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	keep_v	shipwreck_n	1,285	5	12.3073	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36537	The Christians defense against the fears of death with seasonable directions how to prepare our selves to dye well / written originally in French by Char. Drelincourt ; and translated into English by M. D'Assigny.	Drelincourt, Charles, 1595-1669.; D'Assigny, Marius, 1643-1717.	1675 (1675)	Wing D2160; ESTC R227723	400,653	577

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