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have_v such_o a_o command_a power_n than_o the_o command_n be_v marvellous_a awful_a terrible_a and_o fearful_a and_o it_o make_v a_o sinner_n start_v aside_o and_o withdraw_v himself_o from_o his_o former_a course_n it_o make_v he_o hang_v down_o his_o head_n and_o he_o dare_v not_o look_v out_o of_o door_n he_o dare_v not_o run_v with_o that_o courage_n into_o wicked_a practice_n as_o he_o do_v before_o it_o be_v with_o conscience_n in_o this_o case_n as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o lieutenant_n or_o a_o shreife_n of_o a_o country_n happy_o in_o the_o king_n absence_n a_o company_n of_o rebel_n join_v together_o in_o a_o conspiracy_n and_o rend_v the_o commission_n out_o of_o the_o lieutenant_n hand_n and_o beset_v the_o shreife_n house_n &_o the_o officer_n because_o the_o rebel_n be_v more_o in_o number_n dare_v do_v little_a or_o nothing_o unto_o they_o they_o may_v say_v as_o david_n do_v to_o the_o son_n of_o serviah_n you_o be_v too_o strong_a for_o i_o you_o son_n of_o serviah_n and_o therefore_o he_o will_v not_o meddle_v with_o they_o and_o so_o in_o some_o unruly_a town_n we_o shall_v see_v a_o company_n of_o riotous_a fellow_n because_o they_o be_v more_o in_o number_n than_o the_o officer_n they_o set_v the_o constable_n in_o stock_n when_o as_o they_o be_v more_o worthy_a to_o go_v to_o the_o gallows_n than_o he_o to_o the_o stock_n just_o so_o it_o be_v with_o conscience_n haply_o wicked_a man_n in_o former_a time_n have_v stifle_v conscience_n and_o take_v the_o commission_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o conscience_n but_o when_o the_o king_n come_v into_o the_o country_n and_o the_o officer_n shall_v complain_v unto_o the_o king_n of_o this_o conspiracy_n than_o he_o give_v they_o a_o large_a command_n and_o give_v they_o more_o power_n he_o put_v a_o new_a commission_n into_o their_o hand_n and_o furnish_v they_o with_o great_a aid_n and_o command_v upon_o pain_n of_o death_n that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o such_o uproar_n make_v and_o when_o this_o be_v proclaim_v upon_o the_o market-post_n than_o this_o make_v those_o resolute_a fellow_n to_o pull_v in_o their_o head_n and_o they_o dare_v not_o show_v themselves_o so_o it_o be_v with_o conscience_n sometime_o the_o lord_n let_v wicked_a man_n blind_a conscience_n and_o fear_v it_o wicked_a man_n oftentimes_o make_v a_o mock_n at_o conscience_n if_o a_o man_n reprove_v they_o for_o some_o sin_n and_o admonish_v they_o for_o conscience_n sake_n not_o to_o commit_v wicked_a practice_n than_o they_o flout_v at_o the_o person_n that_o speak_v unto_o they_o and_o say_v what_o your_o conscience_n will_v not_o suffer_v you_o to_o do_v as_o we_o do_v you_o will_v not_o drink_v will_v you_o why_o oh_o your_o conscience_n will_v not_o suffer_v you_o you_o will_v not_o commit_v adultery_n will_v you_o your_o conscience_n will_v not_o suffer_v you_o what_o you_o be_v a_o man_n of_o conscience_n be_v you_o and_o you_o will_v suffer_v your_o conscience_n to_o make_v a_o fool_n of_o you_o what_o care_v we_o for_o your_o conscience_n or_o you_o either_o thus_o many_o sinner_n keep_v conscience_n under_o but_o howsoever_o conscience_n be_v thus_o slight_v and_o despise_v the_o time_n will_v come_v when_o god_n will_v awaken_v conscience_n and_o put_v a_o new_a commission_n into_o his_o hand_n and_o send_v he_o help_v from_o heaven_n and_o say_v go_v to_o such_o a_o man_n and_o tell_v he_o you_o have_v blaspheme_v and_o you_o have_v speak_v against_o god_n saint_n you_o have_v break_v god_n sabbath_n and_o slight_v god_n word_n and_o contemn_v god_n ordinance_n and_o neglect_v the_o mean_n of_o salvation_n be_v it_o know_v therefore_o unto_o thou_o that_o i_o have_v a_o command_n from_o heaven_n and_o from_o god_n i_o charge_v you_o as_o you_o will_v
