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	sinner_n	2,820	5	9.3094	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62054	A treatise of the incomparableness of God in his being, attributes, works and word opened and applyed / by Geo. Swinnocke ...	Swinnock, George, 1627-1673.	1672 (1672)	Wing S6282; ESTC R1063	124,931	323

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render_v sin_n to_o be_v exceed_o sinful_a the_o misery_n that_o befall_v we_o in_o our_o estate_n name_n body_n soul_n nay_o all_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n and_o torment_n of_o the_o damn_a do_v not_o discover_v the_o ugly_a loathsome_a feature_n and_o monstrous_a deform_a nature_n of_o sin_n like_o the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o incomparable_a god_n job_n confess_v his_o sin_n job_n 42.2_o i_o utter_v thing_n that_o i_o understand_v not_o nay_o he_o abhor_v himself_o for_o his_o sin_n v._o 5._o but_o whence_o come_v he_o who_o sometime_o justify_v himself_o too_o much_o now_o to_o abhor_v himself_o he_o give_v we_o the_o reason_n or_o cause_n of_o it_o i_o have_v hear_v of_o thou_o by_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o ear_n i_o have_v some_o knowledge_n of_o thou_o before_o but_o now_o my_o eye_n see_v thou_o i_o now_o have_v a_o clear_a and_o full_a knowledge_n of_o thou_o wherefore_o i_o abhor_v myself_o and_o repent_v in_o dust_n and_o ash_n the_o more_o we_o know_v the_o great_a 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least_o conduce_v to_o thy_o comfort_n or_o happiness_n now_o possible_o thou_o can_v be_v merry_a enough_o without_o god_n thou_o have_v rather_o have_v his_o room_n than_o his_o company_n prefer_v a_o life_n without_o he_o before_o a_o life_n with_o he_o and_o say_v unto_o he_o depart_v from_o i_o i_o desire_v not_o the_o knowledge_n of_o thy_o way_n job_n 21.14_o and_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o atheism_n and_o profaneness_n be_v thy_o ignorance_n thou_o know_v not_o what_o a_o fountain_n of_o life_n what_o bowel_n of_o love_n what_o a_o hive_n of_o sweetness_n what_o a_o ocean_n of_o happiness_n the_o bless_a incomparable_a god_n be_v neither_o believe_v what_o scripture_n speak_v hereof_o but_o when_o once_o thou_o interest_n into_o the_o other_o world_n and_o have_v lose_v this_o god_n irrecoverable_o thou_o shall_v know_v what_o thou_o have_v lose_v but_o then_o if_o ever_o that_o say_v of_o the_o wise_a man_n will_v be_v verify_v he_o that_o increase_v knowledge_n increase_v 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