Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	law_n	sin_n	sin_v	2,207	5	9.5096	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05034	The minde and iudgement of maister Frau[n]ces Lambert of Auenna of the wyll of man declarynge and prouynge howe and after what sorte it is captyue and bonde, and not free: taken out of hys commentaries vpon Osee the Prophete, wherin vpo[n] the. iiii. chapter of the sayd prophet, he most godly, plainlye and learnedly, entreateth and writeth of the same, as hereafter euide[n]tly shal appere. Newelye tra[n]slated into Englishe by N.L. Anno Do. M.D.xlviii. the xviii. day of Dece[m]bre.	Lambert, Franz, 1486-1530.; Lesse, Nicholas.	1548 (1548)	STC 15178; ESTC S108240	76,171	160

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his_o power_n his_o justice_n his_o goodness_n his_o mercy_n his_o anger_n he_o shall_v not_o believe_v and_o rest_v on_o the_o truth_n and_o verity_n of_o god_n but_o after_o a_o li_a fashion_n and_o hypocrisy_n the_o which_o thing_n be_v nothing_o l●sse_v then_o to_o believe_v for_o it_o be_v write_v the_o folyshe_a man_n say_v in_o his_o heart_n there_o be_v no_o god_n behold_v the_o knowledge_n of_o man_n of_o himself_o do_v not_o only_o not_o know_v god_n but_o also_o do_v deem_v god_n to_o be_v god_n sai_v that_o there_o be_v no_o god_n two_o i_o corin._n two_o the_o carnal_a man_n do_v not_o perceive_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n &_o the_o thing_n thereto_o pertain_v be_v foolishness_n to_o he_o he_o can_v not_o understand_v &_o judge_v that_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v spiritua_o deem_v &_o take_v these_o word_n be_v to_o be_v take_v not_o only_o of_o the_o understanding_n but_o also_o of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n 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as_o esaye_n liii_o our_o saviour_n also_o preach_v remission_n of_o sin_n to_o the_o captive_a and_o bond_n and_o deliveraunce_n to_o they_o which_o be_v sit_v fast_o in_o prison_n esa_n lxi_o luke_n iiii_o the_o second_o proof_n by_o the_o scripture_n vi_fw-la genes_n vi_fw-la the_o lord_n say_v in_o genes_n vi_fw-la my_o spirit_n shall_v never_o be_v parmanent_a in_o man_n because_o he_o be_v flesh_n hierome_n and_o other_o writer_n do_v write_v that_o these_o word_n be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n rog_n after_o this_o translation_n my_o spirit_n shall_v never_o judge_v in_o man_n because_o he_o or_o they_o be_v flesh_n the_o first_o translation_n be_v good_a enough_o by_o the_o which_o word_n a_o certain_a writer_n do_v understand_v and_o expound_v the_o clemencye_n and_o great_a mercy_n of_o god_n toward_o man_n and_o but_o his_o most_o dreadful_a austerity_n and_o anger_n but_o the_o lord_n keep_v we_o from_o that_o clemency_n for_o the_o blindness_n of_o that_o man_n as_o by_o his_o 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