Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	blood_n	dead_a	spot_n	1,206	5	9.7583	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62128	XXXVI sermons viz. XVI ad aulam, VI ad clerum, VI ad magistratum, VIII ad populum : with a large preface / by the right reverend father in God, Robert Sanderson, late lord bishop of Lincoln ; whereunto is now added the life of the reverend and learned author, written by Isaac Walton.	Sanderson, Robert, 1587-1663.; Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683.	1686 (1686)	Wing S638; ESTC R31805	1,064,866	813

which_o only_o we_o affirm_v that_o it_o may_v be_v find_v in_o a_o unbeliever_n and_o a_o reprobate_n and_o that_o be_v a_o natural_a or_o moral_a integrity_n when_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o mere_a natural_a man_n be_v careful_a to_o follow_v the_o direction_n and_o guidance_n of_o right_a reason_n according_a to_o that_o light_n of_o nature_n or_o revelation_n which_o be_v in_o he_o without_o hollowness_n halt_v and_o hypocrisse_n rectus_n usus_fw-la naturalium_fw-la we_o may_v well_o call_v it_o the_o term_n be_v fit_a enough_o to_o express_v it_o have_v not_o the_o papist_n and_o some_o other_o sectary_n with_o sour_v it_o by_o the_o leaven_n of_o their_o pelagianism_n render_v it_o suspicious_a the_o philosopher_n and_o learned_a among_o the_o heathen_a by_o that_o which_o they_o call_v a_o good_a conscience_n understand_v no_o other_o thing_n than_o this_o very_a integrity_n whereof_o we_o now_o speak_v not_o that_o a_o unbeliever_n can_v have_v a_o good_a conscience_n take_v in_o strict_a propriety_n of_o truth_n and_o in_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n for_o the_o whole_a man_n be_v corrupt_v through_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n the_o conscience_n also_o be_v wrap_v up_o in_o the_o common_a pollution_n so_o that_o 15._o to_o they_o that_o be_v defile_v and_o unbelieve_a nothing_o be_v pure_a but_o even_o their_o mind_n and_o conscience_n be_v defile_v as_o speak_v st._n paul_n tit._n 1._o and_o be_v so_o defile_v can_v never_o be_v make_v good_a till_o 22._o their_o heart_n be_v sprinkle_v from_o that_o pollution_n 14._o by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n who_o through_o the_o eternal_a spirit_n offer_v himself_o without_o spot_n to_o god_n and_o till_o the_o conscience_n be_v purge_v by_o the_o same_o blood_n from_o dead_a work_n to_o serve_v the_o live_a god_n as_o speak_v the_o same_o apostle_n heb._n 9_o and_o 10._o but_o yet_o a_o good_a conscience_n in_o that_o sense_n as_o they_o mean_v it_o a_o conscience_n moral_o 24._o good_a many_o of_o they_o have_v who_o 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man_n and_o brethren_n i_o have_v live_v in_o all_o good_a conscience_n before_o god_n until_o this_o day_n at_o least_o if_o he_o mean_v to_o include_v as_o most_o of_o the_o learned_a conceive_v he_o do_v the_o whole_a time_n of_o his_o life_n as_o well_o before_o his_o conversion_n as_o after_o balaam_n be_v but_o a_o curse_a hypocrite_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v but_o a_o copy_n of_o his_o countenance_n and_o no_o better_a for_o his_o heart_n even_o then_o hankered_a after_o 15._o the_o wage_n of_o unrighteousness_n when_o he_o look_v asquint_o upon_o balak_n liberal_a offer_n with_o this_o answer_n 18._o if_o balak_n will_v give_v i_o his_o house_n full_a of_o gold_n and_o silver_n i_o can_v go_v beyond_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n my_o god_n to_o do_v less_o or_o more_o but_o i_o assure_v myself_o many_o thousand_o of_o unbeliever_n in_o the_o world_n free_a from_o his_o hypocrisy_n will_v not_o for_o ten_o time_n as_o much_o as_o he_o there_o speak_v of_o have_v go_v 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