Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	fire_n	hell_n	worm_n	1,679	5	10.4739	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11845	The bearing and burden of the spirit wherein the sicknesse and soundnesse of the soule is opened, and eight cases of conscience cleared and resolved for the setling and comforting of perplexed consciences / by John Sedgwick ...	Sedgwick, John, 1600 or 1601-1643.	1639 (1639)	STC 22149.3; ESTC S4896	93,717	382

shut_v carnal_a security_n out_o of_o door_n 2._o avoid_v all_o occasion_n of_o sin_v play_v not_o upon_o the_o hole_n of_o the_o asp_n and_o come_v not_o near_o the_o den_n of_o the_o cockatrice_n 3._o wise_o withstand_v temptation_n unto_o all_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n 4._o keep_v close_o to_o the_o rule_n in_o a_o holy_a and_o religious_a practice_n 5._o give_v contentment_n unto_o conscience_n in_o nothing_o willing_o offend_v or_o displease_v it_o this_o be_v the_o wage_n that_o be_v due_a unto_o it_o for_o sustain_v our_o infirmity_n we_o be_v not_o to_o displease_v such_o a_o friend_n that_o bear_v all_o our_o cost_n and_o charge_n and_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o burden_n of_o all_o our_o care_n and_o do_v not_o conscience_n much_o more_o for_o we_o learn_v then_o 1._o to_o give_v god_n thing_n the_o content_v of_o conscience_n stand_v in_o 2._o thing_n content_a in_o the_o please_a of_o god_n you_o great_o content_a conscience_n the_o servant_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o be_v offend_v all_o the_o while_o his_o master_n be_v quiet_v 2._o to_o promote_v conscience_n in_o its_o power_n unto_o its_o place_n conscience_n must_v be_v more_o worth_a unto_o we_o then_o the_o world_n wealth_n must_v not_o buy_v it_o worship_n can_v equal_v it_o and_o we_o must_v not_o prefer_v the_o please_a of_o man_n or_o ourselves_o unto_o it_o it_o be_v the_o discontent_n of_o conscience_n to_o be_v undervalue_v or_o to_o be_v put_v off_o at_o low_a rate_n and_o sure_o if_o the_o government_n of_o conscience_n be_v despise_v it_o can_v be_v please_v conscience_n be_v conscience_n and_o will_v and_o must_v be_v know_v and_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v conscience_n you_o must_v hear_v and_o obey_v conscience_n go_v and_o do_v what_o conscience_n enjoin_v we_o must_v work_v and_o stop_v and_o fear_v and_o hope_v and_o give_v and_o lend_v and_o restore_v when_o conscience_n bid_v we_o conscience_n must_v not_o be_v cross_v and_o vex_v by_o we_o witting_o or_o willing_o it_o deserve_v better_a of_o we_o 6._o prevent_v the_o wound_n and_o torment_v of_o it_o take_v care_n that_o you_o make_v it_o not_o terrible_a and_o troublesome_a unto_o yourselves_o if_o it_o be_v your_o burden_n how_o shall_v it_o then_o be_v able_a to_o sustain_v your_o infirmity_n we_o read_v forward_o in_o the_o text_n a_o wound_a spirit_n who_o can_v bear_v the_o burden_n of_o the_o spirit_n under_o its_o wound_n but_o a_o wound_a spirit_n who_o can_v bear_v here_o we_o have_v the_o impotency_n of_o man_n spirit_n against_o inward_a perplexity_n lay_v down_o by_o way_n of_o a_o interrogation_n which_o be_v a_o most_o vehement_a negation_n who_o can_v bear_v i._n e._n no_o man_n can_v bear_v it_o in_o which_o word_n the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v teach_v we_o these_o two_o thing_n 1._o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n may_v be_v wound_v 2._o that_o the_o wound_a spirit_n be_v insupportable_a we_o will_v begin_v with_o the_o possible_a estate_n of_o the_o spirit_n or_o conscience_n of_o man_n which_o be_v this_o doct._n 2_o that_o it_o may_v come_v under_o great_a and_o fearful_a wound_n i_o be_o wound_v man_n spirit_n may_v be_v great_o wound_v poor_a and_o needy_a and_o my_o heart_n be_v wound_v within_o i_o say_v david_n psal_n 109._o ●2_n and_o again_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o his_o spirit_n be_v overwhelm_v within_o he_o psal_n 142._o 3._o we_o find_v wicked_a man_n and_o good_a man_n wound_v in_o their_o spirit_n unto_o great_a vexation_n i_o shall_v brief_o open_v unto_o you_o three_o thing_n 1._o what_o a_o wound_a