Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	see_v	sin_n	soul_n	4,470	5	5.1054	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27465	Diatribæ discourses moral and theological delivered by several persons in a plain, practical and friendly conference / composed and collected by William Berkeley.	Berkeley, William, 17th cent.	1697 (1697)	Wing B1974; ESTC R30223	76,603	195

sorrow_n or_o adversity_n have_v a_o admirable_a good_a influence_n upon_o and_o be_v very_o beneficial_a to_o the_o inward_a part_n or_o soul_n of_o man_n for_o it_o put_v it_o upon_o exercise_n and_o action_n and_o this_o be_v better_a for_o it_o than_o to_o be_v idle_a and_o slothful_a this_o find_v it_o enemy_n to_o contend_v with_o and_o so_o to_o improve_v its_o art_n of_o spiritual_a wrestle_a this_o convince_v the_o world_n that_o this_o sorrowful_a soul_n be_v holy_a and_o virtuous_a for_o as_o there_o can_v be_v no_o victory_n without_o a_o adversary_n so_o there_o can_v be_v no_o virtue_n without_o the_o evil_a of_o misery_n or_o sorrow_n now_o that_o exercise_n herein_o have_v make_v man_n soul_n better_o than_o otherwise_o it_o can_v be_v have_v be_v confirm_v by_o heathen_n and_o may_v be_v by_o our_o own_o experience_n seneca_n in_o his_o first_o chapter_n of_o providence_n say_v that_o god_n do_v not_o dandle_v a_o good_a man_n or_o make_v he_o his_o fondling_n but_o harden_v and_o try_v he_o and_o prepare_v he_o for_o himself_o under_o the_o discipline_n of_o calamity_n and_o in_o his_o second_o chapter_n he_o say_v that_o virtue_n wither_v without_o a_o adversary_n and_o that_o then_o it_o only_o appear_v how_o great_a and_o excellent_a it_o be_v when_o it_o declare_v how_o the_o soul_n can_v so_o order_v it_o as_o to_o make_v it_o useful_a moreover_o he_o quote_v this_o say_n of_o demetrius_n as_o excellent_a namely_o nothing_o seem_v to_o i_o more_o unhappy_a than_o that_o person_n who_o be_v never_o in_o a_o sad_a and_o doleful_a estate_n for_o he_o have_v no_o occasion_n to_o try_v himself_o he_o seem_v too_o unworthy_a and_o too_o weak_a to_o overcome_v fortune_n for_o she_o slight_n each_o lazy_a person_n he_o go_v on_o and_o tell_v we_o that_o prosperity_n dwell_v among_o the_o vulgar_a and_o conver_o faith_fw-mi with_o inferior_a and_o shallow_a wit_n but_o it_o be_v the_o office_n of_o a_o good_a and_o great_a man_n to_o subdue_v 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and_o big_a in_o all_o christian_a virtue_n hereby_o in_o these_o water_n they_o find_v themselves_o more_o clean_o and_o in_o these_o fire_n less_o drossy_a than_o they_o be_v before_o and_o here_o permit_v i_o to_o appeal_v to_o yourselves_o and_o tell_v i_o have_v not_o your_o soul_n relish_v good_a and_o holy_a matter_n more_o much_o more_o under_o some_o of_o god_n smart_a stroke_n than_o when_o he_o let_v you_o alone_o and_o seem_v not_o to_o regard_v what_o you_o do_v when_o he_o have_v snatch_v from_o you_o a_o relation_n or_o a_o helpful_a friend_n or_o a_o plentiful_a estate_n when_o by_o distemper_n he_o have_v sow_v paleness_n in_o your_o cheek_n and_o terror_n in_o your_o conscience_n by_o give_v you_o a_o sense_n of_o the_o danger_n and_o vileness_n of_o your_o sin_n have_v you_o not_o then_o be_v better_o mind_v than_o former_o more_o ready_a to_o be_v inform_v and_o reform_v or_o at_o least_o to_o wish_v yourselves_o much_o better_a than_o you_o be_v thus_o we_o may_v 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