Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	young_a	zeal_n	zealous_a	30	3	8.2783	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A21059	Tvvo treatises the one of Good conscicnce [sic]; shewing the nature, meanes, markes, benefits, and necessitie thereof. The other The mischiefe and misery of scandalls, both taken and given. Both published. by Ier: Dyke, minister of Gods Word at Epping in Essex.	Dyke, Jeremiah, 1584-1639.; Dyke, Jeremiah, 1584-1639. Mischiefe and miserie of scandals both taken, and given. aut; Dyke, Jeremiah, 1584-1639. Good conscience. aut	1635 (1635)	STC 7428; ESTC S100168	221,877	565

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ordinance_n zealous_a enemy_n against_o swear_v and_o sabbath-breaking_a etc._n etc._n but_o what_o be_v they_o at_o this_o day_n yesterday_n indeed_o zealous_a professor_n of_o holiness_n but_o what_o be_v they_o to_o day_n to_o day_n malicious_a scoffer_n of_o godliness_n hater_n and_o opposer_n of_o goodness_n the_o only_a swearer_n and_o drunkard_n in_o a_o country_n what_o kind_n of_o conscience_n be_v these_o none_o of_o paul_n conscience_n i_o have_v live_v in_o all_o good_a conscience_n until_o this_o day_n what_o then_o just_a the_o conscience_n of_o hymenaeus_n and_o alexander_n 1_o tim._n 1._o 18_o 19_o they_o once_o make_v great_a profession_n of_o conscience_n but_o now_o enemy_n to_o paul_n and_o blasphemer_n man_n as_o paul_n speak_v that_o have_v put_v away_o good_a conscience_n they_o do_v not_o through_o want_n of_o watchfulness_n let_v it_o slip_v or_o steal_v away_o but_o as_o if_o it_o will_v never_o have_v be_v go_v soon_o enough_o they_o put_v and_o drive_v it_o away_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beza_n translate_v it_o qua_fw-la expulsa_fw-la they_o use_v their_o conscience_n as_o ammon_n do_v thamar_n after_o his_o lust_n satisfy_v 2_o sam._n 13._o 15_o 17._o arise_v be_v go_v say_v he_o to_o she_o and_o when_o she_o plead_v for_o herself_o he_o call_v his_o servant_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o put_v out_o this_o woman_n and_o bolt_n the_o door_n after_o she_o put_v she_o out_o so_o as_o she_o may_v be_v sure_a not_o to_o come_v again_o they_o deal_v with_o their_o conscience_n as_o college_n deal_v with_o rakehell_n expel_v they_o without_o all_o hope_n of_o reentry_n thus_o many_o profane_a apostate_v backslider_n can_v be_v content_a to_o lose_v good_a conscience_n unless_o ammon-like_a they_o may_v put_v it_o away_o with_o violence_n and_o expel_v it_o and_o how_o can_v they_o have_v good_a conscience_n that_o have_v put_v it_o away_o he_o have_v not_o his_o wife_n that_o have_v put_v she_o away_o and_o give_v she_o a_o bill_n of_o 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conscience_n that_o he_o ought_v and_o it_o be_v his_o safe_a course_n to_o go_v out_o to_o the_o chaldean_n questionless_a his_o conscience_n press_v he_o to_o it_o and_o bid_v he_o go_v out_o why_o then_o go_v he_o not_o he_o be_v afraid_a jer._n 38._o 19_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v mock_v such_o conscience_n as_o will_v not_o prefer_v their_o own_o good_a word_n a_o comfort_n before_o the_o good_a or_o ill_a word_n of_o the_o world_n such_o conscience_n as_o more_o fear_v the_o mock_n and_o flout_v of_o man_n on_o earth_n than_o they_o