Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	ordinance_n	power_n	resist_v	1,861	5	9.7674	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30669	The mystery of iniquity discovered to work in the children of disobedience whereby the pretended godliness of schismaticks appeareth to be the greatest ungodliness : in a cathedral-lecture at St. Peters in Exon / by Arthur Bury ...	Bury, Arthur, 1624-1713.	1660 (1660)	Wing B6198; ESTC R43074	27,889	48

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only_o quit_v of_o the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n devilishness_n it_o be_v prefer_v and_o make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o saint_n to_o kneel_v at_o the_o communion_n or_o say_v the_o lord_n prayer_n etc._n etc._n be_v confess_v a_o thing_n indifferent_a if_o it_o be_v not_o require_v but_o be_v enjoin_v it_o become_v sinful_a but_o as_o liar_n be_v often_o entrap_v in_o their_o own_o talk_n so_o these_o man_n by_o over_o earnest_o defend_v their_o liberty_n reneage_n it_o even_o thus_o they_o confess_v that_o humane_a law_n bound_v the_o conscience_n though_o to_o disobedience_n we_o must_v do_v what_o they_o forbid_v and_o forbear_v what_o they_o command_v have_v they_o command_v we_o to_o fit_v at_o the_o communion_n we_o must_v have_v kneel_v have_v they_o forbid_v the_o