Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	great_a	sin_n	sin_v	3,244	5	9.7690	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61396	A plain discourse upon uprightness shewing the properties and priviledges of an upright man / by Richard Steele ...	Steele, Richard, 1629-1692.	1672 (1672)	Wing S5392; ESTC R33855	77,047	190

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my_o heart_n try_v i_o and_o know_v my_o thought_n and_o see_v if_o there_o be_v any_o wicked_a way_n in_o i_o and_o lead_v i_o in_o the_o way_n everlasting_a so_o if_o you_o can_v say_v lord_n look_v at_o i_o every_o way_n try_v i_o by_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o word_n search_v i_o to_o the_o quick_a i_o appeal_v to_o thou_o thou_o know_v i_o be_o gold_n not_o gild_a i_o be_o thou_o thy_o name_n be_v on_o i_o and_o thy_o nature_n be_v in_o i_o thou_o that_o know_v all_o thing_n know_v i_o love_v thou_o no_o plain_a sign_n of_o a_o cheat_n than_o unwillingness_n to_o come_v to_o trial_n but_o he_o that_o dare_v bring_v his_o heart_n to_o the_o most_o try_v book_n to_o the_o most_o search_a minister_n to_o the_o all-searching_a god_n be_v sound_a at_o heart_n and_o a_o saint_n within_o i_o shall_v have_v name_v no_o more_o but_o that_o i_o find_v two_o more_o sign_n within_o the_o ●…ken_n of_o my_o text_n with_o which_o i_o shall_v con●…lude_v this_o use._n v._o the_o five_o mark_n of_o 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