answer_v it_o at_o the_o dreadful_a day_n of_o judgement_n take_v heed_n of_o those_o evil_n and_o sinful_a practice_n that_o heretofore_o you_o have_v commit_v lest_o you_o damn_v your_o soul_n for_o ever_o and_o you_o must_v know_v that_o conscience_n come_v not_o without_o a_o commission_n but_o he_o have_v a_o commission_n in_o his_o pocket_n and_o he_o show_v it_o also_o pro._n 29.1_o there_o be_v one_o part_n of_o conscience_n commission_n there_o say_v the_o text_n he_o that_o be_v often_o reprooved_a harden_v his_o neck_n shall_v sudden_o be_v destroy_v and_o that_o without_o remedy_n if_o you_o be_v often_o reprooved_a &_o will_v not_o be_v better_v nor_o inform_v than_o the_o lord_n say_v &_o conscience_n from_o the_o lord_n tell_v you_o be_v it_o at_o your_o own_o peril_n you_o shall_v sure_o perish_v &_o that_o without_o remedy_n and_o in_o the_o 2._o of_o the_o thess_n 3.14_o there_o be_v another_o part_n of_o his_o commission_n if_o any_o man_n obey_v not_o our_o word_n by_o this_o epistle_n note_v that_o man_n and_o have_v no_o company_n with_o he_o that_o he_o may_v be_v ashamed_a he_o that_o will_v not_o obey_v the_o gospel_n he_o that_o will_v not_o stoop_v thereto_o nor_o be_v frame_v thereby_o why_o conscience_n he_o show_v his_o commission_n and_o charge_n man_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o this_o &_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n will_v take_v the_o part_n of_o conscience_n and_o will_v come_v in_o flame_a fire_n to_o render_v vengeance_n to_o that_o soul_n that_o will_v not_o obey_v the_o gospel_n but_o you_o will_v say_v can_v a_o man_n shift_n and_o free_v himself_o from_o the_o terror_n of_o conscience_n i_o answer_v no_o conscience_n have_v now_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o aid_n from_o heaven_n because_o he_o have_v be_v in_o former_a time_n so_o bad_o deal_v withal_o therefore_o he_o will_v go_v no_o more_o so_o slender_o guard_v deut._n 29.19_o there_o say_v the_o text_n if_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o that_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o 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say_v patience_n but_o i_o have_v not_o be_v regard_v i_o have_v be_v offer_v say_v grace_n but_o yet_o have_v be_v neglect_v lord_n all_o thy_o cost_n and_o care_n have_v be_v despise_v they_o all_o come_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o plead_v against_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o sinner_n justice_n lord_n say_v mercy_n justice_n lord_n say_v grace_n justice_n lord_n say_v patience_n we_o have_v all_o be_v slight_v neglect_v and_o contemn_v and_o then_o the_o lord_n he_o condemn_v he_o and_o say_v take_v he_o devil_n and_o execute_v vengeance_n upon_o he_o mercy_n be_v offer_v but_o he_o refuse_v he_o will_v none_o of_o it_o and_o therefore_o mercy_n shall_v never_o be_v show_v unto_o he_o let_v he_o for_o ever_o be_v damn_v and_o by_o this_o time_n the_o soul_n perceive_v itself_o to_o be_v in_o the_o devil_n hand_n as_o it_o be_v and_o in_o the_o devil_n