Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	bind_v	law_n	obligation_n	1,970	5	9.7701	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59561	A sermon preached before the Queen at Whitehall on the 11th of April, 1690 / by John Sharp ...	Sharp, John, 1645-1714.	1690 (1690)	Wing S2989; ESTC R6722	14,971	38

a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o queen_n at_o whitehall_n on_o the_o 11_o the_o of_o april_n 1690._o by_o john_n sharp_a d._n d._n dean_n of_o canterbury_n and_o one_o of_o their_o majesty_n chaplain_n publish_a by_o her_o majesty_n special_a command_n london_n print_v for_o walter_n kettilby_n at_o the_o bishop_n head_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1690._o a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o queen_n gal._n v._o xiii_o use_v not_o liberty_n for_o a_o occasion_n to_o the_o flesh_n any_o one_o that_o use_v to_o make_v reflection_n upon_o his_o own_o action_n can_v but_o observe_v that_o one_o of_o the_o great_a occasion_n of_o the_o sin_n he_o be_v guilty_a of_o in_o the_o course_n of_o his_o life_n be_v the_o too_o free_a use_n of_o his_o lawful_a liberty_n i_o do_v not_o say_v that_o any_o man_n do_v commit_v sin_n by_o use_v his_o lawful_a liberty_n for_o that_o will_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o contradiction_n but_o i_o say_v the_o use_v our_o liberty_n to_o the_o utmost_a pitch_n and_o extent_n of_o that_o which_o we_o call_v lawful_a be_v the_o occasion_n of_o a_o great_a many_o sin_n that_o will_v otherwise_o not_o have_v be_v commit_v if_o one_o shall_v offer_v to_o tempt_v a_o man_n that_o have_v any_o sense_n of_o virtue_n or_o religion_n to_o do_v a_o thing_n that_o at_o the_o first_o sight_n appear_v sinful_a or_o wicked_a it_o will_v certain_o be_v reject_v every_o one_o that_o have_v any_o regard_n to_o god_n or_o goodness_n will_v start_v at_o such_o a_o proposal_n but_o here_o be_v our_o infelicity_n a_o temptation_n come_v on_o by_o degree_n and_o at_o the_o first_o we_o be_v engage_v in_o nothing_o but_o what_o be_v lawful_a and_o honest_a and_o according_o we_o use_v that_o liberty_n which_o nature_n and_o religion_n allow_v we_o and_o so_o we_o proceed_v on_o insensible_o in_o the_o use_n of_o that_o liberty_n till_o at_o last_o we_o become_v uncertain_a whether_o we_o have_v not_o exceed_v the_o bound_n of_o what_o be_v lawful_a and_o by_o this_o mean_v we_o be_v often_o catch_v nay_o indeed_o nothing_o but_o this_o can_v betray_v well_o mean_v person_n and_o such_o as_o be_v virtuous_o dispose_v into_o sin_n licitis_fw-la perimus_fw-la omnes_fw-la say_v a_o devout_a man_n it_o be_v by_o lawful_a thing_n that_o we_o common_o miscarry_v with_o great_a reason_n therefore_o do_v st._n paul_n give_v this_o advice_n in_o the_o text_n brethren_n say_v he_o you_o have_v be_v call_v unto_o liberty_n only_o use_v not_o liberty_n for_o a_o occasion_n to_o the_o flesh_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o the_o apostle_n write_v these_o word_n upon_o occasion_n of_o and_o with_o reference_n to_o the_o great_a controversy_n that_o be_v then_o on_o foot_n among_o christian_n touch_v the_o obligation_n of_o the_o jewish_a law_n some_o than_o think_v themselves_o bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o observe_v all_o the_o precept_n of_o moses_n his_o law_n other_o christian_n think_v they_o be_v free_v by_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n from_o all_o 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