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
A26917	Directions for weak distempered Christians, to grow up to a confirmed state of grace with motives opening the lamentable effects of their weaknesses and distempers / by Richard Baxter.	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1669 (1669)	Wing B1249; ESTC R15683	216,321	412

as_o christ_n do_v of_o himself_o joh._n 10.32_o many_o good_a work_n have_v i_o show_v you_o from_o my_o father_n for_o which_o of_o these_o work_n do_v you_o stone_n i_o many_o heavenly_a grace_n be_v in_o the_o sanctify_a believer_n for_o which_o of_o these_o do_v you_o hate_v and_o injure_v he_o i_o know_v that_o goodness_n be_v so_o far_o in_o credit_n with_o humane_a nature_n that_o you_o will_v answer_v as_o the_o jew_n do_v v_o 33._o for_o a_o good_a work_n we_o stone_n thou_o not_o but_o for_o blasphemy_n we_o hate_v they_o not_o for_o godliness_n but_o for_o hypocrisy_n and_o sin_n but_o if_o it_o be_v so_o indeed_o 1._o speak_v not_o against_o godliness_n itself_o nor_o against_o the_o strict_a performance_n of_o our_o duty_n 2._o yea_o plead_v for_o godliness_n and_o countenance_n and_o promote_v it_o while_o you_o speak_v against_o hypocrisy_n and_o sin_n 3._o and_o choose_v out_o the_o hypocrite_n who_o character_n be_v here_o true_o set_v before_o you_o and_o let_v he_o be_v the_o object_n of_o your_o enmity_n and_o distaste_n let_v it_o fall_v on_o those_o that_o be_v worldling_n and_o time-servers_a and_o will_v stretch_v their_o conscience_n to_o their_o carnal_a interest_n and_o can_v do_v any_o thing_n to_o save_v their_o skin_n and_o be_v false_a to_o christ_n can_v hardly_o be_v true_a to_o any_o of_o their_o superior_n but_o only_o in_o subordination_n to_o themselves_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o constantius_n that_o he_o command_v that_o all_o his_o servant_n shall_v be_v turn_v out_o of_o their_o place_n that_o will_v not_o renounce_v christianity_n and_o when_o he_o have_v thereby_o try_v they_o he_o turn_v out_o all_o the_o apostate_n and_o keep_v in_o the_o sincere_a and_o tell_v they_o they_o can_v not_o be_v true_a to_o he_o that_o be_v not_o true_a to_o their_o god_n and_o saviour_n 4._o and_o see_v that_o you_o be_v not_o hypocrite_n yourselves_o you_o profess_v yourselves_o christian_n and_o what_o be_v it_o to_o be_v a_o christian_a 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foot_n and_o tell_v they_o that_o except_o they_o be_v convert_v and_o become_v as_o little_a child_n they_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n mat._n 18.3_o and_o tell_v they_o that_o though_o the_o king_n of_o the_o gentile_n do_v exercise_v lordship_n over_o they_o and_o they_o that_o exercise_n authority_n upon_o they_o be_v call_v benefactor_n yet_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o luk._n 22.25_o 26._o be_v it_o long_o of_o he_o that_o have_v say_v to_o the_o elder_n feed_v the_o flock_n of_o god_n which_o be_v among_o you_o take_v the_o oversight_n thereof_o not_o by_o constraint_n but_o willing_o not_o for_o filthy_a lucre_n but_o of_o a_o ready_a mind_n neither_o as_o be_v lord_n over_o god_n heritage_n but_o be_v example_n to_o the_o flock_n who_o have_v set_v the_o elder_n such_o a_o lesson_n as_o you_o find_v in_o act_n 20._o &_o 2_o tim._n 4.1_o 2_o 3._o &_o 1_o tim._n 5.17_o if_o any_o call_v christian_n shall_v be_v true_o schismatical_a factious_a or_o 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