Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	acknowledge_v	act_n	act_v	17	3	7.0235	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54842	An impartial inquiry into the nature of sin in which are evidently proved its positive entity or being, the true original of its existence, the essentiall parts of its composition by reason, by authority divine, humane, antient, modern, Romane, Reformed, by the adversaries confessions and contradictions, by the judgement of experience and common sense partly extorted by Mr. Hickman's challenge, partly by the influence which his errour hath had on the lives of many, (especially on the practice of our last and worst times,) but chiefly intended as an amulet to prevent the like mischiefs to come : to which is added An appendix in vindication of Doctor Hammond, with the concurrence of Doctor Sanderson, Oxford visitors impleaded, the supreme authority asserted : together with diverse other subjects, whose heads are gathered in the contents : after all A postscript concerning some dealings of Mr. Baxter / by Thomas Pierce ...	Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691.	1660 (1660)	Wing P2184; ESTC R80	247,562	303

etc._n but_o let_v we_o hear_v dr._n jackson_n also_o 3012._o §_o 9_o the_o hypothesis_n for_o who_o clear_a discussion_n these_o last_o thesis_n have_v be_v praemise_v be_v this_o whether_o it_o be_v once_o grant_v or_o suppose_v that_o the_o almighty_a creator_n be_v the_o cause_n either_o of_o our_o mother_n eve_n desire_n or_o of_o her_o actual_a eat_n of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n or_o of_o her_o delivery_n of_o it_o to_o her_o husband_n or_o of_o his_o take_n and_o eat_v it_o though_o unaware_o the_o same_o almighty_a god_n must_v not_o upon_o like_a necessity_n be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o the_o obliquity_n which_o do_v accompany_v the_o positive_a act_n or_o do_v necessary_o result_v from_o they_o this_n be_v a_o case_n or_o species_n facti_fw-la which_o we_o can_v determine_v by_o the_o rule_n of_o faith_n it_o must_v be_v try_v by_o the_o undoubted_a rule_n of_o logic_n or_o better_a arts._n these_o be_v the_o only_a perspective_n glass_n which_o can_v help_v the_o eye_n of_o reason_n to_o discover_v the_o truth_n or_o necessity_n of_o the_o consequence_n to_o wit_n whether_o the_o almighty_a creator_n be_v grant_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o mother_n eve_n first_o longing_n after_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n or_o author_n of_o her_o sin_n now_o unto_o any_o rational_a man_n that_o can_v use_v the_o help_n of_o the_o forementioned_a rule_n of_o art_n which_o serve_v as_o prospective_n glass_n unto_o the_o eye_n of_o reason_n that_o usual_a distinction_n between_o the_o cause_n or_o author_n of_o the_o act_n and_o the_o cause_n or_o author_n of_o the_o obliquity_n which_o necessary_o ensue_v upon_o the_o act_n will_v appear_v at_o the_o first_o sight_n to_o be_v false_a or_o frivolous_a yea_o to_o imply_v a_o manifest_a contradiction_n for_o obliquity_n or_o whatsoever_o other_o relation_n can_v have_v no_o cause_n at_o all_o beside_o that_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o act_n or_o quality_n whence_o it_o necessary_o result_v and_o in_o particular_a that_o conformity_n or_o similitude_n which_o the_o first_o man_n do_v bear_v to_o his_o almighty_a creator_n do_v necessary_o result_v from_o his_o substance_n or_o manhood_n as_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n undefaced_a nor_o can_v we_o search_v after_o