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	heart_n	merry_a	1,048	5	9.9107	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26441	Advice of a father, or, Counsel to a child directing him to demean himself in the most important passages of this life.		1664 (1664)	Wing A634; ESTC R28931	72,943	217

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towards_o night_n wither_v there_o be_v a_o end_n of_o all_o perfection_n all_o be_v vanity_n what_o be_v the_o world_n but_o a_o poor_a empty_a thing_n both_o in_o the_o whole_a and_o in_o every_o part_n its_o pleasure_n perish_v and_o putrefy_v and_o that_o which_o smell_v the_o sweet_a decay_n and_o die_v its_o profit_n be_v only_o gild_v not_o gold_n which_o rub_v off_o while_n in_o your_o hand_n as_o for_o its_o honour_n they_o be_v but_o as_o smoke_n a_o blast_n '_o or_o bubble_n i_o will_v love_v nothing_o much_o which_o i_o can_v love_v long_o i_o find_v the_o less_o i_o lean_v upon_o a_o brittle_a staff_n the_o long_a it_o keep_v from_o break_v inordinate_a affection_n usual_o cause_v sudden_a separation_n xix_o it_o be_v better_a to_o endure_v than_o to_o do_v evil_a to_o suffer_v than_o to_o sin_n the_o crime_n be_v worse_a than_o the_o punishment_n nothing_o shall_v force_v i_o to_o offend_v why_o shall_v i_o displease_v my_o god_n or_o defile_v myself_o beside_o the_o hazard_n i_o run_v of_o hell_n i_o know_v the_o worst_a of_o what_o can_v befall_v i_o here_o but_o know_v not_o what_o may_v follow_v the_o inconvenience_n of_o a_o after_o reckon_v xx._n innocency_n be_v the_o great_a felicity_n a_o good_a conscience_n be_v a_o continual_a feast_n this_o be_v the_o only_a music_n which_o make_v a_o merry_a heart_n this_o make_v prisoner_n sing_v when_o the_o jailor_n tremble_v it_o matter_n not_o who_o accuse_v if_o i_o can_v clear_v myself_o there_o be_v no_o law_n where_o there_o be_v no_o transgression_n yet_o will_v i_o not_o be_v guilty_a be_v i_o sure_a to_o pass_v unpunished_a conscience_n may_v condemn_v which_o be_v both_o witness_n judge_n and_o jury_n xxi_o liberty_n be_v a_o thing_n inestimable_a there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n of_o so_o great_a a_o value_n he_o must_v needs_o be_v poor_a who_o have_v not_o this_o pearl_n to_o be_v confine_v be_v the_o great_a torment_n though_o a_o palace_n be_v the_o prison_n a_o man_n may_v 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its_o nature_n and_o its_o quality_n corn_n will_v continue_v corn_n and_o tare_n will_v be_v tare_n still_o he_o that_o sow_v to_o the_o flesh_n shall_v reap_v corruption_n i_o will_v mind_v my_o seeds-time_n as_o i_o will_v find_v my_o harvest_n know_v as_o i_o be_o now_o i_o shall_v be_v then_o if_o i_o loiter_v in_o the_o spring_n my_o crop_n will_v be_v according_a xxiv_o piety_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o virtue_n where_o the_o spring_n be_v pollute_v the_o stream_n can_v be_v pure_a and_o where_o the_o groundwork_n be_v not_o good_a the_o building_n be_v not_o last_v he_o do_v nothing_o that_o begin_v not_o well_o that_o be_v only_o praiseworthy_a which_o proceed_v from_o a_o right_a principle_n divinity_n be_v a_o better_a stock_n than_o morality_n to_o graft_v on_o little_a can_v be_v expect_v from_o deprave_a nature_n i_o do_v not_o look_v for_o grape_n from_o thorn_n nor_o fig_n from_o thistle_n as_o be_v the_o tree_n so_o be_v the_o fruit_n xxv_o affect_v not_o 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