commit sin
Example Sentences
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Faustus, I would willingly have permitted the babe to grow up and commit sin; for I am now deprived both of him and his mother.
From Faustus his Life, Death, and Doom by Borrow, George Henry
The expression "cannot sin" simply signifies that there is no disposition in the heart to commit sin.
From Sanctification by Byers, J. W.
I thought of my theory; but I was fearful that I should commit sin if I tampered with the sacred “breath of life.”
From Theory of Circulation by Respiration Synopsis of its Principles and History by Willard, Emma
No human authority can make it obligatory on us to commit sin.
From Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject by Elliott, E. N.
It is not true that men love and commit sin as sin.
From A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory by Bledsoe, Albert Taylor
