Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
conscience_n good_a great_a sin_n 6,529 5 4.7813 4 true
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A30443 A sermon preach'd before the Queen, at White-Hall, on the 11th of March, 1693/4 being the third Sunday in Lent / by the Right Reverend Father in God, Gilbert, Lord Bishop of Sarum. Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715. 1694 (1694) Wing B5900; ESTC R21582 16,903 37

There is 1 snippet containing the selected quad. | View original text

the_o regard_v that_o the_o world_n natural_o pay_v they_o and_o the_o dependency_n that_o be_v upon_o they_o bring_v virtue_n in_o credit_n and_o put_v vice_n out_o of_o countenance_n they_o who_o make_v fashion_n in_o all_o other_o thing_n may_v go_v far_o in_o this_o too_o if_o they_o will_v set_v about_o it_o in_o good_a earnest_n but_o if_o they_o go_v into_o the_o stream_n they_o make_v it_o so_o much_o the_o strong_a and_o to_o grow_v the_o more_o rapid_a they_o run_v good_a thing_n down_o by_o a_o set_v of_o bad_a word_n which_o they_o bestow_v upon_o they_o they_o call_v religion_n superstition_n zeal_n bigotry_n strictness_n of_o conscience_n narrowness_n of_o mind_n the_o just_a apprehension_n of_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n or_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n go_v for_o a_o poorness_n of_o spirit_n and_o a_o want_n of_o courage_n such_o word_n pass_v upon_o they_o and_o among_o they_o without_o any_o strict_a inquiry_n and_o thus_o they_o run_v headlong_o into_o false_a notion_n so_o that_o all_o those_o great_a character_n of_o wise_a mighty_a and_o noble_a that_o have_v so_o august_n a_o sound_n be_v far_o from_o answer_v the_o first_o idea_n that_o we_o natural_o frame_v in_o our_o mind_n concern_v they_o two_o man_n of_o a_o low_a form_n ought_v to_o be_v the_o more_o easy_o satisfy_v with_o that_o narrow_a portion_n that_o have_v fall_v to_o they_o since_o it_o deliver_v they_o from_o many_o temptation_n which_o otherwise_o will_v probable_o overset_v they_o a_o man_n of_o a_o moderate_a size_n as_o to_o part_n though_o perhaps_o few_o put_v themselves_o into_o this_o classis_fw-la except_o those_o who_o be_v real_o above_o it_o as_o they_o have_v little_a to_o answer_v for_o so_o they_o have_v little_a to_o encounter_v or_o to_o fear_v they_o may_v have_v sense_n enough_o to_o know_v what_o be_v their_o duty_n how_o they_o ought_v to_o go_v through_o this_o scene_n of_o life_n and_o what_o part_n they_o be_v to_o act_v in_o it_o but_o they_o be_v not_o bear_v to_o disturb_v the_o age_n to_o embroil_v kingdom_n and_o to_o distract_v church_n they_o be_v not_o man_n of_o notion_n or_o speculation_n yet_o after_o all_o if_o they_o be_v man_n of_o probity_n and_o industry_n piety_n and_o conscience_n they_o may_v full_o answer_v the_o end_n of_o their_o come_n into_o the_o world_n and_o fulfil_v the_o obligation_n of_o that_o state_n of_o life_n in_o which_o they_o be_v put_v man_n of_o middlefortune_n who_o be_v conten_v and_o easy_a who_o know_v to_o obey_v without_o aspire_v to_o command_v and_o who_o choose_v rather_o to_o use_v well_o what_o they_o have_v than_o ravenous_o to_o cover_v what_o they_o have_v not_o be_v secure_a from_o many_o accident_n and_o exempt_v from_o many_o temptation_n they_o be_v as_o much_o above_o necessity_n as_o below_o envy_n happy_a be_v a_o middle-region_n serene_a and_o calm_a or_o if_o the_o balance_n seem_v rather_o to_o lean_v to_o the_o extraem_n of_o want_n yet_o they_o be_v thereby_o carry_v to_o take_v sanctuary_n in_o the_o secret_a comfort_n which_o religion_n give_v in_o those_o two_o most_o eminent_o the_o firm_a belief_n of_o a_o wise_a providence_n and_o of_o a_o future_a state_n the_o never-failing_a spring_n of_o joy_n to_o those_o who_o be_v possess_v of_o they_o and_o if_o those_o who_o pass_v for_o the_o refuse_n and_o dregs_n of_o mankind_n have_v reason_n to_o conclude_v that_o they_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o glory_n how_o easy_o may_v they_o bear_v with_o all_o the_o depression_n of_o their_o present_a condition_n who_o have_v such_o a_o blessedness_n in_o view_n and_o in_o reversion_n three_o and_o last_o let_v we_o all_o consider_v what_o great_a reason_n we_o have_v to_o bless_v almighty_a god_n for_o this_o high_a and_o holy_a call_n to_o which_o he_o have_v call_v we_o let_v we_o but_o compare_v the_o present_a state_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n