with_o a_o old_a disease_n a_o disease_n which_o he_o bring_v from_o his_o parent_n loin_n and_o can_v be_v quiet_a except_o he_o be_v ease_v of_o that_o except_o that_o be_v heal_v also_o and_o our_o evil_a deed_n when_o we_o bethink_v ourselves_o of_o they_o will_v discover_v their_o fountain_n which_o be_v our_o evil_a nature_n neither_o have_v we_o sufficient_o search_v into_o ourselves_o until_o we_o find_v the_o evil_a tree_n that_o bear_v evil_a fruit_n the_o root_n of_o bitterness_n that_o fructifi_v in_o all_o our_o evil_a deed_n this_o we_o must_v observe_v by_o the_o way_n as_o a_o fit_a preface_n show_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o branch_n of_o king_n david_n confession_n let_v we_o now_o come_v close_o to_o the_o text_n and_o see_v what_o this_o sin_n be_v which_o he_o acknowledge_v and_o that_o be_v a_o native_a corruption_n iniquity_n wherein_o man_n be_v shape_v sin_n wherein_o his_o mother_n conceive_v he_o that_o you_o may_v the_o better_o conceive_v this_o i_o must_v 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&_o so_o forfeit_v that_o which_o be_v covenant_v on_o god_n part_n &_o be_v subject_a unto_o that_o which_o be_v deserve_v on_o his_o own_o no_o man_n can_v doubt_v of_o this_o that_o read_v the_o three_o of_o genesis_n four_o by_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o covenant_n man_n fail_v wrap_v all_o his_o posterity_n in_o his_o transgression_n and_o condemnation_n 5.12_o rom._n 5.12_o the_o apostle_n be_v clear_a for_o this_o also_o by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n so_o that_o by_o the_o fall_v all_o mankind_n become_v first_o guilty_a &_o then_o punishable_a both_o these_o evil_n do_v adam_n communicate_v unto_o his_o posterity_n i_o must_v open_v the_o latter_a branch_n a_o little_a far_o because_o it_o be_v most_o proper_a to_o my_o text._n the_o punishment_n then_o of_o adam_n gild_n be_v the_o loss_n of_o holiness_n and_o happiness_n holiness_n wherein_o and_o happiness_n whereunto_o he_o be_v create_v in_o the_o loss_n of_o holiness_n stand_v 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of_o concupiscence_n have_v season_v all_o the_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n even_o of_o the_o reasonable_a soul_n and_o so_o make_v the_o whole_a man_n come_v short_a of_o fulfil_v the_o law_n 6.5_o deut._n 6.5_o thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n with_o all_o thy_o mind_n with_o all_o thy_o strength_n etc._n etc._n join_v that_o general_a precept_n 20.17_o exod._n 20.17_o with_o the_o general_a prohibition_n non_fw-la concupisces_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o lust_n and_o by_o they_o measure_v the_o state_n of_o a_o natural_a man_n and_o he_o must_v be_v very_o senseless_a that_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v sin_n in_o this_o corruption_n he_o must_v needs_o make_v the_o habit_n of_o no_o other_o nature_n then_o be_v the_o action_n which_o proceed_v therefrom_o they_o that_o yield_v it_o to_o be_v vitium_fw-la but_o not_o
do_v which_o have_v deny_v original_a sinne._n their_o sobriety_n be_v tolerable_a who_o suppose_v the_o undeniable_a truth_n of_o that_o radical_a sin_n seek_v only_o the_o way_n of_o clear_v god_n justice_n in_o this_o propagation_n wherein_o as_o in_o such_o dark_a and_o doubtful_a case_n it_o often_o fall_v out_o saluà _fw-la fide_fw-la hold_v the_o fundamental_a point_n they_o differ_v about_o that_o which_o be_v not_o necessary_a unto_o salvation_n that_o which_o be_v most_o useful_a for_o we_o be_v to_o know_v rather_o how_o we_o may_v be_v rid_v of_o it_o 29._o de_fw-fr moribus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d