Selected quad for the lemma: sin_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	adam_n	death_n	sin_v	18,446	5	9.5887	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07825	A treatise of the nature of God	Morton, Thomas, of Berwick.	1599 (1599)	STC 18198; ESTC S101314	111,319	258

as_o in_o inflict_v the_o deserve_a punishment_n upon_o offender_n so_o be_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n whereby_o he_o administer_v the_o kingdom_n or_o commonwealth_n of_o the_o world_n of_o two_o sort_n the_o one_o in_o paenâ_fw-la the_o other_o in_o praemio_fw-la the_o one_o in_o due_a punishment_n the_o other_o in_o meet_a reward_n for_o the_o first_o kind_n the_o law_n which_o concern_v the_o punish_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o many_o for_o they_o be_v but_o one_o give_v to_o all_o mankind_n in_o the_o person_n of_o adam_n gen._n 2._o 17._o in_o the_o day_n that_o thou_o shall_v eat_v thou_o shall_v die_v and_o rom._n 6._o 23._o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n the_o which_o be_v the_o only_a punishment_n yet_o diverse_o inflict_v according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o sin_n appoint_v for_o all_o sin_n and_o offence_n commit_v against_o god_n as_o well_o for_o the_o least_o as_o for_o the_o great_a this_o death_n begin_v with_o our_o life_n during_o y_fw-es ●_o which_o god_n lay_v 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