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
A73546	A discourse of the sinne against the Holy Ghost Grounded upon Matt. Chap. 12. vers. 22.-23. Tending to the comfort of such persons as, being afflicted in conscience for their sins, are, by the delusions of Satan, brought to the brinke of despaire, through feare that they have fallen into that unpardonable sinne. Written some space of time since, by that godly and judicious divine M. William Bradshaw, sometime fellow of Sydny Colledge in Cambridge; and publish'd by his sonne Iohn Bradshaw.	Bradshaw, William, 1571-1618.; Bradshaw, John, 17th cent.	1640 (1640)	STC 3515.5; Wing B4156; ESTC S91179	48,035	158

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sin_n but_o those_o that_o be_v able_a to_o see_v and_o behold_v the_o divine_a truth_n so_o that_o in_o this_o respect_n ignorance_n be_v a_o advantage_n to_o a_o man_n for_o a_o narrow_a brain_n will_v not_o suffice_v to_o conceive_v this_o sinne._n the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n julian_n the_o apostata_fw-la and_o those_o that_o come_v near_a to_o this_o sin_n the_o grand_a &_o arch-persecutor_n of_o any_o divine_a truth_n they_o be_v man_n admirable_a for_o gift_n there_o be_v indeed_o many_o insolent_a dunce_n and_o sot_n that_o be_v malirious_a but_o they_o receive_v this_o malice_n from_o the_o spirit_n of_o great_a wit_n themselves_o be_v but_o axe_n and_o beetle_n in_o their_o hand_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o mouse_n that_o can_v bring_v forth_o this_o elephant_n nor_o a_o wren_n that_o can_v lay_v and_o hatch_v this_o eagle_n 4_o learn_v hence_o how_o to_o prevent_v this_o sinne._n many_o there_o be_v indeed_o that_o take_v a_o most_o vile_a course_n to_o prevent_v 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