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	good_a	unfeigned_a	1,203	5	10.8412	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43586	A new creature: or, A short discourse, opening the nature, properties, and necessity of the great work of the new creation upon the souls of men Being some plain discourses on Galatians vi. 15. By O. H. an unworthy minister of the Gospel.	Heywood, Oliver, 1629-1702.	1695 (1695)	Wing H1774; ESTC R221314	109,851	208

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new_a creature_n be_v also_o manifest_a in_o the_o conscience_n which_o though_o it_o be_v not_o a_o distinct_a faculty_n but_o a_o compound_n of_o more_o yet_o it_o be_v of_o great_a use_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o its_o necessary_a that_o the_o heart_n be_v sprinkle_v from_o a_o evil_a conscience_n heb._n 10.22_o which_o be_v do_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o the_o conscience_n be_v purge_v from_o dead_a work_n to_o serve_v the_o live_a god_n and_o this_o be_v effect_v by_o the_o eternal_a spirit_n heb._n 9.14_o now_o there_o be_v four_o office_n of_o conscience_n which_o the_o new_a creature_n do_v in_o good_a measure_n rectify_v 1._o as_o it_o be_v index_n a_o guide_n a_o discoverer_n of_o duty_n a_o bright_a star_n in_o a_o dark_a night_n a_o hand_n in_o the_o margin_n to_o show_v we_o what_o be_v worth_a our_o observe_n a_o schoolmaster_n to_o teach_v we_o a_o monitor_n to_o show_v our_o mistake_v and_o it_o must_v be_v regulate_v by_o the_o word_n of_o 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be_v a_o wise_a and_o faithful_a register_n to_o produce_v they_o as_o a_o faithful_a witness_n for_o or_o against_o a_o man_n another_o day_n the_o book_n be_v open_v rev._n 20.12_o one_o of_o those_o be_v the_o book_n of_o conscience_n conscience_n be_v as_o a_o thousand_o witness_n if_o good_a the_o holy_a ghost_n join_v with_o it_o my_o conscience_n bear_v i_o witness_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n rom._n 9.1_o and_o this_o be_v our_o rejoice_v the_o testimony_n of_o our_o conscience_n 2_o cor._n 1.12_o if_o the_o person_n have_v do_v any_o thing_n amiss_o conscience_n bring_v it_o to_o the_o man_n remembrance_n as_o the_o sin_n of_o joseph_n brethren_n make_v they_o say_v we_o be_v very_o guilty_a gen_n 43.21_o now_o a_o faithful_a witness_n will_v not_o lie_v a_o rectify_a conscience_n will_v give_v in_o a_o true_a testimony_n to_o promote_v repentance_n which_o be_v therefore_o call_v a_o bethink_v ourselves_o 1_o king_n 8.47_o or_o heb._n a_o bring_v back_o upon_o our_o heart_n conscience_n have_v a_o tenacious_a memory_n and_o will_v speak_v true_a in_o its_o excusing_n or_o accuse_n rom._n 2.14_o 15._o which_o be_v proper_a to_o conscience_n as_o a_o conscience_n but_o grace_n regulate_v it_o and_o add_v some_o force_n to_o it_o 3._o as_o conscience_n be_v judex_fw-la a_o judge_n to_o pass_v the_o sentence_n upon_o a_o man_n as_o the_o verdict_n be_v bring_v in_o it_o be_v true_a it_o be_v but_o a_o petty_a judge_n under_o the_o supreme_a judge_n yet_o the_o great_a god_n confirm_v its_o judicial_a sentence_n 1_o john_n 3.20_o if_o our_o heart_n i.e._n our_o conscience_n condemn_v we_o god_n be_v great_a than_o our_o heart_n and_o know_v all_o thing_n every_o man_n may_v and_o must_v keep_v a_o privy_a session_n within_o preparatory_a to_o the_o great_a assize_n if_o he_o be_v but_o passive_a and_o be_v loath_a to_o hearken_v to_o this_o sentence_n he_o be_v self-condemned_n and_o this_o be_v but_o praejudicium_fw-la judicij_fw-la a_o sad_a prognostic_n 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