7._o exercise_v yourselves_o to_o have_v always_o a_o good_a conscience_n so_o paul_n herein_o do_v i_o exercise_v myself_o to_o have_v always_o a_o conscience_n void_a of_o offence_n towards_o god_n and_o towards_o man_n act._n 24.16_o conscience_n will_v not_o be_v insure_v or_o preserve_v without_o consideration_n exercise_n and_o pain_n 1._o co-united_a endeavour_n there_o must_v be_v as_o respect_v the_o subject_n herein_o do_v i_o exercise_v myself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v his_o study_n his_o labour_n his_o work_n his_o business_n which_o take_v up_o his_o outward_a special_o his_o inward_a man_n of_o so_o large_a a_o import_n be_v that_o word_n here_o be_v matter_n enough_o to_o take_v up_o the_o whole_a man_n mind_n memory_n will_n affection_n member_n which_o have_v need_n be_v all_o employ_v either_o for_o inform_v of_o or_o conform_v to_o conscience_n 2_o continue_v endeavour_n they_o must_v be_v as_o respect_v the_o circumstance_n herein_o do_v i_o 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the_o object_n it_o regard_v likewise_o both_o towards_o god_n and_o towards_o man_n keep_v the_o conscience_n inoffensive_a if_o you_o will_v keep_v it_o entire_a and_o evangelical_o good_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v sometime_o passive_o take_v phil._n 1.10_o sometime_o active_o 1_o cor._n 10.32_o that_o conscience_n neither_o give_v nor_o take_v offence_n either_o offend_v or_o be_v offend_v eye_n conscience_n in_o both_o kind_n and_o herein_o exercise_v yourselves_o constant_o nor_o only_o as_o respect_v god_n nor_o only_o as_o respect_n man_n but_o as_o respect_v both_o god_n and_o man_n first_o as_o respect_v god_n then_o as_o respect_n man._n let_v religion_n towards_o god_n and_o righteteousness_n towards_o man_n be_v your_o continue_a exercise_n and_o you_o will_v neither_o impair_v the_o tranquillity_n nor_o injure_v the_o tenderness_n of_o your_o conscience_n job_n 2.3_o psal_n 15._o isa_n 33.15_o 16._o conscience_n have_v both_o table_n of_o the_o law_n 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thriver_n in_o the_o school_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o conscience_n as_o well_o as_o of_o humane_a literature_n the_o more_o you_o prove_v and_o examine_v conscience_n the_o more_o you_o provoke_v and_o engage_v it_o for_o aftertime_n and_o improve_v the_o experience_n antecedent_n psal_n 77.6_o etc._n etc._n 2_o be_v forward_o in_o exciting_a conscience_n be_v it_o incident_a to_o drowsiness_n distemper_n deadness_n call_v upon_o it_o the_o often_o rouse_v it_o up_o by_o awaken_n consideration_n thy_o conscience_n be_v keeper_n of_o the_o vineyard_n the_o other_o faculty_n and_o thy_o own_o vineyard_n have_v thou_o not_o keep_v put_v it_o in_o remembrance_n of_o its_o duty_n and_o thy_o danger_n provoke_v it_o by_o argument_n of_o mercy_n and_o alarm_n of_o justice_n that_o if_o thou_o must_v say_v with_o the_o spouse_n i_o sleep_v yet_o thou_o may_v say_v with_o she_o my_o heart_n wake_v psal_n 108.2_o cant._n 1.6_o c._n 5.2_o 3_o be_v faithful_a in_o exonerate_v conscience_n 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conscience_n 1._o exact_a and_o legal_a as_o full_o answer_v to_o what_o the_o law_n ask_v 2._o evangelical_n and_o more_o large_a as_o fit_o agree_v with_o what_o the_o gospel_n allow_v that_o exclude_v all_o degree_n of_o pollution_n and_o include_v all_o degree_n of_o perfection_n this_o allow_v no_o degree_n of_o pollution_n and_o aspire_v after_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o perfection_n 1._o that_o legal_a and_o exact_a purity_n of_o the_o conscience_n neither_o can_v nor_o ever_o be_v attain_v since_o the_o fall_n by_o any_o mere_a man_n in_o this_o life_n 1._o who_o be_v ever_o privilege_v in_o this_o life_n from_o the_o pollution_n of_o conscience_n who_o can_v say_v i_o have_v make_v my_o heart_n clean_o i_o be_o pure_a from_o my_o sin_n who_o can_v understand_v his_o error_n who_o can_v bring_v a_o clean_a thing_n out_o of_o a_o unclean_a as_o man_n be_v not_o one_o there_o be_v not_o a_o just_a man_n upon_o the_o earth_n
