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2 Which although they feign them to be laws of liberty, a sweet yoke, & a light burden, yet indeed they are not only hard, but also impossible to be kept. Paul durst not lay any snare upon men at all,¹ for he saw what a wound of consciences would thereby proceed.

2 Which although they fayne them to be lawes of libertie, a swéet yoke, & a light burden, yet indéed they are not only harde, but also impossible to be kept. Paule durst not laye any snare vppon men at all,¹ for he sawe what a wound of consciences woulde thereby procéede.

1. 11. Cor. 7.25.

3 But the better to expound this question, first he showeth what a conscience is,¹ which is also bound with politic laws: the definition may be gathered of the proper derivation of the word, as when the mind doeth conceive the knowledge of things, it is said to know: so when we have a feeling of Gods judgement, as a witness joined with them, which doeth not suffer them to hide their sins, but they brought accused before the Judgement seat of God, that feeling is called conscience, ⟨p. 219⟩for it is a certain mean between God and man.²

3 But the better to expounde this question, first hée sheweth what a conscience is,¹