possession_n and_o that_o satan_n may_v torment_v he_o as_o he_o please_v and_o then_o the_o soul_n be_v thus_o perplex_v he_o cry_v out_o the_o devil_n be_v there_o do_v you_o not_o see_v he_o he_o be_v come_v for_o i_o and_o i_o shall_v go_v and_o must_v go_v with_o he_o why_o since_o i_o must_v go_v to_o the_o devil_n why_o let_v i_o go_v then_o nay_o if_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v thus_o in_o the_o jaw_n of_o the_o devil_n lie_v upon_o his_o death_n bed_n as_o soon_o as_o ever_o he_o take_v a_o little_a rest_n the_o lord_n terrifi_v and_o affright_v he_o in_o his_o dream_n and_o then_o he_o rise_v out_o of_o his_o bed_n and_o the_o first_o word_n he_o speak_v be_v this_o i_o must_v go_v and_o i_o will_v go_v then_o his_o friend_n that_o attend_v about_o he_o ask_v he_o whither_o he_o will_v go_v they_o tell_v he_o he_o be_v among_o his_o friend_n than_o he_o say_v i_o be_o damn_v and_o i_o be_o go_v to_o hell_n and_o therefore_o let_v i_o go_v the_o devil_n be_v come_v to_o fetch_v i_o and_o therefore_o i_o must_v be_v go_v i_o beseech_v you_o consider_v this_o you_o that_o make_v nothing_o of_o conscience_n if_o it_o 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it_o be_v thou_o content_v thy_o wife_n shall_v take_v up_o her_o loose_a adulterous_a course_n and_o go_v to_o the_o devil_n and_o not_o take_v up_o a_o good_a course_n and_o go_v to_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n when_o god_n be_v work_v upon_o man_n he_o be_v draw_v of_o they_o to_o himself_o that_o they_o may_v go_v to_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o receive_v mercy_n from_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o therefore_o i_o beseech_v the_o lord_n to_o show_v man_n this_o sottish_a conceit_n and_o reform_v the_o same_o when_o thou_o see_v god_n work_n upon_o a_o poor_a soul_n then_o bless_v god_n for_o the_o same_o be_v thy_o wife_n that_o be_v a_o adulteress_n before_o now_o humble_v do_v she_o now_o see_v her_o sin_n then_o go_v into_o a_o corner_n and_o bless_v god_n for_o the_o same_o and_o say_v i_o have_v have_v a_o untoward_a wife_n but_o now_o the_o lord_n bless_v be_v his_o name_n have_v humble_v she_o i_o have_v a_o loose_a servant_n that_o be_v give_v to_o drunkenness_n prophannesse_n but_o now_o the_o lord_n have_v open_v his_o eye_n and_o awaken_v his_o conscience_n and_o humble_v his_o soul_n and_o be_v draw_v of_o he_o to_o himself_o why_o bless_v god_n for_o this_o his_o glorious_a comfort_n be_v comfort_v herein_o and_o encourage_v hereby_o and_o bless_v god_n for_o the_o same_o finis_fw-la the_o table_n john_n 6.44_o no_o man_n can_v come_v unto_o i_o except_o the_o father_n which_o have_v send_v i_o draw_v he_o doctrine_n i._o that_o every_o man_n in_o his_o natural_a condition_n be_v fasten_v and_o settle_v in_o the_o state_n of_o sin_n and_o corruption_n page_n 3_o this_o appear_v in_o the_o dominion_n that_o sin_n and_o satan_n have_v over_o the_o soul_n p._n 4._o and_o second_o in_o the_o amity_n that_o the_o soul_n have_v to_o sin_n p._n 6_o use_v i._o instruction_n to_o inform_v our_o mind_n of_o the_o woeful_a servitude_n and_o daily_a slavery_n that_o all_o man_n be_v in_o by_o nature_n p._n 7_o use_v ii_o it_o be_v a_o word_n of_o exhortation_n to_o all_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n to_o pity_v poor_a natural_a creature_n p._n 11_o doctrine_n ii_o the_o lord_n by_o a_o holy_a kind_n of_o violence_n do_v pluck_v the_o