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must_v forbear_v so_o first_o as_o it_o answer_v to_o the_o single_a eye_n it_o denote_v the_o pure_a conscience_n the_o enlighten_v eye_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o s._n paul_n call_v it_o that_o be_v a_o true_o well_o inform_v conscience_n a_o conscience_n that_o judge_n according_a to_o its_o rule_n and_o to_o this_o i_o shall_v first_o tell_v you_o what_o be_v the_o entire_a rule_n of_o conscience_n and_o consequent_o when_o it_o be_v dictate_v be_v right_a when_o it_o inform_v i_o true_o this_o i_o must_v do_v that_o i_o must_v forbear_v 2._o prove_v to_o you_o that_o all_o our_o action_n that_o be_v regulate_v by_o such_o a_o well_o inform_v conscience_n be_v good_a and_o honest_a so_o that_o if_o this_o eye_n be_v single_a the_o whole_a body_n shall_v be_v full_a of_o light_n if_o the_o conscience_n be_v pure_a the_o man_n holy_a and_o so_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o text_n be_v prove_v 2._o as_o it_o answer_v to_o the_o evil_a eye_n so_o it_o denote_v a_o evil_a conscience_n a_o conscience_n that_o do_v not_o give_v true_a judgement_n of_o duty_n ill_o inform_v and_o this_o either_o first_o whole_o so_o and_o then_o it_o be_v reprobate_a sense_n such_o as_o that_o of_o they_o that_o call_v good_a evil_n and_o evil_n good_a from_o which_o man_n be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o tim._n 4._o 2._o or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v phavorinus_n rom._n 1._o 31._o or_o second_o but_o in_o part_n and_o then_o it_o be_v either_o first_o a_o err_a conscience_n or_o second_o a_o doubtful_a conscience_n or_o three_o a_o scrupulous_a conscience_n to_o which_o also_o several_a other_o will_v fall_v in_o and_o i_o shall_v show_v you_o how_o every_o of_o these_o do_v mislead_v a_o man_n into_o the_o dark_a the_o scrupulous_a raise_v cloud_n and_o mist_n about_o he_o dark_a error_n and_o discomfort_n too_o the_o doubtful_a do_v instead_o of_o guide_n leave_v he_o so_o puzzle_v that_o he_o know_v not_o which_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 5._o l._n 26._o for_o mere_n r._n mete_n p._n 19_o l._n 42._o for_o no_o r._n do_v p._n 23._o l._n 22._o for_o a_o r._n can_v p._n 50._o l._n 14._o for_o despute_n r._n dispute_n p._n 51._o l._n 1._o for_o of_o any_o of_o one_o kind_n r._n of_o any_o one_o kind_n p._n 60._o l._n 28._o after_o find_v r._n they_o p._n 63._o l._n 7._o for_o it_o be_v r._n be_v it_o p._n 65._o l._n 6._o read_v after_o evil_n p._n 65._o l._n 49._o for_o palm_n read_v psalm_n p._n 66._o l._n 48._o for_o but_o that_o r._n than_o the._n p._n 70._o l._n 41._o deal_n and._n p._n 77._o l._n 4._o for_o censor_n r._n censer_n p._n 82._o l._n 1._o for_o coersive_o r._n coereive_o p_o 83._o l._n 14_o for_o antimonian_o r._n antinomian_o p._n 84._o l._n 13._o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 85._o l._n 6._o deal_n that_o p._n 85._o l._n 41._o for_o beleif_n r._n disbeleif_n p._n 90_o l._n 41._o for_o what_o r._n when_o p._n 110._o l._n 43._o for_o 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