spirit_n be_v 2._o the_o difference_n of_o the_o wound_n in_o the_o good_a and_o bad_a 3._o the_o ground_n and_o cause_n of_o this_o wound_n for_o the_o first_o know_v that_o a_o wound_a spirit_n be_v a_o spirit_n which_o what_o a_o wound_a spirit_n what_o for_o the_o time_n do_v sensible_o suffer_v miserable_a and_o in_o a_o sort_n hellish_a evil_n in_o a_o distressful_a uncomfortable_a fearful_a restless_a and_o desperate_a manner_n there_o go_v to_o the_o make_n of_o the_o wound_a spirit_n these_o thing_n 1._o miserable_a and_o in_o a_o degree_n hellish_a evil_n i_o say_v that_o innumerable_a evil_n do_v compass_v the_o soul_n it_o be_v not_o one_o misery_n but_o a_o army_n which_o do_v at_o this_o time_n follow_v a_o man_n thou_o renewe_v thy_o plague_n against_o i_o and_o thou_o increase_v thy_o wrath_n upon_o i_o change_n and_o army_n of_o sorrow_n be_v against_o i_o say_v job_n 10._o 17._o the_o soul_n be_v cast_v into_o a_o peck_n of_o trouble_n and_o into_o the_o abundance_n of_o calamity_n yea_o and_o it_o be_v such_o kind_n of_o misery_n which_o nothing_o can_v better_v represent_v and_o shadow_v then_o the_o very_a pain_n of_o the_o damn_a the_o soul_n for_o the_o time_n feel_v that_o gnaw_a worm_n and_o lie_v as_o it_o be_v boil_o and_o fry_a in_o hell_n fire_n there_o be_v no_o torment_n like_o unto_o it_o it_o go_v beyond_o all_o have_v a_o fullness_n and_o exquisiteness_n of_o misery_n in_o it_o 2._o the_o feel_n of_o those_o miserable_a evil_n a_o man_n have_v now_o his_o conscience_n open_v and_o be_v make_v to_o know_v and_o apprehend_v the_o extremity_n of_o misery_n which_o now_o lie_v upon_o he_o even_o with_o fullness_n of_o weight_n the_o spirit_n of_o man_n be_v live_v and_o very_o tender_a and_o misery_n and_o distress_n be_v feel_v in_o a_o sear_a conscience_n there_o be_v nothing_o but_o senselessness_n for_o that_o be_v past_a feel_n ephes_n 4._o 19_o but_o in_o a_o wound_a conscience_n there_o be_v some_o life_n and_o tenderness_n the_o practical_a notion_n be_v not_o quite_o extinguish_v the_o natural_a light_n be_v still_o burn_a and_o indeed_o misery_n will_v not_o be_v misery_n unto_o we_o do_v they_o not_o touch_v we_o to_o the_o quick_a 3._o the_o manner_n of_o the_o apprehend_n of_o those_o miserable_a evil_n which_o be_v every_o way_n most_o grievous_a for_o first_o of_o all_o it_o be_v with_o much_o distrosse_n of_o foul_a the_o soul_n be_v thereby_o fill_v with_o unspeakable_a 77._o psal_n 77._o anguish_n and_o pain_n it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v put_v upon_o the_o rack_n and_o putto_fw-mi torture_n and_o torment_v in_o extremity_n my_o soul_n be_v soretroubled_a say_v david_n psal_n 6._o 3._o there_o be_v such_o a_o strange_a oppression_n upon_o the_o spirit_n that_o the_o heaviness_n of_o it_o be_v unto_o death_n mat._n 26._o 37._o second_o it_o be_v without_o all_o comfort_n unto_o the_o spirit_n it_o be_v all_o darkness_n without_o the_o mixture_n of_o light_n the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n be_v so_o drink_v up_o that_o it_o now_o waste_v itself_o in_o daily_a heaviness_n o_o that_o my_o grief_n be_v well_o weigh_v say_v job_n 6._o 2._o my_o soul_n refuse_v comfort_n say_v david_n psal●7_n ●7_z 2._o a_o man_n under_o the_o wound_n of_o conscience_n be_v so_o under_o the_o power_n of_o discomfort_n and_o so_o swallow_v up_o of_o heaviness_n that_o the_o soul_n can_v enjoy_v no_o spiritual_a or_o natural_a comfort_n for_o the_o time_n every_o thing_n do_v terrify_v it_o nothing_o do_v comfort_v it_o three_o it_o be_v a_o spirit_n fill_v with_o horror_n and_o fear_n and_o that_o not_o only_o in_o the_o apprehension_n of_o present_a misery_n but_o by_o the_o expectation_n of_o more_o and_o future_a evil_n the_o wound_a spirit_n be_v a_o spirit_n of_o horrible_a bondage_n and_o keep_v a_o man_n in_o bondage_n to_o servile_a terror_n tremble_a thought_n the_o dreadful_a sound_n be_v always_o hear_v and_o such_o man_n do_v create_v meditate_v and_o multiply_v fear_n the_o spirit_n of_o tremble_a do_v so_o overtake_v they_o that_o they_o be_v a_o terror_n unto_o themselves_o they_o daily_o apprehend_v nothing_o but_o