Selected quad for the lemma: sin_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	faith_n	grace_n	remission_n	6,633	5	9.4205	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09402	A discourse of the damned art of witchcraft so farre forth as it is reuealed in the Scriptures, and manifest by true experience. Framed and deliuered by M. William Perkins, in his ordinarie course of preaching, and now published by Tho. Pickering Batchelour of Diuinitie, and minister of Finchingfield in Essex. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table; one of the order and heades of the treatise; another of the texts of Scripture explaned, or vindicated from the corrupt interpretation of the aduersarie.	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.; Pickering, Thomas, d. 1625.	1610 (1610)	STC 19698; ESTC S114527	101,186	282

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etc._n etc._n and_o the_o speech_n of_o balaam_n confirm_v the_o same_o who_o when_o he_o be_v hire_v of_o balac_n to_o curse_v god_n people_n and_o have_v oftentimes_o assay_v to_o do_v it_o but_o can_v not_o at_o last_o he_o break_v out_o into_o this_o confession_n there_o be_v no_o witchcraft_n against_o jacob_n nor_o sorcery_n against_o israel_n for_o so_o the_o word_n be_v to_o be_v read_v according_a to_o the_o true_a meaning_n and_o circumstance_n of_o the_o text_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v i_o be_v of_o thy_o opinion_n o_o balac_n that_o israel_n may_v be_v curse_v but_o after_o trial_n make_v i_o find_v by_o good_a experience_n that_o i_o can_v do_v that_o people_n of_o god_n no_o hurt_n by_o my_o enchantment_n howbeit_o we_o must_v here_o remember_v that_o the_o promise_n of_o protection_n make_v unto_o god_n child_n be_v not_o absolute_a but_o admit_v exception_n as_o all_o other_o promise_n of_o temporal_a blessing_n do_v and_o that_o in_o this_o manner_n thou_o 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