Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	magistrate_n	obey_v	sake_n	2,476	5	8.1959	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96476	A challenge sent to Master E. B. a semi-separatist from the Church of England. Now published by the author, J. W.	Wilcock, James, d. 1662.	1642 (1642)	Wing W2117; Thomason E131_22; ESTC R22968	9,212	16

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