Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	heart_n	sin_n	smite_v	1,347	5	9.5535	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01992	The wise vieillard, or old man. Translated out of French into English by an obscure Englishman, a friend and fauourer of all wise old-men; Sage vieillard. English	Goulart, Simon, 1543-1628.; Williamson, Thomas, 1593-1639.; T. W., obscure Englishman.	1621 (1621)	STC 12136; ESTC S103357	144,385	222

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and_o impatience_n then_o to_o what_o use_n shall_v so_o many_o promise_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n serve_v and_o what_o shall_v that_o charitable_a and_o ardent_a prayer_n avail_v which_o he_o make_v a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n describe_v in_o the_o 17._o chapter_n of_o s._n john_n but_o if_o we_o will_v conserve_v and_o keep_v our_o soul_n in_o peace_n and_o in_o true_a joy_n let_v we_o careful_o keep_v faith_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o let_v we_o endeavour_n with_o s._n paul_n and_o after_o his_o example_n to_o hope_v that_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a as_o well_o of_o the_o just_a as_o of_o the_o unjust_a shall_v come_v and_o to_o have_v our_o conscience_n unblameable_a towards_o man_n act._n 26._o 15._o 16._o thus_o do_v we_o shall_v always_o have_v joy_n in_o god_n philip_n 4._o 4._o the_o heart_n which_o be_v glad_a and_o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o perpetual_a banquet_n pro._n 15._o 15._o so_o the_o unclean_a and_o froward_a spirit_n the_o horror_n of_o sin_n the_o sense_n and_o feel_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n shall_v vanish_v and_o depart_v from_o we_o and_o we_o shall_v sing_v in_o triumph_n with_o the_o apostle_n these_o excellent_a say_n if_o god_n be_v on_o our_o side_n who_o shall_v be_v against_o we_o he_o which_o have_v not_o spare_v his_o son_n but_o give_v he_o for_o we_o all_o to_o death_n shall_v not_o he_o bountiful_o give_v unto_o we_o also_o all_o thing_n with_o he_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n which_o he_o have_v manifest_v unto_o we_o in_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n rom._n 8._o 30_o &c_n &c_n if_o sometime_o we_o feel_v our_o faith_n to_o languish_v and_o droop_v and_o our_o soul_n to_o be_v heavy_a and_o pensive_a let_v we_o spur_v and_o rouse_v up_o 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