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	law_n	legal_a	1,155	5	10.4690	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56679	Mensa mystica; or A discourse concerning the sacrament of the Lords Supper In which the ends of its institution are so manifested; our addresses to it so directed; our behaviour there, and afterward, so composed, that we may not lose the benefits which are to be received by it. By Simon Patrick, D.D. minsiter of Gods Word at Batersea in Surrey.	Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.	1667 (1667)	Wing P822A; ESTC R215619	205,852	511

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require_v that_o they_o shall_v give_v the_o first-fruit_n of_o their_o land_n unto_o the_o priest_n as_o his_o receiver_n numb_a 18.12_o deut._n 38.4_o though_o the_o quantity_n of_o they_o be_v not_o there_o determine_v yet_o because_o ezekiel_n say_v ezek._n 45.13_o that_o they_o shall_v offer_v the_o six_o part_n of_o a_o ephah_n of_o a_o homer_n their_o wise_a man_n have_v resolve_v that_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o bring_v at_o least_o a_o sixti_v part_n to_o god_n for_o his_o minister_n for_o a_o ephah_n be_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o a_o homer_n 18.12_o v._o seld._n hist_o of_o tithe_n cap._n 2._o ainsw_n in_o numb_a 18.12_o but_o notwithstanding_o this_o they_o account_v he_o but_o a_o covetous_a man_n that_o bring_v no_o more_o and_o they_o call_v this_o a_o terumah_n or_o heave-offering_a of_o a_o evil_a eye_n for_o thus_o maimon_n write_v a_o good_a eye_n i._n e._n a_o liberal_a person_n bring_v one_o part_n of_o forty_o a_o mean_a eye_n i._n e._n a_o man_n that_o have_v some_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o thing_n that_o be_v excellent_a i._n e._n thou_o profess_v to_o like_v and_o embrace_v they_o and_o so_o when_o the_o apostle_n bid_v the_o child_n of_o the_o light_n to_o prove_v what_o be_v acceptable_a unto_o god_n ephes_n 5.8_o 10._o he_o do_v not_o mean_v a_o bare_a inquisition_n but_o that_o act_n which_o follow_v it_o which_o be_v embrace_v for_o they_o can_v be_v deem_v child_n of_o the_o light_n who_o do_v not_o so_o inquire_v after_o the_o pleasure_n of_o god_n as_o to_o pursue_v and_o practice_v it_o the_o meaning_n likewise_o of_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 14.22_o be_v this_o happy_a be_v he_o that_o when_o he_o use_v a_o indifferent_a thing_n do_v approve_v himself_o as_o do_v that_o which_o be_v lawful_a and_o act_v not_o against_o his_o conscience_n or_o this_o happy_a be_v he_o that_o when_o he_o be_v resolve_v that_o he_o may_v do_v such_o a_o thing_n lawful_o and_o with_o the_o approbation_n of_o his_o conscience_n yet_o do_v it_o with_o such_o a_o 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