Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	faith_n	good_a	shipwreck_n	6,868	5	12.4968	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53236	Blessed Paul's tryal and triumph in a sermon upon the death of Mrs. Elizabeth King / by John Oakes ...	Oakes, John, d. 1689?	1689 (1689)	Wing O18; ESTC R17578	25,131	33

benefit_n and_o blessing_n that_o he_o have_v purchase_v call_v precious_a faith_n the_o faith_n 1._o 〈…〉_o pet._n 1._o 1._o 〈…〉_o 1._o 1._o of_o god_n elect_n as_o peculiar_a to_o god_n choose_v once_o this_o be_v commit_v to_o christian_n by_o way_n of_o operation_n and_o infusion_n and_o donation_n by_o grace_n you_o be_v save_v through_o faith_n and_o that_o not_o of_o yourselves_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god._n 2._o by_o faith_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v the_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n the_o revelation_n of_o the_o divine_a will_n in_o the_o gospel_n of_o god_n grace_n which_o be_v commit_v to_o paul_n as_o a_o minister_n to_o be_v by_o he_o dispense_v and_o preach_v to_o other_o as_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n unto_o salvation_n and_o elsewhere_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o christ_n have_v 16._o 〈…〉_o m._n 1._o 16._o commit_v unto_o we_o the_o word_n of_o reconciliation_n and_o this_o be_v also_o a_o trust_n commit_v unto_o all_o christian_n to_o be_v profess_v 19_o 〈…〉_o cor._n 5._o 19_o own_a obey_v believe_v against_o all_o gainsayer_n whosoever_o whether_o they_o be_v man_n of_o unsound_a mind_n or_o ungodly_a liver_n which_o some_o profess_v have_v err_v concern_v the_o faith._n this_o be_v 3._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 21_o judas_n 3._o that_o faith_n which_o we_o be_v exhort_v earnest_o to_o contend_v for_o which_o be_v once_o deliver_v to_o the_o saint_n second_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o his_o keep_v the_o faith_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v 1._o if_o you_o take_v it_o in_o the_o former_a sense_n than_o it_o import_v his_o constant_a endeavour_n to_o keep_v that_o grace_n in_o its_o exercise_n by_o a_o constant_a cleave_v to_o and_o reliance_n upon_o god_n and_o christ_n for_o life_n and_o salvation_n draw_v continue_v supply_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o spirit_n for_o the_o enable_v a_o christian_n to_o do_v his_o present_a work_n and_o to_o fit_v he_o for_o his_o future_a reward_n and_o this_o against_o all_o the_o opposition_n that_o he_o may_v meet_v 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conscience_n thus_o have_v i_o give_v you_o a_o short_a account_n of_o the_o first_o part_n of_o my_o text_n as_o expressive_a of_o the_o true_a christian_n work_n a_o work_n to_o be_v do_v here_o i_o proceed_v now_o very_o brief_o to_o paul_n prospect_n what_o he_o have_v in_o view_n hereafter_o relate_v to_o the_o glorious_a reward_n he_o be_v upon_o the_o matter_n enter_v into_o the_o possession_n of_o henceforth_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o i_o a_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n i_o purpose_v only_o to_o note_v a_o very_a few_o thing_n and_o shut_v up_o the_o whole_a with_o a_o short_a application_n first_o here_o we_o have_v a_o account_n of_o that_o future_a felicity_n which_o be_v reserve_v for_o the_o saint_n it_o be_v a_o crown_n and_o a_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n a_o crown_n which_o you_o know_v be_v a_o ensign_n of_o the_o great_a honour_n upon_o earth_n and_o a_o emblem_n of_o the_o high_a glory_n in_o heaven_n such_o a_o crown_n and_o such_o a_o kingdom_n as_o infinite_o 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