do_v the_o grin_a mock_n of_o the_o devil_n in_o hell_n such_o as_o will_v not_o prefer_v the_o peace_n of_o conscience_n before_o all_o other_o thing_n be_v mere_a stranger_n to_o good_a conscience_n the_o seven_o and_o last_o note_n remain_v good_a 7._o note_v of_o a_o good_a conscience_n constancy_n in_o good_a and_o that_o be_v in_o the_o text_n until_o this_o day_n constancy_n and_o perseverance_n in_o good_a be_v a_o sure_a note_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n paul_n have_v be_v young_a and_o now_o be_v old_a and_o yet_o be_v old_a paul_n still_o still_o the_o same_o holy_a man_n he_o be_v time_n change_v all_o thing_n but_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o that_o be_v neither_o change_v by_o time_n nor_o with_o time_n age_n change_v a_o man_n favour_n but_o not_o a_o good_a man_n faith_n his_o complexion_n not_o his_o religion_n and_o though_o his_o head_n turn_v gray_a yet_o his_o heart_n hold_v vigorous_a still_o until_o this_o day_n and_o this_o day_n be_v not_o far_o from_o his_o die_a day_n and_o how_o hold_v he_o out_o to_o his_o last_o day_n hear_v as_o it_o be_v his_o last_o and_o die_a breath_n 2_o tim._n 4._o 7._o i_o have_v fight_v a_o good_a fight_n i_o have_v finish_v my_o course_n i_o have_v keep_v the_o faith_n he_o say_v not_o i_o have_v finish_v my_o faith_n i_o have_v keep_v my_o life_n as_o many_o may_v but_o i_o have_v finish_v my_o course_n i_o have_v keep_v the_o faith_n he_o keep_v his_o faith_n till_o he_o have_v finish_v his_o course_n not_o only_o here_o until_o this_o day_n but_o there_o until_o his_o finish_v day_n so_o long_o he_o keep_v the_o faith_n and_o therefore_o so_o long_o a_o good_a conscience_n for_o as_o the_o lose_n of_o they_o go_v together_o 1_o tim._n 1._o 19_o so_o the_o keep_n of_o they_o go_v together_o therefore_o keep_v the_o faith_n he_o also_o keep_v a_o good_a conscience_n till_o he_o finish_v his_o day_n until_o this_o day_n and_o yet_o one_o will_v wonder_v that_o he_o shall_v keep_v it_o to_o this_o day_n consider_v how_o hardly_o he_o have_v be_v use_v before_o until_o and_o now_o at_o this_o day_n the_o most_o of_o those_o thing_n 2_o cor._n 11._o 23._o be_v before_o this_o day_n often_o under_o stripe_n in_o prison_n oft_o and_o yet_o stand_v constant_a in_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o his_o conscience_n vers_fw-la 24_o 25._o thrice_o i_o suffer_v shipwreck_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o make_v no_o shipwreck_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n vers_fw-la 26_o 27._o in_o a_o number_n of_o peril_n in_o peril_n of_o false_a brethren_n and_o yet_o his_o conscience_n play_v not_o false_a with_o god_n neither_o be_v it_o weary_a of_o go_v on_o in_o a_o religious_a course_n here_o then_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o the_o trial_n of_o it_o a_o good_a conscience_n hold_v out_o constant_o in_o a_o good_a cause_n without_o deflection_n and_o in_o a_o good_a course_n without_o defection_n 1._o in_o a_o good_a cause_n let_v a_o good_a conscience_n undertake_v the_o defence_n of_o a_o good_a cause_n and_o it_o will_v stand_v right_o to_o it_o and_o neither_o grow_v weary_a nor_o corrupt_v it_o will_v not_o make_v show_v of_o countenance_v paul_n cause_n till_o he_o come_v before_o nero_n and_o then_o