c._n â—_o 1._o c._n 22._o â—pis_fw-la 29._o then_o how_o we_o do_v contract_v it_o which_o saint_n austin_n express_v in_o a_o fit_a parable_n of_o a_o man_n fall_v into_o a_o ditch_n to_o who_o he_o that_o find_v he_o there_o shall_v rather_o lend_v a_o hand_n to_o help_v he_o out_o then_o tire_v he_o with_o inquiry_n how_o he_o come_v in_o we_o see_v that_o our_o ground_n be_v overgrow_v with_o brier_n &_o thorn_n yet_o we_o know_v that_o god_n make_v the_o earth_n to_o bear_v better_a fruit_n do_v good_a husband_n misspend_v their_o time_n in_o reason_v how_o they_o come_v there_o or_o do_v they_o not_o rather_o with_o their_o plough_n and_o other_o instrument_n seek_v to_o rid_v they_o thence_o sure_o they_o do_v and_o we_o in_o the_o case_n of_o our_o soul_n shall_v imitate_v they_o so_o do_v that_o original_a sin_n be_v in_o we_o no_o man_n can_v doubt_v that_o see_v how_o child_n die_v even_o in_o their_o mother_n womb_n or_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o come_v out_o of_o it_o and_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n in_o they_o of_o actual_a it_o can_v be_v 6.23_o rom._n 6.23_o it_o must_v be_v then_o of_o original_a if_o they_o live_v we_o make_v haste_n to_o baptize_v they_o and_o what_o do_v baptism_n imply_v but_o that_o they_o need_v a_o new_a birth_n unto_o life_n see_v their_o first_o be_v no_o better_a than_o a_o birth_n unto_o death_n add_v hereunto_o that_o our_o saviour_n christ_n conception_n have_v not_o need_v to_o be_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n if_o so_o be_v natural_a generation_n do_v not_o enforce_v necessary_o the_o propagation_n of_o original_a sin_n which_o they_o shall_v consider_v that_o magnify_v over_o much_o the_o conception_n of_o the_o bless_a mother_n of_o christ_n let_v it_o suffice_v we_o that_o the_o church_n catholic_n of_o old_a and_o the_o reform_a church_n have_v resolve_v uniform_o that_o we_o be_v sinner_n so_o soon_o as_o we_o begin_v to_o be_v and_o this_o leprosy_n be_v hereditary_a to_o we_o all_o that_o our_o worse_a part_n have_v get_v the_o upper_a hand_n of_o our_o better_a and_o we_o be_v by_o nature_n no_o better_o than_o a_o mass_n of_o corruption_n and_o the_o serpent_n brood_n the_o sense_n whereof_o shall_v make_v we_o all_o cry_n out_o with_o the_o apostle_n o_o wretch_n that_o i_o be_o 7.24_o rom._n 7.24_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o this_o body_n of_o death_n king_n david_n do_v not_o only_o confess_v that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o sin_n but_o also_o that_o himself_o be_v taint_v therewith_o i_o be_v shape_v in_o iniquity_n and_o in_o sin_n my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o the_o word_n must_v not_o be_v wrest_v some_o have_v mistake_v they_o as_o if_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o generation_n that_o opinion_n though_o it_o be_v find_v in_o some_o ancient_n yet_o it_o be_v so_o gross_a that_o it_o be_v not_o worth_a the_o refute_v for_o we_o read_v gen._n 1._o multiply_v and_o increase_v 28._o verse_n 28._o speak_v to_o mankind_n before_o ever_o adam_n and_o eve_n commit_v sin_n except_o happy_o this_o be_v their_o meaning_n that_o before_o the_o fall_n the_o lust_n of_o generation_n be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n to_o fulfil_v or_o restrain_v it_o as_o reason_n see_v fit_a but_o after_o the_o fall_n reason_n become_v subject_a unto_o lust_n and_o man_n fulfil_v it_o not_o when_o reason_n will_v but_o when_o lust_n urge_v he_o and_o this_o opinion_n be_v not_o improbable_a a_o second_o mistake_n be_v that_o david_n shall_v lay_v the_o blame_n of_o his_o sin_n upon_o his_o parent_n