Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	ghost_n	sin_n	sin_v	1,582	5	10.1697	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01299	A briefe confutation, of a popish discourse: lately set forth, and presumptuously dedicated to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie: by Iohn Howlet, or some other birde of the night, vnder that name Contayning certaine reasons, why papistes refuse to come to church, which reasons are here inserted and set downe at large, with their seuerall answeres. By D. Fulke, Maister of Penbroke Hall, in Cambridge. Seene and allowed.	Fulke, William, 1538-1589.; Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610. Brief discours contayning certayne reasons why Catholiques refuse to goe to church.	1583 (1583)	STC 11421; ESTC S102704	108,905	118

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fear_n or_o favour_n or_o other_o worldly_a cause_n too_o do_v that_o which_o be_v contrary_a too_o their_o corrupt_a conscience_n and_o erroneous_a persuasion_n which_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o humane_a ●…railtie_n and_o not_o of_o malicious_a contumely_n and_o blas●…mie_n against_o the_o grace_n and_o spirit_n of_o god._n neither_o do_v augustine_n who●…_n he_o cit_v upon_o the_o fifty_o four_o psalm_n maintain_v his_o cruel_a and_o desperate_a censure_n who●…_n w●…wrdes_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d than_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d esse_fw-la qu●…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nun_n vi●…us_fw-la discendis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d inferos_fw-la if_o thou_o do_v descend_v when_o thou_o be_v dead_a thou_o shall_v not_o know_v what_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o th●…_n know_v that_o too_o be_v evil_a which_o tho●…doest_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o

show_n by_o which_o the_o verity_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v hide_v &_o the_o word_n of_o god_n despise_v or_o by_o which_o the_o ignorant_a and_o infidel_n be_v confirm_v in_o his_o error_n or_o by_o which_o the_o weak_a be_v offend_v be_v not_o of_o cod_n but_o of_o satan_n altogether_o contrary_a unto_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o word_n therefore_o we_o must_v not_o halt_v of_o both_o side_n but_o go_v upright_o before_o that_o great_a god_n which_o see_v behold_v and_o know_v all_o thing_n even_o before_o they_o be_v begin_v loe_o here_o we_o see_v the_o sentence_n of_o their_o doctor_n to_o the_o contrary_a who_o press_v we_o so_o much_o to_o go_v to_o their_o church_n against_o our_o conscience_n iferrour_n find_v such_o zeal_n what_o zeal_n ought_v truth_n to_o have_v if_o these_o fellow_n each_o of_o they_o for_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o private_a fond_a fancy_n be_v content_v most_o willi●…gly_o to_o adventure_v any_o danger_n or_o extremity_n whatsoever_o rather_o then_o 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