Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	work_n	wound_n	wound_v	19	3	7.7031	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72164	The conquest of temptations, or Mans victory over Satan especially, the great assaults, at the agony of death, full of very strong and effectuall consolations, to sustaine and comfort the weakest heart, in the greatest conflicts which can befall a Christian in the vvhole course of of life, and approach of death / gathered by the holy and deuout labour of Iohn Gerard, doctor of diuinitie, and superintendent of Heldburge ; newly Englished by Rich. Bruch, minister of Gods word.	Gerhard, Johann, 1582-1637.; Bruch, Richard, minister of Gods word.	1614 (1614)	STC 11767.5; ESTC S5215	71,686	143

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do_v earnest_o desire_v the_o cure_n of_o my_o wound_n i_o have_v a_o earnest_a desire_n to_o keep_v a_o good_a conscience_n hereafter_o but_o i_o fear_v lest_o that_o my_o repentance_n be_v too_o late_o i_o fear_v lest_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n so_o ofttimes_o reject_v of_o i_o do_v again_o reject_v and_o forsake_v i_o 17._o august_n de_fw-fr verâ_fw-la &_o falsâ_fw-la poenit_fw-la cap._n 17._o late_o repentance_n be_v wont_a to_o deceive_v many_o and_o that_o repentance_n which_o proceed_v from_o a_o die_a man_n he_o must_v fear_v lest_o that_o also_o die_v the_o comforter_n nay_o there_o be_v nothing_o too_o late_o which_o be_v true_a and_o earnest_a demet._n cyprian_a tract_n 1._o contra_fw-la demet._n no_o repentance_n be_v to_o late_a for_o he_o that_o abide_v yet_o in_o this_o world_n there_o be_v some_o which_o be_v call_v and_o come_v at_o the_o eleven_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n into_o the_o lord_n vineyard_n 20.9_o mat._n 20.9_o and_o receive_v the_o reward_n of_o grace_n 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we_o to_o the_o space_n of_o repentance_n 65.2_o esa_n 65.2_o god_n spread_v forth_o his_o hand_n all_o day_n neither_o do_v he_o cast_v forth_o he_o that_o come_v unto_o he_o at_o what_o time_n soever_o he_o come_v 6.37_o john_n 6.37_o therefore_o take_v thou_o care_v of_o that_o that_o thy_o repentance_n be_v true_a and_o earnest_a and_o then_o thou_o need_v not_o fear_v lest_o it_o be_v too_o late_o if_o when_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n draw_v near_o thou_o therefore_o repente_v thou_o because_o thou_o be_v destitute_v of_o the_o occasion_n of_o sin_v that_o repentance_n be_v false_a for_o by_o this_o reason_n thou_o do_v not_o leave_v thy_o sin_n but_o thy_o sin_n forsake_v thou_o if_o thou_o therefore_o repente_v because_o thou_o see_v the_o punishment_n of_o thy_o sin_n near_o that_o repentance_n be_v likewise_o false_a for_o it_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o love_n of_o thyself_o not_o out_o of_o the_o sincere_a love_n of_o god_n it_o proceed_v not_o out_o of_o the_o hate_n of_o 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