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	work_n	6,774	5	6.2905	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13070	A fift proceeding in the harmony of King Dauids harpe That is to say, a godly and learned exposition of 5. other moe [sic] psalmes of the princely Prophet Dauid: beginning with the 68. and ending with the 72. psalme, being the last part of the first tome, or one halfe of the booke of psalmes. Written in Latin by the reuerend Doctor Victorinus Strigelius: professor of diuinity in the Vniuersity of Lipsia in Germanie. Anno. 1576. Translated into English by Richard Robinson citizen of London. 1594. Seene, and allowed.; Hypomnēmata in omnes Psalmos Davidis. Psalm 68-72. English	Strigel, Victorinus, 1524-1569.; Robinson, Richard, citizen of London.	1598 (1598)	STC 23363; ESTC S113498	57,243	82

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27._o let_v they_o curse_v but_o do_v thou_o bless_v let_v my_o enemy_n be_v confound_v but_o let_v thy_o servant_n be_v glad_a and_o joyful_a isay_n 52._o 7._o fear_v not_o you_o the_o reproach_n of_o man_n math._n 5._o bless_a be_v you_o when_o man_n revile_v you_o and_o persecute_v you_o and_o say_v all_o manner_n of_o evil_n against_o you_o for_o my_o sake_n false_o vers_fw-la 11._o and_o in_o such_o conflict_n let_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o true_a church_n and_o of_o that_o company_n be_v know_v which_o false_o arrogate_v unto_o they_o the_o title_n of_o the_o church_n when_o it_o be_v most_o assure_v that_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o the_o church_n of_o god_n according_a to_o these_o say_n john_n 10._o 27._o my_o sheep_n hear_v my_o voice_n but_o of_o the_o enemy_n it_o be_v say_v thus_o joh._n 10._o 26._o you_o be_v not_o of_o my_o sheep_n again_o john_n 8._o 44._o you_o be_v of_o your_o father_n the_o devil_n etc._n etc._n cast_v i_o not_o away_o in_o 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