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a_o other_o consideration_n for_o we_o ought_v to_o abstain_v from_o they_o if_o they_o breed_n any_o offence_n but_o the_o conscience_n still_o be_v free_a so_o paul_n speak_v of_o flesh_n consecrate_v to_o idol_n xxviii_o if_o any_o say_v he_o move_v any_o doubt_n touch_v it_o not_o for_o conscience_n sake_n i_o say_v for_o conscience_n not_o thou_o but_o the_o other_o a_o faithful_a man_n shall_v sin_v which_o be_v first_o warn_v shall_v nevertheless_o eat_v such_o flesh_n but_o howsoever_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o brother_n it_o be_v necessary_a for_o he_o to_o abstain_v as_o it_o be_v prescribe_v of_o god_n yet_o he_o cess_v not_o to_o keep_v still_o the_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n thus_o we_o see_v how_o this_o law_n bind_v the_o outward_a work_n leave_v the_o conscience_n unbind_v the_o twenty_o chapter_n ¶_o of_o prayer_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a exercise_n of_o faith_n and_o whereby_o we_o daily_o receive_v the_o benefit_n of_o god_n of_z these_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v hitherto_o speak_v we_o plain_o perceyve_v how_o needy_a and_o void_a man_n be_v of_o all_o good_a thing_n and_o how_o he_o want_v all_o help_n of_o salvation_n wherefore_o if_o he_o seek_v for_o relefe_n whereby_o he_o may_v succour_v his_o needinesse_n he_o must_v go_v out_o of_o himself_o and_o get_v they_o else_o where_o this_o be_v afterward_o declare_v unto_o we_o that_o the_o lord_n do_v of_o his_o own_o free_a will_n and_o liberal_o geve_v himself_o to_o we_o in_o his_o christ_n in_o who_o he_o offer_v we_o in_o stead_n of_o our_o misery_n all_o felicity_n in_o stead_n of_o our_o need_n wealthiness_n in_o who_o he_o open_v to_o we_o the_o heavenly_a treasure_n that_o our_o whole_a faith_n shall_v behold_v his_o belove_a son_n that_o upon_o he_o our_o whole_a expectation_n shall_v hang_v in_o he_o our_o whole_a hope_n shall_v stick_v fast_o and_o rest_n this_o very_o be_v the_o secret_a and_o hide_a philosophy_n which_o can_v not_o be_v wrong_a out_o with_o logiciall_a 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show_v he_o bury_v and_o dig_v in_o the_o ground_n therefore_o the_o apostle_n to_o show_v that_o true_a faith_n can_v not_o be_v idle_a from_o call_v upon_o god_n have_v set_v this_o order_n that_o as_o of_o the_o gospel_n sprynge_v faith_n so_o by_o it_o our_o heart_n be_v frame_v to_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o this_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v a_o little_a before_o say_v xxvi_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n which_o seal_v in_o our_o heart_n the_o witness_n of_o the_o gospel_n raise_v up_o our_o spirit_n that_o they_o dare_v show_v forth_o their_o desire_n to_o god_n stir_v up_o unspeakable_a gronynge_n and_o cry_v with_o confidence_n abba_n father_n it_o be_v mete_v therefore_o that_o this_o last_o point_n because_o it_o be_v before_o but_o only_o speak_v of_o by_o the_o way_n and_o as_o it_o be_v light_o touch_v shall_v now_o be_v more_o large_o entreat_v of_o this_o therefore_o we_o get_v by_o the_o benefit_n of_o prayer_n that_o we_o 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with_o no_o bond_n these_o solon_n do_v in_o deed_n fain_o that_o their_o constitution_n be_v law_n of_o liberty_n a_o sweet_a yoke_n a_o light_a burden_n but_o who_o can_v not_o see_v that_o they_o be_v mere_a lie_n they_o themselves_o in_o deed_n do_v feel_v no_o heaviness_n of_o their_o own_o law_n which_o cast_v away_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n do_v careless_o and_o stout_o neglect_v both_o their_o own_o and_o god_n law_n but_o they_o that_o be_v touch_v with_o any_o care_n of_o their_o salvation_n be_v far_o from_o think_v themselves_o free_a so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v entangle_v with_o these_o snare_n we_o see_v with_o how_o great_a warenesse_n paul_n do_v deal_v in_o this_o behalf_n twenty-five_o that_o he_o dare_v not_o so_o much_o as_o in_o any_o one_o thing_n lie_v upon_o man_n any_o snare_n at_o all_o â–ª_o and_o that_o not_o without_o cause_n true_o he_o foresee_v with_o how_o great_a a_o wound_n conscience_n shall_v