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
A26821	Truth's vindication, or, A gentle stroke to wipe off the foul aspersions, false accusations, and misrepresentations cast upon the people of God called Quakers, both with respect to their principle and their way of proselyting people over to them also An epistle to such of the Friends of Christ that have lately been convinced of the truth as it is in Jesus.	Bathurst, Elizabeth, d. 1691.	1679 (1679)	Wing B1137; ESTC R2590	87,826	120

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the_o one_o prophet_n promise_v to_o israel_n deut_n 18._o 18._o which_o promise_v the_o apostle_n repeat_v act_n 3._o 22._o saying_n and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o every_o soul_n that_o will_v not_o hear_v this_o prophet_n shall_v be_v destroy_v from_o among_o the_o people_n vers._n 23._o thus_o do_v they_o commend_v themselves_o to_o every_o man_n conscience_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n by_o turn_v they_o to_o the_o light_n of_o jesus_n the_o power_n of_o god_n manifest_v within_o which_o as_o it_o be_v yield_v to_o and_o obey_v make_v free_a from_o sin_n which_o still_o be_v that_o one_o thing_n that_o i_o be_o write_v concern_v viz._n a_o principle_n of_o divine_a light_n and_o life_n in_o christ_n jesus_n according_a to_o the_o apostle_n record_n john_n 1._o 4._o in_o he_o be_v life_n and_o the_o life_n be_v the_o light_n of_o man_n and_o this_o light_n i_o say_v however_o it_o may_v be_v call_v it_o be_v the_o shine_a of_o the_o son_n of_o righteousness_n in_o 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