and_o tax_v their_o sinful_a lust_n in_o the_o act_n of_o generation_n but_o beside_o that_o he_o can_v not_o conceive_v so_o ill_o of_o his_o virtuous_a and_o chaste_a parent_n this_o be_v to_o make_v david_n a_o cham_n and_o so_o to_o deserve_v a_o curse_n while_o he_o seek_v a_o pardon_n for_o his_o sinne._n the_o father_n be_v abhor_v this_o sense_n and_o observe_v that_o king_n david_n here_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o personal_a sin_n of_o his_o parent_n but_o the_o natural_a which_o derive_v from_o they_o he_o have_v in-herent_a in_o himself_o and_o that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o sin_n before_o he_o see_v light_n but_o this_o be_v strange_a his_o parent_n be_v member_n of_o the_o church_n circumcise_v not_o only_o outward_o which_o be_v most_o certain_a but_o inward_o also_o which_o be_v very_o probable_a and_o if_o circumcise_a then_o discharge_v from_o original_a sin_n and_o in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n how_o come_v it_o about_o then_o that_o they_o shall_v engender_v child_n in_o the_o state_n of_o corruption_n saint_n austin_n answer_v brief_o parent_n non_fw-la ex_fw-la principijs_fw-la novitatis_fw-la 2._o de._n peecata_n merit_n &_o remis_n l._n 2._o c._n 2._o sed_fw-la ex_fw-la reliquijs_fw-la vetustatis_fw-la generant_fw-la liberos_fw-la they_o that_o be_v regenerate_v do_v beget_v child_n not_o according_a to_o the_o new_a adam_n but_o according_a to_o the_o old_a not_o according_a to_o grace_n but_o according_a to_o nature_n for_o grace_n be_v personal_a the_o corruption_n be_v natural_a and_o god_n will_v that_o they_o shall_v only_o communicate_v their_o nature_n and_o leave_v the_o dispensation_n of_o grace_n unto_o himself_o saint_n austin_n illustrate_v it_o by_o those_o who_o be_v circumcise_v beget_v child_n uncircumcised_a and_o corn_n which_o be_v winnow_v from_o chaff_n bring_v forth_o ear_n full_a of_o chaff_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o a_o prerogative_n the_o child_n of_o the_o faithful_a have_v 16._o verse_n 16._o which_o saint_n paul_n touch_v at_o rom._n 11._o if_o the_o root_n be_v holy_a so_o be_v the_o branch_n but_o this_o holiness_n be_v in_o possibility_n rather_o than_o in_o possession_n and_o there_o be_v a_o distance_n between_o natural_a generation_n and_o spiritual_a regeneration_n though_o by_o their_o natural_a birthright_n the_o child_n of_o the_o faithful_a have_v a_o right_n unto_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n covenant_n yet_o do_v they_o not_o partake_v they_o but_o by_o their_o new_a birth_n which_o ordinary_o they_o receive_v in_o baptism_n 3.5_o â—it_n 3.5_o which_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o bath_n of_o regeneration_n where_o hence_o we_o may_v gather_v the_o truth_n of_o saint_n hieromes_n say_v christiani_n non_fw-la nascuntur_fw-la sed_fw-la siunt_fw-la we_o may_v not_o vain_o boast_v with_o the_o jew_n we_o have_v abraham_n to_o our_o father_n 8.39_o 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that_o place_n in_o the_o psalm_n 40._o psal_n 40._o sacrifice_n and_o offering_n thou_o will_v not_o but_o a_o body_n have_v then_o prepare_v i_o in_o burn_a offering_n and_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n thou_o have_v no_o pleasure_n than_o say_v i_o lo_o i_o come_v in_o the_o volume_n of_o thy_o book_n it_o be_v write_v of_o i_o to_o have_v thy_o will_n o_o god_n in_o this_o sense_n do_v the_o law_n use_v the_o word_n ratza_fw-mi when_o it_o be_v apply_v to_o sacrifice_n 1._o â—enit_fw-la 1._o and_o say_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v accept_v for_o the_o offerer_n and_o make_v a_o atonement_n