heart_n of_o sinner_n from_o sin_n unto_o himself_o p._n 18_o what_o be_v mean_v here_o by_o draw_v vid._n p._n 20_o the_o mean_n whereby_o god_n draw_v the_o heart_n of_o a_o poor_a sinner_n unto_o himself_o be_v four_o mean_v i._o the_o lord_n let_v in_o a_o light_n into_o the_o mind_n of_o a_o poor_a sinner_n and_o discover_v unto_o he_o that_o he_o be_v in_o a_o wrong_a way_n p._n 26_o mean_n ii_o the_o lord_n do_v draw_v poor_a sinner_n unto_o himself_o with_o the_o cord_n of_o his_o mercy_n p._n 30_o this_o cable_n rope_n of_o god_n mercy_n be_v make_v up_o of_o four_o cord_n the_o first_o cord_n be_v this_o the_o lord_n reveal_v himself_o to_o be_v ready_a to_o receive_v poor_a sinner_n p._n 31_o the_o second_o cord_n be_v this_o the_o lord_n do_v call_v and_o command_v sinner_n for_o to_o come_v p._n 32_o the_o three_o cord_n be_v this_o the_o lord_n entreat_v and_o beseech_v poor_a sinner_n to_o come_v to_o receive_v mercy_n p._n 34_o the_o four_o cord_n be_v this_o the_o lord_n do_v wait_v and_o stay_v in_o long_a patience_n and_o suffer_v to_o see_v if_o at_o any_o time_n a_o sinner_n will_v turn_v unto_o he_o p._n 38_o mean_n iii_o the_o lord_n draw_v poor_a sinner_n unto_o himself_o by_o the_o iron_n cord_n of_o conscience_n p._n 40_o these_o iron_n cord_n of_o conscience_n have_v three_o main_a hâ—â—kes_n to_o pull_v sinner_n to_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v there_o be_v three_o great_a work_n of_o conscience_n which_o god_n use_v to_o work_v upon_o man_n to_o draw_v they_o from_o sin_n to_o himself_o p._n 41._o the_o first_o hook_n of_o conscience_n be_v this_o conscience_n be_v a_o warner_n to_o the_o soul_n and_o admonish_v it_o of_o sin_n and_o to_o come_v from_o sin_n upon_o pain_n of_o damnation_n p._n 41_o the_o second_o hook_n be_v this_o conscience_n accuse_v the_o creature_n before_o god_n and_o witness_v against_o he_o p._n 47_o the_o three_o hook_n be_v this_o conscience_n at_o the_o last_o condemn_v the_o soul_n p._n 13_o mean_n iv_o the_o lord_n draw_v poor_a sinner_n unto_o himself_o by_o the_o cord_n of_o his_o spirit_n p._n 61_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o lord_n do_v thus_o draw_v a_o sinner_n from_o sin_n to_o himself_o be_v three_o p._n 62._o reason_n i._o because_o the_o strong_a man_n must_v first_o be_v cast_v out_o p._n 63_o reason_n ii_o because_o of_o that_o natural_a union_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o corruption_n p._n 64_o reason_n iii_o because_o of_o that_o sovereign_a kind_n of_o power_n that_o sin_n have_v over_o the_o soul_n and_o prevail_v within_o the_o soul_n p._n 67._o use_v i._n it_o be_v a_o ground_n of_o instruction_n to_o teach_v all_o people_n to_o admire_v the_o inconceiveable_a goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o poor_a miserable_a damn_a creature_n p._n 70_o use_v ii_o it_o be_v a_o word_n of_o terror_n to_o discover_v the_o woeful_a estate_n of_o all_o those_o that_o do_v set_v themselves_o against_o the_o work_n of_o preparation_n p._n 74_o use_v iii_o it_o be_v a_o use_n of_o comfort_n and_o consolation_n to_o all_o poor_a soul_n that_o be_v oppress_v with_o their_o sin_n p._n 95_o use_v iu._n it_o be_v a_o use_n of_o exhortation_n to_o all_o god_n people_n to_o endeavour_v to_o pluche_v other_o from_o sin_n this_o be_v the_o course_n god_n take_v p._n 103_o use_n v._o of_o examination_n to_o try_v yourselves_o how_o you_o have_v be_v draw_v to_o god_n p._n 114_o finis_fw-la