Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	law_n	light_n	witness_v	1,100	5	9.8841	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62877	True old light exalted above pretended new light, or, Treatise of Jesus Christ as He is the light which enlightens every one that comes into the world : against the sense both of the Quakers, Arminians, and other assertors of universal grace, whose light is proved to be darkness / delivered in nine sermons, by John Tombes, B.D., and commended to publick view by Mr. Richard Baxter.	Tombes, John, 1603?-1676.	1660 (1660)	Wing T1824; ESTC R21431	110,239	95

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though_o he_o need_v any_o thing_n see_v he_o give_v to_o all_o thing_n life_n and_o breath_n and_o all_o thing_n act_n 17._o 24_o 25._o 5._o they_o know_v that_o god_n be_v to_o be_v pacify_v by_o prayer_n and_o sacrifice_n and_o vow_n and_o obedient_a mind_n and_o repentance_n and_o execute_v of_o judgement_n as_o may_v be_v discern_v by_o their_o carriage_n jonah_n 1._o and_o 3._o chapter_n yet_o know_v not_o any_o thing_n of_o the_o great_a sacrifice_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v to_o take_v away_o sin_n for_o ever_o and_o they_o often_o apply_v themselves_o to_o pacify_v the_o devil_n even_o by_o humane_a sacrifice_n instead_o of_o seek_v peace_n from_o the_o true_a god_n 6._o they_o do_v or_o may_v know_v the_o low_a condition_n of_o man_n in_o comparison_n of_o god_n as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v of_o himself_o psal._n 8._o 3_o 4._o when_o i_o consider_v the_o heaven_n the_o work_n of_o thy_o finger_n the_o moon_n and_o the_o star_n which_o thou_o have_v ordain_v what_o be_v 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