Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	death_n	sin_n	sting_n	3,033	5	12.3553	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29158	A sermon preached at Helmingham in Suffolk, June 30th, 1694, at the funeral of L. Gen. Tolmach by Nicholas Brady ...	Brady, Nicholas, 1659-1726.	1694 (1694)	Wing B4177; ESTC R19560	11,768	36

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consult_v my_o own_o ease_n or_o reputation_n by_o make_v the_o shortness_n of_o the_o warning_n my_o just_a excuse_n for_o wave_v a_o employment_n as_o difficult_a as_o honourable_a to_o do_v tolerable_a justice_n to_o so_o deserve_v a_o theme_n require_v a_o large_a portion_n both_o of_o time_n and_o ability_n than_o i_o have_v either_o the_o good_a fortune_n to_o enjoy_v or_o the_o confidence_n to_o pretend_v to_o and_o if_o i_o have_v but_o testify_v my_o veneration_n for_o his_o memory_n which_o every_o true_a englishman_n will_v join_v with_o i_o in_o do_v it_o be_v the_o only_a reputation_n that_o i_o aim_v at_o from_o a_o performance_n as_o hearty_a as_o it_o be_v inartificial_a i_o question_v not_o but_o your_o grace_n will_v add_v to_o all_o your_o other_o virtue_n that_o of_o a_o cheerful_a resignation_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o give_v a_o fresh_a evidence_n of_o the_o firmness_n of_o that_o courage_n which_o have_v former_o support_v you_o under_o the_o great_a 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