any_o other_o true_a cause_n of_o the_o first_o man_n conformity_n to_o god_n or_o his_o integrity_n beside_o he_o who_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o manhood_n or_o of_o his_o existence_n with_o such_o qualification_n as_o by_o his_o creation_n he_o be_v endow_v with_o in_o like_a manner_n whosoever_o be_v the_o cause_n whether_o of_o his_o covet_v or_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o garden_n be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o that_o obliquity_n or_o crooked_a deviation_n from_o god_n law_n or_o of_o that_o deformity_n or_o dissimilitude_n unto_o god_n himself_o which_o do_v necessary_o result_v from_o the_o forbid_a act_n or_o desire_n it_o be_v impossible_a there_o shall_v be_v one_o cause_n of_o the_o act_n and_o another_o cause_n of_o the_o obliquity_n or_o deformity_n whether_o unto_o god_n law_n or_o unto_o god_n himself_o for_o no_o relation_n or_o entity_n mere_o relative_a such_o be_v obliquity_n and_o deformity_n can_v have_v any_o other_o cause_n beside_o that_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o fundamentum_fw-la or_o foundation_n whence_o they_o immediate_o result_v it_o remain_v then_o that_o we_o acknowledge_v the_o old_a serpent_n to_o have_v be_v the_o first_o author_n and_o man_n who_o god_n create_v male_a and_o female_a to_o have_v be_v the_o true_a positive_a cause_n of_o that_o obliquity_n or_o deformity_n which_o do_v result_v by_o inevitable_a necessity_n from_o the_o forbid_a act_n or_o desire_n which_o can_v have_v no_o necessary_a cause_n at_o all_o and_o more_o to_o this_o purpose_n p._n 3013._o etc._n etc._n §_o 10._o diotallevius_n do_v also_o prove_v that_o they_o who_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o the_o positive_a act_n of_o hate_v god_n etc._n do_v make_v he_o the_o author_n of_o the_o obliquity_n because_o say_v he_o god_n himself_o can_v effect_v what_o do_v imply_v a_o contradiction_n that_o the_o moral_a obliquity_n of_o a_o act_n which_o be_v intrinsical_o evil_a and_o free_o exert_v by_o the_o creature_n shall_v not_o follow_v or_o rather_o attend_v the_o positive_a entity_n of_o the_o act_n which_o be_v such_o as_o have_v be_v say_v and_o so_o exert_v for_o it_o imply_v a_o contradiction_n that_o a_o act_n intrinsical_o evil_a to_o wit_n the_o act_n hate_v god_n shall_v be_v free_o exert_v and_o yet_o not_o evil_a or_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o have_v a_o moral_a pravity_n conjoin_v with_o it_o 2._o they_o who_o hold_v all_o positive_a entity_n to_o be_v effect_v by_o god_n himself_o must_v needs_o believe_v he_o to_o be_v the_o cause_n as_o much_o of_o the_o worst_a as_o of_o the_o best_a action_n in_o the_o world_n both_o because_o hate_v be_v as_o positive_a when_o it_o be_v fix_v upon_o god_n as_o it_o can_v possible_o be_v when_o it_o be_v fix_v upon_o the_o devil_n and_o because_o a_o obliquity_n be_v as_o unavoidable_a to_o the_o one_o as_o rectitude_v or_o conformity_n can_v be_v possible_o to_o the_o other_o 3._o if_o a_o immediate_a work_n of_o the_o formal_a obliquity_n be_v require_v to_o make_v a_o author_n of_o another_o sin_n than_o neither_o man_n nor_o devil_n in_o persuade_v another_o to_o do_v wicked_o can_v possible_o be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o because_o they_o be_v not_o any_o otherwise_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o obliquity_n then_o by_o tempt_v to_o that_o act_n to_o which_o the_o obliquity_n be_v annex_v and_o for_o the_o very_a same_o reason_n no_o creature_n