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	let_v	sin_n	3,204	5	4.8509	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60294	Sions groans for her distressed, or Sober endeavours to prevent innocent blood, and to stablish the nation in the best of settlements Grounded upon scripture, reason, and authority. Proving it the undoubted right of Christian liberty under different perswasions, in matters spiritual, to have equal protection as to their civil peace. Unto which is added the testimony of fifteen antients. Humbly offered to the Kings Majesty, Parliament and people, and left unto their serious view. By Tho. Monck, Joseph Wright, Fran. Stanley, &c.; Sions groans for her distressed.	Monck, Thomas. aut; Wright, Joseph, 1623-1703. aut; Stanley, Fr. (Francis), d. 1696. aut; Hanson, Geo. aut; Reynolds, William, 1625-1698. aut; Jeffery, William, 1616-1693. aut	1661 (1661)	Wing S3870; ESTC R220545	19,156	24

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also_o 〈◊〉_d conscience_n sake_n and_o if_o any_o thing_n otherwise_o shall_v be_v require_v we_o shall_v be_v passive_a and_o suffer_v what_o may_v be_v inflict_v on_o we_o for_o our_o conscience_n for_o what_o ever_o have_v be_v suggest_v by_o evil_a man_n majesty_n yet_o that_o magistracy_n and_o government_n be_v a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n have_v be_v frequent_o assert_v in_o our_o discourse_n and_o write_n and_o be_v by_o we_o believe_v as_o full_o as_o the_o apostle_n paul_n in_o the_o 13_o of_o the_o roman_n have_v teach_v and_o all_o that_o we_o desire_v which_o be_v dear_a to_o we_o than_o our_o life_n be_v that_o our_o spirit_n and_o conscience_n may_v be_v leave_v free_a to_o serve_v the_o eternal_a god_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v grant_v we_o see_v as_o the_o same_o apostle_n say_v in_o these_o case_n 14.12_o we_o shall_v every_o one_o of_o we_o give_v a_o account_n of_o himself_o to_o god_n but_o to_o our_o argument_n the_o first_o of_o which_o shall_v be_v that_o which_o 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