Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	keep_v	sin_n	soul_n	2,273	5	5.0547	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75464	The anti-covenant, or a sad complaint concerning the new Oath or Covenant: presented in a letter to a dear and intimate friend, with earnest request for his advice and prayers. By a true loyall subject, and lover of the Parliament.	True loyall subject and lover of the Parliament.	1643 (1643)	Wing A3489; Thomason E60_10; ESTC R23546	44,797	58

the_o anticovenant_n or_o a_o sad_a complaint_n concern_v the_o new_a oath_n or_o covenant_n present_v in_o a_o letter_n to_o a_o dear_a and_o intimate_a friend_n with_o earnest_a request_n for_o his_o advice_n and_o prayer_n by_o a_o true_a loyal_a subject_n and_o lover_n of_o the_o parliament_n oxford_z print_v by_o leonard_n lychfield_n printer_n to_o the_o university_n 1643._o the_o anticovenant_n or_o a_o sad_a complaint_n concern_v the_o new_a oath_n etc._n etc._n dear_a friend_n and_o brother_n it_o be_v not_o unknown_a to_o the_o world_n as_o well_o as_o to_o those_o sober_a and_o pious_a christian_n that_o be_v of_o our_o society_n and_o acquaintance_n what_o a_o honourable_a and_o reverend_a esteem_n the_o very_a name_n of_o parliament_n have_v always_o carry_v with_o we_o two_o and_o how_o observant_a we_o have_v be_v of_o their_o command_n without_o dispute_v their_o power_n or_o integrity_n when_o the_o protestation_n be_v enjoin_v we_o willing_o and_o cheerful_o take_v 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