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be_v a_o wise_a and_o faithful_a register_n to_o produce_v they_o as_o a_o faithful_a witness_n for_o or_o against_o a_o man_n another_o day_n the_o book_n be_v open_v rev._n 20.12_o one_o of_o those_o be_v the_o book_n of_o conscience_n conscience_n be_v as_o a_o thousand_o witness_n if_o good_a the_o holy_a ghost_n join_v with_o it_o my_o conscience_n bear_v i_o witness_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n rom._n 9.1_o and_o this_o be_v our_o rejoice_v the_o testimony_n of_o our_o conscience_n 2_o cor._n 1.12_o if_o the_o person_n have_v do_v any_o thing_n amiss_o conscience_n bring_v it_o to_o the_o man_n remembrance_n as_o the_o sin_n of_o joseph_n brethren_n make_v they_o say_v we_o be_v very_o guilty_a gen_n 43.21_o now_o a_o faithful_a witness_n will_v not_o lie_v a_o rectify_a conscience_n will_v give_v in_o a_o true_a testimony_n to_o promote_v repentance_n which_o be_v therefore_o call_v a_o bethink_v ourselves_o 1_o king_n 8.47_o or_o heb._n a_o bring_v back_o upon_o our_o heart_n 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