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A89718 Cases of conscience practically resolved By the Reverend and learned John Norman, late minister of Bridgwater. Norman, John, 1622-1669. 1673 (1673) Wing N1239A; ESTC R231385 224,498 434

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no_o moment_n but_o at_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o witness_n shall_v the_o matter_n be_v establish_v deut._n 19.15_o jo._n 8.17_o lo_o two_o witness_n be_v tender_v upon_o the_o case_n to_o clear_v it_o god_n spirit_n and_o our_o spirit_n both_o of_o they_o needful_a and_o useful_a to_o testify_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n and_o the_o thing_n of_o man_n for_o what_o man_n know_v the_o thing_n of_o man_n save_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n which_o be_v in_o he_o even_o so_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n know_v no_o man_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 3.11_o the_o spirit_n witness_v to_o and_o with_o our_o spirit_n or_o conscience_n in_o and_o throughout_o its_o whole_a argumentation_n and_o progress_n whereupon_o it_o conclude_v its_o peace_n e._n g._n all_o those_o that_o with_o childlike_a appretiation_n affiance_n and_o affection_n can_v cry_v abba_n father_n be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n but_o i_o can_v with_o a_o childlike_a appretiation_n affiance_n and_o affection_n cry_v 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10._o &_o 26.1_o 2_o 3._o job_n 13.15_o 16._o c._n 23.10_o c._n 27.2_o 5_o 6._o c._n 5.27_o q._n 7._o how_o may_v we_o keep_v peace_n of_o conscience_n when_o once_o get_v the_o former_a direction_n c._n 2._o q._n 7._o and_o those_o even_o now_o give_v you_o q._n 7._o be_v of_o useful_a review_n here_o likewise_o etc._n likewise_o see_v fenner_n treat_v of_o conscience_n p._n 200_o etc._n etc._n but_o i_o shall_v be_v particular_a direct_v 1._o keep_v out_o sin_n this_o be_v the_o makebate_n and_o like_o a_o mad_a man_n it_o cast_v firebrand_n arrow_n and_o death_n her_o entrance_n and_o first_o embrace_n its_o true_a may_v promise_v a_o mellifluous_a sweetness_n but_o her_o end_n be_v bitter_a as_o wormwood_n sharp_a as_o a_o two-edged_a sword_n that_o pierce_v even_o to_o the_o conscience_n and_o if_o another_o abuse_n of_o his_o liberty_n may_v wound_v your_o conscience_n much_o more_o will_v the_o ardour_n of_o your_o own_o lust_n prov._n 26.19_o c._n 3_o 4._o rom._n 6.21_o 1_o cor._n 8.12_o psal_n 38.3_o 5._o keep_v out_o especial_o 1_o scandalous_a sin_n these_o fly_n at_o god_n and_o his_o glory_n his_o name_n be_v blaspheme_v through_o they_o and_o shall_v you_o be_v bless_v in_o they_o have_v zimri_n peace_n who_o slay_v his_o master_n though_o david_n be_v the_o darling_n of_o divine_a providence_n yet_o farewell_n his_o peace_n when_o he_o once_o fall_v into_o such_o a_o provocation_n 2_o sam._n 12.14_o 2_o king_n 9.31_o psal_n 51.8_o 11._o 2_o self-condemned_n sin_n think_v not_o to_o sin_n against_o conscience_n and_o yet_o sin_n in_o quiet_a such_o sin_n be_v a_o dare_a of_o conscience_n to_o do_v its_o worst_a and_o do_v implicit_o condemn_v she_o as_o she_o do_v explicit_o condemn_v they_o and_o how_o can_v she_o in_o such_o a_o circumstance_n acquit_v and_o clear_v remember_v what_o it_o
