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be_v in_o cain_n do_v his_o conscience_n smite_v he_o or_o do_v it_o not_o yea_o almost_o as_o mortal_o as_o he_o smite_v his_o brother_n abel_n witness_v those_o word_n of_o his_o gen._n 4.13_o and_o cain_n say_v unto_o the_o lord_n my_o punishment_n be_v great_a than_o i_o can_v bear_v behold_v thou_o have_v drive_v i_o out_o this_o day_n from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o from_o thy_o face_n shall_v i_o be_v hide_v and_o i_o shall_v be_v a_o fugitive_n and_o a_o vagaboud_n in_o the_o earth_n and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o every_o one_o that_o find_v i_o shall_v slay_v i_o v._n 14._o see_v here_o the_o doleful_a boding_n of_o a_o guilty_a smite_v conscience_n the_o three_o witness_n that_o we_o shall_v call_v shall_v be_v that_o passage_n in_o gen._n 42.21_o and_o they_o viz._n joseph_n be_v brethren_n say_v one_o to_o another_o we_o be_v very_o guilty_a concern_v our_o brother_n in_o that_o we_o see_v the_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n when_o he_o beseech_v we_o and_o we_o will_v not_o hear_v therefore_o be_v this_o distress_n come_v upon_o we_o a_o four_o instance_n will_v be_v one_o more_o than_o i_o promise_v but_o you_o may_v have_v it_o in_o judge_n 1.7_o and_o adoni-bezek_n say_v threescore_o and_o ten_o king_n have_v their_o thumb_n and_o their_o great_a toe_n cut_v off_o gather_v meat_n under_o my_o table_n as_o i_o have_v do_v so_o god_n have_v requite_v i_o let_v the_o famous_a instance_n of_o judas_n bring_v up_o the_o rear_n matth._n 27.3_o then_o judas_n which_o have_v betray_v he_o viz._n our_o saviour_n when_o he_o see_v that_o he_o be_v condemn_v repent_v himself_o say_v i_o have_v sin_v in_o that_o i_o have_v betray_v the_o innocent_a blood_n and_o he_o cast_v down_o the_o piece_n of_o silver_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o go_v and_o hang_v himself_o verse_n 4_o 5._o if_o conscience_n have_v not_o smite_v he_o so_o as_o it_o be_v with_o fiery_a scorpion_n sure_o his_o soul_n have_v not_o choose_v strangle_v rather_o than_o 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dowry_n for_o his_o daughter_n two_o hundred_o foreskin_n of_o the_o philistine_n slay_v by_o his_o hand_n yet_o be_v his_o conscience_n too_o much_o and_o too_o hard_o for_o he_o humble_v he_o lay_v he_o grovel_v in_o the_o dust_n at_o its_o pleasure_n nay_o it_o have_v smite_v as_o great_a rich_a and_o powerful_a man_n as_o most_o ever_o be_v witness_n david_n aforesaid_a and_o his_o son_n solomon_n a_o great_a prince_n than_o he_o both_o in_o wisdom_n and_o wealth_n both_o of_o which_o conscience_n when_o time_n be_v make_v to_o lay_v their_o mouth_n in_o the_o dust_n if_o there_o may_v be_v hope_n do_v not_o conscience_n make_v its_o part_n good_a with_o nebuchadnezzer_n though_o a_o kind_n of_o universal_a monarch_n dan._n 3.4_o c._n as_o also_o with_o belshazar_n speak_v of_o dan._n 5.6_o in_o these_o word_n then_o the_o king_n countenance_n be_v change_v and_o his_o thought_n trouble_v he_o so_o that_o the_o joint_n of_o his_o loin_n be_v loosen_a and_o his_o knee_n smite_v one_o against_o another_o namely_o when_o he_o see_v the_o hand-writting_a upon_o the_o wall_n thou_o be_v weigh_v and_o find_v too_o light_a and_o so_o i_o have_v dispatch_v the_o four_o thing_n or_o the_o quos_fw-la show_v who_o conscience_n make_v bold_a to_o smite_v viz._n as_o well_o high_a as_o low_a rich_a as_o poor_a wise_a as_o foolish_a learned_a as_o unlearned_a prince_n as_o people_n man_n that_o have_v the_o fair_a form_n of_o godlias_n well_o as_o those_o that_o be_v open_o profane_a for_o conscience_n be_v no_o child_n or_o coward_n to_o fear_v mask_n and_o vizard_n and_o no_o changeling_n to_o be_v take_v with_o paint_a face_n and_o artificial_a beauty_n the_o next_o or_o five_o head_n to_o be_v speak_v too_o be_v the_o quibus_fw-la or_o by_o what_o thing_n conscience_n be_v ordinary_o stir_v up_o to_o smite_v and_o chide_v and_o some_o of_o they_o be_v as_o follow_v viz._n by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n read_v or_o powerful_o preach_v which_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o 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prophet_n nathan_n his_o convince_a parable_n of_o the_o ewe-lamb_n etc._n etc._n hence_o that_o expression_n of_o the_o holy_a psalmist_n psal_n 141.5_o let_v the_o righteous_a smite_v i_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o kindness_n and_o let_v he_o reprove_v i_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o excellent_a oil_n which_o shall_v not_o break_v my_o head_n that_o be_v by_o the_o figure_n meiosis_n which_o shall_v prove_v sanative_a and_o heal_a to_o i_o meaning_n that_o the_o wholesome_a reproof_n of_o a_o faithful_a friend_n like_o those_o medicine_n which_o take_v off_o the_o stagnation_n of_o blood_n and_o spirit_n in_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n of_o man_n and_o do_v put_v they_o into_o a_o free_a motion_n and_o equal_a circulation_n will_v as_o it_o be_v ferment_n his_o conscience_n and_o by_o so_o do_v cause_v it_o to_o do_v he_o a_o kindness_n three_o god_n chastisement_n upon_o man_n set_v their_o conscience_n a_o smite_v for_o when_o god_n smite_v conscience_n though_o it_o lay_v still_o before_o 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as_o it_o be_v v._o 16._o god_n open_v the_o ear_n of_o man_n and_o seal_v their_o instruction_n then_o as_o it_o be_v v._o 23._o if_o there_o be_v a_o messenger_n with_o he_o and_o a_o interpreter_n one_o among_o a_o thousand_o which_o may_v partly_o be_v mean_v of_o a_o awaken_v conscience_n by_o what_o follow_v v._o 27._o to_o show_v to_o man_n his_o uprightness_n than_o god_n be_v gracious_a to_o he_o etc._n etc._n i_o say_v the_o 27._o v._n may_v countenance_v the_o refer_v those_o word_n to_o conscience_n or_o intend_v it_o by_o the_o interpreter_n there_o speak_v of_o because_o the_o word_n there_o be_v he_o look_v upon_o man_n and_o if_o any_o say_v i_o have_v sin_v and_o pervert_v that_o which_o be_v right_a and_o it_o profit_v i_o not_o he_o will_v deliver_v his_o soul_n from_o go_v into_o the_o pit_n etc._n etc._n four_o those_o affliction_n or_o judgement_n above_o all_o other_o which_o carry_v the_o mark_n and_o signature_n of_o our_o sin_n upon_o they_o be_v most_o apt_a 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