Selected quad for the lemma: sin_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	advocate_n	jesus_n	propitiation_n	3,211	5	11.6490	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36980	The true and absolute bishop with the converts returne unto him : wherein is also shewed how Christ is our only shepheard, as well as our truest bishop : and also, how lamentable and miserable the condition of those men doth appeare to bee, which are out of Christs fold, out of Christs diocesse / by Nicolas Darton ...	Darton, Nicholas, 1603-1649?	1641 (1641)	Wing D273; ESTC R10864	47,823	62

because_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v plague_v for_o thy_o sin_n rom._n 4.25_o second_o because_o he_o be_v deliver_v to_o death_n for_o thy_o sin_n three_o because_o he_o be_v sacrifice_v as_o a_o passeover_n for_o thy_o sin_n 1_o cor._n 5.7_o four_o because_o he_o be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o thy_o sin_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o gal._n 3.13_o last_o because_o he_o have_v take_v all_o thy_o sin_n with_o the_o hand-writing_n that_o be_v against_o thou_o and_o have_v nail_v they_o to_o his_o cross_n col._n 2.14_o yea_o to_o conclude_v all_o in_o a_o word_n o_o be_v not_o dismay_v then_o by_o no_o manner_n of_o mean_n in_o the_o world_n for_o though_o thou_o can_v not_o speak_v for_o thyself_o christ_n 1_o john_n 2.1_o 2._o 1_o tim._n 1.15_o the_o three_o and_o last_o encouragement_n why_o we_o shall_v not_o despair_v though_o we_o have_v be_v a_o long_a time_n out_o of_o the_o fold_n of_o christ_n yet_o thou_o have_v a_o advocate_n in_o 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