Selected quad for the lemma: sin_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	david_n	lord_n	nathan_n	4,238	5	12.7447	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93889	Catholique divinity: or, The most solid and sententious expressions of the primitive doctors of the Church. With other ecclesiastical, and civil authors: dilated upon, and fitted to the explication of the most doctrinal texts of Scripture, in a choice way both for the matter, and the language; and very useful for the pulpit, and these times. / By Dr. Stuart, dean of St. Pauls, afterwards dean of Westminster, and clerk of the closet to the late K. Charles.	Steward, Richard, 1593?-1651.; H. M.	1657 (1657)	Wing S5518; Thomason E1637_1; ESTC R203568	97,102	288

be_v offend_v in_o and_o by_o his_o sin_n this_o be_v that_o which_o lie_v heavy_a upon_o and_o sit_v close_a to_o david_n heart_n he_o neither_o cry_v out_o of_o his_o discredit_n and_o shame_n in_o the_o world_n nor_o yet_o speak_v a_o syllable_n of_o wrath_n or_o hell_n but_o psal_n 51._o 3_o 4._o my_o sinis_fw-la ever_o before_o i_o against_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o sin_v and_o have_v do_v this_o evil_n in_o thy_o sight_n my_o sin_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o not_o hell_n and_o damnation_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o not_o the_o fame_n and_o reproach_n of_o the_o world_n but_o my_o sin_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o it_o be_v this_o lord_n that_o pinch_v and_o disquiet_v i_o that_o i_o have_v sin_v and_o do_v this_o evil_a in_o thy_o sight_n a_o good_a heart_n fear_v more_o the_o commit_n of_o sin_n than_o the_o suffering_n of_o punishment_n follow_v it_o prov._n 30._o 9_o give_v i_o not_o poverty_n lest_o i_o be_v poor_a and_o steal_v and_o take_v the_o name_n of_o my_o god_n in_o vain_a he_o do_v not_o say_v lest_o i_o be_v poor_a and_o steal_v and_o bring_v myself_o under_o the_o magistrate_n sword_n or_o thy_o wrath_n but_o he_o look_v only_o at_o the_o sin_n lest_o i_o steal_v and_o take_v thy_o name_n in_o vain_a he_o fear_v the_o profane_v of_o god_n name_n more_o than_o the_o bring_n of_o his_o name_n and_o person_n in_o question_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n be_v that_o which_o elihu_n charge_v job_n withal_o job_n 36._o 21._o regard_v not_o iniquity_n for_o this_o thou_o have_v choose_v rather_o than_o affliction_n that_o be_v thou_o have_v rather_o choose_v sin_n and_o iniquity_n than_o poverty_n and_o affliction_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v inasmuch_o as_o thou_o have_v vain_o and_o rash_o expostulate_v with_o god_n vers_fw-la 20._o desire_v death_n rather_o than_o to_o bear_v this_o affliction_n thou_o be_v guilty_a of_o iniquity_n and_o sin_v in_o this_o thy_o choice_n this_o therefore_o imply_v that_o a_o good_a heart_n will_v rather_o choose_v 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great_o i_o beseech_v thou_o to_o take_v away_o the_o iniquity_n of_o thy_o servant_n he_o mention_n not_o the_o take_v away_o of_o any_o smart_n nay_o vers_fw-la 17._o he_o be_v willing_a to_o bear_v it_o i_o have_v sin_v let_v thy_o hand_n be_v against_o i_o he_o beg_v that_o the_o punishment_n may_v be_v lay_v upon_o he_o but_o beg_v that_o his_o iniquity_n may_v be_v take_v away_o let_v god_n be_v please_v to_o take_v away_o his_o iniquity_n and_o he_o be_v nothing_o solicitous_a for_o the_o punishment_n the_o offence_n of_o god_n trouble_v he_o more_o than_o his_o personal_a