for_o he_o until_o christ_n come_v there_o be_v no_o remedy_n against_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n but_o typical_a within_o the_o church_n and_o without_o fruitless_a 1._o colos_n 1._o but_o christ_n incarnate_a bring_v a_o sovereign_a remedy_n 2._o ephes_n 2._o when_o he_o become_v the_o true_a propitiatory_a in_o he_o it_o please_v god_n that_o all_o fullness_n shall_v dwell_v and_o by_o he_o 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when_o he_o be_v restore_v from_o his_o banishment_n but_o not_o admit_v into_o the_o king_n his_o father_n presence_n a_o good_a pattern_n to_o be_v imitate_v by_o man_n be_v god_n who_o deal_v so_o in_o his_o reconciliation_n with_o man_n whereas_o man_n use_v some_o time_n to_o forgive_v but_o seldom_o to_o forget_v also_o they_o think_v it_o too_o much_o to_o deserve_v well_o and_o enough_o that_o they_o do_v not_o deserve_v ill_o i_o will_v it_o be_v no_o more_o but_o let_v we_o touch_v at_o these_o point_v a_o sunder_o first_o at_o the_o propitiate_a of_o god_n wrath_n the_o latter_a chronologer_n will_v have_v this_o sacring_a of_o jesus_n to_o have_v be_v perform_v upon_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n in_o september_n which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a then_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v fair_o insinuate_v that_o christ_n come_v as_o the_o lamb_n of_o god_n to_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n how_o soever_o this_o be_v true_a that_o he_o bear_v our_o sin_n in_o his_o body_n and_o by_o his_o stripe_n we_o be_v make_v whole_a that_o he_o cancel_v our_o obligation_n and_o slay_v hatred_n when_o he_o suffer_v â—pon_o the_o cross_n neither_o do_v christ_n only_o propitiate_v god_n wrath_n but_o also_o give_v man_n grace_n in_o god_n eye_n christ_n teach_v it_o in_o three_o parable_n of_o the_o lose_a sheep_n the_o lose_a groat_n and_o the_o prodigal_a child_n the_o father_n observe_v the_o allegory_n that_o st._n peter_n make_v in_o compare_v noah_n ark_n unto_o the_o church_n and_o observe_v moreover_o that_o as_o the_o dove_n bring_v the_o olive_n branch_n into_o the_o ark_n in_o token_n that_o the_o deluge_n be_v cease_v and_o the_o world_n be_v become_v habitable_a again_o even_o so_o the_o dove_n that_o light_v upon_o christ_n bring_v the_o glad_a tiding_n of_o the_o gospel_n it_o
see_v how_o god_n deal_v with_o we_o he_o make_v our_o heart_n the_o chronicle_n of_o our_o life_n a_o chronicle_n indeed_o for_o hereinto_o be_v enter_v both_o what_o we_o do_v and_o when_o and_o we_o can_v as_o hardly_o deny_v the_o record_n as_o we_o be_v unwilling_a to_o belie_v ourselves_o and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v take_v heed_n what_o we_o do_v see_v the_o evidence_n thereof_o will_v remain_v with_o us._n neither_o be_v it_o a_o idle_a evidence_n but_o the_o presentment_n of_o a_o jury_n our_o conscience_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o whole_a jury_n empanel_v to_o try_v we_o whether_o guilty_a or_o not_o guilty_a it_o be_v always_o go_v upon_o we_o and_o present_v we_o as_o it_o find_v us._n and_o who_o will_v not_o bemoan_v his_o case_n that_o will_v he_o will_v he_o himself_o must_v be_v try_v by_o himself_o and_o that_o his_o sin_n be_v so_o palpable_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n that_o himself_o must_v bring_v in_o a_o verdict_n against_o himself_o this_o be_v woeful_a be_v cause_n the_o conscience_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o will_v not_o spare_v to_o doom_n ourselves_o if_o we_o find_v ourselves_o guilty_a we_o will_v power_n confusion_n upon_o our_o own_o soul_n and_o with_o