Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	heaven_n	hell_n	worm_n	1,015	5	11.0094	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13556	Regula vitæ the rule of the law vnder the Gospel. Containing a discovery of the pestiferous sect of libertines, antinomians, and sonnes of Belial, lately sprung up both to destroy the law, and disturbe the faith of the Gospell: wherein is manifestly proved, that God seeth sinne in iustified persons. By Thomas Taylor Dr. of Divinity, and pastour of S. Mary Aldermanbury, London.	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.	1631 (1631)	STC 23851; ESTC S118279	80,247	284

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humility_n for_o god_n teach_v the_o humble_a beware_v of_o curiosity_n and_o affectation_n of_o novelty_n be_v wise_a to_o sobriety_n and_o think_v it_o a_o high_a wisdom_n to_o be_v establish_v in_o ancient_a and_o receive_v truth_n the_o fickleness_n of_o hearer_n and_o unsettledness_n in_o the_o ground_n of_o holy_a truth_n together_o with_o the_o wantonness_n of_o opinion_n have_v open_v a_o wide_a door_n to_o impostor_n and_o while_o for_o want_n of_o judgement_n man_n be_v ready_a with_o salomon_n fool_n to_o believe_v every_o thing_n all_o the_o labour_n and_o diligence_n of_o able_a and_o godly_a minister_n be_v too_o weak_a to_o keep_v multitude_n from_o run_v after_o the_o minister_n of_o satan_n furnish_v with_o all_o art_n to_o deceive_v and_o to_o cheat_v they_o of_o the_o truth_n which_o be_v according_a to_o godliness_n against_o who_o while_o i_o endeavour_v to_o establish_v other_o i_o may_v seem_v to_o forget_v myself_o and_o that_o i_o must_v incur_v many_o 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be_v not_o under_o the_o law_n 3._o it_o be_v the_o privilege_n of_o believer_n to_o receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o christ._n rom._n 8._o 14._o as_o many_o as_o be_v christ_n be_v lead_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v not_o under_o the_o law_n gal._n 5._o 18._o if_o you_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o spirit_n you_o be_v not_o under_o the_o law_n 4._o it_o be_v the_o privilege_n of_o believer_n to_o have_v eternal_a life_n and_o the_o inheritance_n by_o promise_n and_o not_o by_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o law_n and_o therefore_o all_o they_o and_o only_o they_o be_v free_a from_o be_v under_o the_o law_n gal._n 3._o 18._o if_o the_o inheritance_n be_v by_o the_o law_n it_o be_v no_o more_o by_o promise_n but_o god_n give_v it_o to_o abraham_n by_o the_o promise_n be_v believer_n under_o the_o law_n they_o shall_v have_v the_o inheritance_n by_o the_o law_n but_o they_o have_v it_o not_o by_o the_o law_n but_o by_o promise_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o under_o 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