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
A92898	The Christian man: or, The reparation of nature by grace. VVritten in French by John Francis Senault; and now Englished.; Homme chrestien. English	Senault, Jean-François, 1601-1672.	1650 (1650)	Wing S2499; Thomason E776_8; ESTC R203535	457,785	419

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doubt_n he_o have_v of_o his_o salvation_n death_n be_v troublesome_a because_o the_o hour_n thereof_o be_v uncertain_a neither_o have_v he_o that_o pronounce_v sentence_n upon_o we_o express_v the_o time_n of_o its_o execution_n all_o moment_n be_v to_o be_v suspect_v by_o we_o every_o day_n may_v be_v our_o last_o and_o the_o accident_n that_o cause_v our_o dissolution_n be_v so_o involve_v in_o futurity_n that_o they_o daily_o seize_v we_o before_o we_o be_v provide_v for_o they_o 9_o nescit_fw-la homo_fw-la utrum_fw-la amore_fw-la a_o odio_fw-la dignus_fw-la sit_fw-la sed_fw-la omne_fw-la in_o futurum_fw-la servantur_fw-la incerta_fw-la eccl._n 9_o but_o our_o salvation_n be_v much_o more_o conceal_v than_o our_o death_n predestination_n be_v much_o more_o secret_a and_o more_o important_a than_o the_o end_n of_o our_o life_n and_o the_o alarm_n so_o just_a a_o apprehension_n strike_v we_o with_o be_v much_o more_o lawful_a and_o amaze_a there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o have_v read_v 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mercy_n be_v the_o source_n of_o all_o grace_n be_v not_o god_n merciful_a we_o shall_v be_v eternal_o miserable_a do_v not_o he_o remit_v the_o injury_n do_v against_o he_o the_o first_o offence_n will_v cast_v we_o into_o despair_n and_o have_v once_o lose_v his_o grace_n we_o can_v expect_v nothing_o but_o punishment_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n his_o mercy_n make_v sinner_n presumptuous_a in_o their_o crime_n that_o which_o shall_v convert_v they_o harden_v they_o and_o that_o which_o promise_v they_o impunity_n carry_v they_o for_o the_o most_o part_n to_o impenitency_n the_o death_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o last_o testimony_n of_o his_o love_n his_o wound_n be_v so_o many_o bleed_a mouth_n breathe_v forth_o this_o truth_n and_o when_o we_o begin_v to_o doubt_v of_o it_o we_o need_v but_o consider_v the_o stream_n of_o blood_n that_o issue_v from_o his_o vein_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n 7._o positus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o rvinam_fw-la &_o in_o resurrectionem_fw-la mul●orum_fw-la luc._n 7._o his_o death_n be_v often_o the_o occasion_n of_o our_o fall_n we_o persuade_v ourselves_o that_o he_o that_o can_v find_v in_o his_o heart_n to_o die_v for_o we_o be_v too_o much_o concern_v in_o our_o salvation_n to_o destroy_v we_o upon_o this_o vain_a hope_n we_o abandon_v ourselves_o to_o all_o wickedness_n and_o turn_v our_o antidote_n into_o a_o poison_n the_o holy_a sacrament_n be_v the_o high_a invention_n the_o charity_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n can_v find_v out_o none_o but_o a_o infinite_a wisdom_n can_v design_n it_o nor_o can_v any_o but_o a_o absolute_a uncontrolled_a power_n put_v it_o in_o execution_n both_o of_o they_o be_v drain_v in_o this_o mystery_n and_o when_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v incarnate_v upon_o our_o altar_n to_o enter_v into_o our_o heart_n there_o be_v no_o other_o favour_n to_o be_v wish_v for_o upon_o earth_n nevertheless_o experience_n teach_v we_o that_o this_o grace_n be_v not_o only_o unprofitable_a thom._n sumunt_fw-la boni_fw-la sumunt_fw-la mali_fw-la sort_n tamen_fw-la inaequali_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la vel_fw-la interitus_fw-la d._n thom._n but_o pernicious_a to_o sinner_n that_o it_o conveighe_v death_n instead_o of_o life_n mix_v a_o sacrilege_n with_o a_o sacrifice_n and_o make_v the_o devil_n enter_v into_o their_o soul_n by_o admit_v jesus_n christ_n unworthy_o but_o not_o to_o stand_v upon_o the_o proof_n of_o so_o know_v a_o truth_n we_o need_v but_o represent_v the_o grace_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o the_o ingratitude_n of_o wicked_a man_n to_o be_v full_o persuade_v thereof_o he_o be_v the_o fruitful_a source_n of_o all_o the_o blessing_n we_o receive_v from_o heaven_n he_o be_v the_o dispenser_n of_o all_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n nor_o can_v we_o expect_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o one_o but_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o other_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n we_o profane_v his_o grace_n cast_v off_o his_o inspiration_n his_o goodness_n serve_v only_o 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from_o he_o who_o live_v in_o poverty_n nor_o will_v receive_v any_o disciple_n into_o his_o school_n that_o have_v not_o sell_v their_o good_n and_o distribute_v they_o to_o the_o poor_a they_o demand_v earth_n of_o he_o that_o reign_v in_o heaven_n the_o establishment_n