Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	authority_n	obedience_n	power_n	1,121	5	4.7313	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40703	Agreement betwixt the present and the former government, or, A discourse of this monarchy, whether elective or hereditary? also of abdication, vacancy, interregnum, present possession of the crown, and the reputation of the Church of England ; with an answer to objections thence arising, against taking the new Oath of Allegiance, for the satisfaction of the scrupulous / by a divine of the Church of England, the author of a little tract entituled, Obedience due to the present King, nothwithstanding our oaths to the former.	Fullwood, Francis, d. 1693.	1689 (1689)	Wing F2495; ESTC R40983	47,690	74

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populi_n the_o preservation_n of_o three_o kingdom_n be_v concern_v and_o in_o danger_n and_o the_o more_o by_o the_o colour_n of_o our_o pretend_a allegiance_n i_o think_v there_o be_v much_o weight_n in_o the_o word_n of_o a_o late_a author_n i_o can_v be_v sure_a say_v he_o of_o nothing_o if_o i_o be_o out_o in_o this_o notion_n that_o no_o oath_n can_v bind_v any_o long_o than_o the_o obligation_n thereof_o be_v consistent_a and_o reconcileable_a with_o salus_n populi_n the_o welfare_n the_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a welfare_n of_o the_o people_n which_o be_v the_o sole_a end_n of_o all_o government_n and_o see_v the_o safety_n and_o preservation_n of_o the_o community_n depend_v upon_o the_o promise_n of_o allegiance_n to_o the_o supreme_a governor_n for_o the_o time_n be_v and_o the_o subject_n be_v under_o a_o plain_a necessity_n either_o to_o hazard_v or_o ruin_v the_o public_a or_o to_o transfer_v their_o allegiance_n they_o may_v certain_o do_v it_o lawful_o yea_o be_v 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