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
A75459	Gods presence mans comfort: or, Gods invisibilitie manifested unto mans capacitie. The heads of which tractate were delivered in a sermon at the Abbey of Westminster, and since enlarged for the benefit of the Church of God. / By the Lords unprofitable servant, Ch. Anthony. Imprimatur: Ja. Cranford.	Anthony, Charles, 1600-1685.	1646 (1646)	Wing A3477; Thomason E328_1; ESTC R8561	58,663	111

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conscience_n after_o sin_n commit_v and_o thus_o both_o to_o the_o godly_a and_o to_o the_o wicked_a first_o to_o the_o godly_a what_o be_v it_o that_o make_v adam_n hide_v himself_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n but_o the_o 8._o gen._n 3._o 8._o check_n of_o his_o conscience_n for_o the_o guilt_n of_o his_o sin_n in_o eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n the_o check_n of_o conscience_n be_v call_v the_o smite_v of_o the_o heart_n so_o we_o read_v that_o when_o david_n have_v cut_v off_o the_o skirt_n of_o saul_n garment_n 5._o 1_o sam._n 24._o 5._o his_o heart_n smite_v he_o that_o be_v his_o conscience_n check_v he_o the_o like_a smite_v david_n have_v after_o his_o 10._o 2_o sam._n 24._o 10._o number_n of_o the_o people_n and_o to_o this_o end_n do_v god_n reprove_v man_n by_o the_o check_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n even_o to_o awaken_v he_o from_o sin_n lest_o he_o sleep_v the_o sleep_n unto_o death_n the_o prophet_n complain_v that_o there_o be_v no_o rest_n in_o his_o bone_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o sin_n until_o 3._o psal_n 32._o 3._o his_o heart_n be_v purge_v from_o sin_n he_o can_v feel_v no_o rest_n within_o his_o soul_n for_o conscience_n be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o understanding_n determine_v all_o action_n either_o with_o or_o against_o it_o either_o accuse_v man_n for_o good_a omit_v or_o evil_a commit_v or_o else_o excuse_v he_o in_o assurance_n that_o his_o person_n be_v accept_v as_o righteous_a before_o god_n second_o to_o the_o wicked_a for_o there_o be_v none_o so_o notorious_o wicked_a in_o commit_v any_o villainy_n but_o he_o have_v sometime_o a_o sting_n wound_v his_o conscience_n and_o tell_v he_o of_o a_o supreme_a and_o just_a revenger_n sometime_o his_o heart_n smite_v he_o and_o humble_v he_o though_o but_o for_o a_o time_n and_o though_o not_o for_o effectual_a conversion_n yet_o some_o gripe_n there_o be_v such_o as_o cain_n ahab_n belshazzar_n and_o herod_n have_v these_o i_o say_v last_v but_o for_o a_o time_n for_o the_o preacher_n observe_v that_o because_o sentence_v against_o a_o evil_a work_n 11._o eccles_n 8._o 11._o be_v not_o execute_v speedy_o therefore_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v full_o set_v in_o they_o to_o do_v evil_a yet_o in_o all_o both_o in_o good_a and_o bad_a conscience_n will_v do_v her_o duty_n for_o she_o be_v like_o the_o poise_n of_o a_o clock_n which_o be_v wind_v up_o set_v all_o the_o wheel_v a_o go_v even_o so_o conscience_n be_v wind_v up_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n justice_n set_v all_o the_o member_n on_o work_n make_v the_o tongue_n confess_v the_o eye_n weep_v the_o heart_n throb_v the_o knee_n smite_v one_o against_o another_o the_o fist_n strike_v upon_o the_o breast_n no_o part_n but_o act_n its_o part_n and_o now_o beloved_n judge_v when_o the_o conscience_n of_o a_o man_n find_v that_o she_o have_v to_o deal_v with_o a_o angry_a god_n 26._o job_n 13._o 26._o one_o that_o write_v as_o job_n complain_v bitter_a thing_n against_o 7._o psal_n 139._o 7._o she_o and_o that_o she_o know_v not_o where_o to_o betake_v herself_o for_o