Selected quad for the lemma: sin_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	baptism_n	john_n	remission_n	5,297	5	10.5637	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25343	Ancient truth revived, or, A True state of the antient, suffering Church of Christ, commonly (but falsly) called Brownists, living in London, and other places of this nation wherein I. Is shewed (in the preface) the state of the gospel-church, from the time of Christ's ascension, to the end of the world, gathered out of the book of Revelations, II. The confession of our faith, grounded on the doctrine of the apostles and prophets, III. By vvhom the gospel vvas first preached in this island, IV. Our practice in the worship of God, according to the practice of the primitive church, with an explanation of every ordinance, and vvho have right to administer the same, V. The first day of the week proved to be the gospel-sabbath.		1677 (1677)	Wing A3076; ESTC R40283	61,216	57

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example_n some_o suffer_v reproach_n heb._n 13.13_o other_o suffer_v reproach_n and_o loss_n of_o good_n other_o suffer_v reproach_n loss_n of_o good_n and_o liberty_n esay_n 51.14_o rev._n 1.9_o &_o 2.10_o other_o suffer_v all_o the_o aforesaid_a and_o loss_n of_o life_n rev._n 12.11_o act_n 12.2_o then_o who_o dare_v presume_v to_o say_v that_o they_o that_o do_v not_o suffer_v in_o the_o great_a measure_n as_o loss_n of_o life_n do_v not_o partake_v of_o the_o baptism_n of_o suffer_v now_o then_o waterbaptism_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o word_n in_o signification_n must_v be_v understand_v to_o agree_v with_o the_o former_a baptism_n especial_o of_o the_o spiritual_a baptism_n after_o which_o manner_n the_o lord_n himself_o baptize_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o cloud_n and_o in_o the_o sea_n when_o the_o cloud_n pour_v forth_o water_n upon_o they_o psal_n 77.17_o yet_o they_o go_v through_o the_o sea_n on_o dry_a foot_n the_o manner_n of_o which_o baptism_n the_o 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