Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	according_a	law_n	reason_n	1,159	5	5.1539	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78417	A Caveat to those that shall resolve, whether right or wrong, to destroy J.L.		1653 (1653)	Wing C1617; Thomason E705_21; ESTC R207112	4,782	8

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