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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61865	Conscience the best friend upon earth: or, The happy effects of keeping a good conscience Very useful for this age. By Henry Stubbes, Minister of the Gospel.	Stubbes, Henry, 1606?-1678.	1677 (1677)	Wing S6029C; ESTC R222100	33,441	135

Conscience co-witnessing my Conscience witnessing together with God God knows it and doth witness it and my Conscience knows it and doth witness it and my Conscience together with me knows it There is a double Act of the Understanding there is a Direct Act whereby we know a thing and there is a Reflect Act whereby we know that we know it And this is the Action of Conscience Isa. 59. 12. For our transgressions are multiplied before thee and our sins they testifie against us for our transgressions are with us and as for our iniquities we know them we know that we have sinned So that Conscience is a recoiling or a reflexion of the Soul upon it self according to that of Paul 1 Cor. 4. 4. II. General I come in the next place to shew about what Conscience is imploy'd it is imploy'd about the whole man and all his actions It hath a Commission thus to employ it self about the understanding how that doth act about the memory to observe how that doth act about the will how that doth act and the Affections how they do act it is imployed to observe whether the man be sanctified or not and it is imployed about his Actions whether they be good or bad about our actions towards God or Man towards our selves or others And it is imployed about every thing that is either a Sin or a Duty Conscience is imployed to observe how you eat and drink it is imployed to observe how you dress and habit your selves how you buy and sell and deal and trade in the World it is imployed to observe how you read the Scripture pray in your Family in your Clozet and in the Congregation how you sanctifie the Sabbath receive Sacraments how you spend your time how long you lye a Bed in a morning how late you set up at night and about what to observe how you carry your selves alone and how you carry your selves in Comyany to observe what you do in the Streets or in the Field in this place or in the other place in this Company or in the other Company it goeth along with you and it will never leave you God help me to mind this I hope you will make the same prayer for your selves that I make for my self III. General How Conscience is imployed From the Description of Conscience which I have given you you may understand that Conscience hath several Offices the Office of a Notary or Register the Office of a Witness or Accuser the Office of a Judge or a Condemner the Office of a Comforter or a Tormenter Conscience is imployed in such Offices as these are and Conscience will first or last be faithful in the execution of them and it will do it's Office to purpose 1. It is imployed as a Notary or Register to write down all we do to write it down as with the Point of a Diamond to Book it down and Seal it up that it may come to Light again 2. It is imployed as an Accuser when we do amiss when we warp from the Rule 3. It is imployed as a Judge to pass sentence of life or death Oh Sirs how many poor souls are condemned by their own hearts Their own Consciences tell them thou art a Damned Creature thou art an undone soul it may be Conscience as yet doth not set in Judgment it is not Sessions or Assizes time with you it may be it is adjourned and put of to a longer time But assure your selves the time will come the time is at hand 4. Conscience is also imployed as a Comforter as an Acquitter and Absolver if we do well 2 Cor. 1. 12. This is our rejoycing the testimony of our Conscience that in simplicity and godly sincerity c. we have had our conversation in the world What greater rejoycing then this When Conscience shall acquit me in the prescence of God when Conscience shall be able to say as Hezekiah Remember O Lord how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart and have done that which is good in thy sight Oh what a comfort will it be when Conscience shall reflect upon it's believing in Christ upon it's confession of sin repentance and tears sighs and groans for sin This is my rejoycing the testimony of my Conscience that I have been alone in a corner in my Clozet with tears in mine eyes and sorrow in my heart that I have rolled my self on Christ and cast all my ca●e upon him 5. Then as a Tormenter Conscience is imployed When Conscience shall recoil and thus reflect upon a man When thou shoulds● have been in thy Clozet thou wast here or there in the Street or in the Field in the Coffee House or Taverns when thou shouldst have been with God alone thou hast been elswhere Thou couldst lye down and rise up without having God be●fore thine Eyes thou couldst eat and drink without fear and without rule and buy and sell and habi● thy self without fear There is a● much danger in habiting and dressing our selves as in eating and drinking O what if this dress should be a snare what if this should occasion the committing of Adultery He that looks upon a Woman to lust after her saith Christ hath committed Adultery with her already in his heart Saith one There is a fine clear skin and so saith a second and a third but do you know what temptation may lye in a naked skin the Lord help us to take heed of it I would commend you a little Book it is but 3 pence price it is called The Hairy Comet very fit for an Hairy Age. This is indeed an Hairy Age God deliver us from False Hearts for we can see almost nothing but False Heads every where Assure your selves Conscience will have a bout with men for this another day Conscience will not let this go unobserved Conscience doth write down this and will hereafter find a time to read it to you It may be the Wife will say I must please my Husband and the Husband will say I must please my Wise. But have a care I beseech you to please Conscience that it may not be against you another day See that Conscience be for you and that Conscience may have no cause to upbraid you and torment you another day Let Jobs care be your care let not Conscience reproach you so long as you live I beseech you earnestly let it be your great care to have A Conscience void of offence towards God and towards Man towards your selves and others And if you so do you will have no cause to repent your being here to hear this Lesson SERMON II. JOB 27. 6. My Righteousness I hold fast and will not let it go my Heart shall not reproaoh me so long as I live THis was Jobs Resolution why should it not be ours Those that have felt the Reproaches of Conscience once would be loth to feel them a second time The very bruit Beasts when once they

