Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	call_v	good_a	sin_n	2,459	5	4.5974	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64184	Misselanies, or, Fifty years gathering out of sundry authors in prose and verse being the studious readings, painful collections, and some of them are the composings of the writer and publisher heerof / John Taylor.	Taylor, John, 1580-1653.	1652 (1652)	Wing T483A; ESTC R27535	17,565	42

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sentence_n of_o their_o own_o conscience_n to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n but_o their_o appeal_n procure_v their_o pardon_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o sacred_a story_n of_o david_n manasses_n mary_n magdalen_n and_o other_o penitent_a and_o bless_a soul_n thus_o though_o we_o flatter_v ourselves_o in_o our_o folly_n yet_o our_o conscience_n will_v neither_o be_v bribe_v nor_o flatter_v conscience_n be_v a_o just_a law_n a_o true_a accuser_n and_o a_o upright_a incorrupt_a judge_n it_o follow_v in_o the_o last_o place_n that_o it_o be_v a_o terrible_a executioner_n who_o with_o a_o vermin_n call_v the_o worm_n os_fw-la conscience_n do_v continual_o gnaw_v the_o soul_n of_o impenitent_a sinner_n for_o though_o there_o may_v be_v some_o fruitless_a shadow_n of_o paint_a pleasure_n in_o the_o conceive_n of_o sin_n yet_o that_o conception_n be_v present_o check_v reprove_v grudge_v and_o grumble_v at_o by_o the_o conscience_n but_o when_o the_o soul_n be_v deliver_v of_o this_o impious_a imp_n than_o the_o worm_n gnaw_v most_o torment_o for_o instance_n of_o this_o there_o need_v no_o more_o proof_n than_o the_o accurse_a case_n of_o judas_n who_o after_o he_o have_v conceive_v and_o bring_v forth_o the_o damnable_a treason_n of_o betray_v his_o gracious_a and_o innocent_a master_n his_o conscience_n so_o torment_v he_o that_o he_o think_v hell_n will_v yield_v he_o more_o ease_n and_o less_o terror_n and_o therefore_o he_o despair_v hang_v himself_o to_o be_v free_v from_o the_o horror_n of_o the_o continual_a sting_n of_o a_o gnaw_a conscience_n it_o be_v a_o perpetual_a torture_n that_o will_v never_o suffer_v a_o sinner_n to_o take_v rest_n till_o such_o time_n as_o by_o true_a repentance_n and_o amendment_n of_o life_n he_o be_v cleanse_v from_o his_o former_a transgression_n if_o he_o be_v wake_v or_o sleep_v it_o fret_v and_o gall_v he_o with_o bitter_a remorse_n or_o affright_v and_o scare_v he_o with_o fearful_a dream_n wheresoever_o he_o go_v it_o make●_n hell_n to_o seem_v in_o his_o sight_n and_o god_n judgemen●_n against_o he_o it_o make_v he_o afraid_a of_o tree●●_z bush_n and_o shadow_n nay_o himself_o be_v afrai●_z of_o nothing_o or_o that_o be_v worth_a nothing_o his_o own_o shadow_n for_o sin_n be_v the_o only_a food_n that_o do●●_z nourish_v and_o feed_v the_o worm_n of_o conscience_n 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o celestial_a bread_n of_o life_n be_v the_o food_n of_o eu●●ry_a faithful_a soul_n and_o terrestrial_a food_n maintai●●_z the_o life_n and_o vigour_n of_o the_o body_n so_o be_v sin_n t●●_z only_a life_n and_o nourishment_n of_o the_o worme●_n conscience_n he_o that_o will_v have_v the_o worme●_n leave_v gnaw_v let_v he_o avoid_v and_o hate_v sin_n a●●_z than_o the_o worm_n will_v die_v with_o famine_n but_o the_o joy_n and_o contentment_n of_o a_o clear_a guiltless_a conscience_n be_v such_o a_o inward_a p●●●_z which_o few_o attain_v to_o and_o none_o do_v or_o can_v express_v but_o such_o as_o enjoy_v it_o a_o good_a conscience_n will_v acquit_v a_o man_n when_o all_o the_o world_n condemn_v he_o there_o be_v no_o true_a recreation_n or_o all_o recreation_n can_v yield_v so_o great_a content_n or_o any_o content_n at_o all_o without_o a_o good_a conscience_n it_o be_v so_o void_a of_o earthly_a care_n and_o worldly_a perturbation_n that_o as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v proverb_n 15._o it_o be_v a_o continual_a banquet_n and_o st._n john_n in_o his_o first_o epistle_n do_v call_v it_o the_o heart_n save_v if_o the_o heart_n reprehend_v we_o not_o we_o have_v a_o great_a confidence_n in_o god_n st._n paul_n in_o the_o first_o to_o the_o corinth_n chap._n 1._o say_v that_o our_o glory_n be_v the_o testimony_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n for_o if_o man_n judge_v and_o think_v never_o so_o hardly_o of_o we_o yet_o if_o our_o conscience_n do_v not_o accuse_v we_o before_o god_n we_o be_v at_o peace_n within_o ourselves_o because_o the_o peace_n of_o god_n be_v in_o every_o good_a man_n or_o woman_n conscience_n and_o thus_o i_o have_v ●hewed_v in_o part_n what_o power_n and_o command_n conscience_n have_v over_o all_o our_o thought_n word_n work_n and_o life_n from_o our_o birth_n to_o our_o death_n ●nd_v at_o our_o departure_n and_o last_o gasp_n great_a king_n and_o mighty_a lord_n magistrate_n ●nd_v governor_n of_o commonwealth_n they_o do_v ●e_z most_o and_o hear_v most_o with_o the_o eye_n and_o ear_n ●f_fw-mi other_o man_n themselves_o have_v no_o knowledge_n ●f_fw-mi man_n action_n unless_o their_o officer_n and_o in●●●ument_n do_v certify_v and_o inform_v they_o how_o matter_n and_o business_n do_v pass_v under_o their_o go●●rnments_n and_o they_o judge_v no_o further_o then_o exterior_a or_o outward_a proof_n do_v manifest_a unto_o they_o and_o yet_o for_o all_o their_o testimony_n and_o evidence_n they_o so_o often_o err_v in_o their_o judgement_n but_o conscience_n bear_v sway_n over_o our_o outside_n and_o inside_n both_o it_o govern_v rule_n approve_v reprove_v clear_v and_o punish_v 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