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	law_n	transgression_n	5,619	5	10.4785	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40094	A sermon preached before the Queen at White-hall, on Sunday, March 22, 1690/1 by Edward Fowler ...	Fowler, Edward, 1632-1714.	1691 (1691)	Wing F1721; ESTC R10617	12,747	36

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not_o only_o nor_o yet_o primary_o from_o the_o will_n of_o god_n i_o shall_v now_o present_v you_o with_o several_a plain_a inference_n from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v as_o i._o that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o account_v any_o sin_n a_o light_n or_o a_o small_a thing_n such_o a_o thing_n as_o god_n almighty_n will_v not_o concern_v himself_o about_o such_o a_o thing_n as_o we_o may_v allow_v ourselves_o in_o and_o yet_o be_v object_n of_o the_o divine_a favour_n this_o be_v evident_a from_o what_o we_o have_v say_v or_o rather_o be_v our_o text_n itself_o in_o other_o word_n but_o i_o add_v for_o the_o far_o clear_v of_o the_o truth_n hereof_o that_o that_o sin_n which_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o fancy_n so_o light_a a_o matter_n be_v either_o a_o transgression_n of_o god_n law_n or_o it_o be_v not_o if_o it_o be_v not_o we_o may_v not_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v a_o sin_n for_o sin_n as_o say_v the_o apostle_n be_v the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n and_o where_o there_o be_v no_o 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