him as Peter to Simon Magus Acts 8. 23. I perceive thou art in the gall of bitterness and bond of iniquity a child of wrath and the wrath of God will come upon thee if thou continue so Eph. 5. 6. If my Reader do live after the flesh and sure thou canst tell whether he does so or no. Good Conscience tell him that he does so and that if he shall continue so to do he shall die and shew him Rom. 8. 13. and bid him read it If my Reader do the work of the Lord negligently deceitfully if he offer to God a corrupt thing when he has a male to offer tell him of the curse which hangs over his head and make him read Jer. 48. 10. Mat. 1. 14. If he have no prayer in his Family cause him to read Jer. 10. 25. If he remember not the Sabbath day to keep it holy give him no rest till thou hast gotten him to read and ponder upon what is written Jer. 17. 27. If he be an idle slothful unprofitable servant in the Lords work shew him Matth. 25. 30. If he be an unfruitful tree in the Lords vineyard prevail with him for thou canst do it to read again and again the words of Christ Luke 13. 7 8 0. shew him also Matth. 7. 17. and Heb. 6. 7 8. Say to him Why dost thou not take the Bible and read it Conscience if my Reader believe not in Jesus Christ if he do not obedientially rest upon him alone for salvation tell him that if he do not believe the sooner he must be damned Mark 16. 16. If he have not repented if he have not confessed his sin and mourned for it and turned from it unto God tell him he must do it or perish and shew him Luke 13. 3 5. If he be unrighteous good Conscience tell him that if he continue such he shall never inherit the Kingdom of God Compell him to read 1 Cor. 6. 9 10. If he be unholy tell him that he shall never see the Lord and let him not be quiet till he has taken the Bible and read it in Heb. 12. 14. If he be unregenerate tell him he cannot if he continue so see the Kingdom of God Put the Bible into his hand and bid him read John 3. 3●5 Conscience if my Reader be a neglecter of that great Salvation profered in the Gospel and continue so tell him that he cannot escape damnation and shew him Heb. 2. 3. If he turn away from him that speaketh from Heaven to him tell him that he cannot escape the wrath of God and shew him Heb. 12. 25. and Acts 3. 23. and ask him whether he be not afraid of destruction And if he shall still refuse to hearken and still pull away the shoulder and stop his ears and make his Heart like an Adamant stone tell him that great wrath will come upon him Zech. 7. 11 12. Conscience if my Reader be one of that black catalogue 1 Cor. 6. 9 10. or a doer of the works of the flesh Gal. 5. 19 20 21. tell him that he shall not inherit the Kingdom of God And if he ask thee what warrant thou hast to say so refer him to the forecited Scriptures Conscience if my Reader should be fearful unbelieving abominable if he should be a Murderer a Whoremonger a Sorcerer an Idolater a Liar tell him that if he continue such he must have his part in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone and make him read Rev. 21. 8. Conscience if my Reader be a proud person tell him from God that God is able to abase him Dan. 4. 37. and will be above him Exod. 18. 11. and bring him down Psal. 18. 27. and low Prov. 29. 23. even to destruction Prov. 16. 18. and 15. 25. Get him also to read Isa. 2. 11. to 18. and Isa. 3. 16. to the end If my Reader be a covetous person good Conscience let him know from the Word of God 1. That he is a troubler of his own house Prov. 15. 27. 2. That he is in Gods account an Idolater Col. 3. 5. Eph. 5. 5. 3. That he is hated and abhorred of God Psal. 10. 3. 4. That he is sorely threatned Isa. 5. 8. Isa. 10. 1 2. Job 20. 15 19 20. and 27. 16 17 18. 1 Cor. 6. 10. And get him to read 1 Tim. 6. 9 10. And Conscience if my Reader be a voluptuous person an adulterous unclean person I must intreat thee to send him to the Bible and to see that he read and consider these following Scriptures of the Old and New Testament Prov. 2. 18 19. Prov. 5. 3 4 5 6 to 14. Prov. 6. 26 32 ●3 Prov. 7. 21. to the end of the chap. Prov. 22. 14. Prov. 23. 27. Prov. 29. 3. Eccles. 7. 26. 1 Cor. 5. 9. 1 Cor. 6. 9 10. Eph. 5. 5 6. Heb. 13. 4. Rev. 21. 8. and 22. 15. Good Conscience be at him again and again and never leave him till thou hast gotten him to go into his Closet and there to spend one quarter or half an hour in pondering on these Scri●●●●● Conscience do thy office thou art Gods Deputy fail not to be faithful Possibly thou mayest say That thou hast done it again and again but they will not hear they are deaf to me as well as to you But Conscience if thou be a good Conscience speak louder speak not with so low a voice lift up thy voice like a trumpet for thou art ordained a Preacher to shew my Readers their transgressions and sins Be not silent whether they will hear or whether they will forbear yet speak unto them I know my Readers many of them will endeavour to silence and stop thy mouth they do not love to be told of their faults or what their estate is but Conscience be not thou rebellious but do that which is thine Office to do I know thou hast much to charge my Readers with Some of them thou knowest do neither read the S●riptures nor pray in their Families nor Cathechize them that are committed to their charge Others pray not in their Closets nor do they commune with their own hearts about their spiritual estates they examine not themselves whether they be in the Faith or whether Christ be in them they compare not themselves with the Word of God to know how it is with them Some spend their time and strength and Estates in Rioting and Drunkenness in Chambering and Wantonness in Strife and Envying Some trifle away their precious time in Taverns Ale-houses Play-houses Coffee-houses Some embrace this present World with Demas Some are lovers of Pleasures more then lovers of God Some acknowledge God in their words and in their works deny him Some have left their first love Some are lukewarm neither hot nor ●●ld Some say Lord Lord but will not do the things that he says unto them Some believe not with their Hearts what with their Mouth they say they do believe Some confess sin with their