Conscience is but a discerner of God's command, and not at all to be obeyed strictly as a commander; but it is to be obeyed in a larger sense, that is, to be followed wherever it truly discerneth the command of God.
For this "word is quick and powerful, a discerner of the thoughts," Heb.
Make not your own judgments or consciences your law, or the maker of your duty; which is but the discerner of the law of God, and of the duty which he maketh you, and of your own obedience or disobedience to him.
And though he be under Christ's laws what persons to receive, and is not arbitrary to do what he list, yet he is the guide of the church, and the discerner of his own duty.
For I am the Judge and the Discerner of all secrets; I know how the thing hath been done; I know both the injurer and the bearer.
And verily it should be yet better within than without, for God is a discerner of our heart, Whom we must reverence with all our hearts wheresoever we are, and walk pure in His presence as do the angels.
You shall be censured, if you will censure: and if Christ be a true discerner of minds, it is they that have beams in their own eyes, who are the quickest perceivers of the motes in others.
Well hath it been said of him that "he was a man of God endued with a clear and wonderful depth; a discerner of other men's spirits, and very much a master of his own.
He is a poet too, of fine quality; not a singer of sentimental songs, nor a spinner of elegant fancies, but a discerner of the spirit of beauty.
He was by temperament as well as by training, a scholar, a reader of books, a discerner of opinions, a devotee of ideas.
Is it not possible that the rejoicing of the discerner should be just his rejoicing in the regained feeling of security?
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "discerner" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
