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
A62125	A defence of the peaceable and friendly address to the non-conformists against the ansvver lately given to it. In which the obligation to conform to the constitutions of the established church is maintained and vindicated. The answerers objections solv'd; and his calumnies refuted.	Synge, Edward, 1659-1741.	1698 (1698)	Wing S6377; ESTC R221946	57,215	64

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for_o if_o ●ll_a minister_n shall_v refuse_v to_o celebrate_v the_o public_a worship_n and_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n according_a to_o that_o law_n then_o according_a to_o that_o law_n it_o will_v be_v unlawful_a to_o worship_n god_n public_o in_o that_o kingdom_n or_o commonwealth_n where_o any_o such_o law_n shall_v be_v enact_v a_o consequence_n fit_a only_o for_o such_o wild_a sectary_n as_o will_v reject_v all_o rule_n of_o order_n and_o decency_n and_o follow_v their_o own_o extravagant_a fancy_n only_o in_o maettrs_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n but_o let_v we_o for_o once_o put_v this_o mad_a supposition_n with_o he_o that_o all_o minister_n shall_v refuse_v to_o officiate_v according_a to_o our_o liturgy_n what_o will_v be_v the_o consequence_n or_o what_o must_v be_v do_v in_o such_o a_o case_n i_o answer_v if_o such_o a_o refusal_n shall_v proceed_v from_o wilfulness_n it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a sin_n in_o the_o minister_n that_o refuse_v but_o if_o from_o want_n of_o information_n or_o due_a apprehension_n it_o will_v only_o be_v a_o sin_n of_o ignorance_n and_o therefore_o more_o easy_o pardonable_a before_o god_n but_o in_o such_o a_o extraordinary_a case_n the_o necessity_n of_o thing_n will_v probable_o put_v the_o government_n upon_o some_o speedy_a resolution_n either_o of_o provide_v other_o minister_n if_o all_o those_o late_o in_o office_n shall_v on_o a_o sudden_a lose_v their_o wit_n or_o else_o of_o alter_v their_o ecclesiastical_a law_n in_o condescension_n to_o the_o infirmity_n of_o their_o minister_n rather_o than_o the_o public_a worship_n of_o god_n and_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n shall_v cease_v among_o they_o but_o because_o i_o call_v the_o ceremony_n prescribe_v by_o our_o liturgy_n circumstance_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n which_o he_o will_v not_o allow_v that_o they_o be_v it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o explain_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o word_n circumstance_n whatsoever_o 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less_o groundless_a than_o odious_a insinuation_n against_o those_o of_o the_o establish_v church_n which_o seem_v to_o lie_v couch_v in_o this_o paragraph_n but_o when_o we_o consider_v how_o prevalent_a passion_n and_o ill_a nature_n be_v in_o some_o man_n of_o all_o persuasion_n i_o think_v we_o can_v be_v too_o careful_a to_o avoid_v such_o expression_n as_o may_v any_o way_n serve_v to_o administer_v false_a pretence_n to_o they_o but_o suppose_v this_o account_n which_o he_o have_v give_v of_o the_o nonconformist_n to_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o in_o justice_n belong_v to_o every_o sincere_a and_o well_o mean_v man_n among_o they_o yet_o may_v not_o even_o such_o man_n as_o these_o be_v mistake_v in_o some_o thing_n and_o since_o i_o have_v only_o endeavour_v fai●ly_o to_o lay_v their_o mistake_n before_o they_o without_o design_v in_o any_o other_o thing_n in_o the_o least_o to_o detract_v from_o they_o and_o that_o in_o such_o soft_a and_o gentle_a language_n that_o even_o 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