to_o flee_v from_o his_o presence_n she_o can_v how_o she_o be_v perplex_v especial_o if_o she_o can_v feel_v god_n reconcile_v unto_o she_o and_o herself_o unto_o god_n no_o marvel_v that_o david_n mourn_v through_o the_o disquietness_n of_o his_o heart_n say_v to_o god_n thou_o 7._o psal_n 30._o 7._o hidde_v thy_o face_n and_o i_o be_v trouble_v to_o a_o deep_a sense_n 75._o matth._n 26._o 75._o of_o misery_n be_v peter_n bring_v after_o he_o have_v deny_v his_o lord_n and_o forswear_v his_o christ_n till_o his_o master_n look_v back_o upon_o he_o bring_v to_o his_o remembrance_n his_o bypass_a sin_n then_o go_v he_o out_o and_o weep_v bitter_o and_o to_o such_o a_o sense_n of_o restlessness_n be_v judas_n 5._o matt._n 27._o 3_o 4_o 5._o bring_v after_o he_o have_v betray_v his_o master_n though_o he_o find_v not_o the_o like_a comfort_n as_o the_o other_o do_v on_o some_o the_o horror_n of_o conscience_n work_v repentance_n unto_o salvation_n whereas_o it_o drive_v other_o to_o the_o gulf_n of_o despair_n certes_o it_o be_v not_o without_o divine_a providence_n that_o the_o very_a heathen_a term_v the_o terror_n of_o a_o wicked_a conscience_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o searcher_n out_o and_o punisher_n of_o sin_n sometime_o call_v furiae_n the_o fury_n of_o hell_n or_o worm_n of_o conscience_n sometime_o also_o call_v intemperiae_n the_o torture_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o sometime_o per_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eumenides_n the_o daughter_n of_o acheron_n and_o nox_n that_o be_v hell_n and_o darkness_n hereby_o benignae_fw-la q●●d_fw-la minimè_fw-la sin●_n benignae_fw-la insinuate_v the_o woeful_a bitterness_n and_o extreme_a horror_n wherewith_o the_o wicked_a be_v perplex_v and_o if_o the_o heathen_a style_v they_o by_o such_o horrid_a term_n how_o shall_v we_o dread_v to_o harbour_v in_o we_o such_o snake_n and_o our_o saviour_n tell_v we_o of_o a_o unquenchable_a fire_n so_o also_o of_o a_o never-dying_a worm_n such_o a_o worm_n there_o be_v of_o conscience_n and_o it_o be_v so_o call_v because_o as_o a_o worm_n lie_v eat_v and_o gnaw_v that_o wood_n in_o which_o she_o abide_v so_o the_o worm_n of_o conscience_n lie_v within_o we_o gripe_v and_o torment_v we_o by_o bring_v to_o our_o memory_n all_o the_o cause_n of_o present_a and_o future_a calamity_n as_o our_o wilful_a negligence_n whereby_o we_o lose_v our_o first_o enjoy_v felicity_n at_o every_o of_o which_o consideration_n she_o give_v we_o a_o deadly_a gripe_n as_o also_o all_o our_o occasion_n offer_v to_o escape_v those_o misery_n in_o which_o we_o be_v now_o plunge_v add_v to_o these_o all_o those_o opportunity_n for_o redeem_v that_o glory_n which_o we_o have_v now_o hazard_v as_o also_o how_o ungracious_o we_o have_v quench_v the_o good_a motion_n of_o god_n holy_a spirit_n by_o which_o we_o may_v have_v be_v reclaim_v add_v further_o how_o vain_a those_o worldly_a trifle_n be_v which_o we_o have_v too_o eager_o follow_v and_o last_o how_o we_o ourselves_o be_v become_v worldly_a fool_n and_o other_o spiritual_o wise_a whereas_o we_o dream_v otherwise_o from_o whence_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o a_o secure_a sinner_n be_v a_o enemy_n unto_o himself_o for_o if_o there_o be_v no_o fullness_n of_o joy_n but_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n then_o certes_o in_o a_o woeful_a condition_n be_v they_o who_o wallow_v in_o their_o sin_n against_o the_o curb_n of_o conscience_n deprive_v themselves_o of_o this_o happiness_n thus_o you_o see_v that_o a_o accuse_a conscience_n manife_v a_o deity_n and_o that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v write_v 15._o rom._n 2._o 