be_v strike_v if_o they_o shall_v be_v charge_v with_o 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necessary_a to_o salvation_n this_o question_n do_v therefore_o encumber_v the_o most_o part_n of_o man_n because_o they_o do_v not_o suttelly_n enough_o put_v difference_n between_o the_o outward_a court_n as_o they_o call_v it_o &_o the_o court_n of_o conscience_n moreover_o this_o increase_v yâ—_z difficulty_n that_o paul_n teach_v that_o the_o magistrate_n ought_v to_o be_v obey_v not_o only_o for_o fear_n of_o punishment_n i_o but_o for_o conscience_n sake_n whereupon_o follow_v the_o conscience_n be_v also_o bind_v with_o the_o politic_a law_n but_o if_o it_o be_v so_o they_o all_o shall_v fall_v that_o we_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o last_o chap._n and_o intend_v now_o to_o speak_v concern_v the_o spiritual_a government_n for_o the_o lose_v of_o this_o knot_n first_o it_o be_v good_a to_o learn_v what_o be_v conscience_n the_o definition_n be_v to_o be_v gather_v of_o the_o proper_a derivation_n of_o the_o word_n for_o as_o when_o man_n do_v with_o mind_n &_o understanding_n 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man_n to_o the_o iugement_n of_o god_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o keeper_n join_v to_o man_n to_o mark_v &_o watch_v all_o his_o secret_n that_o nothing_o shall_v remain_v bury_v in_o darkness_n whereupon_o also_o come_v the_o old_a proverb_n conscience_n be_v a_o thousand_o witness_n xxi_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n also_o peter_n have_v set_v the_o examination_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n for_o quietness_n of_o mind_n when_o we_o be_v persuade_v of_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n do_v without_o fear_n present_v ourselves_o too_o god_n x.ii._n and_o the_o author_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrues_n use_v these_o word_n to_o have_v no_o more_o conscience_n of_o sin_n in_o stead_n of_o to_o be_v deliver_v or_o acquit_v that_o sin_n may_v no_o more_o accuse_v us._n therefore_o as_o work_n have_v respect_n to_o man_n so_o the_o conscience_n be_v refer_v to_o god_n so_o the_o conscience_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o inward_a pureness_n of_o the_o hart_n in_o which_o sense_n paul_n write_v that_o charity_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n i.u._n out_o of_o a_o pure_a conscience_n and_o faith_n not_o feign_v afterward_o also_o in_o the_o same_o chap_n â–ª_o he_o show_v how_o much_o it_o differ_v from_o understanding_n say_v that_o some_o have_v suffer_v shipwreck_n from_o the_o faith_n because_o they_o have_v forsake_v good_a conscience_n for_o in_o these_o word_n he_o signify_v that_o it_o be_v a_o lively_a affection_n to_o worship_n god_n &_o a_o sincere_a desire_n to_o live_v godly_o and_o holy_o sometime_o in_o deed_n it_o be_v refer_v also_o to_o man_n as_o in_o luke_n when_o the_o same_o paul_n testify_v xuj_o that_o he_o endeavour_v himself_o that_o he_o may_v walk_v with_o a_o good_a conscience_n towards_o god_n &_o man_n but_o this_o be_v therefore_o say_v because_o the_o fruit_n of_o good_a conscience_n do_v flow_v &_o come_v even_o to_o man_n but_o in_o speak_v proper_o it_o have_v respect_n to_o god_n only_o as_o i_o have_v already_o say_v 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and_o the_o more_o to_o express_v that_o advise_a purpose_n of_o wickedness_n in_o a_o other_o place_n afterward_o he_o add_v this_o word_n by_o name_n xuj_o wilful_o for_o when_o he_o say_v that_o there_o be_v leave_v no_o sacrifice_n for_o they_o that_o sin_n willing_o after_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n receive_v he_o do_v not_o deny_v yâ—_z christ_n be_v a_o continual_a sacrifice_n to_o purge_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o holy_a one_o which_o he_o express_o cry_v out_o almost_o in_o the_o whole_a epistle_n where_o he_o declare_v yâ—_z priesthode_n of_o christ_n but_o he_o say_v that_o there_o remain_v no_o other_o when_o that_o be_v one_o forsake_v &_o it_o be_v forsake_v when_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v of_o set_a purpose_n renounce_v but_o whereas_o some_o do_v think_v it_o to_o hard_a and_o to_o far_o