Selected quad for the lemma: sin_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	commandment_n	law_n	revive_v	3,670	5	10.8910	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23661	A discourse of divine assistance, and the method thereof shewing what assistance men receive from God in performing the condition of the promise of pardon of sin and eternal life / by W.A.	Allen, William, d. 1686.	1679 (1679)	Wing A1059; ESTC R17227	99,779	333

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you_o that_o the_o publican_n and_o harlot_n go_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n before_o you_o and_o he_o give_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o in_o the_o next_o word_n for_o john_n come_v to_o you_o in_o the_o way_n of_o righteousness_n and_o you_o believe_v he_o not_o but_o the_o publican_n and_o the_o harlot_n believe_v he_o those_o who_o do_v believe_v john_n and_o be_v awaken_v with_o a_o sense_n of_o their_o danger_n because_o of_o sin_n they_o crowd_v as_o it_o be_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n while_o that_o impression_n last_v from_o the_o day_n of_o john_n the_o baptist_n until_o now_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n suffer_v violence_n and_o the_o violent_a take_v it_o by_o force_n say_v our_o saviour_n mat._n 11.12_o if_o