Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	bear_v	spirit_n	wound_a	1,374	5	11.0872	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43627	The lay-clergy, or, The lay-elder in a short essay in answer to this query : whether it be lawful for persons in holy orders to exercise temporal offices, honours, jurisdictions and authorities : with arguments and objections on both sides, poyz'd and indifferently weigh'd / by Edm. Hickeringil ...	Hickeringill, Edmund, 1631-1708.	1695 (1695)	Wing H1818; ESTC R10850	22,034	36

for_o the_o way_n be_v trace_v before_o he_o for_o long_o before_o laud'_v ministration_n king_n charles_n i._o twice_o in_o parliament_n utter_v that_o distasteful_a sentence_n that_o give_v such_o umbrage_n and_o disgust_n to_o the_o parliament_n and_o to_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n and_o prove_v of_o most_o fatal_a and_o bloody_a consequence_n in_o the_o ensue_a civil_a war_n for_o no_o people_n in_o the_o world_n have_v be_v more_o jealous_a of_o their_o liberty_n and_o more_o apprehensive_a or_o alarm_v at_o any_o threaten_a presage_n of_o arbitrary_a government_n than_o the_o english_a such_o be_v that_o unfeasonable_a and_o distasteful_a sentence_n in_o that_o king_n speech_n i_o owe_v the_o account_n of_o my_o action_n to_o god_n only_o and_o the_o common-text_n for_o the_o manwaring_n and_o the_o court-sycophant_n of_o those_o time_n be_v psal_n 51.4_o against_o thou_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o sin_v and_o do_v this_o evil_a in_o thy_o sight_n whence_o they_o conclude_v and_o infer_v that_o no_o king_n can_v sin_v against_o any_o but_o god_n alone_o strange_a logic_n more_o strange_a divinity_n to_o draw_v a_o universal_a conclusion_n from_o particular_a premise_n that_o because_o king_n david_n say_v that_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o vriah_n the_o hittite_n he_o sin_v against_o god_n only_o therefore_o neither_o he_o in_o any_o other_o matter_n or_o particular_a nor_o any_o other_o king_n in_o any_o particular_a can_v sin_v against_o any_o but_o god_n only_o sure_o david_n in_o that_o particular_a sin_v against_o more_o than_o god_n only_o for_o he_o sin_v against_o his_o own_o conscience_n and_o his_o coronation-oath_n and_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o king_n which_o be_v to_o be_v a_o shepherd_n not_o a_o wolf_n and_o be_v set_v up_o for_o edification_n not_o destruction_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n also_o he_o sin_v against_o vriab_n life_n and_o his_o wife_n chastity_n in_o tempt_v and_o debauch_v she_o also_o he_o sin_v against_o the_o generation_n of_o god_n child_n make_v religion_n evil_a speak_v of_o and_o make_v the_o enemy_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o blaspheme_v as_o 2_o sam._n 12.12_o but_o archbishop_n laud_n have_v more_o ingenuity_n than_o to_o make_v that_o construction_n of_o the_o word_n only_o for_o only_o there_o be_v interpret_v by_o the_o follow_a word_n in_o thy_o sight_n which_o be_v exegetical_a of_o the_o word_n only_a that_o be_v to_o say_v as_o nathan_n say_v unto_o he_o 2_o sam._n 12.14_o thou_o do_v it_o the_o murder_n and_o the_o adultery_n secret_o david_n be_v cunning_a in_o his_o bloody_a way_n and_o lustful_a way_n he_o call_v not_o witness_n of_o his_o adultery_n none_o know_v but_o his_o confident_n and_o pimp_n swear_v to_o secrecy_n and_o the_o murder_n be_v more_o secret_a for_o he_o kill_v by_o the_o sword_n of_o his_o enemy_n the_o sword_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n so_o that_o against_o thou_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o sin_v and_o do_v this_o evil_n in_o thy_o sight_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o david_n only_o mean_v that_o he_o have_v do_v that_o evil_n only_o before_o god_n only_o in_o his_o sight_n none_o else_o be_v privy_a to_o it_o or_o know_v of_o it_o at_o least_o he_o think_v so_o and_o so_o do_v nathan_n thou_o do_v it_o secret_o say_v he_o so_o cunning_o do_v contrive_v it_o that_o none_o but_o god_n only_o shall_v know_v of_o that_o sin_n beside_o only_o may_v as_o in_o psal_n 62.4_o and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n be_v take_v for_o especial_o or_o chief_o against_o thou_o especial_o against_o thou_o chief_o have_v i_o sin_v sure_o i_o be_o none_o but_o parasite_n can_v imagine_v that_o a_o wretchedly-sinful_a king_n be_v not_o a_o sinner_n can_v offend_v against_o any_o but_o god_n if_o a_o king_n as_o king_n david_n do_v make_v his_o subject_n a_o cuckold_n do_v he_o therein_o sin_n against_o or_o offend_v against_o none_o but_o god_n must_v not_o the_o cuckold_n be_v at_o all_o concern_v because_o his_o horn_n be_v of_o a_o king_n be_v make_v what_o divinity_n be_v this_o flatterer_n and_o sycophant_n