Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n
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A52357
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The true liberty & dominion of conscience vindicated, from the usurpations & abuses of opinion, and persuasion
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Nalson, John, 1638?-1686.
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1677
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Wing N117; ESTC R19982
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not_o give_v they_o those_o great_a advantage_n against_o themselves_o and_o if_o we_o consult_v the_o history_n of_o all_o time_n place_n and_o nation_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o no_o people_n can_v bid_v fair_a for_o their_o own_o ruin_n or_o give_v a_o strong_a invitation_n to_o their_o enemy_n than_o by_o their_o own_o division_n and_o dissension_n nor_o do_v any_o government_n suffer_v a_o dissolution_n without_o these_o forego_n and_o too_o often_o fatal_a prognostic_n of_o its_o approach_a fall_n in_o se_fw-la magna_fw-la ruunt_fw-la now_o there_o be_v nothing_o can_v beget_v maintain_v and_o preserve_v this_o necessary_a unity_n like_o the_o principle_n of_o conscience_n this_o be_v that_o which_o cement_v man_n soul_n together_o with_o so_o close_a and_o indissoluble_a a_o union_n as_o nothing_o be_v able_a to_o divorce_v they_o from_o but_o what_o separate_v the_o soul_n and_o body_n this_o beget_v true_a love_n and_o real_a friendship_n knot_n never_o to_o be_v loose_v but_o with_o that_o of_o life_n last_o let_v we_o take_v a_o short_a turn_n within_o the_o confine_n of_o divinity_n and_o there_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o the_o consciousness_n which_o man_n have_v to_o themselves_o that_o they_o owe_v a_o indispensible_a duty_n to_o god_n as_o their_o great_a and_o almighty_a sovereign_n and_o creator_n and_o to_o all_o mankind_n as_o their_o common_a brethren_n be_v the_o only_a true_a foundation_n of_o all_o the_o religion_n in_o the_o world_n without_o a_o due_a sense_n of_o the_o first_o of_o these_o man_n be_v atheist_n without_o the_o second_o they_o be_v worse_o than_o beast_n without_o they_o both_o they_o will_v be_v worse_o than_o devil_n who_o believe_v though_o it_o make_v they_o tremble_v so_o that_o it_o appear_v that_o without_o this_o inward_a principle_n of_o conscience_n there_o will_v be_v neither_o honesty_n fidelity_n justice_n civility_n morality_n policy_n government_n or_o divinity_n in_o the_o world_n this_o be_v indeed_o the_o foundation-principle_n of_o all_o these_o and_o all_o other_o thing_n without_o but_o inducement_n and_o persuasive_n to_o goodness_n which_o man_n may_v resist_v and_o though_o not_o without_o difficulty_n overcome_v but_o till_o they_o can_v fly_v from_o themselves_o they_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a whole_o to_o subdue_v and_o conquer_v all_o the_o power_n and_o influence_n of_o conscience_n or_o though_o they_o may_v be_v so_o hardy_a to_o rebel_v against_o it_o yet_o can_v they_o never_o be_v able_a to_o escape_v its_o torture_n and_o punishment_n but_o that_o of_o the_o poet_n will_v be_v a_o universal_a truth_n hostu_fw-la evasisse_fw-la pute_fw-la finem_fw-la juvenal_n sat._n 13._o prope_fw-la finem_fw-la quos_fw-la diri_fw-la conscia_fw-la facti_fw-la mens_fw-la habet_fw-la attonitos_fw-la &_o surdo_fw-la verbere_fw-la caedit_fw-la occultum_fw-la quatiente_fw-la animo_fw-la tortore_fw-la flagellum_fw-la poena_n autem_fw-la vehemens_fw-la ac_fw-la multo_fw-la saevior_fw-la illis_fw-la quas_fw-la &_o caeditius_fw-la gravis_fw-la invenit_fw-la &_o rhadamanthus_n nocte_fw-la diéque_fw-la suum_fw-la gestare_fw-la in_o pectore_fw-la testèm_fw-la well_o render_v into_o english_a in_o those_o few_o word_n of_o the_o wise_a king_n solomon_n a_o wound_a conscience_n who_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v 18.14_o prov._n 18.14_o for_o let_v man_n say_v or_o do_v what_o they_o please_v this_o imperial_a principle_n will_v rule_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n either_o with_o the_o golden_a sceptre_n or_o the_o iron_n rod._n chap._n iu._n some_o necessary_a and_o universal_a principle_n lay_v down_o upon_o which_o conscience_n depend_v and_o according_a to_o which_o it_o act_n philosophy_n tell_v we_o corruptio_fw-la optimi_fw-la est_fw-la pessima_fw-la the_o best_a thing_n abuse_v become_v the_o worst_a there_o be_v no_o poison_n so_o invincible_a as_o that_o which_o come_v compound_v with_o a_o cordial_n which_o by_o its_o treacherous_a agreeableness_n to_o the_o delude_a palate_n obtain_v a_o easy_a admission_n and_o a_o speedy_a passage_n to_o the_o vital_a spirit_n it_o be_v therefore_o the_o common_a interest_n of_o all_o mankind_n to_o endeavour_v after_o a_o true_a and_o right_a understanding_n of_o this_o principle_n which_o do_v so_o universal_o influence_n all_o their_o life_n and_o action_n that_o we_o may_v therefore_o