Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	draw_v	evil_a	sprinkle_v	1,134	5	10.3564	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61386	An antidote against distractions, or, An indeavour to serve the church, in the daily case of wandrings in the worship of God by Richard Steele M.A. and minister of the Gospel.	Steele, Richard, 1629-1692.	1667 (1667)	Wing S5382; ESTC R8661	121,210	256

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there_o be_v a_o secret_a load_n stone_n in_o it_o that_o attract_v the_o heart_n and_o make_v that_o prayer_n to_o end_n in_o hell_n that_o begin_v in_o heaven_n either_o sin_n and_o you_o must_v be_v at_o a_o distance_n or_o god_n and_o you_o will_n the_o soul_n that_o be_v in_o league_n with_o sin_n dare_v not_o come_v at_o god_n dare_v not_o look_v at_o he_o dare_v not_o think_v on_o he_o and_o what_o must_v that_o man_n think_v on_o in_o a_o duty_n that_o dare_v not_o think_v serious_o on_o god_n as_o that_o penitent_a father_n speak_v in_o his_o confession_n a_o unmortified_a soul_n like_o the_o husband_n of_o a_o scold_a wife_n have_v rather_o be_v any_o where_o than_o at_o home_n and_o make_v many_o a_o sad_a bargain_n abroad_o because_o he_o have_v no_o comfort_n at_o home_n with_o his_o wife_n so_o such_o a_o heart_n choose_v to_o be_v think_v of_o any_o thing_n rather_o than_o god_n 18._o alas_o matter_n be_v not_o straight_o between_o they_o the_o poison_n of_o sin_n be_v 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that_o be_v a_o whole_a burnt-offering_a that_o the_o lord_n delight_v in_o as_o no_o subject_n be_v capable_a of_o two_o contrary_a quality_n in_o the_o intense_a degree_n as_o heat_n and_o cold_a may_v be_v both_o in_o the_o same_o hand_n but_o not_o in_o their_o intense_a degree_n so_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n can_v entertain_v christ_n and_o corruption_n light_n and_o darkness_n except_o the_o one_o be_v love_v and_o serve_v superlative_o above_o the_o other_o psal._n 66.18_o if_o i_o regard_v iniquity_n in_o my_o heart_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o hear_v i_o 396._o god_n first_o stop_v his_o ear_n above_o and_o then_o the_o sinner_n mouth_n below_o that_o regard_v iniquity_n that_o like_v love_n approve_v or_o give_v it_o rest_n and_o quiet_a in_o the_o soul._n indeed_o god_n neither_o regard_v he_o nor_o do_v such_o a_o soul_n regard_n god_n he_o must_v love_v god_n that_o be_v lively_a in_o his_o service_n job_n 27.10_o will_v he_o delight_v himself_o in_o the_o almighty_a will_v 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