testimony_n let_v my_o heart_n be_v sound_a in_o thy_o statute_n psal_n 119.10_o 35_o 36.80_o 6._o direct_v 6_o spend_v more_o of_o your_o time_n in_o consideration_n this_o will_v concoct_v what_o you_o already_o know_v and_o convert_v it_o into_o blood_n and_o spirit_n it_o improve_v both_o the_o quickness_n and_o clearness_n of_o conscience_n while_o truth_n be_v revolve_v upon_o the_o heart_n and_o it_o run_v they_o over_o again_o with_o fresh_a attention_n and_o intention_n of_o the_o several_a faculty_n the_o most_o considerate_a christian_a be_v the_o most_o know_v and_o best_a thrive_v in_o his_o conscience_n her_o miscarriage_n be_v the_o issue_n of_o inconsiderateness_n psal_n 1.1_o 2.64.9_o ecles_n 5.1_o the_o iterate_a act_n of_o meditation_n will_v 1._o habituate_v the_o principle_n which_o you_o already_o know_v it_o will_v root_v they_o deep_o and_o rivet_v they_o fast_o upon_o the_o mind_n and_o memory_n and_o conscience_n will_v be_v ever_o and_o anon_o call_v they_o into_o counsel_n psal_n 119.15_o 16_o 23_o 24._o 2._o they_o will_v affect_v and_o pour_v in_o oil_n upon_o the_o flame_n of_o love_n delight_n and_o desire_v towards_o these_o and_o such_o other_o principle_n o_o how_o love_v i_o thy_o law_n say_v david_n what_o be_v it_o that_o kindle_a and_o cause_v it_o to_o burn_v up_o to_o such_o a_o height_n it_o be_v my_o meditation_n all_o the_o day_n psal_n 119.15_o 16_o 48_o 97._o 3._o they_o will_v advance_v these_o principle_n to_o a_o high_a progress_n and_o proficiency_n in_o knowledge_n meditation_n will_v not_o only_o be_v dilate_v on_o they_o but_o deduce_v inference_n from_o they_o and_o draw_v on_o the_o judgement_n and_o conscience_n from_o one_o field_n of_o truth_n to_o another_o for_o the_o delicious_a view_n of_o the_o full_a harvest_n of_o divine_a verity_n have_v drink_v in_o so_o much_o sweetness_n already_o from_o a_o few_o sheaf_n of_o it_o this_o be_v it_o enlarge_v david_n understanding_n beyond_o his_o teacher_n and_o 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conscience_n when_o you_o exemplify_v her_o law_n in_o your_o life_n and_o conversation_n but_o if_o you_o turn_v not_o her_o direction_n into_o duty_n you_o tempt_v she_o to_o deal_v at_o most_o but_o by_o half_n with_o you_o as_o you_o do_v at_o best_o with_o she_o the_o doer_n of_o the_o commandment_n have_v the_o most_o discern_a conscience_n and_o dwell_v most_o in_o comfort_n if_o you_o know_v these_o thing_n happy_a be_v you_o if_o you_o do_v they_o he_o that_o do_v what_o he_o know_v be_v most_o likely_a to_o know_v what_o to_o do_v he_o be_v secure_v by_o promise_n if_o any_o man_n will_v do_v his_o will_n he_o shall_v know_v of_o the_o doctrine_n and_o god_n will_v manifest_v himself_o to_o he_o ps_n 111.10_o joh._n 13.17.7.17.14.21_o q._n 8._o how_o shall_v we_o so_o order_v our_o conscience_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o second_o proposition_n that_o she_o may_v give_v we_o a_o true_a and_o right_a testimony_n and_o none_o but_o such_o concern_v our_o estate_n 2._o estate_n 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by_o the_o belly_n 1_o cor._n 2.11_o prov._n 2.27_o 2._o from_o her_o authority_n for_o this_o be_v thou_o constitute_v by_o god_n in_o and_o over_o i_o and_o this_o be_v his_o command_n upon_o thou_o to_o testify_v what_o be_v my_o consonancy_n to_o or_o dissonancy_n from_o those_o law_n he_o have_v impose_v on_o or_o engrave_v in_o i_o thou_o have_v his_o warrant_n and_o it_o be_v thy_o work_n to_o witness_v a_o work_n approve_v by_o he_o in_o scripture_n and_o agreeable_a to_o thy_o nature_n who_o can_v exempt_v or_o what_o shall_v excuse_v thou_o rom._n 2.15_o 3._o from_o her_o avail_n thy_o single_a testimony_n alone_o do_v supercede_v the_o witness_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n beside_o i_o can_v appeal_v from_o they_o to_o thou_o but_o from_o thou_o i_o can_v appeal_v to_o none_o but_o god_n next_o under_o he_o thy_o witness_n be_v of_o high_a weight_n both_o with_o he_o and_o i_o job_n 23.10_o 11_o 12._o rom._n 9_o â—_o 4._o from_o her_o act_n why_o do_v thou_o dictate_v truth_n 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