Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	idol_n	knowledge_n	weak_a	1,298	5	9.3976	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70803	A decad of caveats to the people of England of general use in all times, but most seasonable in these, as having a tendency to the satisfying such as are not content with the present government as it is by law establish'd, an aptitude to the setling the minds of such as are but seekers and erraticks in religion an aim at the uniting of our Protestant-dissenters in church and state : whereby the worst of all conspiracies lately rais'd against both, may be the greatest blessing, which could have happen'd to either of them : to which is added an appendix in order to the conviction of those three enemies to the deity, the atheist, the infidel and the setter up of science to the prejudice of religion / by Thomas Pierce ...	Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691.	1679 (1679)	Wing P2176; Wing P2196; ESTC R18054	221,635	492

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put_v a_o stumbling-block_n or_o a_o occasion_n to_o fall_v in_o his_o brother_n way_n rom._n 14._o 13._o which_o rule_n can_v extend_v to_o those_o thing_n indifferent_a which_o be_v such_o but_o antecedent_o be_v consequential_o necessary_a in_o as_o much_o as_o they_o be_v under_o the_o obligation_n of_o a_o command_n and_o a_o command_n from_o that_o authority_n which_o god_n have_v command_v we_o to_o obey_v and_o this_o parenthesis_n be_v premise_v for_o the_o prevent_n of_o mistake_v i_o proceed_v to_o give_v a_o instance_n of_o the_o case_n but_o now_o mention_v for_o thus_o the_o liberty_n to_o fly_v for_o the_o escape_n of_o a_o shameful_a and_o painful_a death_n though_o very_o lawful_a as_o to_o its_o nature_n may_v be_v unlawful_a as_o to_o its_o use_n in_o regard_n of_o many_o circumstance_n wherewith_o the_o case_n may_v be_v apparel_v for_o first_o however_o it_o be_v lawful_a it_o may_v be_v high_o inexpedient_a as_o to_o the_o scandal_n it_o may_v give_v to_o our_o 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