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	sin_n	small_a	3,582	5	6.9718	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A24968	Sober and serious considerations occasioned by the death of His Most Sacred Majesty, King Charles II (of ever blessed memory), and the serious time of Lent following it together with a brief historical account of the first rise, progress, and increase of phanaticism in England and the fatal consequents thereof : now made publick in tendency to the peace of the kingdom / by a gentleman in communion with the Church of England, as now by law establish'd.	Gentleman in communion with the Church of England.; P. A.	1685 (1685)	Wing A26; ESTC R11430	26,528	49

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be_v wilful_a and_o affect_a ignorance_n shut_v your_o eye_n against_o clear_a evidence_n and_o demonstration_n which_o will_v no_o more_o excuse_v you_o notwithstanding_o your_o pretence_n of_o conscience_n than_o it_o do_v the_o jew_n in_o crucify_a our_o saviour_n or_o those_o that_o kill_v the_o apostle_n because_o their_o wicked_a conscience_n tell_v they_o that_o therein_o they_o do_v god_n good_a service_n and_o it_o can_v but_o be_v matter_n of_o great_a wonder_n that_o after_o such_o clear_a and_o evident_a discovery_n and_o detection_n of_o the_o abominable_a hypocrisy_n and_o wickedness_n of_o fanaticism_n that_o ever_o there_o shall_v remain_v any_o one_o among_o we_o at_o this_o day_n those_o therefore_o that_o still_o remain_v such_o must_v needs_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o have_v most_o prostitute_a and_o malicious_a soul_n who_o be_v in_o judgement_n give_v up_o to_o a_o reprobate_a mind_n who_o end_n be_v destruction_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v and_o it_o be_v a_o 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peace_n in_o the_o world_n and_o bring_v in_o nothing_o but_o disturbance_n strife_n and_o contention_n rebellion_n blood_n and_o ruin_n and_o in_o short_a if_o subject_n will_v be_v loyal_a kingdom_n can_v not_o be_v miserable_a but_o i_o will_v not_o herein_o be_v misunderstand_v to_o plead_v for_o sin_n in_o any_o case_n for_o the_o obtain_v the_o great_a good_a although_o a_o heathen_a once_o say_v iniquissimam_fw-la pacem_fw-la justissimo_fw-la bello_fw-la antefero_fw-la he_o prefer_v a_o unjust_a peace_n before_o a_o most_o just_a war_n but_o this_o i_o be_o confident_a of_o we_o can_v be_v innocent_a whenever_o we_o disobey_v a_o just_a authority_n except_o the_o unlawfulness_n of_o the_o thing_n command_v be_v as_o clear_a and_o apparent_a as_o our_o duty_n of_o obedience_n be_v and_o for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o will_v choose_v rather_o to_o run_v to_o the_o utmost_a extent_n of_o what_o be_v lawful_a before_o i_o will_v refuse_v active_a obedience_n to_o a_o just_a and_o 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