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	grace_n	work_n	1,598	5	6.0605	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87161	A glimpse of divine light, breaking through a cloud of errours. Being an explanation of certain passages exhibited by anonymus, to the commissioners of White-Hall, appointed for approbation of publick preachers, against Joseph Harrison Gospel-preacher at Lund-Chappel in Lancashire, for the supposed delivering of which, he was denied approbation. / Published by the said Joseph Harrison, and proposed to the consideration of all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity.	Harrison, Joseph.	1655 (1655)	Wing H897; Thomason E841_7; ESTC R207225	67,448	83

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abound_v to_o his_o glory_n rom._n 3.5.7_o or_o if_o five_o and_o last_o we_o say_v that_o out_o of_o the_o evil_n we_o do_v god_n many_o time_n bring_v good_a they_o will_v not_o stick_v to_o affirm_v that_o we_o say_v let_v we_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v thereof_o who_o damnation_n be_v just_a rom._n 3.8_o the_o eight_o passage_n righteousness_n or_o good_a work_n be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o i_o but_o be_v not_o profitable_a unto_o i_o but_o unto_o other_o this_o passage_n seem_v to_o contain_v three_o position_n the_o first_o assertive_a righteousness_n or_o good_a work_n be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o i_o the_o second_o exceptive_a but_o righteousness_n or_o good_a work_n be_v not_o profitable_a unto_o i_o the_o three_o restrictive_a but_o righteousness_n or_o good_a work_n be_v profitable_a unto_o other_o for_o the_o first_o of_o these_o that_o it_o be_v true_a in_fw-la thesi_fw-la prove_v be_v unquestionable_a and_o however_o it_o be_v already_o prove_v in_o the_o 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second_o paul_n enjoin_v timothy_n to_o be_v a_o example_n to_o the_o believer_n in_o word_n in_o conversation_n in_o charity_n 1_o tim._n 4.12_o and_o peter_n charge_v the_o pastor_n in_o general_a to_o be_v example_n to_o their_o flock_n 1_o pet._n 5.3_o not_o to_o stand_v like_o post_n only_o point_v out_o the_o way_n unto_o other_o but_o to_o walk_v in_o it_o themselves_o three_o peter_n dehort_v they_o from_o false_a lucre_n from_o lordliness_n and_o domineer_a 1_o pet._n 5.1_o 2_o 3._o and_o john_n write_v against_o diotrophe_n who_o love_v to_o have_v the_o pre-eminence_n and_o challenge_v he_o for_o prate_v against_o poor_a christian_n with_o malicious_a word_n and_o that_o not_o content_v therewith_o neither_o do_v he_o himself_o receive_v the_o brethren_n but_o forbid_v they_o that_o will_v and_o cast_v they_o out_o of_o the_o church_n ioh_n epist._n 3._o vers._n 9_o 10._o four_o melancthon_n who_o continue_v forty_o year_n at_o whittemberg_n and_o yet_o be_v always_o 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righteousness_n or_o good_a work_n be_v to_o be_v do_v in_o a_o special_a manner_n by_o such_o as_o i_o first_o that_o with_o well_o do_v we_o may_v put_v to_o silence_v the_o ignorance_n of_o foolish_a man_n 1_o pet._n 2.15_o second_o that_o we_o adorn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o god_n our_o saviour_n in_o all_o thing_n tit._n 2.10_o and_o make_v it_o evident_a to_o all_o that_o we_o be_v not_o redeem_v to_o sin_n but_o from_o sin_n nor_o that_o we_o turn_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n into_o wantonness_n but_o be_v turn_v from_o wantonness_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o have_v not_o only_o bring_v salvation_n but_o sanctification_n free_o and_o effectual_o teach_v we_o what_o the_o law_n can_v only_o tell_v to_o and_o in_o appearance_n force_n from_o they_o scilicet_fw-la that_o deny_v ungodliness_n and_o worldly_a lust_n we_o shall_v live_v sober_o righteous_o and_o godly_a in_o this_o present_a world_n titus_n 2.12_o three_o to_o heap_v coal_n of_o fire_n upon_o the_o adversary_n head_n coal_n i_o mean_v amoris_fw-la to_o destroy_v the_o sin_n if_o possible_a for_o the_o person_n sake_n which_o be_v the_o gospel-way_n not_o furoris_fw-la to_o destroy_v the_o person_n if_o god_n will_v permit_v for_o the_o sin_n sake_n which_o be_v the_o legal_a way_n know_v that_o it_o be_v write_v vengeance_n be_v i_o i_o will_v repay_v say_v the_o lord_n rom._n 12.19_o 20._o for_o fourthly_a we_o be_v not_o only_o account_v by_o other_o but_o real_o know_v and_o acknowledge_v ourselves_o to_o be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o those_o bankerupt_v to_o who_o much_o be_v forgive_v and_o that_o therefore_o there_o be_v much_o reason_n of_o our_o love_n much_o luke_n 7.39_o 43._o the_o debt-book_n be_v frank_o cross_v without_o our_o pay_n of_o one_o farthing_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o meet_v that_o we_o of_o all_o man_n shall_v take_v our_o fellow-servant_n by_o the_o throat_n say_v to_o any_o pay_v what_o thou_o owe_v but_o be_v tender-hearted_a forgive_a one_o another_o even_o as_o god_n for_o christ_n sake_n have_v forgive_v we_o eph._n 4.32_o and_o hence_o five_o i_o can_v but_o admire_v the_o furious_a blindness_n of_o some_o zealot_n in_o these_o day_n that_o will_v maintain_v good_a work_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n if_o not_o of_o acquire_v yet_o at_o least_o of_o continue_v and_o not_o loose_v justification_n and_o yet_o dare_v pull_v their_o fellow-servant_n by_o the_o throat_n that_o owe_v they_o i_o be_o confident_a under_o the_o value_n of_o a_o hundred_o penny_n mat._n 18.28_o contrary_n to_o that_o very_a scripture_n upon_o which_o they_o seem_v main_o to_o ground_v this_o their_o assertion_n negative_a righteousness_n or_o good_a work_n be_v not_o profitable_a unto_o i_o or_o other_o christian_n first_o as_o procure_v cause_n of_o election_n for_o which_o opinion_n soever_o be_v embrace_v whether_o that_o which_o present_v man_n as_o the_o object_n thereof_o qua_fw-la condendum_fw-la qua_fw-la conditum_fw-la qua_fw-la lapsum_fw-la or_o qua_fw-la credentem_fw-la as_o to_o be_v create_v as_o create_v as_o fall_v or_o as_o believe_v it_o matter_n not_o as_o to_o this_o all_o imply_v the_o work_n we_o now_o speak_v of_o to_o be_v subsequent_a as_o fruit_n and_o not_o antecedent_n as_o cause_n or_o condition_n of_o election_n and_o however_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o of_o he_o that_o will_v nor_o of_o he_o that_o run_v but_o of_o god_n that_o show_v mercy_n 324_o rom._n 9.16_o the_o child_n be_v yet_o unborn_a neither_o have_v do_v any_o good_a or_o evil_a that_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n according_a to_o election_n may_v stand_v not_o of_o work_n but_o of_o he_o that_o call_v it_o be_v say_v unto_o she_o the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a as_o it_o be_v write_v jacob_n have_v i_o love_v but_o esau_n have_v i_o hate_v rom._n 9.11_o 12_o 13._o nor_o second_o as_o the_o procure_a cause_n of_o conversion_n or_o vocation_n for_o first_o