Selected quad for the lemma: work_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	doctrine_n	good_a	sin_n	4,729	5	4.7854	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43720	Speculem Sherlockianum, or, A looking-glass in which the admirers of Mr. Sherlock may behold the man, as to his accuracy, judgement, orthodoxy by an obedient son of the Church of England.	Hickman, Henry, d. 1692.	1674 (1674)	Wing H1916; ESTC R10759	37,301	72

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sanction_n and_o have_v break_v that_o law_n shall_v not_o either_o be_v punish_v in_o his_o own_o person_n or_o in_o some_o one_o that_o undertake_v for_o he_o yea_o there_o be_v some_o of_o great_a learning_n than_o i_o can_v hope_v to_o attain_v to_o who_o say_v that_o pardon_n of_o sin_n without_o satisfaction_n be_v simple_o impossible_a though_o it_o have_v never_o be_v say_v to_o adam_n in_o the_o day_n thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n quia_fw-la implicit_a ut_fw-la deus_fw-la habeat_fw-la supremum_fw-la &_o absolutum_fw-la dominium_fw-la in_o hominem_fw-la &_o homo_fw-la non_fw-la obligetur_fw-la ad_fw-la actualem_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la aut_fw-la eâ_fw-la deficiente_fw-la ad_fw-la vicariam_fw-la ejus_fw-la compensationem_fw-la per_fw-la poenam_fw-la and_o i_o must_v needs_o say_v that_o the_o learned_a be_v confirm_v in_o these_o opinion_n by_o the_o weak_a opposition_n that_o some_o man_n make_v against_o they_o and_o that_o one_o can_v scarce_o 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and_o so_o indeed_o it_o will_v but_o that_o mr._n s._n can_v not_o or_o will_v not_o understand_v the_o meaning_n of_o it_o for_o thus_o he_o explain_v it_o that_o be_v that_o god_n can_v not_o forgive_v it_o sin_n without_o full_a satisfaction_n which_o nothing_o but_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n can_v make_v i_o appeal_v to_o all_o man_n of_o common_a sense_n and_o reason_n whether_o these_o two_o proposition_n be_v the_o same_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o make_v satisfaction_n to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n but_o by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n god_n can_v forgive_v sin_n without_o full_a satisfaction_n pag._n 52._o vindictive_a justice_n and_o pardon_v mercy_n be_v but_o secondary_a attribute_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n this_o seem_v to_o i_o a_o spick_a and_o span_a new_a proposition_n and_o i_o hope_v it_o never_o