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	put_v	shipwreck_n	1,546	5	11.6931	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88118	The character of a true Christian: described in a sermon at the parish church of St. Botolph Bishopsgate. At the funeral of Mr. William Cade, deputy of that ward. By John Lake, D. D. late rector of that parish; and now Lord Bishop of Chichister	Lake, John, 1624-1689.	1690 (1690)	Wing L195A; ESTC R227280	20,673	64

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those_o that_o overcome_v st._n paul_n himself_o triumph_v not_o when_o he_o put_v on_o his_o harness_n but_o when_o about_o to_o put_v it_o off_o he_o know_v there_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o he_o a_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n 8._o 2_o tim._n 4.7_o 8._o but_o de_fw-la reliquo_fw-la henceforth_o only_o when_o he_o be_v now_o a_o veterane_n in_o the_o christian_a warfare_n have_v already_o spend_v a_o long_a life_n and_o have_v nothing_o leave_v but_o to_o die_v in_o it_o i_o know_v most_o man_n assurance_n be_v upon_o easy_a term_n and_o of_o a_o early_a date_n one_o fanci_v to_o himself_o a_o kind_n of_o fatal_a decree_n which_o necessary_o attain_v its_o end_n though_o he_o never_o set_v foot_n in_o the_o way_n thither_o and_o henceforth_o there_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o he_o a_o crown_n of_o life_n in_o god_n dark_a book_n by_o what_o perspective_n i_o know_v not_o he_o read_v his_o name_n write_v and_o that_o with_o such_o indelible_a character_n as_o all_o the_o devil_n in_o hell_n 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perform_v of_o our_o own_o as_o well_o as_o exact_v god_n promise_n at_o his_o hand_n and_o as_o he_o be_v faithful_a that_o have_v promise_v so_o likewise_o must_v we_o we_o stand_v engage_v by_o our_o baptismal_a vow_n and_o covenant_n to_o forsake_v the_o devil_n and_o all_o his_o work_n and_o we_o add_v treachery_n and_o perjury_n to_o sin_n if_o we_o do_v not_o we_o have_v devote_v ourselves_o christ_n faithful_a soldier_n and_o servant_n and_o we_o break_v both_o our_o faith_n and_o our_o oath_n and_o be_v renegado_n from_o our_o profession_n if_o we_o fight_v not_o against_o sin_n the_o world_n and_o the_o devil_n much_o more_o if_o we_o fight_v for_o they_o under_o his_o banner_n evang._n gregor_n hom._n 29._o in_o evang._n tunc_fw-la veraciter_fw-la fideles_fw-la sumus_fw-la si_fw-la quod_fw-la verbis_fw-la promittimus_fw-la operibus_fw-la complemus_fw-la then_o and_o only_o then_o we_o be_v true_o faithful_a when_o we_o copy_v out_o in_o deed_n what_o we_o covenant_v in_o 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