shall_v not_o ordinary_o fail_v of_o the_o effect_n either_o in_o clear_v and_o confirm_v the_o truth_n or_o confute_v the_o falsehood_n of_o what_o our_o conscience_n witness_v do_v conscience_n say_v they_o that_o have_v fellowship_n with_o god_n be_v in_o a_o happy_a state_n but_o we_o have_v fellowship_n with_o god_n put_v she_o to_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o assumption_n in_o a_o second_o practical_a syllogism_n as_o thus_o they_o that_o have_v fellowship_n with_o god_n walk_v in_o the_o light_n i.e._n live_v holy_o for_o god_n be_v light_n and_o in_o he_o be_v no_o darkness_n at_o all_o but_o we_o walk_v in_o the_o light_n i.e._n live_v holy_a and_o upright_o this_o confirm_v or_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n thus_o they_o that_o walk_v in_o darkness_n i.e._n that_o be_v ignorant_a and_o disobedient_a have_v no_o fellowship_n with_o god_n but_o we_o w●lk_v in_o darkness_n this_o confute_v if_o we_o say_v that_o we_o have_v fellowship_n with_o he_o and_o walk_v in_o darkness_n we_o lie_v and_o do_v not_o the_o truth_n 1_o joh._n 1.5_o 6_o 7._o the_o scripture_n therefore_o do_v frequent_o offer_v to_o the_o application_n of_o conscience_n both_o negative_a mark_n and_o positive_a together_o that_o by_o the_o application_n of_o the_o former_a we_o may_v correct_v our_o mistake_n and_o by_o the_o latter_a we_o may_v confirm_v our_o mind_n in_o what_o be_v assume_v by_o conscience_n as_o to_o our_o be_v in_o christ_n and_o in_o a_o condition_n of_o blessedness_n as_o rom._n 8.1_o 9_o 10_o 11._o psal_n 1.1_o 2._o ephes_n 4.20_o 25._o and_o the_o apostle_n think_v it_o fit_a to_o subjoin_v sometime_o to_o the_o testimony_n of_o his_o conscience_n the_o reason_n upon_o which_o that_o testimony_n be_v raise_v and_o from_o whence_o it_o result_v 2_o cor._n 1.12_o 13._o rom._n 9.1_o 2_o 3._o 5._o the_o credit_v of_o conscience_n its_o testimony_n therefore_o in_o such_o proposition_n as_o be_v capable_a of_o further_a proof_n be_v not_o safe_a for_o we_o ordinary_o without_o the_o call_n in_o and_o consider_v of_o those_o proof_n first_o have_v and_o make_v and_o it_o be_v of_o singular_a use_n in_o such_o a_o case_n to_o put_v conscience_n afresh_o to_o the_o question_n before_o it_o come_v to_o a_o conclusive_a determination_n that_o such_o a_o testimony_n be_v of_o indubitable_a truth_n as_o there_o be_v no_o condemnation_n to_o they_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n a_o proposition_n of_o infallible_a verity_n but_o i_o be_o in_o christ_n say_v conscience_n this_o assumption_n shall_v be_v again_o put_v to_o the_o question_n and_o require_v proof_n and_o confirmation_n as_o the_o apostle_n seem_v to_o imply_v by_o add_v so_o many_o characteristical_a sign_n they_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n walk_v not_o after_o the_o flesh_n but_o after_o the_o spirit_n be_v make_v free_a from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n i.e._n from_o the_o prevail_a and_o bind_v power_n thereof_o in_o such_o the_o body_n be_v dead_a because_o of_o sin_n and_o the_o spirit_n be_v life_n because_o of_o righteousness_n can_v conscience_n now_o again_o assume_v but_o this_o be_v our_o walk_n we_o be_v thus_o free_a our_o sin_n thus_o mortify_v and_o our_o spirit_n thus_o vivify_v to_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n or_o as_o elsewhere_o they_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n be_v new_a creature_n do_v conscience_n say_v we_o be_v new_a creature_n press_v she_o to_o give_v you_o the_o proof_n of_o what_o she_o say_v they_o that_o be_v new_a creature_n have_v old_a thing_n pass_v away_o all_o thing_n be_v become_v new_a have_v put_v off_o the_o old_a man_n and_o put_v on_o the_o new_a and_o now_o attend_v whether_o conscience_n can_v assume_v as_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n all_o thing_n be_v pass_v away_o all_o thing_n be_v become_v new_a in_o and_o to_o we_o etc._n etc._n rom._n 8.1_o 10._o 2_o cor._n 5.17_o ephes_n 4.22_o 24._o 2_o let_v conscience_n deliberate_v before_o she_o deliver_v in_o her_o testimony_n bethink_v thyself_o and_o bring_v this_o witness_n as_o they_o be_v their_o wickedness_n 1_o king_n 8.47_o back_o