Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	commit_v	sin_n	sin_v	2,906	5	9.7075	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07828	Two treatises concerning regeneration, 1. Of repentance, 2. Of the diet of the soule shewing the one, how it ought to be sought after and may be attained vnto, the other, how it being gotten, is to be preserued and continued.	Morton, Thomas, of Berwick.	1597 (1597)	STC 18200.5; ESTC S4792	100,213	251

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for_o edification_n use_v they_o not_o in_o conscience_n but_o in_o hypocrisy_n &_o in_o outward_a show_n be_v cold_a yea_o heavy_a lumpish_a and_o dead_a in_o all_o such_o action_n if_o it_o so_o fall_v forth_o that_o his_o conscience_n be_v stir_v up_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n by_o some_o judgement_n or_o any_o other_o mean_n so_o that_o he_o purpose_v and_o desire_v to_o repent_v and_o to_o leave_v his_o sin_n yet_o he_o find_v himself_o so_o untoward_a to_o this_o work_n and_o so_o hard_o heart_v unable_a to_o call_v upon_o god_n in_o hope_n of_o be_v hear_v that_o he_o give_v it_o over_o at_o the_o first_o and_o so_o be_v further_a of_o then_o he_o be_v this_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o impenitency_n the_o which_o that_o it_o be_v a_o disease_n spread_v itself_o over_o the_o whole_a soul_n of_o man_n we_o can_v not_o doubt_v it_o may_v well_o be_v compare_v to_o that_o sickness_n wherein_o man_n lie_v for_o dead_a for_o many_o hour_n together_o so_o that_o it_o can_v 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be_v seek_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n by_o earnest_a prayer_n by_o avoid_v all_o occasion_n of_o those_o sin_n which_o have_v thus_o prevail_v over_o he_o and_o by_o force_v himself_o although_o most_o untoward_a to_o the_o daily_a use_n of_o all_o holy_a &_o spiritual_a exercise_n whereby_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n spirit_n may_v be_v kindle_v &_o stir_v up_o in_o he_o a_o example_n both_o of_o this_o impenitency_n and_o also_o of_o this_o renew_a repentance_n we_o have_v in_o the_o prophet_n david_n who_o by_o commit_v two_o heinous_a sin_n adultery_n and_o murder_n fall_v into_o this_o estate_n and_o therein_o continue_v for_o some_o time_n and_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v recover_v out_o of_o it_o as_o we_o read_v ps._n 51.10_o create_v in_o i_o a_o clean_a heart_n o_o god_n and_o renew_v a_o right_a spirit_n within_o i_o cast_v i_o not_o from_o thy_o presence_n and_o take_v not_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n from_o i_o restore_v i_o to_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o salvation_n 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