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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the book of Job being the sum of twenty three lectures delivered at Magnus near the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl.An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of twenty three lectures delivered at Magnus neer the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl.
London: printed by Matthew Simmons, 1650
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AN EXPOSITION Upon the Fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth Chapte… › Chapter 15 › Verse 21
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Again, this may arise from some defect disabling conscience, to do its ordinary, or natural duty. (the conscience of an evil man may have some goodness in it) Conscience may be considered two ways, either morally, or naturally; that only is a morally good conscience, which is pure and holy, a conscience cleansed from the guilt of sin by the blood of Christ; thus no wicked man can be said to have a good conscience. That is a naturally good conscience which performs the office or duty to which conscience is appointed; conscience is set up in man to perform certain offices: if the conscience of a bad man perform them, his conscience (in that sense) is good.
Againe, this may arise from some defect disabling conscience, to doe its ordinary, or naturall duty. (the conscience of an evill man may have some goodnesse in it) Conscience may be considered two wayes, either morally, or naturally; that onely is a morally good conscience, which is pure and holy, a conscience cleansed from the guilt of sin by the blood of Christ; thus no wicked man can be sayd to have a good conscience. That is a naturally good conscience which performes the office or duty to which conscience is appointed; conscience is set up in man to performe certaine offices: if the conscience of a bad man performe them, his conscience (in that sense) is good.
The first office or work of conscience is to observe, and take notice of what we do, conscience should, as it were, keep a Day-Book, and follow us up and down with Pen and Ink, to write all our motions.
The first office or work of conscience is to observe, and take notice of what we doe, conscience should, as it were, keep a Day-Book, and follow us up and downe with Pen and Inke, to write all our motions.
A second work of conscience is to testify what we have done, and which way we have moved.