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Englands duty under the present gospel liberty from Revel. III, vers. 20
Englands duty under the present gospel liberty from Revel. III, vers. 20 : wherein is opened the admirable condescension and patience of Christ in waiting upon trifling and obstinate sinners, the wretched state of the unconverted, the nature of evangelical faith ..., the riches of free grace in the offers of Christ ..., the invaluable privileges of union and communion granted to all who receive him ... / by John Flavell ...Englands duty under the present gospel liberty from Revel. III, vers. 20 : wherein is opened the admirable condescension and patience of Christ in waiting upon trifling and obstinate sinners, the wretched state of the unconverted, the nature of evangelical faith ..., the riches of free grace in the offers of Christ ..., the invaluable priviledges of union and communion granted to all who receive him ... / by John Flavell ...
London: printed for Matthew Wotton, 1689
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
(1.) 'Twill be needful to speak a little to the nature of Conscience in general. Conscience (as our Divines well express it) is the judgment of a man upon himself, as he is Subject to the judgement of God. A Judgment it is, and a practical Judgment too; it belongs to the understanding faculty, 1 Cor. 11. 31. If we would judge our selves, &c. this self-judgment is the proper Office of the Conscience; and to enable it for this its work and office, there are (as is generally observed) three things belonging to every mans Conscience.
(1.) 'Twill be needful to speak a little to the nature of Conscience in general. Conscience (as our Divines well expresse it) is the judgment of a man upon himself, as he is Subject to the judgement of God. A Judgment it is, and a practical Judgment too; it belongs to the understanding faculty, 1 Cor. 11. 31. If we would judge our selves, &c. this self-judgment is the proper Office of the Conscience; and to enable it for this its work and office, there are (as is generally observed) three things belonging to every mans Conscience.
(1) A Knowledge of the Rule or Law according to which it is to judge, called the Synteresis, which is a treasury of Rules and Principles without which Conscience can no more do its work, than an Artificer that wants his Square or Level can do his.
(2) Knowledge of the Facts or Matters to be judged, called the Syneidesis. The Conscience of every man keeps a Register of his Actions, Thoughts, and the very Secrets of the Heart.