Selected quad for the lemma: sin_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	distinction_n	mortal_a	venial_a	4,934	5	12.1153	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39077	An exposition on that most excellent prayer in the liturgy of the Church of England called the litany Wherein all or most ot the exceptions that have been made against it, are fully answered.		1698 (1698)	Wing E3888DA; ESTC R220212	16,626	45

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lord_n tell_v they_o you_o know_v not_o what_o manner_n of_o spirit_n you_o be_v of_o of_o what_o manner_n of_o spirit_n think_v you_o then_o be_v they_o that_o will_v fetch_v fire_n from_o hell_n and_o say_v flectere_fw-la sinequeo_fw-la superos_fw-la acheron_n a_o movebo_fw-la call_v both_o god_n and_o the_o devil_n to_o be_v executioner_n of_o their_o wrath_n the_o next_o supplication_n be_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o those_o spiritual_a wickedness_n those_o filthiness_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o have_v less_o of_o infamy_n but_o more_o of_o malice_n belong_v to_o they_o viz._n from_o all_o blindness_n of_o heart_n from_o pride_n vainglory_n and_o hypocrisy_n from_o envy_n hatred_n and_o malice_n and_o all_o vncharitableness_n wherein_o we_o pray_v god_n to_o deliver_v we_o from_o not_o mere_o the_o outward_a assault_n but_o the_o inward_a possession_n of_o the_o devil_n for_o these_o be_v the_o very_a thing_n that_o constitute_v the_o essence_n of_o a_o devil_n and_o the_o main_a 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