Selected quad for the lemma: sin_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	dead_a	quicken_v	trespass_n	3,621	5	10.4863	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79473	Chillingworthi novissima. Or, The sicknesse, heresy, death and buriall of William Chillingworth. (In his own phrase) Clerk of Oxford, and in the conceit of his fellow souldiers, the Queens arch-engineer, and grand-intelligencer. Set forth in a letter to his eminent and learned friends, a relation of his apprehension at Arundell, a discovery of his errours in a briefe catechism, and a shorr [sic] oration at the buriall of his hereticall book. By Francis Cheynell, late fellow of Merton Colledge. Published by authority.	Cheynell, Francis, 1608-1665.	1644 (1644)	Wing C3810; Thomason E36_7; ESTC R13256	46,148	66

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see_v he_o not_o neither_o know_v he_o p._n 146_o 147._o whether_o this_o be_v not_o as_o true_a of_o some_o popish_a prelate_n in_o england_n as_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n let_v the_o learned_a determine_v qu._n what_o if_o a_o church_n maintain_v a_o error_n contrary_a to_o god_n revelation_n know_v by_o that_o church_n to_o be_v a_o divine_a revelation_n ans._n the_o church_n that_o do_v so_o be_v no_o long_o a_o church_n p._n 137._o qu._n do_v not_o master_n chillingworth_n sometime_o contradict_v himself_o and_o call_v the_o roman_a church_n the_o catholic_a church_n answ._n he_o seem_v to_o do_v so_o p._n 132._o his_o word_n be_v these_o we_o believe_v the_o catholic_a church_n can_v perish_v yet_o that_o she_o may_v and_o do_v err_v in_o point_n not_o fundamental_a and_o that_o protestan●_n be_v oblige_v to_o forsake_v these_o error_n of_o her_o church_n as_o they_o do_v though_o not_o the_o church_n for_o the_o error_n for_o that_o they_o do_v not_o but_o continue_v 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say_v he_o as_o if_o it_o be_v damnable_a to_o hold_v a_o error_n not_o damnable_a p._n 132._o do_v those_o protestant_n right_o conceive_v the_o practice_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v superstitious_a and_o impious_a or_o do_v they_o not_o if_o they_o do_v conceive_v aright_o than_o superstition_n and_o impiety_n be_v in_o master_n chillingworth_n judgement_n not_o damnable_a if_o they_o do_v conceive_v amiss_o why_o do_v master_n chillingworth_n justify_v our_o separation_n from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n sure_a master_n chillingworth_n be_v no_o fit_a man_n to_o maintain_v the_o common_a cause_n of_o protestant_n against_o papist_n qu._n may_v not_o a_o man_n be_v damn_v by_o maintain_v error_n which_o be_v not_o in_o themselves_o damnable_a ans._n yes_o because_o it_o be_v damnable_a outward_o to_o profess_v and_o maintain_v and_o join_v with_o other_o in_o the_o practice_n of_o that_o which_o inward_o we_o do_v not_o hold_v for_o this_o be_v as_o he_o confess_v damnable_a dissimulation_n and_o hypocrisy_n p._n 132._o man_n may_v do_v well_o to_o take_v notice_n that_o mr_n chillingworth_n do_v account_v something_o damnable_a and_o i_o note_v this_o the_o rather_o at_o this_o time_n because_o man_n be_v so_o apt_a to_o profess_v one_o thing_n in_o one_o place_n and_o another_o thing_n in_o another_o in_o these_o day_n of_o liberty_n and_o to_o join_v with_o other_o in_o the_o practice_n of_o that_o which_o they_o inward_o dislike_v yet_o mr_n chillingworth_n say_v that_o if_o in_o he_o alone_o there_o shall_v have_v meet_v a_o confluence_n of_o all_o the_o error_n which_o all_o the_o protestant_n in_o the_o world_n have_v fall_v into_o out_o of_o human_a frailty_n he_o will_v not_o be_v so_o much_o afraid_a of_o they_o all_o as_o to_o ask_v pardon_n for_o they_o because_o to_o ask_v pardon_n for_o they_o be_v

sin_n in_o which_o the_o life_n and_o power_n of_o repentance_n do_v consist_v a_o man_n may_v live_v and_o die_v in_o his_o sin_n and_o be_v save_v by_o a_o universal_a sorrow_n man_n be_v damn_v say_v he_o who_o die_v in_o wilful_a error_n without_o repentance_n but_o what_o if_o they_o die_v in_o their_o error_n with_o repentance_n answer_n to_o the_o preface_n p._n 20._o that_o be_v a_o contradiction_n say_v the_o jesuit_n and_o he_o say_v true_a but_o it_o appear_v by_o that_o speech_n that_o master_n chillingworth_n conceive_v that_o a_o universal_a sorrow_n for_o sin_n without_o any_o hatred_n of_o or_o turn_v from_o sin_n be_v save_v repentance_n qu._n what_o other_o condition_n be_v require_v in_o the_o covenant_n between_o god_n and_o man_n in_o christ_n answ_n sincere_a obedience_n answer_n to_o the_o preface_n p._n 18._o this_o indeed_o be_v the_o prime_a condition_n he_o mean_v when_o he_o say_v p._n 134._o that_o to_o believe_v in_o christ_n be_v to_o expect_v remission_n 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christ_n be_v god_n by_o his_o principle_n a_o implicit_a faith_n and_o general_a repentance_n will_v serve_v the_o turn_n though_o that_o truth_n have_v be_v sufficient_o propound_v to_o he_o and_o it_o be_v mere_o his_o own_o fault_n that_o he_o be_v not_o convince_v for_o in_o his_o conceit_n as_o long_o as_o this_o man_n remain_v as_o he_o say_v unconvinced_a but_o as_o we_o say_v obstinate_a so_o long_o he_o do_v not_o derogate_v any_o thing_n from_o god_n veracity_n or_o truth_n his_o word_n be_v these_o but_o if_o the_o proposal_n be_v only_o so_o sufficient_a not_o that_o the_o party_n to_o who_o it_o be_v make_v be_v convince_v but_o only_o that_o he_o shall_v and_o but_o for_o his_o own_o fault_n will_v have_v be_v convince_v of_o the_o divine_a verity_n of_o the_o doctrine_n propose_v the_o crime_n than_o be_v not_o so_o great_a for_o the_o belief_n of_o god_n veracity_n may_v well_o consist_v with_o such_o a_o error_n yet_o a_o fault_n i_o confess_v it_o be_v and_o without_o repentance_n damnable_a if_o all_o circumstance_n consider_v that_o be_v man_n passion_n hindrance_n etc._n etc._n consider_v as_o above_o say_a the_o proposal_n be_v sufficient_a p._n 18._o of_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o preface_n now_o what_o he_o mean_v by_o repentance_n have_v be_v show_v a_o general_a sorrow_n for_o all_o sin_n know_v and_o unknown_a such_o a_o repentance_n as_o will_v consist_v with_o a_o man_n obstinate_a denial_n of_o a_o truth_n for_o he_o may_v die_v in_o this_o error_n with_o master_n chillingworth_n repentance_n and_o neither_o the_o error_n nor_o the_o obstinacy_n shall_v be_v impute_v to_o he_o because_o he_o be_v sorry_a for_o he_o know_v not_o what_o and_o remain_v unconvinced_a of_o his_o error_n though_o it_o be_v mere_o his_o own_o fault_n that_o he_o be_v not_o convince_v this_o be_v a_o ready_a way_n to_o save_v jew_n turk_n socinian_o papist_n infidel_n and_o all_o for_o he_o do_v mere_o retain_v the_o name_n of_o faith_n repentance_n 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