Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	holy_a	sin_n	sin_v	2,051	5	9.4946	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47298	An help and exhortation to worthy communicating, or, A treatise describing the meaning, worthy reception, duty, and benefits of the Holy Sacrament and answering the doubts of conscience, and other reasons, which most generally detain men from it together with suitable devotions added / by John Kettlewell ...	Kettlewell, John, 1653-1695.	1683 (1683)	Wing K369; ESTC R14112	224,392	528

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it_o they_o be_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o israel_n whosoever_o presume_v to_o omit_v it_o exod._n 12.15_o and_o if_o there_o be_v no_o express_a command_n for_o it_o yet_o be_v the_o thing_n we_o be_v call_v to_o in_o it_o all_o of_o that_o oblige_a nature_n and_o such_o necessary_a duty_n that_o without_o sin_n they_o can_v be_v decline_v by_o all_o which_o as_o we_o have_v see_v this_o sacramental_a eat_n and_o drink_v be_v evident_o prove_v to_o be_v a_o plain_a duty_n and_o under_o a_o peremptory_a commandment_n when_o therefore_o in_o this_o place_n the_o apostle_n say_v of_o our_o drink_n of_o the_o cup_n do_v this_o as_o often_o as_o you_o drink_v it_o he_o do_v not_o intimate_v that_o we_o may_v do_v it_o as_o seldom_o as_o we_o please_v or_o as_o if_o it_o be_v under_o no_o law_n or_o express_v precept_n he_o use_v the_o word_n as_o often_o not_o because_o it_o be_v a_o arbitrary_a act_n and_o there_o be_v no_o duty_n in_o it_o but_o because_o though_o it_o be_v a_o duty_n 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