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	smite_v	1,341	5	9.6931	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01935	Certaine sermons preached upon severall occasions viz. The vvay to prosper. The vvay to be content. The vvay to vvell-doing. A summer sermon. A vvinter sermon. Vnknowne kindnesse. The poore mans hope. By Iohn Gore Rector of Wenden-lofts in Essex.	Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Way to prosper.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Way to be content.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Way to well-doing.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Summer sermon.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Winter sermon.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Unknowne kindnesse.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Poore mans hope.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Oracle of God.	1636 (1636)	STC 12071; ESTC S120526	199,234	334

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that_o follow_v he_o and_o wound_v he_o through_o if_o he_o be_v a_o far_o off_o they_o never_o smite_v a_o man_n but_o they_o wound_v he_o in_o his_o reputation_n but_o then_o let_v a_o righteous_a man_n or_o a_o rightwise_n man_n undertake_v to_o smite_v or_o to_o reprove_v and_o he_o will_v do_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v gal._n 6._o 1._o in_o the_o spirit_n of_o meekness_n and_o will_v endeavour_v as_o the_o text_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o so_o much_o to_o reprehend_v as_o to_o restore_v such_o a_o man_n to_o a_o better_a estate_n than_o he_o find_v he_o in_o it_o be_v a_o metaphor_n take_v from_o surgeon_n and_o bone-setter_n that_o when_o they_o undertake_v a_o dislocate_v joint_n to_o restore_v it_o and_o set_v it_o right_n they_o do_v it_o with_o as_o much_o tenderness_n as_o possible_o they_o can_v and_o with_o as_o little_a pain_n as_o needs_o must_v to_o the_o patient_a or_o as_o he_o that_o take_v a_o mote_n out_o of_o one_o eye_n take_v it_o out_o exceed_v wary_o and_o tender_o lest_o he_o put_v out_o the_o eye_n also_o so_o tender_o so_o feel_o will_v a_o man_n of_o discretion_n go_v to_o work_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o reprehension_n as_o if_o the_o case_n be_v his_o own_o as_o if_o himself_o be_v in_o the_o same_o condition_n therefore_o if_o any_o man_n smite_v i_o say_v david_n let_v he_o be_v a_o righteous_a a_o right-wise_a man_n for_o such_o a_o one_o will_v do_v it_o sine_fw-la felle_fw-la without_o gall_n without_o bitterness_n 2_o sine_fw-la publicatione_n without_o publish_v divulge_v and_o tell_v it_o to_o the_o world_n it_o be_v our_o saviour_n rule_n matt._n 18._o 15._o if_o thy_o brother_n offend_v