Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	grace_n	sin_n	venial_a	1,078	5	13.4942	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56428	The second nativity of Jesus, the accomplishment of the first (viz) the conversion of the soul fram'd by the model of the Word-incarnate. Written in French by a learned Capucine. Translated into English, augmented & divided into 6 parts by John Weldon of Raffin, P.P.C.	Leon, de Vennes.; Weldon, John, of Raffin.	1686 (1686)	Wing P526A; Wing S2293B_CANCELLED; ESTC R202694	232,055	466

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etc._n psal_n 77._o v._n 11._o but_o ungrateful_a and_o most_o unmannerly_a people_n for_o all_o acknowledgement_n begin_v to_o contest_v with_o he_o and_o disown_n that_o ever_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o he_o in_o the_o least_o &c_n bona_fw-la repromissoris_fw-la sibi_fw-la ascribit_fw-la peccator_fw-la &c_n &c_n be_v it_o possible_a that_o this_o ungrateful_a people_n have_v already_o forget_v the_o favour_n which_o god_n do_v they_o in_o babylon_n when_o that_o resent_v much_o the_o affront_v do_v they_o by_o the_o idumean_n he_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o their_o captivity_n there_o they_o be_v chain_v cuff_v and_o bolt_v and_o have_v they_o so_o soon_o forget_v he_o who_o break_v and_o strike_v off_o their_o iron_n be_v it_o not_o a_o great_a proof_n of_o his_o love_n to_o have_v send_v moses_n arm_v with_o his_o omnipotent_a power_n to_o bring_v they_o from_o pharaoh_n jurisdiction_n and_o slavery_n 23._o coram_fw-la patribus_fw-la eorum_fw-la fecit_fw-la mirabilia_fw-la in_o 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