Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	know_v	sin_n	transgression_n	1,337	5	11.0260	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03087	A simple, and religious consultation of vs Herman by the grace of God Archebishop of Colone, and prince Electour. [et] c. by what meanes a Christian reformation, and founded in Gods worde, of doctrine, administration of the deuine sacramentes, of ceremonies, and the hole cure of soules, and other ecclesiastical ministeries may be begon among men committed to our pastorall charge, vntil the Lorde graunt a better to be appoynted either by a free, and Christian cou[n]sayle, general, or national, or elles by the states of the empire of the natio[n] of Germanie, gathered together in the holye Gost; Einfaltigs Bedencken, warauff ein christliche in dem Wort Gottes gegrünte Reformation an Lehr, Brauch der heyligen Sacramenten un Ceremonien, Seelsorg und anderem Kirchendienst, biss auff eines freyen, christlichen, gemeinen oder nationals Concilii, oder dess Reichs Teutscher Nation Stende, im Heyligen Geyst versamelt, Verbesserung, bei denen so unserer Seelsorge befohlen, anzurichten seye, English	Wied, Hermann von.; Melanchthon, Philipp, 1497-1560.; Bucer, Martin, 1491-1551.	1547 (1547)	STC 13213; ESTC S103980	258,817	620

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as_o we_o transgress_v no_o commandment_n of_o god_n without_o the_o transgression_n of_o this_o so_o nevertheless_o both_o this_o promise_n and_o threaten_v perteyne_a to_o every_o commandment_n second_o the_o preacher_n shall_v also_o diligent_o warn_v this_o thing_n concern_v this_o place_n i_o will_v visit_v iniquity_n etc_n that_o all_o manner_n of_o evyls_n punishemente_n corporal_a and_o spiritual_a temporal_a and_o eternal_a be_v comprehend_v therein_o among_o which_o this_o be_v the_o sore_a when_o god_n forsake_v man_n when_o he_o take_v his_o holy_a spirit_n from_o they_o and_o give_v they_o to_o the_o desire_n of_o their_o herte_n into_o a_o reprobate_a sense_n into_o concupiscence_n and_o lust_n etc_n ro._n i._n whereof_o the_o psal_n lxxxi_o speak_v but_o my_o people_n hear_v not_o my_o voice_n israel_n attend_v not_o unto_o i_o wherefore_o i_o let_v they_o go_v in_o the_o crokednes_n of_o their_o herte_n furthermore_o in_o this_o place_n the_o people_n must_v be_v 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