of_o their_o welfare_n in_o this_o world_n from_o he_o who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v and_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o their_o creed_n they_o beg_v time_n of_o he_o who_o promise_v eternity_n but_o the_o holy_a spirit_n disabuse_v christian_n when_o he_o either_o enlighten_v or_o instruct_v they_o for_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o son_n and_o know_v his_o intention_n he_o never_o put_v they_o upon_o those_o request_n that_o be_v offensive_a to_o he_o when_o their_o heart_n be_v encourage_v with_o his_o grace_n they_o prefer_v conscience_n before_o honour_n virtue_n before_o interest_n grief_n before_o pleasure_n and_o the_o will_n of_o god_n before_o their_o own_o inclination_n if_o 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he_o so_o far_o above_o we_o that_o we_o can_v approach_v unto_o he_o his_o design_n be_v conceal_v from_o we_o and_o the_o eternal_a decree_n he_o have_v conceive_v in_o his_o breast_n be_v not_o to_o be_v penetrate_v by_o we_o it_o be_v with_o fear_n that_o we_o address_v ourselves_o before_o he_o and_o be_v ignorant_a of_o his_o design_n and_o resolution_n we_o have_v a_o apprehension_n that_o our_o desire_n may_v bid_v he_o defiance_n we_o have_v certain_a secret_n to_o gain_v man_n we_o know_v by_o what_o art_n we_o may_v insinuate_v into_o their_o fair_a opinion_n we_o have_v dexterity_n enough_o to_o take_v they_o with_o their_o interest_n and_o rhetoric_n supply_v we_o with_o invention_n to_o triumph_v over_o their_o liberty_n without_o do_v they_o the_o least_o violence_n but_o we_o know_v not_o how_o we_o be_v to_o treat_v with_o god_n his_o majesty_n astonish_v we_o his_o splendour_n dazzle_v we_o and_o if_o his_o mercy_n assure_v we_o his_o justice_n confound_v we_o because_o if_o we_o be_v miserable_a we_o be_v beside_o more_o guilty_a the_o holy_a spirit_n assist_v we_o in_o this_o disorder_n whereto_o our_o sin_n have_v reduce_v we_o 8._o qui_fw-la autem_fw-la scrutatur_fw-la corda_fw-la scit_fw-la quid_fw-la desideret_fw-la spiritus_fw-la quia_fw-la secundum_fw-la deum_fw-la postulat_fw-la pro_fw-la sanctis_fw-la rom._n 8._o for_o reside_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n he_o know_v their_o most_o intimate_a cogitation_n he_o sound_v those_o abyss_n which_o the_o angel_n can_v descend_v into_o he_o see_v their_o secret_a intention_n and_o teach_v we_o innocent_a artifices_fw-la to_o appease_v they_o when_o provoke_v against_o we_o he_o speak_v no_o doubt_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o moses_n when_o that_o prophet_n disarm_v the_o almighty_a and_o reduce_v to_o a_o love_a impotency_n he_o who_o power_n have_v no_o other_o bound_n but_o his_o will_n it_o be_v the_o holy_a spirit_n who_o fetter_v he_o by_o the_o hand_n 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8._o in_o quo_fw-la clamamus_fw-la abba_n pater_fw-la postulat_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la gemitibus_fw-la inenarrabilibus_fw-la rom._n 8._o be_v that_o he_o accompany_v our_o prayer_n with_o his_o groan_n that_o without_o disturb_v his_o own_o happiness_n he_o partake_v of_o our_o distress_n render_v himself_o in_o a_o sort_n miserable_a with_o we_o to_o make_v we_o happy_a with_o he_o for_o it_o be_v by_o his_o motion_n that_o we_o send_v forth_o sigh_n by_o his_o grace_n that_o we_o groan_v and_o he_o so_o full_o work_v these_o thing_n in_o we_o that_o the_o apostle_n attribute_v they_o to_o he_o be_v not_o afraid_a to_o say_v that_o he_o intercede_v for_o we_o with_o sigh_n and_o groan_n that_o can_v be_v express_v in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v this_o spirit_n that_o teach_v we_o to_o mourn_v in_o the_o world_n that_o inform_v we_o that_o the_o earth_n be_v our_o banishment_n heaven_n our_o country_n that_o the_o one_o be_v to_o be_v endure_v the_o other_o to_o be_v hope_v for_o whoever_o know_v how_o to_o profit_v by_o this_o instruction_n spend_v all_o his_o life_n in_o the_o doleful_a tone_n of_o the_o turtle_n he_o sigh_v always_o when_o he_o consider_v that_o he_o be_v separate_v from_o jesus_n and_o that_o live_v here_o below_o aug._n nec_fw-la parva_fw-la res_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la docet_fw-la nos_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_fw-la gemere_fw-la insinuat_fw-la enim_fw-la nobis_fw-la quia_fw-la peregrinamur_fw-la &_o docet_fw-la nos_fw-la in_o patriam_fw-la suspirare_fw-la &_o ipso_fw-la desiderio_fw-la gemimus_fw-la aug._n he_o have_v only_o the_o earnest_n of_o that_o happiness_n which_o be_v promise_v he_o he_o weep_v in_o these_o just_a desire_n and_o shed_v tear_n much_o different_a from_o those_o of_o sinner_n they_o groan_v indeed_o burden_a with_o misfortune_n the_o inseparable_a companion_n of_o life_n they_o complain_v when_o they_o have_v lose_v their_o liberty_n they_o sigh_v when_o they_o be_v oppress_v with_o any_o sorrow_n they_o 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