Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	evil_a	good_a	motive_n	1,128	5	11.3729	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00671	A treatise of vsurie diuided into three bookes: the first defineth what is vsurie. The second determineth that to be vnlawfull. The third remoueth such motiues as perswade men in this age that it may be lawfull. By Robert Fenton Bachelar of Diuinitie.	Fenton, Roger, 1565-1616.	1611 (1611)	STC 10806; ESTC S101958	118,517	170

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the_o law_n so_o that_o whosoever_o transgress_v the_o law_n transgress_v justice_n or_o charity_n though_o not_o all_o alike_o nor_o in_o the_o same_o degree_n of_o evidence_n to_o be_v discern_v but_o some_o more_o obscure_o than_o other_o which_o thing_n beget_v so_o many_o difficult_a case_n of_o justice_n in_o law_n and_o of_o conscience_n in_o divinity_n among_o which_o this_o case_n of_o usury_n be_v not_o the_o least_o because_o the_o iniquity_n of_o it_o can_v so_o easy_o be_v discern_v as_o of_o theft_n and_o bare_a face_a robbery_n who_o malice_n and_o injustice_n do_v open_v itself_o to_o the_o first_o sight_n and_o that_o usury_n be_v a_o thing_n in_o itself_o inordinate_a and_o so_o consequent_o opposite_a to_o justice_n and_o charity_n both_o shall_v be_v more_o full_o express_v when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o argument_n draw_v from_o those_o place_n but_o our_o present_a business_n in_o this_o chapter_n be_v to_o deal_v with_o the_o very_a text_n of_o scripture_n the_o 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