again_o to_o thy_o heart_n consider_v your_o way_n and_o let_v not_o thy_o heart_n be_v hasty_a to_o utter_v any_o thing_n before_o god_n david_n haste_n do_v more_o than_o once_o disturb_v his_o peace_n and_o draw_v the_o jew_n into_o a_o fool_n paradise_n hag._n 1.5_o 7._o eccles_n 5.2_o psal_n 31.22_o isa_n 5.12_o hos_fw-la 7.2_o know_v therefore_o this_o day_n and_o consider_v it_o in_o thy_o heart_n 1._o to_z and_o before_o who_o she_o be_v to_o render_v this_o witness_n or_o report_n it_o be_v not_o to_o thyself_o only_o but_o unto_o god_n also_o he_o know_v the_o way_n that_o thou_o do_v take_v the_o heart_n say_v he_o be_v deceitful_a above_o all_o thing_n who_o can_v know_v it_o i_o the_o lord_n search_v the_o heart_n i_o try_v the_o reins_o etc._n etc._n job_n 23.10_o jer._n 17.9_o 10._o o_o my_o conscience_n if_o thou_o shall_v not_o speak_v home_o and_o speak_v upright_o shall_v not_o god_n search_v it_o out_o for_o he_o know_v the_o secret_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o righteous_a god_n tri_v the_o heart_n and_o reins_o do_v thou_o bear_v this_o witness_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n psal_n 44.21_o &_o 7.10_o rom._n 9.1_o 2._o what_o the_o rule_n or_o mark_n be_v according_a to_o which_o she_o be_v thus_o to_o witness_v and_o report_n compare_v spiritual_a thing_n with_o spiritual_a thyself_o not_o with_o thyself_o but_o with_o the_o sign_n or_o standard_n by_o which_o thou_o be_v to_o measure_v thy_o state_n take_v not_o only_o a_o occasional_a or_o transient_a view_n of_o what_o that_o speak_v and_o thou_o be_v or_o do_v but_o let_v thy_o consultation_n therewith_o be_v frequent_a ordinary_a deliberate_a deep_a who_o so_o look_v into_o the_o perfect_a law_n of_o liberty_n and_o continue_v therein_o he_o be_v not_o a_o forgetful_a hearer_n but_o a_o doer_n of_o the_o work_n this_o man_n shall_v be_v bless_v in_o his_o deed_n 2_o cor._n 10.12_o jam._n 1.23_o 24_o 25._o 3._o what_o reason_n be_v there_o that_o she_o shall_v make_v this_o report_n o_o my_o conscience_n how_o can_v thou_o clear_v up_o this_o thy_o testimony_n of_o which_o before_o 4._o what_o will_v be_v the_o result_n of_o this_o witness_n or_o report_n shall_v not_o thou_o now_o deal_v faithful_o with_o i_o what_o a_o fearful_a deluge_n of_o presumption_n etc._n etc._n will_v henceforth_o overflow_v i_o and_o what_o flood_n of_o dedolence_n pride_n etc._n etc._n will_v henceforth_o also_o oppress_v my_o conversion_n will_v be_v less_o possible_a and_o thy_o condemnation_n and_o torment_n more_o perplex_v and_o full_a of_o horror_n act._n 28.26_o 27._o luk._n 13.27_o 28_o 29._o 3_o let_v conscience_n be_v deal_v with_o true_o and_o impartial_o by_o thou_o that_o she_o may_v deal_v forth_o a_o true_a and_o impartial_a testimony_n to_o thou_o 1._o charge_v she_o to_o be_v herein_o true_a and_o thorough_a with_o thou_o by_o her_o concernment_n in_o it_o who_o shall_v witness_v if_o conscience_n do_v not_o for_o no_o man_n know_v the_o thing_n of_o a_o man_n save_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n which_o be_v in_o he_o god_n have_v set_v thou_o o_o my_o conscience_n as_o that_o heap_n and_o pillar_n to_o be_v a_o witness_n between_o he_o and_o i_o 1_o cor._n 2.11_o gen._n 31.52_o rom._n 2.15_o by_o her_o command_n for_o it_o god_n have_v choose_v she_o for_o this_o purpose_n and_o charge_v she_o in_o his_o law_n to_o be_v a_o minister_n and_o witness_n both_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o she_o have_v see_v like_a paul_n and_o of_o those_o thing_n in_o the_o which_o he_o shall_v appear_v to_o she_o rom._n ibid._n 2_o cor._n 4.2_o act._n 26.16_o by_o the_o covenant_n and_o oath_n of_o god_n which_o she_o have_v take_v for_o it_o the_o