Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	great_a	law_n	sin_n	3,398	5	4.7486	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05390	A fruitfull sermon made in Poules churche at London in the shroudes, the seconde daye of February by Thomas Leuer	Lever, Thomas, 1521-1577.	1550 (1550)	STC 15543; ESTC S120436	21,246	80

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he_o be_v indet_v un●●_n in_o the_o city_n the_o officer_n know_v that_o they_o to_o who_o this_o money_n be_v s●nte_fw-it have_v great_a need_n of_o it_o know_v also_o in_o what_o place_n at_o what_o time_n these_o unthryftye_a servant_n by_o who_o it_o be_v send_v at_o ga●●ing_v bancket_v and_o riot_n do_v spend_v it_o if_o this_o be_v a_o evell_a deed_n why_o be_v it_o not_o punysh_v because_o it_o be_v not_o know_v some_o say_v but_o whither_o they_o mean_v that_o it_o be_v not_o know_v to_o be_v do_v or_o not_o know_v to_o be_v evyll_n i_o doubt_n and_o therefore_o here_o now_o will_v i_o make_v it_o open_o know_v both_o to_o be_v do_v and_o also_o to_o be_v evell_a do_v and_o worse_o suffer_v but_o do_v not_o many_o of_o you_o know_v sure_o i_o be_o tha●_n all_o you_o that_o be_v officer_n ought_v to_o know_v that_o all_o that_o riches_n and_o treasure_n which_o rich_a man_n and_o ruffler_n waste_v at_o gredye_n gamn_v glotonous_a bancket_n and_o such_o riot_n be_v not_o their_o own_o but_o send_v by_o theym_n from_o the_o honourable_a lord_n of_o heaven_n unto_o other_o that_o be_v honest_a poor_a and_o nedye_n unto_o who_o god_n by_o his_o promise_n be_v indet_v you_o know_v that_o domini_fw-la est_fw-la terra_fw-la et_fw-la plenitudo_fw-la ●ius_fw-la the_o yearthe_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o plenty_n thereof_o so_o that_o no_o man_n have_v any_o thing_n of_o his_o own_o but_o have_v receyve_v all_o of_o the_o lord_n for_o quid_fw-la habes_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la accepisti_fw-la what_o haste_v thou_o that_o thou_o have_v not_o receyve_v yea_o thou_o as_o a_o servant_n haste_v receyve_v of_o thy_o lord_n which_o gyve_v unto_o his_o servant_n the_o talentes_n of_o his_o treasure_n and_o to_o know_v for_o what_o purpose_n he_o gyve_v theym_a unto_o you_o read_v esaye_n the_o xviii_o fr●ng●_n esurienti_fw-la pane_fw-la ▪_o tuum_fw-la ▪_o et●_n breacke_v thy_o bread_n unto_o the_o hungrye_a and_o the_o nedye_n &_o the_o wander_v lead_n into_o thy_o house_n when_o thou_o see_v one_o naked_a cloth_n he_o and_o do_v not_o despise_v thy_o own_o flesh_n hear_v you_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o have_v receyve_v the_o treasure_n of_o the_o lord_n unto_o who_o the_o lord_n by_o you_o have_v send_v they_o unto_o the_o houngrye_a the_o nedye_n the_o naked_a ▪_o and_o those_o that_o be_v of_o the_o same_o flesh_n and_o blood_n that_o you_o your_o selu●●●e_n now_o you_o ▪_o offycer_n know_v tha●_n great_a riches_n and_o treasure_n send_v from_o the_o honourable_a lord_n of_o heaven_n unto_o his_o well_o belove_a people_n the_o needy_a member_n of_o christ_n body_n by_o th●se_a unthriftye_a servant_n be_v stente_v at_o ga●●ing_n and_o riot_n within_o your_o office_n you_o must_v needs_o know_v that_o a_o ●uyll_a deed_n be_v do_v let_v we_o therefore_o i_o pray_v you_o know_v how_o it_o be_v punysh_v peradventure_o you_o will_v say_v there_o be_v no_o law_n in_o england_n that_o appoint_v any_o punyshment_n for_o gamner_n if_o therefore_o evyll_n dede_n may_v be_v do_v in_o england_n without_o fear_n than_o be_v the_o sword_n of_o authority_n bear_v in_o england_n without_o a_o cause_n but_o i_o will_v tell_v the_o that_o be_v a_o offycer_n in_o england_n or_o in_o what_o chrysten_v land_n so_o ●uer_o it_o be_v whereas_o there_o be_v no_o certain_a punyshment_n for_o any_o evil_a deed_n by_o man_n law_n there_o the_o offycer_n may_v &_o aught_o to_o use_v any_o kind_n of_o punishment_n to_o amend_v or_o restrain_v the_o evyll_n doer_n by_o god_n law_n but_o without_o doubt_n if_o those_o same_o man_n shall_v spend_v in_o the_o same_o sort_n of_o riot_n so_o great_a treasure_n send_v from_o the_o king_n majesty_n unto_o the_o aldermenne_n of_o this_o cytye_n there_o shall_v be_v punyshment_n correccyon_n and_o reamedye_n find_v for_o theym_n quycke_o and_o of_o very_a conscience_n be_v not_o go●_n as_o much_o to_o be_v fear_v as_o the_o king_n and_o the_o poor_a and_o nedye_a as_o will_v to_o be_v pyty_v and_o provyde_v 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that_o you_o may_v feel_v what_o a_o grevous_a sin_n it_o be_v to_o wythstande_v the_o power_n ordain_v of_o god_n to_o minister_v dew_n correccyon_n unto_o evyll_n doer_n for_o not_o only_o thy_o conscyence_n but_o also_o thy_o own_o deed_n in_o that_o thou_o doeste_n pay_v tribute_n for_o this_o thing_n shall_v testify_v against_o the_o that_o thou_o knowwe_v theym_a to_o be_v the_o mynister_n of_o god_n attend_n to_o this_o same_o thing_n to_o this_o bryng_a evell_a doer_n in_o ●eare_z it_o be_v therefore_o a_o matter_n of_o conscience_n for_o the_o so_o to_o which_o it_o stand_v the_o power_n ordain_v of_o god_n that_o they_o take_v no_o place_n in_o the_o but_o that_o thou_o will_v do_v evell_a without_o fear_n &_o maintain_v that_o which_o be_v evell_a do_v by_o worse_a presumption_n i_o do_v not_o say_v that_o whatsoever_o the_o magistrate_n command_v be_v a_o matter_n of_o conscience_n but_o what_o soever_o be_v evell_a be_v a_o matter_n of_o conscyence_n and_o to_o resyste_v 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