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not_o the_o spirit_n to_o witness_v the_o forgiveness_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o to_o sanctify_v and_o enable_v he_o to_o lead_v a_o good_a life_n all_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n if_o there_o be_v a_o evil_a conscience_n the_o unsound_a body_n while_o it_o be_v sick_a it_o be_v in_o a_o kind_n of_o hell_n already_o again_o take_v a_o man_n in_o any_o cross_n whatsoever_o a_o good_a conscience_n do_v bear_v loss_n out_o the_o cross_n it_o bear_v a_o man_n up_o always_o because_o a_o good_a conscience_n be_v a_o witness_n with_o god_n it_o raise_v a_o man_n obove_o all_o earthly_a thing_n whatsoever_o there_o be_v no_o earthly_a discouragement_n that_o can_v dismay_v a_o good_a conscience_n because_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o divinity_n in_o conscience_n put_v in_o by_o god_n and_o it_o witness_v together_o with_o god_n so_o that_o in_o all_o cross_v it_o comfort_v so_o likewise_o in_o loss_n in_o want_n in_o want_n of_o friend_n in_o want_n of_o comfort_n in_o want_n of_o liberty_n 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great_a torment_n to_o those_o that_o have_v have_v their_o will_n most_o in_o the_o world_n the_o more_o their_o conscience_n be_v silence_v and_o violence_v in_o this_o world_n the_o more_o vocal_a it_o shall_v be_v at_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n and_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n therefore_o judge_v who_o be_v the_o most_o miserable_a man_n in_o the_o world_n although_o they_o have_v never_o so_o much_o regard_n in_o the_o world_n beside_o those_o that_o have_v conscience_n but_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o work_v but_o with_o sensuality_n within_o they_o and_o by_o please_a flatter_a speech_n of_o those_o without_o they_o they_o keep_v it_o down_o and_o take_v order_n that_o neither_o conscience_n within_o nor_o none_o other_o without_o shall_v disturb_v they_o if_o they_o do_v they_o shall_v be_v serve_v as_o ahab_n deal_v with_o micaia_n these_o man_n that_o be_v thus_o at_o peace_n in_o sinful_a course_n of_o all_o man_n they_o be_v most_o miserable_a they_o enjoy_v 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