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
A56144	Canterburies doome, or, The first part of a compleat history of the commitment, charge, tryall, condemnation, execution of William Laud, late Arch-bishop of Canterbury containing the severall orders, articles, proceedings in Parliament against him, from his first accusation therein, till his tryall : together with the various evidences and proofs produced against him at the Lords Bar ... : wherein this Arch-prelates manifold trayterous artifices to usher in popery by degrees, are cleerly detected, and the ecclesiasticall history of our church-affaires, during his pontificall domination, faithfully presented to the publike view of the world / by William Prynne, of Lincolns Inne, Esquire ...	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1646 (1646)	Wing P3917; ESTC R19620	792,548	593

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obliteterate_v and_o not_o suffer_v to_o pass_v the_o press_n transcend_v our_o capacity_n to_o apprehend_v but_o only_o that_o they_o somewhat_o thwart_v the_o papist_n 11._o passage_n delete_v against_o auricular_a confession_n of_o our_o sin_n to_o popish_a priest_n in_o doctor_n clerk_n sermon_n page_n 443._o this_o passage_n be_v expunge_v saint_n james_n be_v flat_a for_o confession_n that_o auricular_a confession_n apostolical_a too_o be_v it_o not_o to_o the_o priest_n that_o judas_n say_v peccavi_fw-la confess_v he_o have_v sin_v in_o betray_v innocent_a blood_n in_o master_n ward_n commentary_n on_o matthew_n write_v copy_n f._n 10._o this_o be_v delete_v first_o the_o papist_n answer_v hereunto_o that_o the_o part_n of_o repentance_n be_v three_o to_o wit_n first_o contrition_n or_o as_o some_o of_o they_o say_v attrition_n second_o auricular_a confession_n three_o satisfaction_n of_o merit_n idem_fw-la fol._n 125._o second_o confess_v and_o make_v know_v thy_o temptation_n to_o some_o pious_a and_o faithful_a friend_n here_o we_o blame_v auricular_a popish_a confession_n first_o because_o it_o do_v discover_v lascivious_a and_o wanton_a woman_n second_o because_o it_o be_v ordinary_o enjoin_v and_o three_o hold_v to_o be_v a_o work_n deserve_v pardon_n opere_fw-la operato_fw-la but_o first_o if_o man_n not_o woman_n will_v confess_v themselves_o and_o second_o not_o always_o but_o in_o a_o case_n of_o conscience_n when_o his_o corruption_n be_v likely_a to_o prevail_v against_o he_o yea_o three_o not_o the_o sin_n commit_v already_o but_o only_o the_o temptation_n and_o provocation_n and_o assault_n unto_o sin_n and_o four_a not_o to_o confess_v to_o every_o one_o but_o to_o some_o pious_a prudent_a discreet_a and_o grave_a friend_n or_o minister_n etc._n etc._n we_o blame_v it_o not_o idem_fw-la fol._n 227._o ans_fw-fr 4._o a_o wound_a conscience_n be_v of_o all_o burden_n the_o heavy_a to_o a_o circumcise_a heart_n thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o we_o see_v christ_n here_o neither_o require_v confession_n nor_o demand_n or_o reserve_v satisfaction_n of_o this_o sick_a man_n but_o whole_o take_v away_o his_o sin_n to_o teach_v we_o that_o christ_n pardon_v our_o sin_n true_o heb._n 8._o 12._o jer._n 31._o 31._o etc._n etc._n isa_n 43._o 25._o heb._n 10._o 17._o answ_n 4._o popish_a auricular_a confession_n we_o tax_v for_o three_o thing_n namely_o first_o ob_fw-la coactionem_fw-la etc._n etc._n second_o ob_fw-la enumerationem_fw-la three_o ob_n finem_fw-la falsum_fw-la because_o the_o end_n propound_v therein_o by_o the_o papist_n be_v false_a for_o they_o teach_v man_n to_o confess_v their_o sin_n that_o by_o the_o people_n confession_n and_o the_o priest_n absolution_n their_o sin_n may_v be_v take_v away_o and_o pardon_v by_o god_n opere_fw-la operato_fw-la even_o by_o the_o bare_a work_n wrought_v the_o papist_n command_v confession_n for_o these_o two_o end_n viz._n first_o that_o their_o confession_n may_v take_v away_o sin_n with_o god_n and_o this_o they_o labour_v and_o dispute_v strong_o for_o and_o relate_v many_o fable_n to_o prove_v it_o if_o the_o studious_a reader_n desire_v a_o view_n of_o their_o fable_n he_o may_v find_v some_o in_o antidote_n anim_fw-la pag._n 145._o col._n 3._o &_o 149._o col._n 3._o &_o 2._o they_o have_v worse_a end_n of_o their_o confession_n then_o these_o and_o that_o be_v to_o reveal_v whore_n whoredom_n and_o the_o like_a read_v antidote_n anim._n p._n 145._o col._n 3._o 4._o ibidem_fw-la part_n 1._o pag._n 115._o quest_n 5._o see_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a and_o in_o some_o case_n requisite_a that_o some_o person_n shall_v sometime_o confess_v some_o sin_n unto_o their_o pastor_n and_o that_o the_o pastor_n shall_v admonish_v and_o advise_v they_o hereunto_o as_o be_v show_v mat._n 3._o 6._o when_o their_o conscience_n be_v trouble_v with_o any_o sin_n then_o whether_o ought_v minister_n to_o take_v a_o oath_n of_o secrecy_n the_o rather_o to_o induce_v man_n to_o confess_v free_o an._n there_o be_v two_o thing_n here_o to_o be_v consider_v of_o for_o the_o resolution_n of_o this_o question_n viz._n