take_v a_o true_a measure_n of_o it_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o we_o consider_v of_o some_o common_a principle_n which_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n whether_o innate_a or_o traditional_a it_o matter_n not_o for_o from_o these_o conscience_n derive_v its_o original_a upon_o the_o belief_n of_o these_o it_o do_v depend_v and_o according_a to_o these_o if_o it_o be_v permit_v its_o native_a liberty_n and_o freedom_n it_o always_o act_n the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v that_o there_o be_v one_o supreme_a be_v which_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n of_o all_o other_o being_n in_o the_o world_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o under_o various_a name_n and_o notion_n have_v yet_o in_o all_o age_n and_o among_o all_o nation_n pass_v for_o the_o most_o bless_a eternal_a and_o by_o all_o to_o be_v adore_v deity_n second_o that_o this_o supreme_a be_v be_v of_o a_o most_o perfect_a and_o excellent_a nature_n infinite_o happy_a in_o himself_o so_o as_o nothing_o can_v add_v to_o or_o diminish_v his_o absolute_a and_o eternal_a felicity_n this_o be_v the_o ancient_n and_o universal_a belief_n of_o the_o world_n concern_v the_o divine_a nature_n nay_o lucretius_n a_o man_n not_o over_o kind_a to_o that_o which_o he_o call_v gravis_fw-la religio_fw-la endeavour_n to_o establish_v his_o demi-atheism_n upon_o this_o foundation_n that_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v transcendent_o happy_a within_o itself_o since_o it_o can_v receive_v neither_o addition_n nor_o diminution_n therefore_o do_v not_o concern_v itself_o with_o the_o management_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o world_n as_o 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according_a to_o their_o several_a capacity_n either_o only_o here_o in_o this_o world_n or_o if_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o it_o both_o here_o and_o hereafter_o in_o a_o future_a state_n five_o that_o therefore_o there_o be_v a_o future_a state_n after_o this_o life_n last_o that_o in_o that_o future_a state_n there_o be_v reward_n and_o punishment_n these_o several_a position_n have_v a_o natural_a dependency_n and_o connexion_n one_o upon_o another_o and_o be_v such_o as_o have_v general_o if_o not_o universal_o be_v believe_v in_o the_o world_n or_o at_o least_o by_o the_o far_o great_a part_n best_a and_o most_o understanding_n of_o man_n and_o indeed_o they_o be_v such_o truth_n as_o no_o man_n can_v deny_v any_o one_o of_o they_o without_o the_o manifest_a danger_n of_o ruine_v all_o the_o rest_n now_o from_o these_o common_a notion_n these_o necessary_a consequence_n follow_v first_o that_o all_o the_o creation_n and_o especial_o the_o noble_a part_n of_o it_o and_o 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do_v positive_o to_o tell_v they_o this_o be_v matter_n of_o conscience_n and_o that_o no_o man_n can_v do_v with_o a_o safe_a conscience_n whilst_o in_o truth_n they_o be_v either_o not_o matter_n of_o conscience_n in_o a_o strict_a and_o proper_a sense_n or_o if_o they_o be_v they_o be_v such_o matter_n of_o conscience_n as_o all_o people_n be_v oblige_v to_o act_v in_o contrary_a to_o both_o their_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n i_o say_v have_v they_o do_v this_o which_o be_v their_o duty_n they_o may_v have_v do_v god_n good_a service_n and_o promote_v our_o common_a happiness_n by_o peace_n unity_n and_o charity_n which_o now_o to_o the_o great_a dishonour_n and_o decay_v of_o christian_a religion_n and_o true_a piety_n and_o irreparable_a mischief_n in_o our_o politic_a capacity_n be_v almost_o grow_v stranger_n among_o we_o for_o whosoever_o shall_v without_o partiality_n consider_v the_o affair_n of_o these_o nation_n for_o this_o last_o century_n shall_v find_v that_o liberty_n 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and_o what_o persuasion_n be_v and_o how_o they_o differ_v from_o conscience_n how_o far_o they_o do_v oblige_v and_o wherein_o their_o lawful_a right_n and_o dominion_n in_o the_o management_n of_o humane_a action_n do_v consist_v let_v we_o act_v like_o man_n and_o christian_n with_o prudence_n and_o justice_n let_v we_o render_v to_o caesar_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v caesar_n and_o to_o god_n the_o thing_n which_o be_v god_n let_v we_o not_o blind_o injurious_o and_o dangerous_o transfer_v the_o title_n dignity_n power_n and_o supremacy_n of_o conscience_n the_o immediate_a vicegerent_n of_o our_o almighty_a sovereign_n unto_o these_o two_o usurper_n who_o in_o reality_n be_v but_o his_o subject_n i_o will_v begin_v therefore_o with_o opinion_n as_o be_v the_o elder_a of_o the_o two_o and_o that_o you_o may_v know_v that_o it_o be_v far_o inferior_a unto_o conscience_n this_o be_v the_o description_n which_o the_o learned_a aquinas_n give_v of_o it_o opinio_fw-la est_fw-la 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