vow_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o thou_o to_o be_v a_o faithfulful_a witness_n that_o will_v not_o lie_v and_o will_v thou_o have_v he_o to_o be_v a_o swift_a witness_n against_o thou_o prov._n 14.5_o mal._n 3.5_o by_o the_o consequence_n of_o it_o to_o she_o as_o well_o as_o thou_o by_o the_o bless_a effect_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n by_o the_o bitter_a effect_n on_o the_o other_o 2._o keep_v off_o such_o as_o will_v tamper_v with_o she_o and_o either_o keep_v she_o from_o give_v witness_n or_o corrupt_v she_o in_o the_o witness_n she_o do_v give_v keep_v thy_o heart_n with_o all_o diligence_n sin_n be_v ready_a to_o buy_v off_o her_o testimony_n with_o its_o pleasure_n sense_n to_o bribe_v she_o with_o its_o profit_n satan_n to_o befool_v and_o ensnare_v she_o with_o his_o policy_n watch_z and_o pray_v that_o you_o enter_v not_o into_o temptation_n set_a a_o guard_n upon_o conscience_n let_v not_o these_o come_v nigh_o the_o corner_n of_o her_o house_n he_o that_o do_v keep_v his_o soul_n shall_v be_v far_o from_o
oppress_v brief_o what_o or_o whence_o those_o secret_a inward_a record_n of_o what_o you_o have_v decline_v and_o do_v and_o suitable_a inclination_n and_o recall_v thereof_o to_o your_o heart_n especial_o when_o death_n or_o some_o notable_a distress_n be_v come_v upon_o you_o or_o come_v on_o what_o i_o say_v be_v all_o or_o any_o of_o these_o but_o the_o exerting_n and_o act_n and_o therefore_o evidence_n and_o argument_n of_o that_o spirit_n or_o conscience_n in_o man_n which_o be_v the_o candle_n of_o the_o lord_n search_v the_o innermost_a part_n of_o the_o belly_n prov._n 20.27_o 3._o will_v you_o confer_v with_o such_o who_o never_o hear_v of_o christ_n or_o have_v read_v the_o scripture_n read_v their_o write_a confession_n or_o review_v the_o working_n of_o their_o conscience_n there_o be_v few_o thing_n that_o more_o full_o or_o frequent_o occur_v in_o their_o write_n than_o the_o presence_n and_o power_n of_o conscience_n in_o every_o man_n which_o god_n say_v they_o have_v give_v to_o every_o one_o 2._o one_o consciaman_n ut_fw-la cuique_fw-la sva_fw-la est_fw-la ita_fw-la concipit_fw-la intra_fw-la pectora_fw-la pro_fw-la facto_fw-la spemque_fw-la metumque_fw-la svo_fw-la ovid._n fast_a l._n 1._o s_o p._n 2._o as_o his_o deputy_n and_o for_o their_o direction_n over-rule_v and_o oversight_n hierocl_n oversight_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d menand_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hierocl_n that_o from_o this_o be_v no_o subterfuge_n nothing_o latent_fw-la 97._o latent_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d isocrat_n ad_fw-la demonic_fw-la nunquam_fw-la fides_fw-la latendi_fw-la fit_a etiam_fw-la latentibus_fw-la quia_fw-la coarguit_fw-la illos_fw-la conscientia_fw-la &_o ipsos_fw-la sibi_fw-la ostendit_fw-la senec._n epist_n 97._o that_o its_o testimony_n be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o strong_a milon_n strong_a conscientia_fw-la mille_fw-la testes_fw-la turpe_fw-la quid_fw-la acturus_fw-la te_fw-la sine_fw-la testae_fw-la time_n consciaman_n recti_fw-la famae_fw-la mendacia_fw-la ridet_fw-la ovid._n fast_a l._n 1._o magna_fw-la vis_fw-la est_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la judicis_fw-la &_o magna_fw-la in_o utramque_fw-la partem_fw-la ut_fw-la neque_fw-la timeant_fw-la qui_fw-la nihil_fw-la commiserint_fw-la paenam_fw-la semper_fw-la ante_fw-la oculos_fw-la versari_fw-la putent_fw-la qui_fw-la pecc●rint_fw-la cicer._n pro_fw-la milon_n its_o tranquillity_n sweet_a ibid._n sweet_a hic_fw-la murus_fw-la aheneus_fw-la esto_fw-la nil_fw-la conscire_fw-la sibi_fw-la nullâ_fw-la pallescere_fw-la culpâ_fw-la horat._n l._n 1._o epist_n 1._o conscientia_fw-la