Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	according_a	add_v	age_n	21	3	5.6146	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62814	A remedy for the vvarres: or, Certaine deplorable expressions, of the great miseries and wofull effects, which the horrid, bloody, cruell, domestick, and intestine warres, have lately produced (amongst us) in this our kingdome of England. Together, with spiritual salves for the cure thereof. By John Tarlton, preacher of Gods word, and minister of Ileminster, in the county of Somerset.	Tarlton, John.	1648 (1648)	Wing T167A; ESTC R222135	126,290	313

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perform_v by_o they_o from_o whence_o then_o we_o may_v safe_o collect_v that_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n do_v not_o take_v away_o the_o will_n of_o man_n or_o the_o contingency_n thereof_o but_o only_a order_n and_o dispose_v it_o the_o which_o disposal_n both_o of_o man_n will_n and_o its_o contingency_n be_v not_o do_v only_o in_o part_n but_o also_o even_o to_o the_o full_a and_o that_o by_o the_o just_a decree_n of_o our_o holy_a god_n according_a to_o that_o expression_n of_o solomon_n 16.33_o prov._n 16.33_o the_o lot_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o lap_n but_o the_o whole_a disposition_n thereof_o be_v of_o the_o lord_n the_o word_n there_o translate_v lot_n and_o lapet_n be_v in_o the_o original_a language_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d haggoral_n ve_fw-la chek_n and_o the_o next_o word_n follow_v viz._n the_o whole_a disposition_n thereof_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d colmischphato_n intimate_v thereby_o that_o nothing_o ought_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o chance_n or_o fortune_n because_o all_o thing_n be_v determine_v in_o the_o council_n of_o god_n which_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v and_o by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o decree_n providence_n and_o permission_n in_o his_o due_a time_n they_o shall_v be_v effect_v true_a it_o be_v indeed_o that_o the_o translate_a scripture_n tell_v we_o of_o chance_n and_o fortune_n yet_o ought_v we_o to_o be_v inform_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o casual_a in_o regard_n of_o god_n knowledge_n but_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n casual_a in_o respect_n of_o man_n ignorance_n so_o that_o we_o must_v not_o ascribe_v any_o thing_n to_o blind_a fortune_n performance_n but_o attribute_v all_o unto_o god_n all-seeing_a providence_n yet_o so_o that_o the_o divine_a providence_n do_v not_o take_v away_o the_o will_n of_o man_n or_o the_o contingency_n thereof_o for_o god_n according_a to_o the_o common_a axiom_n of_o the_o school_n non_fw-la necessitat_fw-la sed_fw-la facilitat_fw-la he_o do_v induce_v the_o godly_a to_o do_v good_a with_o alacrity_n not_o enforce_v they_o against_o their_o will_n with_o the_o least_o urgency_n a_o plain_a and_o pregnant_a proof_n we_o have_v to_o this_o purpose_n by_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n be_v at_o the_o first_o both_v himself_o &_o his_o will_n make_v good_a yet_o mutable_o good_a for_o he_o so_o stand_v as_o that_o he_o may_v fall_v the_o cause_n of_o who_o fall_n be_v the_o voluntary_a inclination_n of_o his_o own_o will_n unto_o evil._n not_o that_o his_o will_n be_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o force_a or_o by_o any_o violence_n of_o god_n purpose_n compel_v thereunto_o but_o adam_n fall_v of_o himself_o without_o any_o coaction_n at_o all_o from_o god_n and_o for_o the_o better_a clear_n of_o this_o point_n we_o must_v a_o little_a far_o consider_v of_o adam_n in_o first_o condition_n to_o who_o god_n give_v at_o his_o creation_n naturam_fw-la flexibilem_fw-la à_fw-la flexible_a nature_n be_v subject_a to_o mutation_n create_v he_o in_o potestate_fw-la standi_fw-la seu_fw-la posse_fw-la cadendi_fw-la in_o power_n of_o stand_v or_o possibility_n of_o fall_v his_o power_n of_o stand_v proceed_v from_o god_n as_o be_v his_o creator_n his_o possibility_n of_o fall_v come_v from_o himself_o as_o be_v but_o a_o creature_n con._n aug._n con._n whereupon_o saint_n augustine_n say_v god_n make_v man_n ex_fw-la nihilo_fw-la of_o nothing_o and_o therefore_o leave_v in_o man_n a_o possibility_n to_o return_v in_o nihilum_fw-la into_o nothing_o if_o he_o transgress_v the_o command_n of_o his_o maker_n and_o thus_o man_n be_v even_o ab_fw-la origine_fw-la svo_fw-la from_o his_o creation_n very_o incident_a to_o his_o alteration_n the_o which_o evident_o show_v the_o great_a difference_n between_o the_o omnipotent_a &_o unchangeable_a nature_n of_o the_o holy_a god_n &_o the_o impotent_a and_o instable_n condition_n of_o sinful_a man._n for_o it_o be_v a_o maxim_n in_o divinity_n immutabiliter_fw-la esse_fw-la bonum_fw-la proprium_fw-la solius_fw-la est_fw-la dei._n 21.30_o mal._n 3.6_o heb._n 6.17_o isa_n 14.27_o 2_o chron._n 20.6_o job_n 9.12_o pro._n 21.30_o to_o be_v immutable_o good_a be_v only_o proper_a to_o god_n hence_o than_o we_o may_v learn_v that_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n do_v not_o take_v away_o adam_n will_n nor_o the_o contingency_n thereof_o but_o only_a order_n and_o dispose_v the_o same_o so_o that_o adam_n fall_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la spontaneus_fw-la voluntary_a even_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n without_o any_o compulsion_n by_o any_o other_o whereupon_o a_o learned_a writer_n say_v beza_n beza_n volens_fw-la peccavit_fw-la &_o proprio_fw-la mout_fw-mi he_o sin_v willing_o and_o of_o his_o own_o proper_a motion_n the_o gild_n of_o who_o sin_n have_v spread_v itself_o through_o the_o whole_a world_n even_o as_o a_o leprosy_n upon_o all_o his_o offspring_n strict_o oblige_v they_o with_o himself_o to_o eternal_a punishment_n into_o which_o adam_n by_o 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