Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	eat_v	idol_n	weak_a	2,180	5	9.3570	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01299	A briefe confutation, of a popish discourse: lately set forth, and presumptuously dedicated to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie: by Iohn Howlet, or some other birde of the night, vnder that name Contayning certaine reasons, why papistes refuse to come to church, which reasons are here inserted and set downe at large, with their seuerall answeres. By D. Fulke, Maister of Penbroke Hall, in Cambridge. Seene and allowed.	Fulke, William, 1538-1589.; Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610. Brief discours contayning certayne reasons why Catholiques refuse to goe to church.	1583 (1583)	STC 11421; ESTC S102704	108,905	118

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154._o it_o be_v evident_a that_o we_o be_v not_o only_o forbid_v to_o use_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o honour_n of_o strange_a god_n as_o the_o eat_n of_o meat_n offer_v to_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v but_o also_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n whereby_o we_o may_v be_v think_v to_o honour_v they_o do_v it_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o that_o although_o in_o heart_n we_o despise_v they_o yet_o we_o edify_v or_o induce_v those_o that_o know_v not_o our_o heart_n in_o deed_n to_o honour_v the_o same_o this_o be_v also_o the_o scandal_n that_o the_o worthy_a old_a eleazarus_n in_o the_o book_n of_o machaby_n so_o much_o detest_v and_o resist_v that_o he_o 6._o choose_v rather_o to_o die_v most_o cruel_o then_o

to_o the_o church_n of_o so_o many_o thousand_o catholykes_n at_o this_o day_n in_o that_o realm_n be_v not_o upon_o disloyalty_n or_o stubborn_a obstinacy_n as_o their_o adversaries_n give_v it_o out_o but_o upon_o conscience_n and_o great_a reason_n and_o for_o the_o avoid_n of_o manifest_a perryll_n of_o eternal_a damnation_n which_o they_o shall_v incur_v in_o yield_v to_o that_o which_o be_v demand_v at_o their_o hand_n i_o have_v put_v down_o some_o cause_n and_o reason_n here_o follow_v refer_v the_o reader_n to_o more_o large_a dyscourse_n make_v by_o dyverse_a learned_a man_n of_o our_o time_n in_o sundry_a part_n of_o their_o work_n this_o be_v shuffle_v up_o in_o haste_n and_o namely_o to_o apeculyar_n treatyse_v not_o long_o ago_o publysh_v touch_v this_o matter_n but_o first_o of_o all_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o my_o reason_n to_o end_n they_o may_v supposition_n convynce_n be_v to_o be_v suppose_v to_o proceed_v from_o a_o catholyke_a mind_n that_o be_v from_o 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