can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o any_o such_o sin_n within_o himself_o because_o he_o do_v not_o produce_v the_o moral_a obliquity_n of_o the_o act_n but_o by_o produce_v the_o act_n to_o which_o the_o obliquity_n be_v annex_v 4._o when_o we_o do_v absolute_o and_o simple_o inquire_v after_o the_o cause_n of_o another_o man_n sin_n we_o do_v not_o inquire_v after_o the_o cause_n which_o immediate_o reach_v to_o the_o obliquity_n of_o the_o act_n but_o after_o the_o induce_n or_o move_v cause_n by_o which_o he_o be_v lead_v to_o such_o a_o voluntary_a act_n who_o object_n be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o reason_n that_o be_v the_o method_n of_o aquinas_n de_fw-fr malo_fw-la quaest_n 3._o art_n 1._o &_o 3_o &_o 1.2_o q._n 75._o per_fw-la totam_fw-la from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o if_o god_n do_v induce_v we_o efficacious_o to_o a_o aversion_n from_o himself_o and_o so_o to_o a_o hatred_n of_o his_o divinity_n it_o be_v every_o whit_n as_o true_a that_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o our_o sin_n as_o that_o he_o induce_v we_o efficacious_o to_o that_o aversion_n and_o hatred_n which_o be_v intrinsical_o evil_a and_o therefore_o mr._n hickman_n must_v recant_v the_o first_o or_o content_o smart_v for_o the_o impiety_n of_o the_o second_o §_o 11._o doctor_n stearn_n be_v very_o severe_a and_o upon_o very_o just_a ground_n to_o the_o use_n that_o be_v make_v of_o the_o same_o distinction_n 249._o for_o he_o do_v not_o content_v himself_o to_o say_v that_o to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o action_n from_o which_o the_o obliquity_n can_v be_v separate_a be_v to_o be_v the_o very_a cause_n of_o the_o obliquity_n itself_o because_o the_o obliquity_n be_v annex_v to_o the_o entity_n of_o the_o action_n and_o th●t_v in_o a_o manner_n unavoidable_a nor_o do_v he_o only_o add_v this_o that_o man_n himself_o be_v no_o otherwise_o the_o author_n of_o his_o sin_n then_o as_o he_o be_v author_n of_o that_o action_n to_o which_o the_o obliquity_n be_v annex_v but_o he_o say_v yet_o far_o 249._o that_o if_o god_n well-knowing_a the_o absolute_a inseparability_n of_o the_o obliquity_n from_o the_o action_n do_v willing_o produce_v that_o very_a action_n he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v free_a from_o the_o obliquity_n of_o the_o action_n that_o he_o be_v môre_o guilty_a of_o it_o than_o the_o man_n himself_o in_o who_o that_o action_n be_v ●o_o produce_v as_o who_o do_v seldom_o or_o never_o think_v of_o the_o obliquity_n annex_v quam_fw-la deus_fw-la nunquam_fw-la non_fw-la cognoscit_fw-la &_o animadvertit_fw-la nay_o he_o charge_v the_o adversary_n with_o a_o high_a blasphemy_n than_o that_o even_o with_o make_v god_n more_o guilty_a than_o the_o devil_n which_o how_o they_o can_v answer_v let_v they_o consider_v who_o it_o concern_v i_o shall_v only_o for_o the_o present_a subjoin_v his_o word_n immo_n daemon_n hominem_fw-la ad_fw-la peccandum_fw-la tentantes_fw-la minori_fw-la jure_fw-la authores_fw-la peccati_fw-la sunt_fw-la censendi_fw-la quam_fw-la causa_fw-la libera_n actionis_fw-la illam_fw-la producens_fw-la &_o non_fw-la tantùm_fw-la sciens_fw-la malitiam_fw-la esse_fw-la

