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
A49699	The power of kings from God a sermon preached in the Cathedral Church of Sarum the XXIX day of June, 1683 upon occasion of the detection of the late horrid plot against the life of His Scared Majesty / by Paul Lathom.	Lathom, Paul.	1683 (1683)	Wing L574; ESTC R25132	20,903	43

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assist_v they_o with_o our_o prayer_n that_o they_o may_v not_o err_v than_o to_o suggest_v in_o sly_a and_o slanderous_a whisper_n to_o the_o rabble_n that_o they_o be_v always_o err_v 8._o charity_n towards_o man_n as_o brethren_n and_o loyalty_n to_o our_o prince_n as_o the_o father_n of_o our_o country_n shall_v oblige_v we_o to_o pass_v the_o most_o favourable_a construction_n upon_o doubtful_a action_n it_o be_v this_o alone_a can_v justify_v a_o intermeddle_v with_o private_a affair_n and_o therefore_o the_o argument_n hold_v strong_a that_o only_o this_o can_v excuse_v if_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v say_v to_o excuse_v a_o inspection_n into_o public_a transaction_n every_o action_n say_v the_o moralist_n have_v two_o handle_n and_o if_o one_o ear_n of_o the_o cup_n be_v cold_a and_o the_o other_o hot_a he_o be_v foolish_o rash_a that_o choose_v by_o a_o wrong_a application_n of_o his_o hand_n to_o burn_v his_o finger_n without_o necessity_n three_o let_v what_o we_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o original_a of_o government_n and_o of_o the_o power_n of_o king_n prevail_v with_o we_o to_o a_o ready_a cheerful_a and_o conscientious_a obedience_n and_o subjection_n to_o they_o the_o jew_n can_v see_v that_o if_o they_o own_v st._n john_n baptism_n to_o be_v from_o heaven_n it_o will_v necessary_o follow_v that_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v entertain_v he_o and_o believe_v his_o doctrine_n matth._n 21.25_o and_o see_v it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o power_n of_o king_n be_v from_o god_n it_o follow_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v obedient_a to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n who_o vicegerent_n he_o be_v 1_o pet._n 2.12_o see_v the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n it_o follow_v that_o not_o only_o he_o that_o rebell_v but_o even_o he_o that_o resist_v the_o power_n resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o they_o that_o resist_v shall_v receive_v to_o themselves_o danmation_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o be_v the_o 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of_o ungovernableness_n and_o set_v we_o forward_o to_o that_o kingdom_n where_o he_o by_o who_o king_n reign_n shall_v rule_v over_o all_o and_o be_v all_o in_o all_o to_o which_o heavenly_a kingdom_n god_n in_o his_o mercy_n bring_v we_o all_o etc._n etc._n finis_fw-la