15._o in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n you_o see_v also_o that_o both_o good_a and_o bad_a have_v sometime_o these_o check_n of_o conscience_n which_o like_o that_o voice_n mention_v by_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n call_v to_o they_o say_v this_o be_v the_o way_n 21._o isa_n 3._o 21._o walk_v in_o it_o when_o they_o turn_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o when_o they_o turn_v to_o the_o left_a point_v out_o another_o way_n then_o what_o they_o former_o tread_v awry_o in_o to_o which_o voice_n of_o conscience_n if_o man_n will_v listen_v and_o obey_v then_o shall_v it_o go_v well_o with_o they_o for_o they_o shall_v not_o only_o know_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n but_o they_o shall_v in_o some_o measure_n see_v he_o and_o be_v acquaint_v with_o he_o but_o if_o they_o shall_v harden_v their_o heart_n and_o labour_n to_o quench_v the_o good_a spirit_n of_o god_n which_o at_o that_o time_n 20._o 1_o thess_n 5._o 19_o revel_v 3._o 20._o knock_v at_o the_o door_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o seek_v admission_n for_o

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ignorance_n so_o that_o they_o can_v right_o conceive_v of_o god_n as_o they_o ought_v until_o he_o who_o have_v the_o key_n of_o david_n be_v please_v to_o open_v they_o by_o the_o 7._o revel_v 3._o 7._o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n the_o heart_n of_o man_n natural_o be_v like_a unto_o a_o spring-lock_n which_o shut_v of_o its_o own_o accord_n but_o can_v be_v open_v without_o a_o key_n thus_o god_n be_v say_v to_o open_v the_o heart_n of_o lydia_n when_o 14._o act_n 16._o 14._o she_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o paul_n and_o by_o the_o same_o mean_n to_o convert_v the_o jailer_n 31._o verse_n 31._o and_o his_o household_n so_o also_o god_n open_v the_o heart_n of_o three_o thousand_o at_o peter_n preach_v god_n 2._o act_n 2._o have_v commit_v the_o key_n of_o his_o kingdom_n unto_o the_o minister_n of_o his_o gospel_n whereby_o he_o enable_v they_o 19_o matth._n 16._o 19_o to_o speak_v unto_o his_o people_n yet_o spiritus_fw-la sanctus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la verbi_fw-la praeconio_fw-la hominum_fw-la mentes_fw-la illuminat_fw-la qui_fw-la aures_fw-la perforat_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la corda_fw-la aperit_fw-la ut_fw-la scripturae_fw-la tanquam_fw-la divinae_fw-la firmiter_fw-la assentiantur_fw-la 2._o by_o soften_a that_n which_o before_o be_v hard_a the_o heart_n of_o man_n natural_o be_v 19_o be_v ezek._n 11._o 19_o flinty_a god_n only_o say_v job_n can_v soften_v it_o and_o this_o god_n work_v 16._o job_n 23._o 16._o by_o his_o word_n thus_o when_o josiah_n hear_v the_o judgement_n 19_o 2_o king_n 22._o 19_o of_o god_n threaten_v against_o the_o jew_n he_o grow_v tender-hearted_a o_o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n may_v work_v the_o like_a effect_n on_o we_o even_o now_o when_o not_o only_o his_o threaten_n be_v denounce_v but_o his_o hand_n be_v also_o heavy_a upon_o we_o but_o alas_o we_o have_v too_o many_o that_o refuse_v to_o hearken_v that_o pull_v away_o the_o shoulder_n and_o 12._o zech._n 7._o 11_o 12._o stop_v the_o ear_n that_o they_o may_v not_o hear_v yea_o they_o make_v their_o heart_n as_o a_o adamant_n stone_n lest_o they_o shall_v hear_v the_o law_n and_o the_o word_n which_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n have_v send_v in_o his_o spirit_n by_o the_o former_a prophet_n therefore_o have_v there_o come_v great_a wrath_n from_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n 3._o god_n reveal_v himself_o to_o