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
A59899	A vindication of both parts of the Preservative against popery in an answer to the cavils of Lewis Sabran, Jesuit / by William Sherlock ...	Sherlock, William, 1641?-1707.	1688 (1688)	Wing S3370; ESTC R21011	87,156	120

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which_o will_v merit_v of_o god_n the_o pardon_n of_o the_o great_a immorality_n and_o a_o great_a reward_n that_o which_o supply_v the_o want_n of_o true_a virtue_n which_o compensate_v for_o sin_n and_o make_v man_n great_a saint_n must_v needs_o be_v more_o please_v to_o god_n than_o vertueit_a self_n this_o he_o cite_v as_o a_o great_a misrepresentation_n and_o so_o it_o be_v as_o he_o put_v it_o for_o he_o make_v i_o say_v that_o they_o teach_v all_o this_o 78._o whereas_o all_o that_o i_o say_v be_v that_o these_o be_v natural_a inference_n which_o man_n draw_v from_o that_o great_a value_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n put_v upon_o a_o external_a righteousness_n and_o that_o such_o conceit_n as_o these_o be_v very_o apt_a to_o make_v man_n careless_a of_o a_o holy_a life_n thus_o he_o make_v i_o say_v the_o roman_a church_n teach_v that_o man_n need_v take_v no_o care_n of_o venial_a sin_n 79._o and_o that_o they_o may_v keep_v clear_a of_o mortal_a sin_n without_o any_o great_a 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persuade_v they_o that_o god_n can_v be_v reconcile_v to_o sinner_n while_o they_o continue_v in_o their_o sin_n or_o else_o they_o must_v believe_v that_o god_n have_v give_v power_n to_o his_o priest_n to_o absolve_v those_o who_o he_o can_v not_o have_v absolve_v himself_o this_o he_o thus_o repeat_v they_o teach_v for_o this_o must_v always_o come_v in_o to_o make_v i_o a_o mis-representer_n that_o when_o a_o priest_n absolve_v man_n that_o forsake_v not_o their_o sin_n 78._o god_n must_v confirm_v the_o sentence_n of_o his_o minister_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v absolve_v and_o need_v not_o fear_v whence_o they_o believe_v that_o god_n can_v be_v reconcile_v to_o sinner_n whilst_o they_o remain_v in_o their_o sin_n and_o therefore_o they_o must_v believe_v that_o god_n have_v give_v power_n to_o his_o priest_n to_o absolve_v those_o who_o he_o can_v not_o absolve_v himself_o how_o unlike_o this_o be_v to_o what_o i_o say_v i_o need_v not_o tell_v any_o man_n but_o he_o have_v not_o only_a misrepresent_v my_o word_n and_o sense_n but_o have_v make_v nonsense_n of_o it_o too_o which_o be_v a_o little_a too_o much_o at_o once_o for_o if_o they_o believe_v that_o god_n can_v be_v reconcile_v to_o sinner_n while_o they_o continue_v in_o their_o sin_n they_o need_v not_o believe_v that_o god_n have_v give_v power_n to_o the_o priest_n to_o absolve_v those_o who_o he_o can_v not_o absolve_v himself_o that_o be_v unreformed_a sinner_n for_o if_o god_n can_v be_v reconcile_v to_o such_o man_n who_o continue_v in_o their_o sin_n he_o may_v absolve_v they_o too_o as_o well_o as_o the_o priest._n but_o i_o must_v not_o part_v with_o this_o point_n thus_o i_o say_v that_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la man_n see_v that_o they_o be_v every_o day_n or_o as_o oft_o as_o they_o please_v to_o go_v to_o confession_n absolve_v by_o the_o priest_n without_o forsake_v their_o sin_n be_v not_o this_o true_a that_o they_o be_v teach_v that_o god_n confirm_v the_o sentence_n of_o his_o 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