Selected quad for the lemma: opinion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
opinion_n	mortal_a	sin_n	venial_a	597	5	12.4318	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01492	A treatise of c[hri]stian renunciation Compiled of excellent sentences [and] as it were diuerse homelies of ancient fathers: wherin is shewed how farre it is lawfull or necessary for the loue of Christ t[o] forsake father, mother, wife and children, and all other worldly creatures. Against the enemies of the crosse of Christ, ... Wherunto is added [a shorte discourse against going to hereticall churches.]	Garnet, Henry, 1555-1606.	1593 (1593)	STC 11617.8; ESTC S113062	99,728	170

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hierome_n cia_fw-la ep_v ●●●●ep_v 〈◊〉_d cia_fw-la neminem_fw-la specialiter_fw-la meus_fw-la sermo_fw-la pulsavit_fw-la qui_fw-la mihi_fw-la irasci_fw-la voluerit_fw-la ipse_fw-la de_fw-la se_fw-la quod_fw-la talis_fw-la est_fw-la consiteb●ur_fw-la it_o can_v ●●and_v with_o christian_a charity_n for_o the_o necessary_a good_a of_o many_o to_o regard_v the_o offence_n and_o speech_n of_o a_o few_o finis_fw-la fault_n escape_v pag._n 43._o lin_v 19_o voluntary_o ibid._n lin_v 24._o epistle_n pag._n 65._o lin_v 20._o be_v not_o rich_a pag._n 73._o lin_v 18._o be_v constant_a pag._n 74._o lin_v 24._o service_n verywell_n pag._n 94._o lin_v 27._o kunigund_n pag._n 102._o lin_v 15._o which_o must_v not_o pag._n 120._o lin_v 9_o of_o proof_n let_v pag._n 129._o lin_v 7._o he_o may_v take_v pag._n 132._o lin_v 20._o grief_n pag._n 133._o lin_v 14._o confine_v pag._n 160._o lin_v 12._o fit_n ibid._n lin_v 16_o quaedam_fw-la ibid._n lin_v 17._o sancitum_fw-la