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
A97232	Chonoyterion he Sion. The refinement of Zion: or, The old orthodox Protestant doctrine justified, and defended against several exceptions of the Antinomians, methodically digested into questions, wherein many weighty and important cases of conscience are handled, concerning the nature of faith and repentance, or conversion to God: of his eternal love, and beholding of sin in his dearest children: of justification from eternity, of of [sic] preparations to the acceptance of Christ, of prayer for pardon of sin, and turning to God: of the gospel covenant, aud [sic] tenders of salvation, on the termes of faith and repentance. For the establishment of the scrupulous, conviction of the erroneous, and consolation of distressed consciences. By Anthony Warton, minister of the word at Breamore in Hampshire.	Warton, Anthony.	1657 (1657)	Wing W987; Thomason E914_2; ESTC R207476	171,315	250

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sin_n o_o thou_o be_v a_o accurse_a persecute_v creature_n etc._n etc._n for_o do_v he_o not_o plain_o speak_v unto_o he_o and_o say_v saul_n saul_n why_o persecute_v thou_o i_o and_o again_o i_o be_o jesus_n who_o thou_o persecute_v it_o be_v hard_a for_o thou_o to_o kick_v against_o the_o prick_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o he_o do_v as_o manifest_o and_o as_o soon_o if_o not_o before_o tell_v he_o of_o his_o sin_n in_o persecute_v he_o as_o he_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o be_v jesus_n we_o may_v conclude_v therefore_o from_o hence_o that_o a_o man_n must_v be_v bring_v to_o know_v himself_o and_o his_o miserable_a estate_n and_o condition_n by_o sin_n either_o at_o the_o same_o time_n or_o before_o that_o christ_n be_v preach_v and_o offer_v unto_o he_o but_o of_o this_o more_o hereafter_o only_o i_o will_v say_v this_o now_o that_o paul_n be_v terrify_v and_o cast_v down_o indeed_o by_o those_o terrible_a word_n of_o christ_n and_o by_o behold_v his_o glorious_a majesty_n but_o for_o 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therefore_o of_o late_o meet_v with_o a_o book_n of_o very_o high_a esteem_n with_o many_o entitle_v the_o exaltation_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o t.c._n and_o find_v that_o the_o author_n thereof_o do_v teach_v that_o man_n be_v not_o at_o all_o prepare_v for_o christ_n and_o faith_n in_o he_o by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o law_n but_o by_o hear_v of_o the_o gospel_n only_o i_o have_v think_v good_a therefore_o not_o to_o pass_v over_o in_o silence_n but_o to_o examine_v those_o thing_n he_o deliver_v and_o the_o rather_o because_o his_o reason_n and_o allegation_n do_v differ_v from_o those_o which_o i_o have_v before_o meet_v with_o 3_o exalt_v of_o christ_n pag._n 216._o edit_fw-la 3_o first_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o though_o all_o be_v under_o the_o law_n by_o nature_n yet_o it_o be_v the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o discover_v it_o that_o be_v as_o he_o after_o explain_v himself_o that_o discover_v unto_o they_o that_o they_o be_v under_o the_o curse_n and_o condemnation_n of_o the_o law_n 112._o see_v also_o before_o pag._n 112._o and_o so_o most_o miserable_a creature_n he_o teach_v therefore_o that_o a_o man_n must_v first_o in_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n see_v christ_n and_o then_o by_o reflect_v upon_o himself_o see_v his_o own_o misery_n which_o otherwise_o be_v not_o to_o be_v see_v and_o discern_v by_o the_o law_n but_o in_o this_o he_o contradict_v st._n paul_n for_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o by_o the_o law_n come_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n and_o he_o instance_v in_o himself_o 7.7_o rom._n 3.20_o rom._n 7.7_o and_o say_v i_o have_v not_o know_v sin_n but_o by_o the_o law_n for_o i_o have_v not_o know_v lust_n except_o the_o law_n have_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v thus_o the_o law_n show_v we_o our_o sin_n yea_o and_o the_o punishment_n also_o 3.10_o deut._n 27.26_o gal._n 3.10_o that_o by_o they_o we_o have_v deserve_v when_o it_o say_v curse_v be_v every_o one_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o 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