guilt_n and_o wrath_n and_o death_n and_o hell_n and_o damnation_n job_n 15._o 21._o deut._n 28._o 65._o dan._n 5._o jer._n 20._o 4._o four_o it_o be_v full_a of_o unquietness_n and_o daily_a toss_n and_o tumbling_n it_o be_v exceed_o restless_a and_o rage_a o_o the_o disquiet_n of_o a_o wound_a conscience_n the_o sea_n in_o time_n of_o tempest_n be_v not_o more_o rage_v and_o roll_a madness_n be_v not_o more_o work_v and_o unquiet_a the_o plague_n and_o other_o impetuous_a disease_n be_v not_o more_o vex_v and_o restless_a to_o a_o man_n then_o a_o wound_a spirit_n be_v thou_o keep_v my_o eye_n wake_v say_v david_n psal_n 77._o 4._o when_o i_o hold_v my_o tongue_n my_o bone_n consume_v thy_o hand_n be_v heavy_a upon_o i_o day_n and_o night_n psal_n 2._o 3_o 4._o my_o sore_n run_v and_o cease_v not_o in_o the_o night_n psal_n 77._o 2._o why_o be_v thou_o so_o disquiet_v within_o i_o o_o my_o soul_n psal_n 43._o 5._o last_o the_o spirit_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o devour_a gulf_n of_o desperation_n such_o under_o the_o feel_n of_o their_o

witness_n david_n psal_n 32._o 3_o 4._o hezekiah_n ezek._n 38._o 13_o 14._o and_o holy_a job_n in_o his_o whole_a history_n and_o christ_n himself_o suffer_v this_o wound_n without_o sin_n in_o his_o humane_a spirit_n cry_v out_o under_o its_o burden_n my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o and_o it_o can_v seven_o reason_n prove_v the_o burden_n of_o a_o wound_a conscience_n be_v seven_o be_v otherwise_o if_o we_o consider_v these_o reason_n first_o a_o wound_a spirit_n be_v a_o burden_n unto_o itself_o why_o have_v thou_o set_v i_o as_o a_o mark_n against_o thou_o so_o that_o i_o be_o a_o burden_n unto_o myself_o say_v job_n 7._o 20._o now_o all_o wound_n and_o burden_n that_o be_v extrinsecall_v a_o man_n spirit_n can_v bear_v but_o that_o which_o lie_v within_o itself_o it_o can_v you_o know_v if_o the_o ship_n be_v whole_a the_o wave_n do_v only_o beat_v against_o simile_n the_o side_n they_o only_o threaten_v they_o sink_v she_o not_o but_o if_o she_o have_v a_o 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terrify_v he_o his_o sleep_n forsake_v he_o and_o his_o dream_n do_v not_o please_v he_o he_o lie_v on_o his_o bed_n boil_v in_o disquietness_n and_o wish_v for_o day_n conscience_n can_v relieve_v against_o all_o wound_n but_o its_o own_o suppose_v the_o wound_n to_o lie_v in_o a_o man_n honour_n friend_n and_o estate_n conscience_n can_v heal_v all_o that_o but_o itself_o be_v wound_v in_o the_o least_o degree_n it_o be_v beyond_o the_o cure_n and_o comfort_n of_o all_o outward_a thing_n we_o have_v a_o say_n that_o no_o borrow_a part_n can_v help_v the_o lend_v part_n what_o help_v simile_n can_v the_o hand_n return_v unto_o the_o heart_n if_o i_o wound_v my_o hand_n the_o heart_n can_v yield_v help_n if_o the_o nerve_n which_o draw_v more_o inward_o be_v wound_v yet_o the_o heart_n can_v help_v it_o have_v blood_n and_o spirit_n and_o heat_n enough_o but_o if_o the_o heart_n itself_o be_v wound_v what_o shall_v help_v three_o the_o spirit_n under_o its_o wound_n retain_v the_o sensibleness_n of_o unpardoned_a guilt_n which_o of_o all_o thing_n be_v most_o rage_a and_o make_v the_o soul_n most_o comfortless_o when_o a_o man_n shall_v apprehend_v his_o sin_n to_o be_v unpardonable_a or_o unpardoned_a it_o keep_v he_o in_o a_o perpetual_a roll_a and_o boil_a it_o be_v a_o condition_n that_o can_v no_o way_n be_v endure_v for_o sin_n lie_v still_o at_o the_o door_n haunt_v and_o vex_v a_o man_n four_o a_o spirit_n that_o be_v wound_v have_v to_o deal_v with_o the_o mighty_a and_o irresistible_a power_n of_o god_n now_o the_o strength_n of_o any_o burden_n be_v according_a to_o the_o strength_n of_o he_o with_o who_o we_o have_v to_o deal_v under_o the_o wound_n of_o conscience_n god_n be_v follow_v his_o own_o cause_n with_o his_o own_o argument_n and_o he_o be_v now_o avenge_a the_o wrong_a that_o be_v do_v to_o his_o mercy_n and_o patience_n and_o be_v it_o possible_a for_o the_o creature_n to_o sustain_v itself_o can_v we_o imagine_v any_o enable_v against_o 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