give_v he_o the_o slip_n and_o give_v he_o leave_v to_o stand_v upon_o his_o own_o bottom_n and_o shift_v for_o himself_o as_o well_o as_o he_o can_v a_o conscionable_a magistrate_n and_o a_o judge_n who_o cut_v of_o a_o conscience_n of_o the_o faithful_a discharge_n of_o his_o place_n take_v in_o hand_n the_o defence_n of_o a_o good_a or_o the_o punishment_n of_o a_o bad_a cause_n will_v not_o leave_v it_o in_o the_o suds_n will_v not_o be_v wrought_v by_o fear_n or_o favour_n to_o let_v innocency_n be_v thrust_v to_o the_o wall_n and_o iniquity_n hold_v up_o the_o neb_n but_o will_v stand_v out_o stiff_o and_o manifest_v the_o goodness_n of_o his_o conscience_n in_o his_o constancy_n 2._o in_o a_o good_a course_n a_o man_n that_o be_v once_o in_o a_o good_a course_n have_v a_o good_a conscience_n will_v neither_o be_v drive_v nor_o be_v draw_v out_o of_o that_o good_a way_n to_o his_o die_a day_n there_o be_v tentation_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o there_o be_v tentation_n on_o the_o left_a but_o yet_o a_o good_a conscience_n will_v turn_v neither_o way_n pro._n 4._o 27._o but_o keep_v on_o before_o right_a and_o press_v hard_a to_o the_o mark_n that_o be_v set_v before_o it_o try_v it_o with_o tentation_n on_o the_o left_a hand_n try_v it_o by_o the_o mock_n and_o derision_n of_o other_o who_o it_o see_v in_o good_a way_n will_v this_o stagger_v or_o stumble_v it_o and_o make_v it_o start_v aside_o not_o a_o whit_n but_o it_o will_v go_v on_o with_o so_o much_o the_o more_o courage_n rather_o job_n 17_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o he_o have_v make_v i_o also_o a_o byword_n of_o the_o people_n and_o aforetime_o i_o be_v a_o tabret_n be_v not_o this_o enough_o to_o shake_v other_o to_o see_v such_o a_o prime_a man_n as_o job_n thus_o use_v thus_o scorn_v and_o mock_v not_o a_o whit_n for_o all_o this_o the_o righteous_a shall_v hold_v on_o his_o way_n and_o he_o that_o have_v clean_a hand_n be_v strong_a and_o strong_a try_v it_o by_o mock_n and_o derision_n personal_a 82._o si_fw-mi reddere_fw-la beneficium_fw-la non_fw-la aliter_fw-la quam_fw-la per_fw-la speciem_fw-la injuria_fw-la potero_fw-la oequissimo_fw-la animo_fw-la ad_fw-la honestum_fw-la consilium_fw-la pe●_n medium_n infamiam_fw-la ●endam_fw-la nemo_fw-la mihi_fw-la videtur_fw-la pluris_fw-la virtutem_fw-la nemo_fw-la illi_fw-la magis_fw-la esse_fw-la devotus_fw-la quam_fw-la qui_fw-la boni_fw-la viri_fw-la famam_fw-la perdidit_fw-la ne_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la perderet_fw-la senoc_n epi._n 82._o by_o personal_a infamy_n and_o reproach_n let_v a_o man_n own_o self_n be_v deride_v be_v defame_v this_o will_v go_v near_o than_o the_o former_a what_o will_v this_o move_v he_o out_o of_o the_o way_n no_o he_o will_v lose_v his_o good_a name_n before_o his_o good_a conscience_n see_v ps_n 119._o 51._o the_o proud_a have_v have_v i_o great_o in_o derision_n yet_o have_v i_o not_o decline_v from_o thy_o law_n and_o though_o michol_n 2_o sam._n 6._o play_v the_o flout_a fool_n yet_o david_n will_v not_o play_v the_o decline_a fool_n but_o if_o to_o be_v zealous_a be_v to_o be_v a_o fool_n he_o will_v be_v yet_o more_o vile_a and_o though_o jeremy_n be_v in_o derision_n daily_o and_o every_o one_o mock_v 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