A divine discovery of sincerity according to its proper and peculiar nature: very profitable for all sorts of persons to peruse. First preached, and now published, for the good of Gods Church in generall. By Nicholas Lockyer Master of Arts.
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A divine discovery of sincerity according to its proper and peculiar nature: very profitable for all sorts of persons to peruse. First preached, and now published, for the good of Gods Church in generall. By Nicholas Lockyer Master of Arts.
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Lockyer, Nicholas, 1611-1685.
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London :: Printed by E. G[riffin] for Iohn Rothwell, at the Sunne in Pauls Church-yard,
1640.
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Sincerity -- Early works to 1800.
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"A divine discovery of sincerity according to its proper and peculiar nature: very profitable for all sorts of persons to peruse. First preached, and now published, for the good of Gods Church in generall. By Nicholas Lockyer Master of Arts." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A06161.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 23, 2024.
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II. Proposition.
That conscience can give testimony, con∣cerning the
simplicity or hypocrisie of a mans conversation, p. 67, 68
What conscience is, p. 69, 70 &c.
The grounds why God hath given this power to conscience,
to give testimony concerning the simpicity or hypocrisie of a mans
conversation, p. 87, 88, &c.
The application of this second point, p. 95
Seeing conscience can give testimony, con∣cerning the
simplicity or hypocrisie of our
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conversation, we ought all,
to take heed how we order our conversation, p. 96, 97
Multitudes live as if there were no consci∣ence, God, nor
Divell; the dreadfull condition of such, p. 97, 98
Conscience should not be suspended, 99, 100
'Tis crying wickednesse; and 'tis incura∣ble
wickednesse, to offer violence to con∣science, p. 101
We should not sleight conscience in his place, p.
102, 103
God will account the sleighting of consci∣ence, a
contempt of his prime Court of Iustice here below, and those that sit
chiefe there, p. 104
What secret soule mischiefe comes by sleigh∣ting
conscience, p. 105
We ought diligently to hearken to the voice of
conscience, and why, p. 105, 106
We ought to take consciences part, with or against our
selves, p. 107, 108
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