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A93060 A good conscience the strongest hold. A treatise of conscience, handling the nature acts offices use of conscience. The description qualifications properties severall sorts of good conscience. The excellency necessity utility happiness of such a conscience. The markes to know motives to get meanes to keep it. By John Sheffeild, Minister of Swythins London. Sheffeild, John, d. 1680. 1650 (1650) Wing S3062; Thomason E1235_1; ESTC R208883 228,363 432

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christ_n and_o the_o spirit_n good_a conscience_n must_v observe_v the_o eye_n voice_z beck_n finger_n and_o every_o motion_n of_o christ_n judas_n hereby_o show_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o man_n of_o no_o conscience_n unless_o a_o sear_a that_o he_o can_v stand_v all_o those_o throw_n and_o never_o shrink_v for_o the_o matter_n he_o be_v nothing_o move_v at_o the_o sop_n give_v nor_o those_o plain_a expression_n in_o word_n at_o length_n and_o not_o in_o figure_n he_o to_o who_o i_o give_v this_o dip_v sop_n be_v the_o man_n who_o heart_n be_v dip_v in_o treason_n and_o blood_n to_o be_v my_o betrayer_n and_o murderer_n woe_n be_v to_o he_o by_o who_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v betray_v it_o have_v be_v good_a if_o that_o man_n have_v never_o be_v bear_v he_o stand_v all_o these_o he_o stay_v he_o put_v off_o all_o these_o with_o a_o impudent_a be_v it_o i_o he_o swallow_v the_o sop_n he_o can_v now_o drink_v up_o jordan_n out_o he_o go_v and_o out_o go_v conscience_n and_o in_o go_v 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therefore_o he_o seek_v a_o conference_n i_o commune_v with_o my_o own_o heart_n say_v he_o and_o my_o spirit_n make_v diligent_a search_n i_o hear_v what_o conscience_n have_v to_o charge_v i_o withal_o and_o conscience_n make_v a_o search_n and_o hear_v what_o i_o can_v say_v for_o myself_o these_o soliloquy_n be_v our_o best_a dispute_n and_o the_o most_o useful_a conference_n such_o solitude_n be_v better_a than_o society_n sometime_o man_n be_v best_a company_n for_o himself_o be_v thou_o daily_o in_o this_o countinghouse_n and_o take_v a_o turn_n every_o evening_n in_o old_a isaac_n walk_n go_v out_o and_o meditate_v 69_o gen._n 24._o 69_o shall_v i_o say_v or_o go_v in_o and_o meditate_v we_o read_v gen._n 1._o that_o god_n view_v every_o day_n work_n what_o it_o be_v before_o it_o pass_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n and_o see_v that_o it_o be_v good_a ere_o he_o leave_v it_o and_o before_o the_o sabbath_n he_o take_v a_o review_n of_o all_o he_o have_v do_v in_o the_o six_o day_n before_o observe_v thou_o each_o day_n what_o be_v thy_o action_n this_o day_n what_o be_v thy_o passion_n see_v what_o word_n fall_v from_o thou_o what_o purpose_n and_o thought_n be_v in_o thou_o do_v thou_o well_o or_o not_o to_o be_v so_o angry_a or_o to_o be_v so_o merry_a so_o to_o be_v silent_a or_o so_o to_o speak_v do_v thou_o not_o vain_o discover_v thyself_o as_o one_o of_o the_o vain_a fellow_n use_v to_o discover_v themselves_o especial_o before_o 28._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 28._o the_o sabbath_n or_o the_o sacrament_n view_v all_o thy_o work_n and_o take_v thyself_o to_o task_n by_o a_o serious_a self-examination_n be_v not_o a_o stranger_n to_o thyself_o live_v much_o bern._n non_fw-la venitur_fw-la ad_fw-la bonam_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la cordis_fw-la custodiam_fw-la bern._n at_o home_n nec_fw-la te_fw-la quaesiveris_fw-la extra_fw-la fear_v not_o to_o be_v alone_o whosoever_o thou_o trust_v to_o be_v thy_o cashkeeper_n be_v thou_o thy_o own_o conscience-keeper_n if_o any_o be_v so_o ungracious_a as_o to_o say_v who_o make_v i_o my_o brother_n keeper_n tremble_v thou_o to_o be_v so_o unnatural_a as_o to_o say_v who_o make_v i_o my_o own_o keeper_n what_o a_o ill_a account_n of_o his_o stewardship_n will_v that_o man_n give_v up_o who_o can_v say_v i_o have_v be_v diligent_a in_o all_o thing_n which_o i_o take_v in_o hand_n but_o my_o own_o vineyard_n have_v i_o not_o keep_v i_o press_v this_o the_o more_o because_o 6._o cant._n 1._o 6._o it_o be_v so_o necessary_a and_o near_o a_o way_n to_o a_o good_a conscience_n i_o say_v again_o be_v sure_a to_o be_v well_o verse_v in_o thy_o own_o heart_n feel_v thy_o own_o pulse_n how_o it_o beat_v wind_v up_o this_o watch_n every_o night_n see_v how_o it_o go_v every_o day_n see_v if_o it_o be_v not_o down_o and_o have_v do_v go_v be_v not_o like_o the_o elephant_n who_o love_v not_o as_o they_o say_v to_o see_v his_o own_o face_n therefore_o never_o drink_v but_o in_o muddy_a water_n be_v not_o as_o be_v say_v of_o cain_n cordis_n tui_fw-la fugitivus_fw-la a_o vagabond_n from_o god_n and_o a_o runagate_n from_o thyself_o hear_v thou_o when_o conscience_n speak_v that_o god_n may_v hear_v thou_o when_o thou_o speak_v else_o conscience_n will_v tell_v thou_o though_o thou_o will_v not_o hear_v it_o speak_v to_o thou_o now_o he_o will_v be_v hear_v before_o thy_o better_n another_o day_n what_o it_o have_v against_o thou_o what_o a_o shame_n be_v it_o to_o thou_o if_o thy_o own_o conscience_n can_v give_v no_o better_a testimony_n of_o thou_o than_o nabal_n servant_n do_v of_o he_o our_o master_n be_v such_o a_o man_n of_o belial_n that_o none_o 17._o i_o sam._n 25._o 17._o may_v speak_v