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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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his_o fiery_a 11._o 2_o ki._n 2._o 11._o chariot_n and_o in_o a_o whirlwind_n into_o heaven_n then_o to_o have_v nabal_n linger_a fit_n of_o the_o stone_n and_o to_o 38._o 1_o sam._n 25._o 37_o 38._o lie_v ten_o day_n before_o his_o death_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v asleep_o when_o these_o be_v inter_v we_o may_v as_o well_o say_v stone_z to_z stone_z as_o earth_n to_o earth_n and_o dust_n to_o dust_n there_o be_v another_o ill_a quiet_a conscience_n still_o conscience_n 4._o the_o harden_a conscience_n which_o be_v the_o harden_a conscience_n this_o treasure_n up_o wrath_n against_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n rom._n 2._o 4_o 5._o the_o hypocrite_n in_o heart_n heap_v up_o 13._o job_n 36._o 13._o wrath_n they_o cry_v not_o when_o god_n smite_v then_o this_o there_o be_v not_o a_o great_a plague_n on_o earth_n or_o judgement_n in_o hell_n it_o be_v a_o sin_n that_o have_v as_o much_o misery_n and_o a_o misery_n that_o have_v as_o much_o sin_n in_o it_o as_o can_v be_v imagine_v now_o 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natural_a and_o original_a hardness_n 2._o there_o be_v a_o attract_a and_o acquire_v hardness_n hardness_n 2._o attract_v voluntary_a hardness_n acquire_v by_o the_o crebrous_a and_o iterate_a act_n of_o sin_n which_o by_o degree_n by_o the_o latent_fw-la deceitfulness_n in_o it_o and_o the_o secret_a curse_n of_o god_n upon_o it_o withal_o bring_v the_o soul_n over_o to_o a_o dedolency_n and_o unsensibleness_n therefore_o do_v the_o apostle_n warn_v some_o heb._n 3._o 13._o to_o exhort_v one_o another_o daily_a lest_o the_o heart_n be_v harden_v through_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o sin_n and_o he_o do_v report_n of_o other_o ephes_n 4._o 17_o 18_o 19_o who_o by_o walk_v in_o the_o vanity_n of_o their_o mind_n have_v the_o understanding_n darken_v be_v alienate_v from_o the_o life_n of_o god_n through_o the_o ignorance_n that_o be_v in_o they_o because_o of_o the_o blindeness_n or_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n who_o be_v past_a feeling_n have_v give_v themselves_o over_o to_o 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to_o laboriousness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o work_n of_o uncleanness_n they_o will_v labour_v as_o a_o horse_n in_o a_o mill_n to_o commit_v iniquity_n they_o draw_v sin_n with_o cord_n and_o iniquity_n with_o cart-rope_n 18._o isai_n 5._o 18._o as_o in_o a_o gracious_a heart_n love_v of_o god_n put_v upon_o any_o labour_n for_o god_n so_o love_v of_o sin_n make_v man_n drudge_n to_o their_o lust_n and_o to_o the_o devil_n 10._o this_o laboriousness_n next_o step_n carry_v they_o to_o unsatiableness_n which_o be_v the_o next_o step_n to_o hell_n they_o give_v themselves_o over_o to_o work_v all_o uncleanness_n nothing_o come_v amiss_o to_o they_o so_o it_o be_v uncleanness_n all_o uncleanness_n 25._o rom._n 1._o 23_o 25._o in_o sinful_a though_o natural_a act_n and_o in_o more_o sinful_a unnatural_a act_n of_o
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cain_n cry_v out_o because_o of_o his_o punishment_n judas_n because_o he_o must_v be_v damn_v magus_n desire_v prayer_n that_o none_o of_o those_o evil_n tell_v he_o of_o by_o peter_n shall_v come_v upon_o he_o and_o 24._o act._n 8._o 24._o there_o be_v all_o his_o trouble_n this_o be_v to_o be_v trouble_v for_o hell_n not_o for_o sin_n hell_n itself_o be_v full_a of_o such_o trouble_a conscience_n where_o there_o be_v continual_a weep_n wail_a and_o gnash_v of_o teetb_n for_o their_o pain_n but_o not_o the_o least_o repentance_n for_o their_o sin_n 2._o when_o the_o carriage_n under_o the_o trouble_n it_o 2._o when_o attend_v with_o a_o ill_a carriage_n under_o it_o be_v evil_n than_o it_o be_v a_o evil_a trouble_n as_o 1._o when_o the_o man_n do_v rage_n and_o swell_v and_o storm_n under_o the_o stroke_n of_o god_n but_o his_o uncircumcised_a heart_n be_v never_o a_o whit_n break_v to_o accept_v of_o the_o punishment_n of_o his_o iniquity_n cain_n be_v trouble_v enough_o at_o his_o 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