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	witness_n	witness_v	2,329	5	9.9757	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47629	A treatise of divinity consisting of three bookes : The first of which handling the Scripture or Word of God, treateth of its divine authority, the canonicall bookes, the authenticall edition, and severall versions, the end, properties, and interpretation of Scripture : The second handling God sheweth that there is a God, and what he is, in his essence and several attributes, and likewise the distinction of persons in the divine essence : The third handleth the three principall works of God, decree, creation and providence / by Edward Leigh ...	Leigh, Edward, 1602-1671.	1646 (1646)	Wing L1011; ESTC R39008	467,641	520

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abeneus_fw-la esto_fw-la nil_fw-la conscire_fw-la sibi_fw-la nulla_fw-la pallescere_fw-la culpa_fw-la 2._o divers_a reason_n may_v be_v bring_v to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n from_o the_o effect_n and_o the_o contrary_n 1._o from_o his_o effect_n ordinary_a extraordinary_n 1._o ordinary_a natural_a civil_a 1._o natural_a 1._o general_n the_o creation_n and_o preservation_n of_o the_o world_n 1._o creation_n they_o or_o make_v all_o thing_n the_o world_n must_v needs_o be_v eternal_a or_o must_v be_v make_v by_o itself_o or_o by_o some_o thing_n which_o be_v before_o itself_o and_o therefore_o also_o be_v far_o better_a than_o itself_o but_o it_o can_v not_o make_v itself_o for_o what_o make_v work_v what_o work_v be_v but_o what_o be_v make_v be_v not_o till_o it_o be_v make_v now_o nothing_o can_v be_v and_o not_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n for_o both_o the_o part_n of_o a_o contradiction_n can_v never_o be_v true_a together_o neither_o can_v it_o be_v eternal_a for_o 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pro_fw-la generibus_fw-la singulorum_fw-la p._n 79._o l._n 20._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p_o 80._o l._n 16._o deut._n 32._o 11._o shall_v be_v l._n 11._o after_o they_o p._n 85._o l._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d maleac_n p._n 119._o l._n 22._o because_o be_v want_v p._n 121._o however_o shall_v be_v homer_n p._n 124._o l._n 18._o soul_n in_o the_o margin_n lib._n 1._o p._n 27._o m._n end_n tomo_n 1_o p._n 29._o m._n eos_fw-la 33._o m._n after_o ubi_fw-la put_v in_o pontificis_fw-la and_o make_v pontificis_fw-la after_o pontificii_fw-la 35._o m._n see_v m._n torshel_n 49_o end_n 4_o sepher_n ketubim_n 55_o audiendam_fw-la 56_o exponent_n 60_o futura_fw-la 63_o late_a end_n enim_fw-la p._n 101._o m._n put_v out_o exercit_fw-la l._n 1._o ib._n m._n end_n m._n 183._o perpetua_fw-la 164._o m._n put_v out_o in_o absterrere_fw-la lib._n 2._o p._n 10._o m._n salis_fw-la 12_o raise_v up_o 14_o verbum_fw-la psal._n 76._o 8_o 8_o 82._o ult_n z●p●erus_n lib._n 3._o 51_o m._n judaea_n 73._o m._n non_fw-la tam_fw-la ad_fw-la magnitudinem_fw-la 79_o m._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 103._o m._n use_v the_o four_o shall_v be_v four_a 120._o m._n evangelici_fw-la contra_fw-la pontificios_fw-la in_o the_o prolegomena_n it_o shall_v be_v valentinus_n gentilis_fw-la peccare_fw-la the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o scripture_n chap._n i._n of_o divinity_n in_o general_n in_o the_o preface_n or_o introduction_n to_o divinity_n six_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v 1._o that_o there_o be_v divinity_n 2._o what_o divinity_n be_v 3._o how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v teach_v 4._o how_o it_o may_v be_v learn_v 5._o its_o opposite_n 6._o the_o excellency_n of_o divine_a knowledge_n 1._o that_o there_o be_v divinity_n divinity_n that_o be_v a_o revelation_n of_o god_n will_v make_v to_o man_n be_v prove_v by_o these_o argument_n 1._o from_o the_o natural_a light_n of_o conscience_n 15._o in_o which_o we_o be_v unwilling_a many_o footstep_n of_o heavenly_a knowledge_n and_o the_o divine_a 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