Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	humane_a	law_n	obligation_n	1,134	5	9.8189	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44696	A sermon preach'd Febr. 14, 1698, and now publish'd, at the request of the Societies for reformation of manners in London and Westminster by John Howe ...	Howe, John, 1630-1705.	1698 (1698)	Wing H3041; ESTC R22726	19,125	54

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be_v leave_v to_o be_v my_o duty_n in_o a_o private_a capacity_n that_o be_v less_o than_o the_o magistrate_n part_n more_o than_o the_o mention_a negative_n and_o yet_o so_o much_o as_o whereby_o i_o be_o to_o take_v care_n to_o my_o uttermost_a that_o he_o may_v do_v good_a in_o his_o office_n of_o punish_v wickedness_n so_o as_o that_o his_o do_v his_o duty_n must_v some_o way_n depend_v upon_o my_o do_v i_o and_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o it_o or_o of_o they_o who_o be_v in_o like_a circumstance_n and_o so_o but_o under_o the_o same_o common_a obligation_n with_o i_o so_o that_o ordinary_o his_o duty_n can_v be_v do_v without_o any_o care_n or_o concern_v of_o they_o or_o i_o what_o i_o say_v can_v it_o be_v less_o than_o to_o bring_v punishable_a matter_n under_o his_o cognisance_n otherwise_o if_o no_o obligation_n lie_v upon_o private_a person_n to_o this_o purpose_n he_o will_v only_o be_v to_o punish_v such_o wickedness_n as_o he_o behold_v with_o his_o own_o eye_n and_o then_o how_o narrow_a will_v his_o precinct_n be_v what_o multitude_n of_o magistrate_n must_v there_o then_o be_v and_o what_o a_o monster_n thereupon_o will_v the_o body_n politic_a become_v but_o here_o if_o any_o man_n ask_v i_o the_o question_n because_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v herein_o be_v to_o be_v do_v for_o conscience_n sake_n be_o i_o bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o discover_v to_o a_o magistrate_n all_o the_o evil_a that_o i_o know_v by_o any_o man_n that_o be_v just_o punishable_a by_o law_n to_o this_o i_o shall_v only_o at_o present_a say_v that_o case_n of_o conscience_n can_v only_o be_v with_o judgement_n resolve_v in_o hypothesi_fw-la and_o with_o application_n to_o this_o or_o that_o person_n when_o material_a circumstance_n relate_v thereto_o be_v distinct_o know_v i_o must_v have_v clear_a ground_n if_o i_o will_v conceal_v such_o a_o man_n be_v punishable_a fault_n upon_o which_o i_o may_v judge_v that_o more_o good_a be_v likely_a to_o be_v do_v to_o his_o soul_n 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