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The souls cordial in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the…The souls cordiall in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the…
The souls cordial in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the guilt of sin. II. Discovering advantages by Christs ascension. The third volum. / By that faithful labourer in the Lords vineyard Mr. Christopher Love, pastor of Lawrence Jury, London.The souls cordiall in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the guilt of sin. II. Discovering advantages by Christs ascension. The third volum. / By that faithfull labourer in the Lords vineyard Mr. Christopher Love, pastor of Lawrence Jury, London.
London: printed for Nathaniel Brooke, 1653
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Answ. 4 Fourthly, take this for comfort, that there is no godly mans conscience in the world, that is always alike in office; but sometimes it may be in office, sometimes out of office; sometimes a roaring, galling, awakening conscience; and sometimes a stupefied, a benumbed, and a seared conscience: no mans conscience is always alike in office, it is sensible at one time, and seared up another time. Pregnant instances, David, at one time his heart smote him for but the appearance of an evil, yet at another time, his conscience did not smite him for murdering Uriah. Again at another time Davids conscience smote him but for vain-glory in numbering the people: it was only vain-glory that he would please himself in a mustered Army; yet at another time Davids conscience did not smite him for adultery. O beloved, how will a mans conscience lye asleep, and not trouble him for an evil if God lets him alone!
Answ. 4 Fourthly, take this for comfort, that there is no godly mans conscience in the world, that is alwayes alike in office; but sometimes it may be in office, sometimes out of office; sometimes a roaring, gawling, awakening conscience; and sometimes a stupified, a benummed, and a seared conscience: no mans conscience is alwayes alike in office, it is sensible at one time, and seared up another time. Pregnant instances, David, at one time his heart smote him for but the appearance of an evill, yet at another time, his conscience did not smite him for murdering Ʋriah. Again at another time Davids conscience smote him but for vain-glory in numbring the people: it was only vain-glory that he would please himself in a mustered Army; yet at another time Davids conscience did not smite him for adultery. O beloved, how will a mans conscience lye asleep, and not trouble him for an evill if God lets him alone!
Answ. 5 Fifthly, a step further, It is possible that the conscience of a pardoned sinner may be in so deep a sleep, and so much out of office for a while, that he may rather put ⟨p. 102⟩his wits a work to hide his sin, then his conscience on work to check him for sin. To give you an instance for this, it is plain in the case of David, David committed adultery with Bathsheba, but he did not put his conscience on work to check him for his sin, but he did put his wits on work to hide the sin. Four projects David had to hide the sin: