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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57597	Shlohavot, or, The burning of London in the year 1666 commemorated and improved in a CX discourses, meditations, and contemplations, divided into four parts treating of I. The sins, or spiritual causes procuring that judgment, II. The natural causes of fire, morally applied, III. The most remarkable passages and circumstances of that dreadful fire, IV. Councels and comfort unto such as are sufferers by the said judgment / by Samuel Rolle ...	Rolle, Samuel, fl. 1657-1678.; Rolle, Samuel, fl. 1657-1678. Preliminary discourses.; Rolle, Samuel, fl. 1657-1678. Physical contemplations.; Rolle, Samuel, fl. 1657-1678. Sixty one meditations.; Rolle, Samuel, fl. 1657-1678. Twenty seven meditations.	1667 (1667)	Wing R1877; Wing R1882_PARTIAL; Wing R1884_PARTIAL; ESTC R21820	301,379	534

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the_o great_a sustere_a this_o fire_n have_v make_v if_o there_o be_v any_o one_o great_a than_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n and_o when_o that_o be_v do_v compare_v thy_o condition_n with_o that_o of_o the_o damn_a in_o hell_n and_o then_o say_v if_o thy_o affliction_n when_o lay_v in_o the_o balance_n be_v not_o find_v altogether_o light_a than_o vanity_n if_o god_n will_v assure_v thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v fly_v from_o the_o wrath_n to_o come_v all_o that_o have_v yet_o befall_v thou_o may_v be_v bear_v it_o be_v not_o for_o want_v of_o pity_n and_o commiseration_n towards_o you_o that_o i_o write_v this_o i_o hope_v my_o bowel_n yearn_v towards_o you_o but_o i_o will_v justify_v

we_o have_v pierce_v by_o sin_n and_o true_o mourn_v when_o we_o have_v confess_v our_o sin_n and_o forsake_v they_o both_o actual_o for_o the_o present_a and_o in_o sincere_a resolution_n for_o ever_o after_o and_o when_o we_o have_v lift_v up_o all_o eye_n of_o faith_n to_o christ_n as_o to_o the_o antitype_n of_o that_o brazen_a serpent_n which_o be_v lift_v up_o in_o the_o wilderness_n as_o he_o that_o be_v able_a to_o take_v out_o the_o sting_n of_o sin_n out_o of_o the_o fiery_a serpent_n and_o by_o faith_n lay_v hold_v upon_o his_o grace_n as_o upon_o the_o horn_n of_o a_o altar_n i_o say_v when_o this_o be_v do_v then_o be_v that_o conscience_n which_o be_v bad_a become_v pure_o good_a and_o when_o we_o can_v reflect_v upon_o what_o we_o have_v do_v then_o do_v they_o become_v not_o only_o pure_a but_o peaceable_a and_o consequent_o good_a upon_o all_o account_n now_o i_o see_v not_o what_o notion_n can_v be_v more_o comfortable_a to_o those_o that_o have_v bring_v a_o bad_a conscience_n into_o a_o bad_a condition_n than_o this_o that_o a_o conscience_n extreme_o bad_a may_v be_v make_v good_a that_o which_o be_v impure_a may_v become_v very_o pure_a and_o that_o which_o be_v unquiet_a may_v become_v calm_a and_o peaceable_a yea_o full_a of_o joy_n and_o triumph_n this_o premise_a i_o think_v it_o no_o hard_a matter_n to_o tell_v many_o a_o man_n how_o he_o may_v be_v much_o more_o happy_a in_o a_o mean_a and_o impoverish_v condition_n than_o he_o have_v wont_a to_o be_v in_o midst_n of_o all_o his_o plenty_n and_o prosperity_n get_v but_o a_o good_a conscience_n instead_o of_o a_o bad_a one_o get_v but_o peace_n within_o viz._n that_o peace_n which_o pass_v all_o understanding_n get_v but_o the_o pardon_n of_o thy_o sin_n and_o the_o wellgrounded_n persuasion_n of_o that_o pardon_n get_v but_o a_o vision_n of_o thy_o sin_n as_o drown_v in_o the_o red_a sea_n of_o christ_n his_o blood_n get_v but_o to_o look_v upon_o god_n as_o thy_o friend_n and_o father_n and_o upon_o death_n as_o none_o of_o thy_o enemy_n and_o where_o it_o be_v no_o enemy_n it_o be_v and_o will_v be_v a_o great_a friend_n get_v but_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o witness_v with_o thy_o spirit_n that_o thou_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n get_v but_o this_o for_o thy_o rejoice_v which_o paul_n have_v viz._n the_o testimony_n of_o thy_o conscience_n etc._n etc._n and_o let_v i_o be_v miserable_a for_o thou_o if_o thou_o who_o have_v want_v these_o thing_n in_o time_n past_a when_o thou_o have_v the_o world_n at_o will_n when_o once_o possess_v hereof_o do_v not_o become_v more_o happy_a in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o mere_a food_n and_o raiment_n than_o ever_o thou_o be_v former_o when_o water_n of_o a_o full_a cup_n be_v wring_v out_o unto_o thou_o some_o have_v say_v bread_n and_o the_o gospel_n be_v good_a cheer_n it_o be_v as_o true_a that_o brown_a bread_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n be_v so_o he_o that_o have_v those_o two_o will_v find_v no_o cause_n he_o have_v to_o complain_v and_o as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v isa_n 33.24_o the_o inhabitant_n shall_v not_o say_v i_o be_o sick_a the_o people_n that_o dwell_v therein_o shall_v be_v forgive_v their_o iniquity_n so_o neither_o will_n man_n repine_v that_o they_o be_v poor_a and_o despicable_a and_o otherwise_o afflict_v if_o they_o come_v but_o once_o to_o know_v for_o certain_a that_o they_o be_v pardon_v the_o true_a reason_n why_o many_o man_n do_v want_v so_o many_o outward_a good_a thing_n as_o namely_o so_o much_o wine_n so_o much_o company_n so_o much_o recreation_n etc._n etc._n be_v because_o they_o want_v better_a conscience_n have_v they_o more_o of_o a_o good_a conscience_n to_o cheer_v and_o to_o refresh_v they_o they_o will_v need_v less_o of_o other_o thing_n if_o saul_n have_v not_o be_v possess_v with_o a_o evil_a spirit_n be_v have_v not_o want_v david_n to_o have_v play_v to_o he_o upon_o the_o harp_n 1_o sam._n 16.16_o one_o say_v that_o the_o life_n of_o a_o 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