Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	end_n	faith_n	unfeigned_a	1,201	5	10.8215	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09277	Vindiciæ gratiæ. = A plea for grace More especially the grace of faith. Or, certain lectures as touching the nature and properties of grace and faith: wherein, amongst other matters of great use, the maine sinews of Arminius doctrine are cut asunder. Delivered by that late learned and godly man William Pemble, in Magdalen Hall in Oxford.	Pemble, William, 1592?-1623.; Capel, Richard, 1586-1656.	1627 (1627)	STC 19591; ESTC S114374	222,244	312

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we_o of_o that_o universal_a corruption_n and_o disorder_n of_o our_o whole_a nature_n so_o much_o speak_v of_o so_o much_o complain_v of_o be_v it_o vanish_v it_o be_v not_o so_o well_o but_o these_o man_n have_v vanish_v away_o in_o their_o imagination_n and_o have_v dispute_v so_o long_o of_o god_n grace_n and_o man_n corruption_n till_o in_o conclusion_n they_o have_v lose_v both_o and_o be_v become_v wilful_o ignorant_a of_o the_o one_o and_o malicious_a enemy_n to_o the_o other_o hitherto_o the_o explication_n of_o their_o opinion_n their_o error_n and_o the_o general_a issue_n of_o they_o we_o be_v now_o in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o unfold_v and_o confirm_v that_o truth_n which_o be_v to_o be_v maintain_v touch_v this_o question_n viz._n whether_o it_o be_v in_o man_n power_n so_o to_o resist_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n as_o final_o to_o hinder_v his_o own_o conversion_n we_o maintain_v the_o negative_a that_o where_o god_n purpose_v to_o save_v no_o power_n of_o man_n can_v 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