rectae_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la maxima_fw-la consolatio_fw-la rerum_fw-la incommodarum_fw-la cicer._n epist_n tam._n 4._o l._n 6._o nullâ_fw-la re_fw-la tam_fw-la laetart_n soleo_fw-la quàm_fw-la officiorum_fw-la meorum_fw-la conscientiâ_fw-la id._n quae_fw-la eti●m_fw-la obruta_fw-la delectat_fw-la quae_fw-la concioni●_n ac_fw-la famae_fw-la reelomat_fw-la &_o in_o se_fw-la omne_fw-la reponit_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la ingentem_fw-la ex_fw-la altera_fw-la purte_fw-fr turbam_fw-la contrasentientium_a aspexit_fw-la non_fw-la numerat_fw-la suffragia_fw-la sed_fw-la uns●_n sententiâ_fw-la vincit_fw-la sen._n de_fw-fr benef._n l._n 4._o c._n 21._o licet_fw-la ipsum_fw-la corpus_fw-la plenum_fw-la bonâ_fw-la conscientiâ_fw-la stillet_fw-la placebit_fw-la illi_fw-la ignis_fw-la per_fw-la quem_fw-la bona_fw-la fides_fw-la co●●ucebit_fw-la id._n ibid._n its_o torment_n sharp_a they_o therefore_o abundant_o counsel_v man_n to_o study_v his_o own_o conscience_n 1._o conscience_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tecum_n habita_fw-la pers_n sat._n 4._o nec_fw-la te_fw-la quaesiveris_fw-la extra_fw-la pers_n sat._n 1._o and_o affectionate_o complain_v that_o man_n search_v not_o into_o but_o slight_a their_o own_o conscience_n 4._o conscience_n ut_fw-la nemo_fw-la in_o se_fw-la tentat_fw-la descendere_fw-la nemo_fw-la persius_n sat._n 4._o as_o for_o the_o working_n of_o their_o conscience_n that_o of_o the_o apostle_n be_v write_v juven_n write_v nihil_fw-la est_fw-la miserius_fw-la quàm_fw-la animus_n hominis_fw-la conscius_fw-la plaut_n occultum_fw-la quatiente_fw-la animum_fw-la tortore_fw-la flagellum_fw-la mens_fw-la sibi_fw-la conscia_fw-la facti_fw-la praemetuens_fw-la adhibet_fw-la stimulos_fw-la torretque_fw-la flagellis_fw-la luer_z poena_n autem_fw-la vehemens_fw-la &_o multò_fw-la saevior_fw-la illis_fw-la quos_fw-la &_o caeditius_fw-la gravis_fw-la invenit_fw-la &_o rhadamanthus_n nocte_fw-la dieque_fw-la suum_fw-la gestare_fw-la in_o pector●-testem_a juven_n as_o with_o a_o sunbeam_n in_o their_o life_n as_o well_o as_o his_o letter_n the_o gentile_n which_o have_v not_o the_o law_n be_v a_o law_n to_o themselves_o which_o show_v the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n write_v in_o their_o heart_n their_o conscience_n also_o bear_v witness_n or_o their_o conscience_n witness_v with_o they_o and_o their_o thought_n the_o mean_a while_n accuse_v or_o else_o excuse_v one_o another_o rom._n 2.14_o 15._o it_o be_v true_a we_o common_o say_v such_o and_o such_o be_v of_o no_o conscience_n or_o have_v lose_v all_o conscience_n but_o this_o be_v and_o must_v be_v understand_v with_o reference_n have_v rather_o to_o the_o quality_n than_o to_o the_o faculty_n i.e._n they_o be_v of_o no_o good_a or_o honest_a conscience_n or_o as_o conscience_n be_v consider_v in_o act_n rather_o than_o in_o habit_n they_o have_v lose_v their_o conscience_n as_o we_o say_v man_n have_v lose_v their_o reason_n i._n e._n the_o free_a and_o uninterrupted_a use_n of_o it_o and_o it_o be_v true_a also_o that_o there_o be_v who_o have_v make_v shipwreck_n of_o all_o good_a conscience_n that_o have_v sear_v their_o conscience_n and_o that_o there_o be_v such_o who_o god_n have_v just_o give_v over_o to_o a_o reprobate_n and_o remorseless_a conscience_n can_v be_v deny_v 1_o tim._n 1.19_o rom._n 1.28_o but_o conscience_n itself_o cease_v not_o though_o such_o quality_n 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god_n yet_o have_v he_o substitute_v every_o man_n to_o be_v the_o keeper_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n under_o he_o and_o must_v surrender_v a_o account_n thereof_o to_o he_o prov._n 4.23_o mal._n 2.15_o rom._n 14.12_o and_o