smart_n so_o that_o god_n heart_n be_v but_o towards_o he_o in_o the_o pardon_n of_o his_o sin_n he_o do_v not_o care_n though_o god_n hand_n be_v against_o he_o smite_v he_o with_o temporal_a chastisement_n and_o this_o will_v better_o appear_v if_o we_o do_v but_o compare_v pharaoh_n with_o david_n exod._n ●_o 8._o entreat_v the_o lord_n that_o he_o may_v take_v away_o the_o frog_n from_o i_o the_o frog_n trouble_v he_o more_o than_o his_o sin_n against_o god_n take_v away_o the_o frog_n but_o no_o mention_n at_o all_o of_o take_v away_o his_o sin_n and_o when_o afterward_o a_o confession_n of_o sin_n be_v extort_a from_o he_o yet_o be_v it_o not_o his_o sin_n that_o disquiet_v he_o exod._n 9_o 27_o 28._o not_o take_v away_o my_o sin_n but_o take_v away_o the_o thundering_n and_o hail_n lord_n say_v david_n take_v away_o the_o iniquity_n of_o thy_o servant_n oh_o say_v pharaoh_n take_v away_o these_o filthy_a frog_n and_o this_o dreadful_a thunder_n a_o repent_a heart_n be_v more_o trouble_v than_o a_o thunder_n and_o frog_n it_o seem_v more_o filthiness_n in_o sin_n than_o in_o frog_n or_o toad_n or_o ever_o else_o can_v be_v present_v more_o ugly_a to_o it_o a_o repent_a sinner_n have_v his_o eye_n upon_o god_n and_o upon_o his_o law_n he_o see_v the_o hollness_n of_o god_n that_o he_o be_v a_o god_n of_o pure_a eye_n that_o can_v behold_v iniquity_n hab._n 1._o 13._o he_o see_v he_o a_o good_a gracious_a patient_a father_n and_o so_o it_o cut_v he_o to_o the_o heart_n to_o have_v offend_v such_o a_o father_n and_o god_n he_o look_v upon_o the_o law_n and_o see_v it_o to_o be_v holy_a just_a and_o good_a and_o this_o gall_v he_o to_o the_o heart_n to_o have_v violate_v so_o holy_a and_o so_o pure_a a_o law_n now_o wicked_a man_n they_o look_v whole_o at_o the_o justice_n and_o wrath_n of_o god_n at_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n and_o so_o nothing_o trouble_v they_o but_o the_o fear_n of_o hell_n and_o death_n if_o these_o may_v be_v avoid_v the_o offend_a of_o a_o holy_a and_o good_a god_n the_o violate_v of_o a_o holy_a and_o good_a law_n will_v not_o a_o whit_n afflict_v or_o disquiet_v they_o nay_o it_o be_v remarkable_a in_o david_n that_o though_o he_o have_v upon_o nathan_n message_n to_o he_o confess_v his_o sin_n and_o nathan_n upon_o his_o confession_n have_v pronounce_v the_o pardon_n of_o it_o yet_o after_o this_o he_o cry_v out_o my_o sin_n be_v 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father_n goodness_n thus_o to_o pardon_v i_o etc._n etc._n but_o father_n i_o have_v sin_v against_o thou_o ay_o but_o his_o father_n have_v kiss_v he_o and_o thereby_o testify_v that_o he_o have_v free_o forgive_v he_o what_o need_v he_o confess_v his_o pardon_a sin_n why_o be_v he_o not_o rather_o in_o the_o confession_n of_o praise_n than_o in_o the_o confession_n of_o sin_n oh_o no_o a_o repent_a sinner_n be_v so_o affect_a and_o grieve_v with_o the_o offence_n of_o god_n in_o his_o sin_n that_o though_o god_n have_v pardon_v and_o forgive_v it_o yet_o he_o can_v but_o mourn_v for_o it_o and_o be_v afflict_v with_o it_o that_o so_o holy_a a_o law_n have_v be_v break_v by_o he_o that_o so_o good_a a_o god_n have_v be_v offend_v by_o he_o psal_n 25._o 6_o 7._o remember_v o_o lord_n thy_o tender_a mercy_n remember_v not_o the_o sin_n of_o my_o youth_n if_o god_n remember_v mercy_n he_o forget_v and_o forgive_v sin_n if_o god_n forget_v it_o why_o do_v david_n remember_v the_o sin_n 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