Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	spirit_n	testimony_n	witness_v	1,787	5	10.0023	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91934	Jegar-Sahadvtha: an oyled pillar. Set up for posterity, against present wickednesses, hypocrisies, blasphemies, persecutions and cruelties of this serpent power (now up) in England (the out-street of the beast.) Or, A heart appeale to heaven and earth, broken out of bonds and banishment at last, in a relation of some part of the past and present sufferings of John Rogers in close prison and continued banishment, for the most blessed cause and testimony of Jesus; the sound of the seventh trumpet and the gospel of the seven thunders, or holy oracles (called rayling by them in power) sealed up to the time of the end. From Carisbrook Castle in the third year of my captivity, the fifth-prison, and the third in exile, having been hurried about from post to pillar, quia perdere nolo substantiam propter accidentia.	Rogers, John, 1627-1665?	1657 (1657)	Wing R1809; Thomason E919_9; ESTC R207526	168,327	179

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not_o one_o no_o not_o one_o soul_n in_o prison_n upon_o this_o pure_a and_o single_a account_n for_o the_o king_n of_o saint_n but_o shall_v say_v it_o and_o if_o they_o persevere_v yet_o much_o much_o more_o enjoy_v it_o that_o they_o have_v have_v such_o a_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o they_o as_o be_v not_o usual_a no_o not_o to_o saint_n but_o i_o leave_v the_o further_a evidence_n of_o this_o taste_v truth_n to_o time_n to_o declare_v at_o our_o next_o hallelujatick_a triumph_n altogether_o over_o the_o beast_n and_o his_o image_n for_o our_o god_n be_v go_v up_o with_o a_o shout_n and_o we_o shall_v sing_v praise_n together_o sing_v praise_n to_o the_o lord_n sing_v praise_n

hand_n now_o if_o ever_o there_o be_v a_o time_n to_o hear_v the_o grave-groan_n of_o the_o live_n and_o the_o dead_a of_o those_o who_o be_v in_o prison_n grave_n and_o of_o those_o who_o skull_n and_o bone_n we_o leave_v behind_o we_o in_o the_o field_n and_o of_o those_o under_o the_o altar_n who_o cry_n how_o long_o o_o lord_n holy_a and_o true_a rev._n 6.10_o yea_o the_o shrill_a heaven_n heart_n and_o earth-tearing_a call_n of_o saint_n past_a present_a and_o to_o come_v from_o the_o day_n of_o abel_n to_o this_o day_n to_o maintain_v their_o cause_n to_o revenge_v their_o blood_n and_o the_o lamb_n and_o to_o be_v up_o and_o do_v for_o the_o lord_n jesus_n the_o king_n of_o saint_n to_o purpose_n it_o be_v now_o within_o a_o year_n or_o two_o as_o we_o shall_v show_v you_o wo_n to_o they_o that_o be_v at_o ease_n amos_n 6.1_o yea_o to_o the_o very_a woman_n that_o be_v careless_a isa_n 32.9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o for_o they_o shall_v lament_v and_o if_o you_o will_v be_v all_o 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