The Cause and Cure of a Wounded Conscience

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C. Brown, 1812 - Conscience, Examination of - 126 pages
 

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Page 29 - the same man at several times may in his apprehension prefer several Scriptures as best, formerly most affected with one place, for the present more delighted with another, and afterwards, conceiving comfort therein not so clear, choose other places as more pregnant and pertinent to his purpose. Thus God orders it, that divers men, (and perhaps the same man at divers times) make use of all his gifts, gleaning and gathering comfort, as it is scattered through the whole field of the Scripture.
Page 8 - Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people...
Page 75 - Of these, the fourth is thy case, incomparably better than the three former, so that a wise man would not take a world to change with them. Yea, a wounded conscience is rather painful than sinful, an affliction, no offence, and is in the ready way, at the next remove to be turned into a quiet conscience.
Page 67 - In thy agony of a troubled conscience always look upwards unto a gracious God to keep thy soul steady, for looking downward on thyself thou shalt find nothing but what will increase thy fear, infinite sins, good deeds few and imperfect : it is not thy faith, but God's faithfulness thou must rely upon ; casting thine eyes downwards on thyself to behold the great distance betwixt what thou deservest and what thou desirest is enough to make thee giddy, stagger and reel into despair...
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Page 88 - It may be he cannot discover the comfort he hath received, and that for two reasons : First, because it comes so late, when he lies in the meshes of life and death, being so weak that he can neither speak, nor make signs with Zechariah, being at that very instant when the silver cord is ready to be loosed, and the golden bowl to be broken, and the pitcher to be broken at the fountain, and the wheel to be broken at the cistern. Tim. What may be the other reason ? Phil. Because the comfort itself may...
Page 117 - The Rule and Exercises of HOLY LIVING ; in which are described the means and instruments of obtaining every virtue, and the remedies against every vice.
Page 51 - ... yet not satisfactory to the objector, and that in two cases : First, when he is possessed with the spirit of peevishness and perverseness. It is lost labour to seek to feed and fill those who have a greedy horseleech of cavilling in their heart, crying Give, give. Tim. What is the second case ? Phil. When the bitterness of his soul is so great and grievous that he is like the Israelites in Egypt, who " hearkened not to Moses, for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.
Page 68 - ... and what thou desirest, is enough to make thee giddy, stagger, and reel into despair: ever therefore lift up thine eyes unto the hills,* from whence cometh thy help, never viewing the deep dale of thy own unworthiness, but to abate thy pride when tempted to presumption. TIM. Sir, your fourth and last counsel. PHIL. Be not disheartened as if comfort would not come at all, because it comes not all at once, but patiently attend God's leisure : they are not styled the swift, but thef sure mercies...

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