first_o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a and_o 2._o whether_o it_o be_v expedient_a first_o we_o must_v consider_v whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o take_v such_o a_o oath_n of_o secrecy_n or_o not_o first_o i_o think_v no_o man_n deny_v except_o the_o anabaptist_n that_o in_o general_a it_o be_v lawful_a by_o god_n law_n to_o take_v a_o oath_n either_o first_o assertory_n second_o promissory_a upon_o weighty_a cause_n though_o it_o be_v not_o before_o a_o magistrate_n second_o although_o the_o positive_a law_n threaten_v a_o praemunire_n to_o he_o who_o impose_v a_o oath_n without_o authority_n yet_o i_o know_v no_o danger_n to_o he_o who_o assume_v it_o willing_o and_o voluntary_o but_o three_o whether_o this_o particular_a oath_n be_v against_o our_o law_n i_o want_v skill_n to_o determine_v for_o on_o the_o one_o side_n concealment_n in_o some_o case_n make_v a_o man_n accessary_a though_o after_o the_o fact_n and_o what_o may_v not_o be_v perform_v must_v not_o be_v promise_v especial_o by_o oath_n on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o ancient_a canon_n of_o the_o church_n forbid_v upon_o great_a penalty_n to_o reveal_v confession_n and_o our_o law_n 1_o eliz._n confirm_v all_o the_o canon_n that_o be_v not_o opposite_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o i_o suppose_v this_o not_o to_o be_v second_o we_o must_v consider_v whether_o it_o be_v expedient_a or_o not_o to_o take_v such_o a_o oath_n this_o be_v the_o great_a question_n and_o must_v be_v resolve_v by_o the_o ground_n move_v it_o for_o whatsoever_o be_v lawful_a in_o this_o must_v be_v judge_v fit_a or_o unfit_a hypothesi_fw-la according_a to_o the_o fit_a or_o unfit_a circumstance_n which_o cloth_n it_o first_o therefore_o if_o first_o the_o confitent_fw-la be_v burden_v in_o conscience_n and_o desirous_a to_o unfold_v his_o sore_n be_v hinder_v by_o fear_n or_o shame_n of_o public_a discovery_n and_o second_o if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o end_n in_o the_o pastor_n but_o to_o free_v he_o from_o this_o fear_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o he_o may_v not_o by_o such_o a_o reverend_a protestation_n assure_v he_o of_o that_o whereto_o his_o own_o office_n and_o conscience_n bind_v he_o for_o as_o the_o canon_n command_v concealment_n so_o zozoman_n speak_v of_o the_o time_n within_o three_o hundred_o year_n of_o christ_n say_v such_o man_n as_o be_v burden_a in_o conscience_n and_o desire_v to_o unfold_v their_o grief_n must_v choose_v for_o their_o confessor_n a_o man_n upright_o of_o life_n prudent_a and_o secretorum_fw-la tenacem_fw-la a_o faithful_a concealer_n of_o secret_n but_o second_o if_o the_o minister_n use_v such_o a_o oath_n as_o a_o assure_v bait_n to_o draw_v unwilling_a man_n to_o confess_v for_o the_o satisfy_n of_o his_o own_o curiosity_n or_o private_a end_n non_fw-la laudo_fw-la it_o can_v neither_o be_v defend_v commend_v nor_o excuse_v but_o three_o i_o must_v add_v that_o see_v temptation_n lurk_v secret_o in_o the_o heart_n it_o be_v safe_a to_o leave_v they_o to_o the_o heart_n great_a searcher_n then_o to_o condemn_v they_o upon_o ungrounded_a suspicion_n unless_o make_v evident_a by_o some_o disclose_v circumstance_n wherein_o it_o be_v both_o more_o commendable_a and_o charitable_a to_o suspect_v a_o great_a deal_n too_o little_a than_o a_o little_a too_o much_o hoc_fw-la est_fw-la consilium_fw-la fidele_fw-la &_o verax_fw-la etc._n etc._n 12._o passage_n delete_v against_o the_o arbitrary_a tyrannical_a power_n of_o king_n disobedience_n to_o their_o unjust_a popish_a and_o wicked_a command_n resist_v their_o tyranny_n and_o the_o mortality_n of_o king_n in_o master_n ward_n commentary_n upon_o matthew_n f._n 324._o in_o the_o write_a copy_n the_o licenser_n obliterated_a this_o ensue_a discourse_n on_o mat._n 22._o 21._o give_v unto_o caesar_n the_o thing_n which_o be_v caesar_n quest_n whether_o be_v it_o altogether_o unlawful_a to_o resist_v civil_a power_n when_o it_o be_v wicked_a and_o unjust_o oppress_v the_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n and_o compel_v subject_n to_o commit_v adultery_n and_o persecute_v true_a religion_n with_o fire_n and_o faggot_n answ_n 1._o first_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o minister_n to_o reprehend_v and_o rebuke_v the_o sin_n of_o all_o who_o be_v under_o their_o charge_n and_o consequent_o king_n prince_n peer_n and_o magistrate_n when_o they_o offend_v as_o be_v evident_a both_o by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o prophet_n and_o also_o from_o these_o place_n 1_o tim._n 5._o 20._o &_o 2_o tim._n 4._o 2._o heb._n 13._o 17._o in_o which_o place_n it_o be_v say_v that_o pastor_n shall_v give_v account_n for_o those_o magistrate_n which_o perish_v under_o their_o charge_n second_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o inferior_a and_o subordinate_a magistrate_n to_o defend_v the_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n when_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n degenerate_v and_o fall_v