from_o the_o tender_a merciefulnesse_n of_o god_n that_o any_o be_v put_v away_o that_o flee_v to_o beseech_v the_o lord_n mercy_n that_o be_v easy_o answer_v for_o 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remedy_n for_o their_o evels_n and_o yet_o do_v flee_v from_o his_o presence_n be_v unproper_o call_v conversion_n and_o prayer_n but_o a_o question_n be_v move_v whereas_o the_o apostle_n deni_v that_o god_n be_v appease_v with_o feign_a repentance_n xxix_o how_o achab_n obtain_v pardon_n and_o turn_v away_o the_o punishment_n pronounce_v upon_o he_o who_o yet_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o course_n of_o his_o life_n to_o have_v be_v only_o strike_v amaze_v with_o sudden_a fear_n he_o do_v in_o deed_n put_v on_o sack_n cloth_n scatter_a ash_n upon_o he_o lie_z upon_o the_o ground_n and_o as_o it_o be_v testify_v of_o he_o he_o be_v humble_v before_o god_n but_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o cut_v his_o garment_n when_o his_o heart_n remain_v thick_a and_o swell_a
a_o crooked_a figure_n as_o man_n sometime_o speak_v mingle_v himself_o with_o the_o multitude_n as_o one_o of_o the_o people_n but_o rather_o several_o confess_v his_o own_o gyltinesse_n &_o humble_o flee_v to_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o forgevenesse_n as_o he_o express_o say_v when_o i_o confess_v my_o sin_n &_o the_o sin_n of_o my_o people_n and_o this_o humbleness_n david_n also_o set_v out_o with_o his_o own_o example_n when_o he_o say_v entre_fw-fr not_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n because_o in_o thy_o sight_n every_o one_o that_o live_v shall_v not_o be_v justify_v xiiii.ij_fw-la in_o such_o manner_n esaie_n pray_v loe_o thou_o be_v angry_a because_o we_o have_v sin_v the_o world_n be_v found_v in_o thy_o way_n v._o therefore_o we_o shall_v be_v saâ—ed_v and_o we_o have_v be_v all_o fill_v with_o uncleanness_n &_o all_o our_o righteousness_n as_o a_o defile_a cloth_n and_o we_o have_v all_o wither_a away_o as_o a_o leaf_n &_o our_o iniquity_n do_v scatter_v we_o abroad_o as_o the_o wind_n and_o there_o be_v none_o that_o call_v upon_o thy_o name_n that_o raise_v up_o himself_o to_o take_v hold_n of_o thou_o because_o thou_o have_v hide_v thy_o face_n from_o we_o and_o have_v make_v we_o to_o pine_v away_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o our_o wyckednesse_n now_o therefore_o o_o lord_n thou_o be_v our_o father_n we_o be_v clay_n thou_o be_v our_o fasshioner_n &_o we_o be_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n be_v not_o angry_a o_o lord_n neither_o remember_v wickedness_n for_o ever_o behold_v look_v upon_o we_o we_o be_v all_o thy_o people_n loe_o how_o they_o stand_v upon_o no_o affiance_n at_o all_o but_o upon_o this_o only_a that_o think_v upon_o this_o that_o they_o be_v god_n they_o despire_v not_o that_o he_o will_v have_v care_n of_o they_o likewise_o jeremie_n â—â—â—_o if_o our_o iniquity_n answer_v against_o we_o do_v thou_o for_o thy_o name_n sake_n for_o it_o be_v both_o most_o true_o &_o most_o holy_o write_v of_o who_o soever_o it_o be_v which_o 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no_o marvel_v if_o the_o faithful_a do_v with_o this_o key_n open_a to_o themselves_o the_o door_n to_o pray_v which_o we_o learn_v out_o of_o many_o place_n of_o the_o psalm_n for_o david_n when_o he_o ask_v a_o other_o thing_n xviii_o say_v remember_v not_o the_o sin_n of_o my_o youth_n remember_v i_o according_a to_o thy_o mercy_n for_o thy_o goodness_n sake_n o_o lord_n again_o look_v upon_o my_o affliction_n &_o my_o labour_v &_o forgeve_v all_o my_o sin_n where_o we_o also_o see_v that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o if_o we_o every_o several_a day_n do_v call_v ourselves_o account_n for_o our_o new_a sin_n if_o we_o do_v not_o also_o remember_v those_o sin_n which_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v be_v long_o ago_o forget_v li.vii._n for_o the_o same_o prophet_n in_o a_o other_o place_n have_v confess_v one_o heinous_a offence_n by_o this_o occasion_n return_v even_o to_o his_o mother_n womb_n wherein_o he_o have_v gather_v the_o infection_n not_o to_o make_v the_o fault_n seem_v less_o 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