Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	david_n	heart_n	sin_n	2,290	5	4.7658	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64253	A treatise of contentment leading a Christian with much patience through all afflicted conditions by sundry rules of heavenly wisedome : whereunto is annexed first, A treatise of the improvement of time, secondly, The holy warre, in a visitation sermon / by T.T.	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.; Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632. Treatise of the improvement of time.; Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632. Holy warre.	1641 (1641)	Wing T571; ESTC R26964	82,319	242

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because_o they_o testify_v against_o the_o world_n wickedness_n as_o himself_o do_v john_n 7._o 7._o the_o world_n hate_v i_o because_o i_o testify_v of_o it_o that_o her_o work_n be_v evil_a and_o 1_o pet._n 4._o 4._o therefore_o they_o hate_v you_o because_o you_o run_v not_o with_o they_o to_o the_o same_o excess_n of_o riot_n what_o hurt_n have_v god_n or_o christ_n do_v to_o the_o world_n to_o be_v so_o hate_v or_o else_o true_a christian_n 3_o how_o can_v a_o christian_n make_v 3_o other_o account_n then_o to_o have_v the_o world_n hatred_n see_v christ_n have_v choose_v he_o out_o of_o the_o world_n john_n 15._o 19_o therefore_o the_o world_n hate_v you_o and_o love_v but_o her_o own_o and_o they_o must_v profess_v hatred_n to_o the_o world_n in_o such_o hostile_a sort_n as_o they_o must_v either_o renounce_v amity_n with_o it_o or_o be_v at_o enmity_n with_o god_n ●am._n 4._o 4._o and_o 1_o ioh._n 2._o 15._o if_o any_o man_n love_v the_o world_n the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n 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