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a_o good_a work_n when_o they_o know_v a_o word_n in_o season_n may_v be_v of_o such_o use_n for_o the_o maintain_n of_o the_o innocency_n or_o honour_n of_o a_o man_n not_o a_o blossom_n of_o love_n grow_v upon_o the_o tongue_n 2._o such_o as_o give_v good_a word_n but_o their_o hand_n be_v wither_v and_o that_o arise_v from_o wither_a affection_n prov._n 23.7.8_o he_o say_v eat_v and_o drink_v but_o his_o heart_n be_v not_o with_o thou_o 2_o pet._n 1.27_o he_o show_v every_o man_n want_v ability_n to_o love_v his_o brother_n if_o his_o heart_n be_v clog_v with_o any_o base_a lust_n of_o envy_n coveteousnesse_n wantonness_n etc._n etc._n if_o there_o be_v any_o kitchen_n lust_n it_o will_v not_o endure_v this_o heavenly_a fire_n doct_n the_o sincerity_n of_o our_o love_n to_o our_o brethren_n be_v the_o security_n of_o our_o conscience_n and_o estate_n before_o god_n use_v 1_o to_o reprove_v the_o popish_a doctrine_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o have_v a_o certainty_n of_o 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14.10_o another_o know_v not_o what_o a_o man_n be_v but_o himself_o do_v conscience_n be_v a_o good_a companion_n of_o the_o good_a the_o worst_a of_o the_o bad_a prov._n 15.15_o a_o good_a conscience_n be_v a_o feast_n there_o be_v good_a company_n where_o a_o good_a conscience_n be_v no_o man_n know_v so_o well_o as_o his_o conscience_n do_v 2_o conscience_n be_v a_o register_n of_o what_o we_o have_v do_v long_o ago_o 1_o king_n 2.44_o whereto_o thy_o heart_n be_v privy_a he_o mean_v his_o conscience_n gen._n 42.20_o 21._o 3_o conscience_n be_v a_o witness_n and_o will_v either_o accuse_v or_o excuse_v rom._n 2.15_o excuse_v in_o well-doing_n accuse_v in_o ill-doing_n heb._n 13.18_o rom._n 14.12_o 2_o cor._n 1.12_o 4_o conscience_n be_v a_o judge_n either_o to_o clear_v or_o condemn_v 1_o cor._n 4.3_o gen._n 20.5_o 5._o it_o be_v a_o executioner_n of_o what_o god_n give_v judgement_n and_o sentence_n it_o go_v before_o god_n judgement_n and_o witness_v mat._n 27.4_o 5._o but_o after_o god_n sentence_n and_o his_o word_n conscience_n do_v execute_v it_o rom._n 8.15_o then_o conscience_n pour_v upon_o we_o horror_n and_o terror_n which_o be_v a_o forerunner_n of_o hell_n only_o differ_v in_o measure_n and_o durance_n thus_o conscience_n do_v to_o good_a man_n upon_o some_o occasion_n so_o david_n when_o he_o have_v number_v the_o people_n 2_o sam._n 24.10_o i_o have_v do_v very_o foolish_o he_o speak_v with_o some_o bitterness_n of_o heart_n act_v 2.37_o this_o be_v call_v prick_v of_o heart_n prov._n 18.14_o a_o wound_a spirit_n who_o can_v bear_v why_o do_v god_n put_v such_o a_o faculty_n into_o man_n 1._o that_o god_n may_v manifest_v his_o be_v there_o be_v no_o strong_a evidence_n of_o god_n be_v for_o to_o who_o do_v it_o witness_n be_v it_o not_o to_o god_n before_o who_o do_v it_o condemn_v or_o to_o who_o be_v it_o a_o executioner_n if_o there_o be_v no_o god_n 2._o his_o own_o providence_n and_o we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o god_n mind_v not_o 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in_o the_o throne_n of_o a_o man_n heart_n conscience_n be_v our_o companion_n god_n much_o more_o psal_n 139._o reas_n 2._o god_n be_v our_o witness_n therefore_o when_o we_o speak_v sober_o we_o call_v god_n to_o witness_v he_o be_v a_o judge_n heb._n 10.3_o a_o executioner_n and_o therefore_o if_o conscience_n see_v cause_n to_o condemn_v we_o god_n much_o more_o if_o conscience_n see_v cause_n to_o acquit_v we_o god_n much_o more_o psal_n 139.2_o 3._o use_v 1_o a_o sign_n of_o our_o present_a estate_n and_o what_o god_n will_v do_v concern_v we_o if_o we_o live_v and_o die_v thus_o what_o say_v thy_o conscience_n if_o thy_o heart_n assure_v thou_o thou_o love_v thy_o brother_n 2_o cor._n 1.12_o that_o thou_o savory_a not_o sin_v that_o thete_n be_v no_o good_a duty_n but_o thou_o will_v do_v thou_o have_v be_v humble_v for_o thy_o sin_n conscience_n have_v be_v a_o executioner_n and_o yet_o have_v come_v with_o pardon_n seal_v to_o thou_o with_o the_o broad_a seal_n of_o heaven_n 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