confusion_n and_o horror_n &_o breed_v that_o worm_n sudden_o which_o will_v bite_v we_o intolerable_o we_o will_v bitter_a and_o sour_a our_o relish_n with_o the_o foretaste_n of_o hell_n mala_fw-la conscientia_fw-la tota_fw-la est_fw-la in_o desperatione_n 31._o august_n in_o psa_n 31._o we_o will_v make_v ourselves_o most_o forlorn_a creature_n in_o the_o conscience_n which_o be_v guilty_a there_o be_v sting_n dreadful_a which_o the_o patient_a feel_v but_o none_o other_o can_v be_v acquaint_v with_o and_o it_o be_v a_o true_a rule_n that_o tribulationes_fw-la tanto_fw-la acerbiores_fw-la quanto_fw-la sunt_fw-la interiores_fw-la the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n will_v sustain_v his_o infirmity_n but_o a_o wound_a spirit_n who_o can_v bear_v especial_o the_o spirit_n which_o himself_o wound_v but_o he_o be_v his_o own_o afflictor_fw-la who_o be_v asllict_v in_o conscience_n a_o man_n may_v flee_v from_o his_o enemy_n but_o who_o can_v sly_a from_o himself_o it_o be_v true_a that_o a_o conscious_a man_n will_v every_o where_n thrust_v himself_o from_o himself_o but_o he_o find_v by_o woeful_a experience_n that_o he_o can_v never_o go_v from_o himself_o no_o though_o he_o will_v unnatural_o bereave_v himself_o of_o corporal_a life_n yet_o the_o tormenter_n abide_v by_o he_o and_o whether_o soever_o he_o draw_v himself_o he_o afflict_v himself_o evermore_o many_o man_n that_o seel_v themselves_o evil_o conscious_a labour_v to_o put_v off_o the_o distress_n thereof_o by_o solace_v themselves_o with_o the_o pleasure_n and_o vanity_n of_o this_o life_n but_o their_o attempt_n be_v a_o poor_a and_o short_a palliation_n of_o a_o desperate_a disease_n wherefore_o let_v we_o take_v heed_n of_o a_o evil_a conscience_n that_o load_v we_o with_o so_o much_o intolerable_a evil_n though_o a_o man_n grow_v so_o desperate_o wicked_a that_o he_o regard_v no_o body_n yet_o he_o have_v good_a reason_n to_o regard_v himself_o he_o that_o fear_v no_o body_n eye_n shall_v fear_v his_o own_o and_o fear_v the_o power_n that_o he_o have_v over_o himself_o though_o he_o fear_v not_o the_o power_n of_o any_o other_o though_o we_o hide_v our_o sin_n from_o other_o we_o can_v hide_v they_o from_o ourselves_o neither_o will_v we_o spare_v ourselves_o though_o all_o the_o world_n will_v spare_v us._n he_o never_o want_v a_o accuse_a jury_n nor_o a_o condemn_a judge_n that_o be_v infest_a with_o a_o guiltâ—â—_n conscience_n as_o the_o conscience_n deal_v uncomfortable_o with_o they_o that_o be_v guilty_a so_o with_o they_o that_o be_v guiltless_a it_o deal_v very_o comfortable_o it_o do_v not_o condemn_v so_o speak_v st._n john_n but_o in_o his_o phrase_n there_o be_v a_o litote_n minus_n dicitur_fw-la sed_fw-la plus_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la there_o be_v more_o mean_v than_o be_v express_v and_o indeed_o it_o can_v be_v otherwise_o for_o if_o the_o conscience_n be_v a_o work_n as_o it_o condemn_v he_o who_o it_o find_v guilty_a so_o who_o it_o sind_v guiltless_a he_o it_o absolu_v it_o do_v iustilie_o and_o here_o also_o we_o must_v observe_v that_o our_o conscience_n if_o it_o be_v good_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o know_v all_o the_o good_a we_o do_v it_o record_n it_o yea_o and_o tender_v the_o record_n that_o we_o may_v solace_v ourselves_o with_o the_o contemplation_n of_o it_o and_o indeed_o conscientia_fw-la recte_fw-la factorum_fw-la to_o be_v conscious_a to_o ourselves_o of_o well_o do_v be_v no_o small_a comfort_n especial_o when_o goodness_n be_v little_o regard_v in_o the_o world_n yea_o be_v common_o persecute_v by_o the_o world_n it_o be_v no_o small_a matter_n to_o have_v in_o our_o