Selected quad for the lemma: sin_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	blood_n	great_a	soul_n	4,046	5	4.6785	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44635	The evil of our dayes with the remedy of it : a sermon preach'd at a visitation at Rothwell in Northamptonshire, Octob. 12, 1697 / by John Howard ...	Howard, John, 1647-1729?	1698 (1698)	Wing H2982; ESTC R8165	19,799	29

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behold_v i_o send_v you_o forth_o as_o sheep_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o wolf_n be_v you_o therefore_o wise_a as_o serpent_n and_o harmless_a as_o dove_n the_o enmity_n which_o many_o bear_n to_o religion_n will_v make_v they_o apt_a to_o take_v up_o any_o new_a pretence_n against_o it_o and_o therefore_o they_o will_v the_o more_o curious_o observe_v our_o conversation_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o charge_v we_o with_o the_o least_o appearance_n of_o evil_n in_o it_o how_o much_o do_v it_o concern_v we_o therefore_o to_o the_o take_v the_o apostle_n caution_n in_o the_o verse_n before_o my_o text_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v therefore_o how_o circumspect_o or_o wary_o you_o walk_v and_o that_o col._n 4.5_o walk_v in_o wisdom_n towards_o they_o that_o be_v without_o redeem_v the_o time_n thus_o we_o shall_v make_v the_o best_a use_n of_o our_o time_n with_o respect_n to_o they_o if_o we_o also_o show_v that_o kindness_n to_o they_o which_o be_v mention_v before_o 2._o we_o must_v 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