Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	believe_v	faith_n	justification_n	5,240	5	9.4416	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74986	An antidote against heresy: or a preservative for Protestants against the poyson of Papists, Anabaptists, Arrians, Arminians, &c. and their pestilent errours. Shewing the authors of those errours, their grounds and reasons, the time when and occasion how they did arise; with general answers to their arguments taken out of holy scripture and the ancient fathers. Written to stay the wandering and stablish the weak in these dangerous times of Apostasy. / By Richard Allen, M.A. sometime Fellow of Penbrooke [sic] Colledge in Oxford.	Allen, Richard, b. 1604 or 5.	1648 (1648)	Wing A1045A; Thomason E1168_2; ESTC R208803	57,457	159

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this_o truth_n be_v 1._o error_n error_n pelagian_o both_o old_a and_o new_a that_o scoff_n at_o this_o doctrine_n deny_v the_o same_o as_o there_o be_v at_o this_o day_n that_o say_v it_o be_v not_o suitable_a to_o god_n nor_o agreeable_a to_o his_o nature_n to_o pick_v and_o choose_v thus_o among_o man_n to_o choose_v some_o and_o refuse_v other_o be_v partial_a and_o unjust_a 2._o libertine_n abuse_v this_o doctrine_n as_o of_o old_a the_o predestinate_v do_v to_o all_o looseness_n think_v that_o now_o they_o be_v predestinate_v it_o be_v no_o matter_n how_o they_o live_v because_o nothing_o can_v help_v or_o hinder_v their_o salvation_n 3._o socinian_o and_o arminian_o say_v that_o predestination_n signify_v nothing_o else_o in_o holy_a scripture_n but_o god_n decree_n and_o purpose_n to_o save_v those_o that_o shall_v believe_v and_o obey_v and_o dam●_n those_o that_o shall_v not_o deny_v the_o independency_n of_o it_o 4._o deny_v the_o eternity_n of_o predestination_n affirm_v 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other_o to_o eternal_a destruction_n rom._n 9.22_o 23._o there_o be_v vessel_n of_o wrath_n fit_v for_o destruction_n vessel_n of_o mercy_n prepare_v for_o glory_n act_n 13.48_o as_o many_o as_o be_v ordain_v to_o eternal_a life_n believe_v prov._n 16.4_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v all_o thing_n for_o himself_o yea_o the_o wicked_a for_o the_o day_n of_o evil_n judas_n 4._o before_o of_o old_a ordain_v to_o this_o condemnation_n august_n de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la l._n 15._o c._n 1._o there_o be_v two_o city_n or_o society_n of_o man_n one_o predestinate_v to_o reign_v for_o ever_o with_o god_n the_o other_o to_o suffer_v eternal_a punishment_n with_o the_o devil_n second_o predestination_n both_o election_n and_o reprobation_n be_v eternal_a rom._n 9.11_o before_o we_o be_v bear_v or_o have_v do_v good_a or_o evil_n ephes_n 1.4_o before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n 2_o tim._n 1.4_o before_o the_o world_n begin_v three_o it_o be_v free_a and_o independent_a there_o be_v no_o 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work_n do_v any_o man_n yet_o complain_v hear_v the_o apostle_n rom._n 9.20_o 21._o o_o man_n who_o be_v thou_o that_o reply_v against_o god_n have_v not_o the_o potter_n power_n over_o the_o clay_n do_v not_o dispute_v but_o fear_v and_o admire_v with_o the_o same_o apostle_n rom._n 11._o o_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o riches_n of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n how_o unsearchable_a searchable_a be_v his_o judgement_n but_o we_o be_v all_o by_o nature_n one_o mass_n of_o corruption_n one_o be_v choose_v another_o be_v leave_v god_n show_v mercy_n upon_o one_o and_o not_o upon_o another_o how_o can_v any_o man_n complain_v now_o when_o all_o be_v alike_o corrupt_a and_o culpable_a and_o no_o desert_n in_o any_o will_v every_o man_n dispose_v free_o of_o his_o own_o and_o shall_v not_o god_n if_o any_o man_n

overthrow_v and_o therewith_o the_o whole_a gospel_n bury_v christ_n again_o that_o be_v rise_v for_o our_o justification_n for_o if_o our_o work_n before_o or_o after_o justification_n do_v merit_n grace_n and_o life_n by_o congruity_n or_o condignity_n then_o be_v christ_n in_o vain_a and_o become_v of_o no_o effect_n to_o the_o adversary_n we_o say_v first_o 1._o that_o we_o be_v justify_v without_o work_n by_o faith_n alone_o not_o that_o faith_n be_v or_o can_v be_v alone_o without_o good_a work_n in_o respect_n of_o its_o essence_n but_o in_o the_o act_n of_o justification_n it_o be_v alone_o as_o it_o be_v a_o instrument_n of_o justification_n psalm_n 143.2_o enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n for_o in_o thy_o sight_n shall_v no_o man_n live_v be_v justify_v job_n 15.15_o what_o be_v man_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v just_a or_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v righteous_a rom._n 3.20_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v 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the_o merit_n of_o christ_n apply_v by_o faith_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v rom._n 3.22_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n be_v by_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n unto_o all_o that_o believe_v and_o v._o 24._o we_o be_v justify_v through_o the_o redemption_n that_o be_v in_o jesus_n christ_n and_o phil._n 3.9_o the_o righteousness_n whereby_o we_o be_v justify_v before_o god_n be_v call_v the_o righteousness_n that_o be_v through_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o righteousness_n by_o faith_n and_o therefore_o when_o it_o be_v say_v we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n it_o note_v the_o use_n or_o effect_n not_o the_o merit_n or_o dignity_n of_o faith_n for_o 1_o cor._n 1.30_o christ_n be_v make_v unto_o we_o righteousness_n and_o 2_o cor._n 5.21_o we_o be_v make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o three_o there_o be_v a_o glorify_v righteousness_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v in_o this_o world_n a_o sanctify_a &_o a_o justify_v righteousness_n that_o wherewith_o 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