Selected quad for the lemma: end_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
end_n	law_n	sin_n	transgression_n	1,511	5	10.7998	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96399	The real Quaker a real Protestant, and the spirit of popery directly struck at in answer to a most malicious and scandalous book, entituled, The papists younger brother, by a disguised author under the titles Misoplanes and Philalethes, but on the contrary proved Philoplanes, Misalethes / by a servant of Christ, G. Whitehead.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1679 (1679)	Wing W1952; ESTC R42838	97,690	135

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follow_v as_o his_o consequence_n on_o the_o assertion_n and_o far_a evidence_n of_o his_o great_a blindness_n and_o ignorance_n both_o of_o scripture_n and_o christian_a experience_n pr._n ibid._n every_o real_a qr._n be_v true_o god_v with_o god_n and_o chri_v with_o christ_n according_a to_o this_o abominable_a quake_a assertion_n they_o be_v all_o partaker_n of_o that_o same_o divine_a nature_n which_o christ_n have_v quake_a blasphemy_n intolerable_a blasphemy_n answ_n see_v now_o how_o it_o be_v the_o assertion_n itself_o that_o this_o priest_n oppose_v viz._n the_o partake_v of_o the_o divine_a nature_n which_o christ_n have_v this_o he_o put_v these_o black_a character_n quake_a blasphemy_n intolerable_a blasphemy_n upon_o we_o will_v not_o contend_v whether_o all_o call_v qrs._n partake_v thereof_o or_o no_o for_o i_o do_v affirm_v it_o because_o its_o possible_a for_o some_o to_o be_v unfaithful_a under_o that_o profession_n and_o may_v hold_v the_o truth_n in_o 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