soul_n that_o which_o can_v sweeten_v all_o the_o cross_n which_o be_v lay_v upon_o our_o body_n goodness_n have_v pleasure_n inseparable_o link_v unto_o it_o as_o in_o god_n so_o in_o godly_a man_n and_o our_o conscience_n will_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o be_v defraud_v of_o this_o heavenly_a pleasure_n which_o keep_v a_o memorial_n of_o our_o bypass_a virtue_n and_o sweeten_v our_o life_n with_o the_o relation_n thereof_o it_o come_v not_o to_o absolve_v we_o per_fw-la saltum_fw-la but_o do_v it_o upon_o as_o good_a a_o ground_n and_o as_o fair_a evidence_n bring_v out_o for_o we_o as_o the_o condemn_a conscience_n work_v upon_o evidence_n bring_v against_o us._n it_o be_v then_o the_o first_o benefit_n of_o a_o absolve_a conscience_n that_o it_o keep_v and_o show_v soorth_o when_o it_o may_v best_a steed_n we_o the_o record_n of_o our_o well-doing_n neither_o do_v it_o only_o tender_v it_o as_o a_o jury_n but_o also_o as_o a_o judge_n sentence_v we_o according_a to_o it_o as_o it_o keep_v in_o mind_n how_o well_o we_o have_v observe_v the_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n so_o do_v it_o award_v unto_o we_o the_o sanction_n thereof_o all_o the_o benediction_n that_o god_n have_v annex_v unto_o it_o corporal_a benediction_n benediction_n spiritual_a temporal_a benediction_n and_o benediction_n eternal_a although_o well-doing_n be_v full_a of_o contentedness_n yet_o the_o reward_n of_o welldoing_a make_v no_o small_a access_n unto_o it_o a_o good_a conscience_n be_v accompany_v with_o both_o it_o be_v accompany_v with_o bonum_fw-la in_o re_fw-la and_o bonum_fw-la in_o spe_fw-la good_a in_o possession_n and_o good_a in_o expectation_n wherefore_o bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o can_v enter_v into_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o find_v there_o so_o good_a evidence_n and_o so_o good_a a_o sentence_n but_o how_o may_v a_o man_n have_v such_o a_o good_a conscience_n st._n austin_n teach_v the_o method_n of_o it_o 31._o psal_n 31._o ut_fw-la habeat_fw-la quis_fw-la bonam_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la credat_fw-la &_o operetur_fw-la he_o that_o will_v have_v a_o conscience_n that_o shall_v give_v in_o good_a evidence_n for_o he_o and_o pronounce_v a_o comfortable_a sentence_n on_o he_o must_v believe_v well_o and_o live_v well_o faith_n do_v purify_v the_o heart_n and_o a_o good_a life_n bear_v the_o fruit_n that_o abound_v to_o our_o reckon_n when_o we_o judge_v our_o own_o soul_n but_o a_o man_n must_v not_o look_v to_o have_v this_o blessing_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n sudden_o 66._o aug_v in_o psal_n 66._o vade_fw-la ad_fw-la formicam_fw-la piger_fw-la get_v to_o the_o pismire_n thou_o sluggard_n she_o gather_v grain_n in_o summer_n whereof_o she_o make_v use_v in_o winter_n et_fw-la formica_fw-la dei_fw-la surgit_fw-la quotidiè_fw-la currit_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la etc._n etc._n god_n emmet_n that_o be_v a_o man_n that_o will_v have_v such_o a_o good_a conscience_n rise_v early_o hasten_v to_o the_o church_n hear_v often_o pray_v often_o meditate_v often_o and_o so_o do_v acquire_v this_o absolve_a conscience_n colligentem_fw-la in_o aestate_fw-la videre_fw-la potes_fw-la commedentem_fw-la in_o hieme_n videre_fw-la non_fw-la potes_fw-la the_o outward_a mean_n which_o he_o use_v be_v visible_a but_o the_o inward_a comfort_n which_o when_o time_n serve_v he_o reap_v be_v invisible_a thus_o do_v saint_n austin_n moralize_v that_o simile_n of_o solomon_n and_o we_o must_v not_o look_v to_o have_v such_o not-condemning_a or_o absolve_a conscience_n except_o we_o be_v such_o pismire_n of_o god._n but_o here_o be_v two_o rock_n to_o be_v heed_v at_o which_o many_o suffer_v shipwreck_n while_o they_o mistake_v the_o doctrine_n of_o a_o not-condemning_a and_o a_o condemn_a conscience_n first_o of_o a_o not-condemning_a some_o confound_v herewith_o a_o sear_a con-and_a because_o they_o be_v senseless_a they_o do_v not_o think_v themselves_o graceless_a custom_n in_o sin_n or_o the_o busy_a pursuit_n of_o their_o corrupt_a lust_n silence_v their_o conscience_n that_o it_o speak_v