be_v the_o worst_a of_o poisoner_n but_o king_n charles_n i._o be_v thus_o cajole_v long_o before_o laud_n come_v into_o vogue_n but_o indeed_o be_v king_n accountable_a to_o god_n only_o i_o have_v think_v that_o no_o king_n can_v for_o his_o heart_n exempt_v himself_o from_o the_o judge_n within_o he_o his_o conscience_n which_o if_o wound_v and_o awake_a it_o will_v keep_v he_o from_o sleep_n as_o it_o do_v poor_a king_n david_n this_o judge_n put_v he_o upon_o the_o rack_n and_o make_v he_o roar_v again_o break_v his_o bone_n psal_n 51.8_o so_o true_a it_o be_v a_o wound_a spirit_n who_o can_v bear_v this_o judge_n be_v such_o a_o terror_n to_o cain_n that_o it_o make_v he_o a_o vagabond_n and_o to_o run_v away_o with_o himself_o he_o know_v not_o whither_o nor_o can_v overrun_v his_o judge_n and_o executioner_n for_o he_o carry_v they_o along_o with_o he_o as_o murderer_n do_v most_o terrible_o in_o the_o very_a breast_n so_o that_o judas_n rather_o than_o endure_v it_o hang_v himself_o oh_o wretched_a sycophant_n to_o encourage_v a_o king_n to_o sin_n because_o he_o be_v accountable_a to_o god_n only_o at_o the_o day_n of_o death_n and_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n as_o if_o he_o the_o rock_n of_o israel_n that_o tell_v king_n david_n 2_o sam._n 23.3_o that_o he_o that_o rule_v over_o man_n must_v be_v just_a rule_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v answer_v mun_o must_v be_v just_o be_v there_o a_o necessity_n for_o it_o must_v be_v not_o for_o king_n they_o be_v not_o accountable_a to_o any_o but_o god_n they_o can_v sin_v against_o god_n and_o against_o god_n only_o and_o he_o reckon_v not_o till_o the_o day_n of_o death_n or_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n but_o i_o believe_v king_n david_n and_o some_o other_o king_n that_o i_o can_v think_v of_o find_v a_o more_o early_a day_n of_o reckon_n than_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o though_o they_o and_o their_o flatterer_n may_v put_v far_o from_o they_o the_o evil_a day_n yet_o they_o can_v not_o put_v it_o away_o yet_o in_o foro_fw-la humano_fw-la a_o king_n be_v not_o accountable_a but_o wave_v the_o impiety_n where_o be_v the_o policy_n by_o such_o expression_n to_o make_v the_o people_n jealous_a and_o afraid_a of_o approach_a tyranny_n and_o arbitrary_a government_n the_o king_n of_o england_n usual_o have_v have_v their_o speech_n well_o examine_v in_o council_n before_o they_o have_v speak_v they_o in_o open_a parliament_n i_o make_v no_o apology_n for_o such_o language_n so_o offensive_a to_o the_o people_n only_o i_o say_v laud_n be_v not_o to_o be_v blame_v for_o the_o same_o for_o the_o venom_n be_v distil_v into_o the_o king_n ear_n before_o he_o have_v the_o king_n ear_n and_o if_o it_o be_v otherwise_o what_o fence_n reason_n or_o justice_n be_v there_o for_o one_o clergy-man_n fail_n to_o lay_v the_o blame_n upon_o all_o person_n in_o holy_a order_n this_o will_v be_v as_o ridiculous_a and_o unjust_a as_o if_o all_o the_o laity_n shall_v suffer_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n and_o earl_n of_o strafford_n of_o who_o miscarriage_n in_o government_n as_o a_o evil_a counsellor_n king_n charles_n i._o be_v so_o sensible_a though_o always_o too_o late_o that_o he_o do_v public_o avow_v before_o strafford_n death_n that_o he_o do_v not_o think_v he_o a_o man_n fit_a for_o so_o much_o as_o the_o place_n of_o a_o high-constable_n be_v it_o archbishop_n laud_n too_o that_o be_v guilty_a of_o be_v a_o evil-privy-councellor_n when_o k._n carl_n i_o utter_v the_o like_a alarm_a expression_n such_o as_o these_o about_o imprison_v the_o earl_n of_o arundel_n say_v in_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n my_o lord_n i_o do_v not_o by_o this_o mean_v to_o show_v the_o power_n of_o a_o king_n by_o diminish_v your_o privilege_n etc._n etc._n at_o which_o both_o house_n be_v strange_o affright_v for_o the_o word_n imply_v that_o he_o think_v he_o have_v such_o a_o power_n as_o king_n to_o diminish_v their_o privilege_n if_o he_o list_v whereas_o they_o think_v that_o they_o hold_v their_o privilege_n per_fw-la legem_fw-la terrae_fw-la not_o ad_fw-la libitum_fw-la regis_fw-la by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o not_o the_o arbitrary_a list_n or_o will_v of_o any_o man_n live_v such_o doctrine_n may_v go_v down_o in_o turkey_n and_o france_n they_o will_v not_o yet_o pass_v currant_n in_o england_n such_o be_v that_o other_o like_o ill-advised_n expression_n of_o that_o king_n namely_o but_o as_o for_o tonnage_n and_o poundage_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n i_o can_v want_v necessary_o imply_v that_o if_o they_o will_v not_o give_v it_o he_o by_o law_n he_o will_v take_v it_o by_o force_n as_o he_o do_v afterward_o and_o