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	sin_n	sprinkle_v	1,192	5	10.9545	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77642	Scripture-redemption freed from men's restrictions: being an answer to a book lately published by Mr. William Troughton (who stiles himself a minister of the gospel at Onlep in Leicester-shire) intituled, scripture-redemption restrained and limited: as also the substance of several conferences and disputes had in England, Wales, and Scotland, with Mr. Heath, Mr. Bartley, Mr. Powel, Mr. Sam. Rutherford, and Mr. James Wood, two rectors of the university of S. Andrews, and many others, about the death of our most dear redeemer, and the controversies which are the constant concomitants of it. Together with a brief reply to Mr. Troughton's rayling accusations in his introduction. By J. Brown, sometimes of Orial Coll. in Oxford, afterwards a priest of the Church of England, and vicar of Tenbury in Worcester-shire; but now through mercy a preacher of the faith which once he destroyed.	Browne, James, 1616-1685.	1653 (1653)	Wing B5022B; ESTC R230501	118,497	139

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by_o believe_v the_o former_a of_o these_o be_v absolute_o free_a suitable_a to_o this_o be_v rom._n 3._o 24._o without_o any_o condtion_n and_o be_v universal_a as_o you_o may_v see_v rom._n 5._o 18._o the_o latter_a be_v also_o free_a on_o god_n part_n but_o upon_o condition_n of_o believe_v on_o we_o as_o you_o may_v find_v act._n 13._o 39_o for_o the_o further_a clear_v of_o this_o thing_n i_o desire_v the_o reader_n with_o i_o to_o reveiw_n that_o lately-recited_n text_n rom._n 5._o 18._o and_o i_o shall_v lay_v it_o down_o according_a to_o the_o original_a therefore_o as_o by_o one_o offence_n or_o sin_n condemnation_n come_v upon_o all_o man_n even_o so_o by_o one_o justification_n to_o life_n come_v upon_o all_o man_n but_o have_v handle_v this_o point_n partly_o before_o upon_o another_o occasion_n i_o shall_v only_o remind_v the_o reader_n that_o these_o tex●s_n hold_v forth_o this_o clear_o to_o we_o that_o as_o sin_n come_v upon_o or_o be_v impute_v to_o all_o man_n by_o 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