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	sin_n	transgress_v	1,751	5	11.5774	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28640	A gvide to heaven, or, Morall instrvctions compiled partly out of the maximes of Holy Fathers and partly out of the sentences of antient philosophers / written in Latin by John de Bona ; translated into English by Iames Price.; Manductio ad coelum. English. l675	Bona, Giovanni, 1609-1674.; Price, James, 17th cent.	1675 (1675)	Wing B3550; ESTC R26447	94,815	245

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keep_v the_o whole_a world_n in_o peace_n it_o be_v this_o which_o make_v a_o secret_a agreement_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o nature_n and_o be_v the_o bond_n of_o all_o human_a society_n and_o nothing_o can_v be_v right_a without_o it_o the_o just_a man_n offend_v no_o body_n challenge_v nothing_o which_o be_v not_o his_o own_o do_v good_a to_o all_o think_v and_o speak_v well_o of_o all_o his_o neighbour_n give_v every_o one_o his_o own_o &_o never_o hinder_v the_o good_a of_o another_o if_o he_o be_v in_o authority_n he_o command_v what_o be_v just_a he_o deal_v open_o and_o prefer_v the_o good_a of_o those_o who_o be_v under_o he_o before_o his_o own_o private_a interest_n he_o punish_v vice_n reward_v virtue_n and_o so_o keep_v all_o in_o good_a order_n if_o he_o be_v subject_a to_o other_o he_o be_v quiet_a and_o peaceable_a obey_v the_o law_n &_o command_v of_o his_o superior_n and_o be_v content_a with_o his_o own_o state_n he_o do_v not_o ambitious_o aspire_v to_o any_o dignity_n or_o office_n neither_o do_v he_o intrude_v himself_o into_o affair_n which_o do_v not_o concern_v he_o he_o exercise_v justice_n gratis_o because_o he_o know_v there_o can_v be_v no_o great_a reward_n of_o just_a action_n then_o to_o have_v occasion_n to_o show_v ourselves_o just_a 2._o religion_n which_o be_v the_o most_o excellent_a of_o all_o virtue_n which_o can_v be_v practise_v in_o this_o life_n regard_v god_n immediate_o in_o himself_o as_o he_o deserve_v to_o be_v worship_v and_o hounour_v the_o first_o worship_n we_o owe_v he_o be_v to_o believe_v in_o he_o and_o to_o know_v he_o and_o next_o to_o adore_v his_o majesty_n and_o admire_v his_o goodness_n it_o avayl_v little_a to_o know_v god_n the_o devil_n who_o hate_v he_o know_v he_o as_o well_o as_o man_n he_o exact_v our_o love_n and_o worship_n which_o consist_v of_o thing_n which_o be_v better_a know_v then_o practise_v thou_o know_v he_o be_v that_o god_n who_o govern_v the_o world_n have_v care_n of_o all_o human_a kind_n moderate_v all_o thing_n thou_o confess_v he_o be_v all_o power_n all_o goodness_n all_o majesty_n and_o thou_o hope_v to_o find_v eternal_a beatitude_n in_o he_o as_o thy_o sovereign_a good_a and_o last_o end_n why_o then_o do_v thou_o not_o adore_v he_o as_o thou_o ought_v why_o do_v thou_o not_o give_v he_o supreme_a worship_n why_o do_v thou_o prefer_v earthly_a thing_n before_o he_o all_o thy_o religion_n be_v vain_a unless_o thou_o show_v it_o by_o thy_o action_n do_v thou_o desire_v to_o be_v true_o religious_a walk_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o thou_o will_v be_v perfect_a he_o may_v be_v true_o say_v to_o worship_n god_n who_o imitate_v his_o attribute_n true_a religion_n ty_v thou_o to_o god_n and_o god_n to_o thou_o let_v thy_o religion_n be_v free_a from_o negligence_n error_n and_o sin_n it_o be_v a_o great_a folly_n to_o talk_v much_o of_o religion_n and_o faith_n &_o to_o live_v like_o a_o infidel_n a_o learned_a heathen-philosopher_n in_o the_o 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call_v thy_o mind_n and_o thy_o sense_n every_o day_n to_o render_v a_o account_n before_o this_o tribunal_n plead_v thy_o own_o cause_n against_o thyself_o and_o accuse_v thyself_o as_o much_o as_o thou_o can_v examine_v how_o thou_o have_v spend_v the_o whole_a day_n recall_v to_o mind_n all_o thy_o word_n all_o thy_o action_n and_o if_o possible_a all_o thy_o thought_n hide_v nothing_o omit_v nothing_o if_o thou_o acknowledge_v thy_o sin_n god_n will_v pardon_v it_o if_o thou_o confess_v it_o thou_o cure_v thy_o own_o soul_n do_v not_o think_v thyself_o secure_a in_o that_o no_o body_n but_o thyself_o know_v thy_o wickedness_n do_v thou_o think_v it_o better_a to_o be_v condemn_v in_o secret_a then_o to_o be_v absolve_v open_o wheresoever_o thou_o hide_v thyself_o thy_o own_o conscience_n be_v still_o with_o thou_o and_o thou_o can_v never_o fly_v from_o it_o thou_o be_v in_o a_o miserable_a state_n if_o thou_o contemn_v what_o it_o sugge_v to_o thou_o 4._o our_o life_n be_v divide_v into_o three_o sort_n of_o time_n present_a past_a and_o future_a the_o present_a be_v but_o a_o moment_n be_v go_v before_o it_o come_v the_o future_a be_v not_o yet_o come_v as_o for_o that_o which_o be_v past_a it_o be_v in_o thy_o power_n to_o recall_v it_o at_o least_o to_o mind_n and_o to_o examine_v it_o as_o often_o as_o thou_o will_v do_v not_o fear_v thy_o memory_n will_v fail_v thou_o nor_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o look_v back_o on_o thy_o life_n past_a nor_o to_o reproach_n to_o thyself_o thy_o own_o error_n the_o often_o thou_o do_v this_o the_o soon_o thou_o will_v mend_v resolve_v to_o be_v revenge_v on_o thyself_o and_o never_o to_o commit_v those_o fault_n which_o now_o thou_o be_v sorry_a to_o have_v once_o commit_v those_o who_o have_v escape_v a_o shipwreck_n bid_v adieu_o