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
A61667	The voice of the rod, or, God's controversie pleaded with man being a plain and brief discourse on Mich. 6, 9 / by Samuel Stodden.	Stoddon, Samuel.	1668 (1668)	Wing S5716; ESTC R26260	166,900	354

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guilt_n that_o always_o return_v with_o its_o ghastly_a and_o dreadful_a aggravation_n upon_o he_o 3._o sometime_o the_o punishment_n bear_v resemblance_n with_o the_o sin_n suffer_v be_v the_o offspring_n of_o sin_n and_o oftentimes_o it_o beget_v child_n in_o its_o own_o likeness_n god_n sometime_o deal_v with_o we_o lege_fw-la talionis_fw-la and_o require_v we_o like_a for_o like_a so_o he_o deal_v with_o agag_n 1_o sam._n 15.33_o as_o thy_o sword_n have_v make_v woman_n childless_a so_o shall_v thy_o mother_n be_v childless_a among_o woman_n such_o be_v that_o judgement_n of_o god_n on_o those_o sodomite_n the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o rom._n 1.27_o receive_v in_o themselves_o that_o recompense_n of_o their_o error_n which_o be_v meet_v he_o mete_v out_o a_o punishment_n that_o shall_v suit_v with_o their_o impiety_n and_o make_v their_o very_a sin_n to_o be_v their_o snare_n thus_o he_o do_v often_o as_o it_o be_v write_v our_o accusation_n on_o our_o cross_n and_o cause_v the_o 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heart_n or_o of_o thy_o time_n thy_o care_n or_o fond_a indulgence_n have_v he_o afflict_v thou_o in_o any_o part_n of_o thy_o body_n consider_v how_o thy_o body_n or_o it_o may_v be_v that_o part_n especial_o have_v be_v employ_v either_o to_o god_n honour_n or_o dishonour_n have_v thou_o meet_v with_o any_o frustration_n danger_n or_o evil_a success_n in_o thy_o enterprise_n consider_v what_o be_v thy_o end_n of_o who_o do_v thou_o ask_v counsel_n or_o crave_v assistance_n see_v whether_o there_o be_v not_o some_o offence_n near_o thou_o of_o which_o thy_o punishment_n may_v claim_v parentage_n the_o first_o question_n we_o use_v to_o ask_v the_o patient_n be_v this_o where_o do_v your_o pain_n lie_v wherein_o be_v you_o grieve_v most_o and_o then_o examine_v whether_o that_o part_n be_v not_o suffer_v under_o its_o own_o guilt_n it_o may_v be_v thou_o be_v in_o a_o languish_a pine_a case_n under_o some_o hereditary_a distemper_n and_o have_v always_o something_o to_o complain_v of_o why_o may_v not_o god_n then_o be_v present_v to_o thou_o the_o condition_n of_o thy_o ●oul_n by_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o body_n and_o visit_v for_o ●he_n sin_n of_o thy_o enstome_n or_o constitution_n when_o god_n enter_v into_o a_o course_n of_o physic_n with_o thou_o ●●s_o a_o argument_n that_o the_o disease_n be_v root_v in_o thou_o and_o let_v i_o add_v this_o as_o a_o sure_a rule_n by_o the_o way_n every_o affliction_n have_v a_o general_a if_o not_o a_o special_a eye_n and_o aim_v at_o thy_o most_o belove_a habituate_v or_o accustom_a sin_n though_o particular_a miscarriage_n be_v often_o time_n attend_v with_o particular_a correction_n yet_o both_o it_o may_v be_v be_v proper_o reducible_a unto_o thy_o master-last_a the_o sin_n that_o do_v so_o easy_o beset_v thou_o as_o the_o root_n of_o all_o for_o one_o and_o the_o same_o sin_n may_v discover_v its_o self_n diverse_a way_n that_o seem_v alien_n from_o its_o own_o nature_n for_o illustration_n take_v this_o plain_a 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pulse_n and_o water_n feed_v thy_o people_n with_o thy_o rod_n mich._n 7.14_o and_o in_o this_o sense_n we_o may_v call_v it_o the_o bread_n of_o adversity_n and_o the_o water_n of_o affliction_n isa_n 30.20_o which_o be_v as_o absolute_o necessary_a though_o not_o per_fw-la se_fw-la but_o per_fw-la accidens_fw-la and_o as_o the_o case_n stand_v unto_o our_o spiritual_a life_n and_o growth_n as_o bread_n and_o water_n be_v to_o our_o natural_a alas_o christian_n i_o thou_o can_v not_o live_v without_o suffering_n you_o say_v it_o be_v pity_n that_o fair_a weather_n shall_v ever_o hurt_v but_o it_o be_v certain_a a_o continual_a summer_n will_v wither_v thou_o branch_n and_o root_n the_o winter_n must_v succeed_v in_o its_o course_n or_o thou_o must_v die_v this_o necessity_n proceed_v not_o from_o the_o arbitrariness_n of_o god_n sovereign_a dispose_n but_o from_o thy_o own_o temper_n and_o constitution_n god_n be_v not_o like_o those_o physician_n that_o covet_v to_o enrich_v 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