Selected quad for the lemma: sin_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	apostle_n	death_n	wage_n	4,649	5	10.6621	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59770	Practical meditations upon the four last things viz. I. Death, II. Judgment, III. Hell, IV. Heaven / by R. Sherlock ...	Sherlock, R. (Richard), 1612-1689.	1692 (1692)	Wing S3245; ESTC R9873	61,623	132

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ecclus._n 28.6_o remember_v thy_o end_n and_o let_v enmity_n cease_v remember_v corruption_n and_o death_n and_o abide_v in_o the_o commandment_n i_o shall_v not_o sure_o dare_v to_o sin_n against_o my_o god_n will_v i_o but_o serious_o consider_v in_o every_o act_n i_o do_v and_o in_o every_o moment_n i_o breath_n i_o be_o hasten_v to_o my_o last_o breath_n and_o that_o then_o i_o must_v give_v account_n as_o of_o every_o moment_n of_o my_o time_n so_o of_o every_o work_n both_o good_a and_o evil_n at_o what_o time_n soever_o perform_v and_o it_o be_v sure_o thus_o s._n paul_n die_v daily_o 15.31_o 1_o cor._n 15.31_o 3._o to_o die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v the_o desire_n even_o of_o the_o wicked_a 23.10_o numb_a 23.10_o but_o his_o last_o end_n shall_v be_v very_o unlike_o the_o other_o ut_fw-la tibi_fw-la mors_fw-la foelix_fw-la contingat_fw-la vivere_fw-la disce_fw-la ut_fw-la foelix_fw-la possis_fw-la vivere_fw-la disce_fw-la mori_fw-la the_o only_a way_n to_o 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