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	good_a	pleasure_n	1,473	5	6.8396	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54378	The redemption of mankind, by the passion of our Lord A sermon, preached on Palm-Sunday, at Kintbury, in the county of Berks. By Jos. Perkins, late vicar of Hill, in Gloucester-Shire.	Perkins, Joseph, b. 1658.	1692 (1692)	Wing P1558; ESTC R221441	13,606	33

the Adoption of his Sons was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 according to the good Pleasure of his Will and according to this Election all the Graces that are bestowed on us are freely wrought in us and derived to us from the Rich Over-flowing Fountain of his Grace The meer Love of God to Mankind is the cause why we are adopted to be his Sons Man miserable and forlorn Wretch had nothing to please God with all but was ashamed to appear before his Sight yet God reflected upon himself and findeth in his own All-sufficiency his glorious Love which he makes the cause of Man's Salvation Christ is the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Price of our Redemption the Foundation and meritorious cause of our Salvation But he is not the impulsive or efficient Cause of our Adoption Only the Love of the Father is the Cause thereof God so loved the World that he sent his only Begotten Son Joh. 3.16 It is lawful for him to do with his own what he pleaseth To some he shews himself in Mercy to others in Judgment from both he reaps his own Glory And let no Man reason if Men be saved good Works cannot further them if they be not in the state of Grace bad cannot make them worse for the Ways of the Lord are past finding out and none is his Privy-Counsellor Who dare call God to account It is better by humbling our selves to be conformed then Blasphemously to pry into God's secret Counsels Our Apostle to amplifie God's Favours mentioneth the Riches of his Grace It was favour that he Redeemed us but that he effected this Redemption by the Blood of his only Begotten Son proceeds from the Riches of his Grace For God finding nothing in Man that could move him to compassion but Misery out of his tender Mercy sent his Son to Redeem us I will heal their Rebellion I will love them freely for mine Anger is turned away from Sin And most lovingly He bespeaks us Isay 55.1 Ho! every one that thirsteth Come ye to the Waters and ye that have no Silver Come Buy and Eat Come I say Buy Wine and Meat without Silver and without Money This is his free Grace by which he doth work in us This is the Grace whereby he doth Regenerate us To the Praise of the Glory of his Grace whereby he hath made us freely acceptable in his Beloved Eph. 1.6 Beloved what manner of Men ought we then to be We are grafted and made Members of Christ's Body Shall the Head be Pure and shall the Members remain Unclean We are called out of the Kingdom of Satan into the Kingdom of God out of Darkness into his marvellous Light Let us walk worthy of the Vocation whereunto we are called He hath placed us in a Kingdom He hath made us his Sons and therefore he giveth us his Inheritance not as a Stipend or Reward of mercenary Works but as a free Fatherly Blessing and Benediction Since we are Inheritors of this Kingdom let our own vile Affections be our Servants and let them have no Power over us When God commanded the People Obedience he incited them thereunto by a Preface containing the delivery of them out of Aegypt so that they knowing him to be the Author of Liberty might serve him with greater Alacrity Greater Liberty than we have no Man ever attained unto Let us fashion our selves to be like our Redeemer in all humbleness of Mind and Meekness Long-suffering Supporting one another through Love And after all Conflicts with Errors and Darkness yea with the Prince of Darkness the Devil and his Associates you shall find rest in God yea rest unto your Souls far from Troubles Through this World as through the Wilderness he will bring you to the Heavenly Canaan which floweth with Eternal Bliss and Happiness Whither God of his abundant Mercy bring us for his pretious Death and Passions Sake AMEN FINIS