if_o god_n have_v implant_v in_o every_o man_n a_o conscience_n than_o every_o man_n shall_v employ_v his_o conscience_n 1._o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o god_n who_o have_v make_v both_o they_o and_o it_o for_o himself_o isa_n 43.7_o prov._n 16.4_o and_o so_o in_o pursuance_n of_o his_o holy_a inclination_n further_a his_o supreme_a government_n in_o promote_a his_o holy_a interest_n vindicate_v his_o sovereign_a glory_n in_o patronage_n of_o his_o holy_a image_n forward_v serious_a godliness_n in_o propugn_v his_o holy_a intention_n and_o institution_n frustrate_v in_o what_o they_o may_v the_o strong_a hope_n and_o opposition_n of_o his_o enemy_n sin_n the_o world_n and_o satan_n 2._o as_o before_o god_n who_o as_o he_o make_v the_o conscience_n will_v assure_o 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the_o end_n and_o happy_a effect_n of_o these_o conviction_n so_o do_v they_o act._n 2._o &_o 16._o they_o do_v not_o oh_o do_v not_o you_o 1._o either_o strangle_v these_o distress_n of_o conscience_n as_o if_o they_o be_v but_o a_o fit_a of_o melancholy_a a_o foolish_a pusillanimity_n or_o at_o best_o of_o no_o profit_n and_o inserviency_n as_o they_o take_v it_o mal._n 3.13_o 14._o job_n 21.14_o 15._o how_o many_o thus_o seek_v to_o stifle_v conscience_n as_o herod_n seek_v to_o slay_v christ_n in_o the_o very_a cradle_n 2._o do_v not_o study_v to_o defer_v conscience_n now_o be_v the_o accept_a time_n now_o be_v the_o day_n of_o salvation_n oh_o if_o thou_o do_v know_v in_o this_o thy_o day_n the_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o thy_o peace_n 2_o cor._n 6.2_o luk._n 19.42_o felix_n tremble_v when_o conscience_n take_v hold_v of_o he_o but_o what_o do_v he_o he_o turn_v off_o the_o preacher_n at_o the_o bar_n and_o this_o preacher_n in_o his_o bosom_n till_o a_o more_o convenient_a 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be_o a_o dead_a and_o undo_v man_n without_o mercy_n deliver_v and_o send_v help_n such_o consideration_n will_v quicken_v endeavour_n clear_a justice_n and_o carry_v thou_o to_o jesus_n christ_n upon_o the_o wing_n of_o faith_n and_o repentance_n direct_v 4._o arise_v and_o sit_v not_o still_o in_o complain_v they_o mind_v their_o work_n act._n 2._o &_o 16._o and_o do_v not_o only_o mourn_v and_o whine_v complaint_n both_o to_o god_n and_o man_n may_v be_v lawful_a yea_o and_o useful_a needful_a but_o complaint_n only_o will_v never_o honour_v god_n or_o heal_v thy_o conscience_n this_o alone_a will_n but_o make_v thy_o chain_n hard_o and_o burden_n heavy_a a_o ill_a balsam_n for_o a_o bleed_a wound_n and_o which_o the_o great_a physician_n of_o conscience_n bid_v you_o forbear_v jer._n 15.18_o psal_n 42.11_o jer._n 30.15_o get_v thou_o up_o say_v the_o lord_n to_o joshua_n wherefore_o lie_v thou_o thus_o upon_o thy_o face_n israel_n have_v sin_v etc._n etc._n josh_n 7.10_o 11._o 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if_o it_o do_v not_o extricate_v you_o out_o of_o your_o strait_n and_o unload_v your_o burden_n spiritual_a and_o skilful_a surgeon_n when_o they_o can_v eradicate_v the_o distemper_n yet_o can_v and_o usual_o do_v ease_n and_o assuage_v the_o dolour_n but_o to_o who_o shall_v we_o go_v ans_fw-fr to_o who_o you_o shall_v not_o i_o have_v advise_v already_o direct_v 5._o i_o advise_v you_o to_o apply_v yourselves_o 1._o to_o experience_a man_n such_o who_o be_v heal_v of_o these_o malady_n they_o can_v tell_v you_o their_o own_o case_n and_o cure_v and_o comfort_n and_o be_v therefore_o comfort_v to_o afford_v you_o comfort_n that_o they_o may_v be_v able_a to_o comfort_v they_o which_o be_v in_o any_o trouble_n by_o the_o comfort_n wherewith_o they_o
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