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	let_v	sin_n	3,803	5	4.7573	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50250	An heart-melting exhortation together with a cordiall consolation presented in a letter from New-England to their dear countrymen of Lancashire : which may as well concern all others in these suffering times / by Richard Mather ... and William Tompson ...	Mather, Richard, 1596-1669.; Tompson, William, d. 1666.	1650 (1650)	Wing M1273; ESTC R3673	23,412	92

and_o so_o iniquity_n shall_v not_o be_v your_o ruin_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v and_o swear_v that_o as_o he_o live_v he_o take_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o the_o wicked_a but_o rather_o that_o he_o turn_v from_o his_o way_n and_o live_v 33.11_o turn_v you_o turn_v you_o wherefore_o will_v you_o die_v the_o very_a angel_n of_o heaven_n will_v be_v glad_a at_o the_o day_n of_o your_o conversion_n but_o if_o you_o harden_v your_o heart_n and_o refuse_v to_o harken_v to_o the_o gracious_a call_n of_o the_o lord_n your_o damnation_n be_v just_a your_o blood_n will_v be_v upon_o your_o own_o head_n you_o have_v be_v warn_v and_o warn_v again_o and_o again_o by_o many_o worthy_a minister_n and_o messenger_n of_o god_n that_o have_v preach_v in_o your_o congregation_n and_o among_o other_o you_o have_v be_v warn_v heretofore_o by_o we_o in_o preach_v and_o now_o by_o we_o in_o writing_n but_o beside_o this_o sin_n of_o profaneness_n and_o open_a ungodliness_n there_o be_v 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