hope_v for_o all_o be_v not_o so_o provident_a as_o to_o let_v their_o conscience_n prevent_v sin_n well_o howsoever_o we_o neglect_v the_o first_o work_n of_o conscience_n we_o can_v avoid_v the_o second_o if_o we_o will_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o it_o will_v take_v notice_n of_o we_o it_o take_v notice_n of_o all_o our_o do_n whether_o they_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a &_o prove_v a_o comfortable_a or_o uncomfortable_a jury_n unto_o us._n neither_o be_v this_o all_o ourselves_o be_v trust_v not_o only_o to_o give_v in_o the_o verdict_n but_o also_o to_o take_v it_o whether_o it_o be_v against_o we_o or_o for_o us._n and_o as_o our_o conscience_n will_v not_o spare_v to_o doom_n we_o according_a to_o the_o law_n if_o we_o be_v guilty_a ourselves_o shall_v pronounce_v what_o our_o sin_n deserve_v so_o will_v it_o not_o fail_v to_o assure_v we_o of_o all_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o gospel_n if_o it_o find_v we_o innocent_a and_o we_o shall_v rest_v assure_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o our_o own_o judgement_n and_o why_o god_n will_v second_v our_o heart_n his_o work_n will_v keep_v correspondency_n with_o we_o whether_o it_o condemn_v or_o absolve_v only_o for_o the_o great_a terror_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o comfort_n of_o the_o godly_a let_v we_o not_o forget_v the_o inequality_n if_o we_o sink_v under_o our_o own_o judgement_n we_o shall_v sink_v more_o under_o god_n and_o if_o our_o own_o do_v yield_v boldness_n god_n will_v yield_v much_o more_o wherefore_o red_a te_fw-la tibi_fw-la forget_v not_o the_o prevent_a work_n of_o thy_o conscience_n to_o be_v rule_v by_o it_o meditat._n bernard_n meditat._n neglect_v not_o the_o inquire_a work_n of_o thy_o conscience_n to_o prognosticate_v of_o thy_o future_a state_n according_a to_o it_o let_v every_o one_o of_o we_o endeavour_v with_o st._n paul_n to_o have_v a_o unoffensive_a conscience_n towards_o god_n and_o man_n that_o he_o may_v solace_v himself_o in_o that_o true_a peace_n thereof_o in_o this_o world_n and_o have_v the_o consummation_n thereof_o with_o eternal_a bliss_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v amen_n πάντοτε_n δόξα_n θηῶ._n finis_fw-la a_o meditation_n upon_o psalm_n 19_o verse_n 14._o let_v the_o word_n of_o my_o mouth_n and_o the_o meditation_n of_o my_o heart_n be_v acceptable_a in_o thy_o sight_n o_o lord_n my_o strength_n and_o my_o redeemer_n fast_o and_o pray_v lord_n i_o do_v fast_o and_o i_o will_v pray_v for_o to_o what_o end_n do_v i_o withhold_v sustenance_n from_o my_o body_n if_o it_o be_v not_o the_o more_o to_o cheer_v up_o my_o soul_n my_o hungry_a my_o thirsty_a soul_n but_o the_o bread_n the_o water_n of_o life_n both_o which_o i_o find_v not_o where_o but_o in_o thy_o word_n i_o partake_v not_o but_o by_o exercise_v myself_o therein_o this_o i_o begin_v to_o do_v and_o fain_o will_v i_o do_v it_o well_o but_o in_o vain_a shall_v i_o attempt_v except_o thou_o do_v bless_v bless_v i_o then_o o_o lord_n bless_v either_o part_n of_o i_o both_o be_v thou_o and_o 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