with_o our_o own_o how_o much_o preferable_a be_v our_o circumstance_n to_o they_o for_o all_o their_o happy_a climate_n and_o rich_a soil_n and_o how_o much_o do_v the_o present_a condition_n of_o this_o island_n exceed_v that_o of_o our_o ancestor_n either_o in_o the_o rude_a time_n of_o paganism_n or_o under_o the_o late_a corruption_n of_o popery_n how_o sensible_a how_o vast_a be_v the_o difference_n in_o all_o respect_n since_o than_o we_o be_v call_v to_o so_o holy_a a_o religion_n and_o enjoy_v it_o in_o its_o true_a purity_n with_o advantage_n both_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a beyond_o any_o church_n or_o nation_n now_o under_o heaven_n and_o far_o beyond_o what_o we_o have_v in_o former_a age_n we_o have_v just_a reason_n to_o glory_n in_o the_o lord_n to_o value_v ourselves_o upon_o the_o favour_n we_o have_v receive_v and_o the_o privilege_n that_o we_o be_v under_o but_o if_o we_o be_v under_o such_o peculiar_a distinction_n the_o natural_a inference_n from_o this_o be_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o distinguish_v ourselves_o from_o all_o other_o and_o that_o in_o proportion_n to_o what_o we_o have_v receive_v we_o ought_v to_o rejoice_v in_o this_o light_n to_o walk_v in_o it_o and_o to_o walk_v worthy_a of_o it_o and_o to_o become_v in_o every_o respect_n both_o the_o wise_a and_o the_o better_a for_o it_o but_o if_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o glory_n in_o the_o lord_n god_n know_v how_o little_a reason_n we_o have_v according_a to_o st._n paul_n other_o inference_n to_o glory_n in_o his_o sight_n that_o be_v to_o glory_n or_o boast_v of_o ourselves_o this_o be_v but_o too_o evident_a and_o need_v not_o be_v prove_v the_o enumeration_n of_o particular_n will_v be_v too_o sad_a and_o too_o long_o all_o be_v to_o be_v sum_v up_o in_o these_o word_n that_o light_n be_v come_v among_o we_o but_o that_o we_o love_v darkness_n better_o than_o light_n because_o our_o deed_n be_v evil._n may_v the_o great_a god_n so_o touch_v our_o heart_n with_o a_o sense_n of_o all_o his_o blessing_n to_o we_o and_o above_o all_o of_o his_o unspeakable_a love_n in_o send_v his_o son_n to_o die_v for_o we_o that_o we_o may_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n worthy_a of_o they_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o great_a name_n and_o to_o the_o salvation_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n to_o who_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v all_o honour_n and_o glory_n now_o and_o for_o ever_o finis_fw-la book_n late_o print_v for_o r._n chiswell_n a_o discourse_n of_o the_o pastoral_n care_n by_o the_o lord_n bishop_n of_o sarum_n 8vo_fw-la four_o discourse_n deliver_v to_o the_o clergy_n of_o the_o diocese_n of_o sarum_n concern_v i._o the_o truth_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n ii_o the_o divinity_n and_o death_n of_o christ_n iii_o the_o infallibility_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n iu._n the_o obligation_n to_o continue_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n by_o the_o lord_n bishop_n of_o sarum_n a_o impartial_a history_n of_o the_o late_a war_n of_o ireland_n from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n in_o two_o part_n illustrate_v with_o copper_n sculpture_n describe_v the_o most_o important_a place_n of_o action_n write_a by_o george_n story_n a_o eye-witness_n of_o the_o most_o remarkable_a passage_n 4to_fw-la a_o discourse_n of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o thought_n by_o george_n tully_n subdean_n of_o york_n 8vo_fw-la memorial_n of_o the_o most_o reverend_a thomas_n cranmer_n archbishop_z of_o canterbury_z wherein_o the_o history_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o reformation_n of_o it_o during_o the_o primacy_n of_o the_o say_a archbishop_n be_v great_o illustrate_v and_o many_o singular_a matter_n relate_v thereunto_o now_o first_o publish_v in_o three_o book_n collect_v chief_o from_o record_n register_n authentic_a letter_n and_o other_o original_a manuscript_n by_o john_n stripe_n m._n a._n fol._n origo_fw-la legum_n or_o a_o treatise_n of_o the_o origin_n of_o law_n and_o their_o oblige_a power_n as_o also_o of_o their_o great_a variety_n and_o why_o some_o law_n be_v immutable_a and_o some_o not_o but_o may_v suffer_v change_n or_o cease_v to_o be_v or_o be_v suspend_v or_o abrogate_a in_o seven_o book_n by_o george_n dawson_n m._n a._n fol._n finis_fw-la