man_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n in_o convince_a the_o conscience_n for_o sin_n which_o be_v before_o as_o it_o be_v sear_v up_o thus_o deal_v he_o with_o ephraim_n after_o ephraim_n be_v 19_o jer._n 31._o 19_o instruct_v he_o smite_v upon_o his_o thigh_n he_o be_v ashamed_a and_o even_o confound_v because_o he_o do_v bear_v the_o reproach_n of_o his_o youth_n thus_o agrippa_n can_v not_o but_o be_v convict_v in_o conscience_n of_o the_o deity_n of_o christ_n by_o the_o preach_n of_o paul_n when_o he_o say_v almost_o thou_o persuade_v 28._o act_n 26._o 28._o i_o to_o be_v a_o christian_n such_o a_o victorious_a grace_n of_o wisdom_n have_v the_o holy_a ghost_n infuse_v into_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n felix_n also_o can_v not_o but_o be_v convict_v in_o his_o conscience_n of_o the_o dreadful_a justice_n of_o god_n when_o he_o tremble_v hear_v paul_n discourse_n 25._o act_n 24._o 25._o concern_v the_o torment_n of_o hell_n and_o judgement_n to_o come_v happy_a have_v it_o be_v for_o they_o both_o if_o they_o have_v full_o assent_v to_o the_o power_n of_o his_o preach_n tanta_fw-la est_fw-la scripturae_fw-la vis_fw-la ut_fw-la etiam_fw-la hostibus_fw-la suis_fw-la verum_fw-la tilen_v tilen_v testimonium_fw-la exprimat_fw-la &_o in_o tenebrionum_fw-la latibula_fw-la fulgorem_fw-la aliquem_fw-la immittat_fw-la nimirum_fw-la ut_fw-la liquidò_fw-la constet_fw-la internam_fw-la esse_fw-la huius_fw-la lucis_fw-la proprietatem_fw-la ex_fw-la se_fw-la &_o per_fw-la se_fw-la existere_fw-la such_o be_v the_o power_n of_o the_o scripture_n that_o it_o give_v evident_a testimony_n of_o its_o truth_n even_o to_o its_o very_a enemy_n and_o send_v forth_o its_o beam_n of_o light_n into_o the_o secret_n of_o the_o crafty_a plotter_n that_o it_o may_v manifest_o appear_v that_o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o the_o scripture_n to_o work_v inward_o on_o the_o conscience_n by_o shine_v of_o itself_o and_o in_o itself_o 4._o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n god_n purge_v the_o conscience_n from_o dead_a work_n to_o serve_v the_o live_a god_n the_o word_n do_v metamorphose_v a_o man_n and_o make_v he_o to_o be_v other_o then_o what_o he_o be_v before_o thus_o paul_n after_o that_o he_o be_v convert_v exercise_v himself_o 16._o act_n 24._o 16._o to_o have_v a_o conscience_n void_a of_o offence_n both_o towards_o god_n and_o towards_o man_n at_o first_o paul_n think_v to_o have_v domineer_v over_o the_o poor_a christian_n at_o damascus_n but_o after_o he_o have_v see_v the_o lord_n christ_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o that_o glorious_a light_n which_o exceed_v the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n he_o be_v content_a to_o sit_v as_o it_o be_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o ananias_n and_o be_v instruct_v by_o he_o now_o proleg_n lupus_fw-la hic_fw-la benjamin_n ovi_fw-la caput_fw-la submisit_fw-la hieron_n epist_n 3._o note_n aug._n de_fw-fr doctr._n christ_n proleg_n if_o he_o that_o be_v such_o a_o eminent_a apostle_n yea_o who_o hear_v christ_n himself_o from_o heaven_n must_v receive_v instruction_n from_o another_o how_o dare_v any_o man_n despise_v even_o the_o mean_a of_o god_n minister_n nor_o be_v this_o conversion_n of_o the_o apostle_n without_o some_o special_a signification_n for_o hereby_o be_v show_v that_o they_o which_o be_v true_o convert_v be_v also_o spiritual_o enlighten_v they_o be_v make_v blind_a to_o worldly_a thing_n and_o the_o eye_n of_o their_o mind_n be_v only_o take_v up_o with_o the_o behold_n of_o thing_n heavenly_a and_o the_o bent_n of_o their_o affection_n be_v to_o hold_v the_o mystery_n 9_o 1_o tim._n 3._o 9_o