Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	mortal_a	sin_n	venial_a	6,152	5	13.8485	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13812	An ansvvere to certein assertions of M. Fecknam, sometime abbot of Westminster which he made of late against a godly sermon of M. Iohn Goughes, preached in the Tower the xv. of Ianuarie. 1570. Seen and allowed.	Tomson, Laurence, 1539-1608.; Feckenham, John de, 1518?-1585, attributed name.; Gough, John, fl. 1561-1570, attributed name.	1570 (1570)	STC 24113; ESTC S113017	63,134	174

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must_v say_v for_o the_o least_o sin_n you_o can_v devise_v forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n if_o you_o do_v trespass_v he_o you_o be_v not_o without_o blame_n so_o you_o make_v a_o contradiction_n against_o yourself_o for_o that_o you_o say_v a_o just_a man_n be_v without_o blame_n &_o yet_o he_o must_v say_v forgive_v i_o the_o truth_n be_v as_o i_o say_v m._n fecknam_n there_o be_v no_o contradiction_n to_o say_v a_o man_n sin_v damnable_o and_o therefore_o in_o consideration_n of_o his_o own_o do_v worthy_a to_o be_v condemn_v yet_o be_v pardon_v by_o the_o free_a mercy_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v without_o blame_n 8.33_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v who_o can_v lay_v any_o thing_n to_o our_o charge_n not_o respect_v that_o that_o we_o be_v but_o that_o that_o we_o receive_v and_o so_o i_o trust_v i_o have_v sufficient_o answer_v you_o for_o that_o place_n 1._o to_o this_o may_v be_v add_v the_o place_n of_o s._n james_n where_o he_o describe_v concupiscence_n to_o make_v a_o sin_n in_o 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