CHAP. XXXII That a good Conscience comforteth in Imprisonment CHAP. XXXIII That a good Conscience comforteth in Sicknesse CHAP. XXXIIII That a good Conscience comforteth at the time of Death CHAP. XXXV That a good Conscience comforteth at the Day of Iudgement CHAP. XXXVI A complaint that good Conscience is so little set by CHAP. XXXVII That Gods dearest Children are often troubled in Conscience CHAP. XXXVIII Of sundrie Comforts against excessiue Sorrow for Sinne and first Of the consideration of the Infinitenesse of Gods Mercie CHAP. XXXIX Of the second Comfort in trouble of Conscience which is The Meditation of the Bloud of Christ CHAP. XL. Of the third Comfort in trouble of Conscience which is the Indefinitenes of Gods Promises CHAP. XLI Of the fourth Comfort in trouble of Conscience which is The Example of Hainous Offenders that haue been pardoned vpon their Repentance CHAP. XLII Of the fift Comfort in trouble of Conscience which is The Consideration of Gods Fatherly Chastisements accompanying it CHAP. XLIII Of the Sixth Comfort in Trouble of Conscience which is Mourning for sinne CHAP. XLIIII Of the Seuenth Comfort in Trouble of Conscience which is Prayer CHAP. XLV Of the Eighth Comfort in Trouble of Conscience which is Reading of Scripture CHAP. XLVI Of the Ninth Comfort in Trouble of Conscience which is Singing of Psalmes CHAP. XLVII Of the Tenth Comfort in Trouble of