Chapter 6 of Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
152. Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched. What, thought I, must it be no sin but this? Must it needs be the _great transgression_? Ps. xix.
Chapter 6 of Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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captured, as if under a spell
From this reading “Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.”
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading “Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “Must it needs be the _great transgression_?”
past form of “rack” — go at a rack
From this reading “Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.”
estrangement from god
From this reading “What, thought I, must it be no sin but this?”
the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading “Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.”
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading “Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.”
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From this reading 152.
anew
From this reading Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.
captured, as if under a spell
From this reading Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What, thought I, must it be no sin but this?
carefully weighed
From this reading Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Must it needs be the _great transgression_?
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What, thought I, must it be no sin but this?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading What, thought I, must it be no sin but this?
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading Must it needs be the _great transgression_?
not any; not one
From this reading What, thought I, must it be no sin but this?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.
a note appended to a letter after the signature
From this reading Ps. xix.
past form of “rack” — go at a rack
From this reading Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.
estrangement from god
From this reading What, thought I, must it be no sin but this?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What, thought I, must it be no sin but this?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading What, thought I, must it be no sin but this?
the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
From this reading Must it needs be the _great transgression_?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, thought I, must it be no sin but this?
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.
at the time that
From this reading Now again should I be as if racked upon the wheel, when I considered, that, besides the guilt that possessed me, I should be so void of grace, so bewitched.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading Ps. xix.
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