Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	liberty_n	papist_n	protestant_n	1,212	5	9.6046	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33333	A looking-glass for persecutors containing multitudes of examples of God's severe, but righteous judgments, upon bloody and merciless haters of His children in all times, from the beginning of the world to this present age : collected out of the sacred Scriptures, and other ecclesiastical writers, both ancient and modern / by Sam. Clarke ...	Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.	1674 (1674)	Wing C4541; ESTC R12590	51,164	142

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they_o 175._o maximilian_n the_o emperor_n son_n of_o ferdinand_n the_o second_o and_o francis_z the_o first_o the_o french_a king_n be_v hence_o persuade_v to_o grant_v unto_o their_o own_o subject_n freedom_n of_o conscience_n 176._o the_o earl_n of_o egmont_n and_o horn_n though_o zealous_a papist_n labour_v with_o the_o duchess_n of_o parma_n that_o the_o low-country_n protestant_n may_v be_v free_a from_o fines_n imprisonment_n and_o all_o other_o manner_n ●f_a persecution_n in_o respect_n of_o religion_n 177._o under_o francis_n the_o second_o the_o french_a king_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1560._o by_o the_o excellent_a and_o learned_a speech_n of_o charles_n marillack_n archbishop_n of_o vienne_n and_o john_n de_fw-fr monlu_n bishop_n of_o valence_n free_o speak_v before_o the_o king_n himself_o in_o behalf_n of_o the_o french_a protestant_n all_o persecution_n against_o they_o be_v restrain_v the_o say_a bishop_n among_o other_o particular_n affirm_v bold_o that_o a_o great_a 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