Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	high_a	power_n	resist_v	1,057	5	9.4839	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15013	Prototypes, or, The primarie precedent presidents out of the booke of Genesis shewing, the [brace] good and bad things [brace] they did and had practically applied to our information and reformation / by that faithfull and painefull preacher of Gods word William Whately ... ; together with Mr. Whatelyes life and death ; published by Mr. Edward Leigh and Mr. Henry Scudder, who were appointed by the authour to peruse his manuscripts, and printed by his owne coppy.	Whately, William, 1583-1639.; Leigh, Edward, 1602-1671.; Scudder, Henry, d. 1659?	1640 (1640)	STC 25317.5; ESTC S4965	513,587	514

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hypocrisy_n and_o do_v as_o cain_n shall_v have_v do_v strive_v against_o guile_n set_v against_o envy_n labour_n to_o profit_n by_o god_n admonition_n in_o his_o word_n though_o he_o come_v not_o now_o in_o person_n to_o admonish_v you_o if_o you_o have_v sin_v confess_v it_o to_o god_n stoop_v to_o his_o justice_n confess_v he_o righteous_a if_o he_o destroy_v you_o hold_v fast_o a_o persuasion_n of_o the_o possibility_n of_o have_v your_o sin_n pardon_v how_o great_a soever_o and_o a_o hope_n of_o find_v pardon_n at_o least_o in_o such_o a_o degree_n as_o may_v make_v you_o run_v penitent_o to_o god_n and_o bold_o to_o crave_v pardon_n and_o most_o of_o all_o take_v heed_n of_o grow_v utter_o impenitent_a out_o of_o despair_n and_o go_v not_o about_o to_o bury_v yourselves_o in_o the_o world_n and_o so_o to_o ease_v the_o torment_n of_o your_o conscience_n but_o by_o humble_a fall_v down_o before_o god_n seek_v for_o mercy_n which_o will_v indeed_o refresh_v you_o profit_v 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those_o way_n which_o bring_v cain_n to_o ruin_v yea_o learn_v thankfulness_n to_o god_n that_o he_o have_v not_o lay_v such_o misery_n upon_o you_o as_o upon_o cain_n viz._n a_o terrify_a conscience_n and_o a_o curse_n upon_o your_o estate_n that_o can_v afford_v you_o no_o comfort_n and_o a_o heart_n possess_v with_o desperate_a fancy_n and_o impatient_a rise_n against_o god_n these_o be_v fearful_a evil_n we_o also_o have_v deserve_v they_o but_o god_n have_v not_o inflict_v they_o upon_o many_o of_o we_o o_o let_v our_o heart_n rejoice_v in_o his_o goodness_n that_o have_v deliver_v we_o and_o let_v we_o make_v use_n of_o his_o patience_n to_o draw_v we_o to_o repentance_n that_o we_o do_v not_o