commit sin
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For how is it possible that men should commit sin as sin, and for its own sake, if they never do anything except what is the most agreeable to them?
From A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory by Bledsoe, Albert Taylor
Turbot was by no means an offensive person; on the contrary, he must of necessity have been very free from evil or iniquity of any kind, inasmuch as he never had time to commit sin.
From The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by Carleton, William
Not for that," he answered, "but because it is impossible for them to commit sin.
From Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland by Taylor, Bayard
No man, he said, could sell a license from God to commit sin.
From The Chief End of Man by Merriam, George Spring
And, besides, it is self-contradictory; for the question is, How can a man commit sin for its own sake on account of the pleasure it affords him?
From A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory by Bledsoe, Albert Taylor