illi_fw-la annexam_fw-la no_o daemon_n non_fw-la producunt_fw-la actiones_fw-la quibus_fw-la malitia_fw-la est_fw-la annexa_fw-la sed_fw-la tantum_fw-la solicitant_fw-la etc._n etc._n multo_fw-la itaque_fw-la magis_fw-la malitiae_fw-la reus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la sciens_fw-la &_o volens_fw-la non_fw-la tentat_fw-la aut_fw-la solicitat_fw-la sed_fw-la actionem_fw-la reipsa_fw-la producit_fw-la cujus_fw-la malitia_fw-la ut_fw-la ab_fw-la ea_fw-la prorsus_fw-la inseparabilis_fw-la ipsi_fw-la quam_fw-la clarissimè_fw-la patet_fw-la what_o kind_n of_o adversary_n they_o be_v who_o the_o doctor_n thus_o handle_v and_o how_o much_o mr._n hickman_n become_v concern_v he_o give_v we_o to_o know_v by_o his_o two_o instance_n in_o twisse_n and_o zuinglius_fw-la §_o 12._o a_o whole_a college_n of_o remonstrant_n man_n of_o renown_n for_o their_o piety_n and_o learning_n too_o think_v fit_a to_o shame_v the_o common_a subterfuge_n by_o these_o two_o way_n of_o argumentation_n etc._n 1._o whensoever_o a_o superior_a and_o omnipotent_a cause_n do_v so_o move_v and_o determine_v the_o inferior_a and_o impotent_a that_o it_o be_v so_o move_v can_v choose_v but_o sin_n then_o must_v the_o guilt_n of_o that_o sin_n be_v whole_o transfer_v on_o the_o superior_a and_o omnipotent_a cause_n but_o according_a to_o those_o man_n who_o affirm_v the_o positive_a act_n of_o all_o the_o very_o worst_a sin_n to_o be_v the_o creature_n and_o work_n of_o god_n the_o inferior_a cause_n be_v so_o move_v by_o the_o omnipotent_a and_o superior_a as_o that_o it_o can_v choose_v but_o sin_n therefore_o according_a to_o those_o man_n the_o sin_n be_v whole_o to_o be_v transfer_v on_o the_o superior_a cause_n 2._o when_o two_o cause_n do_v concur_v to_o one_o action_n to_o wit_n the_o action_n of_o hate_v god_n whereof_o the_o one_o act_n be_v free_o and_o the_o other_o of_o necessity_n then_o must_v the_o cause_n which_o act_n free_o sustain_v the_o whole_a fault_n of_o its_o come_n to_o pass_v but_o according_a to_o the_o man_n aforesaid_a god_n act_v free_o in_o the_o produce_v of_o such_o a_o action_n which_o m._n hickman_n reckon_v among_o god_n creature_n and_o the_o inferior_a cause_n of_o necessity_n therefore_o according_a to_o those_o man_n god_n sustain_v the_o whole_a fault_n of_o its_o come_n to_o pass_v and_o we_o know_v in_o the_o whole_a fault_n be_v include_v the_o obliquity_n as_o well_o as_o the_o act_n epist._n §_o 13._o the_o apologist_n for_o tilenus_n do_v make_v this_o answer_n to_o the_o distinction_n 1._o that_o man_n do_v seldom_o or_o never_o entertain_v sin_n or_o consent_v to_o it_o with_o a_o design_n to_o oppose_v himself_o to_o the_o divine_a law_n but_o to_o enjoy_v his_o pleasure_n and_o satisfy_v his_o appetite_n 2._o he_o suppose_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v consent_v to_o sin_n with_o such_o a_o set_a purpose_n to_o oppose_v god_n law_n and_o then_o infer_v that_o according_a to_o mr._n h.'s_n doctrine_n that_o consent_n and_o that_o purpose_n be_v positive_a entity_n and_o act_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v from_o god_n and_o of_o his_o production_n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v either_o that_o man_n do_v not_o sin_n when_o he_o commit_v such_o a_o act_n or_o that_o the_o fault_n be_v imputable_a to_o god_n who_o be_v call_v by_o mr._n hickman_n the_o first_o cause_n of_o that_o act._n i_o wonder_v when_o mr._n h._n will_v give_v that_o author_n a_o reply_n 16._o §_o 14._o but_o after_o all_o and_o above_o all_o i_o commend_v to_o consideration_n the_o word_n of_o the_o reverend_n dr._n hammond_n who_o have_v show_v how_o those_o doctrine_n which_o be_v common_o call_v calvinistical_a be_v so_o noxious_a to_o the_o practice_n and_o life_n of_o man_n as_o to_o be_v able_a to_o evacuate_v all_o the_o force_n of_o the_o fundamental_o of_o christianity_n 156._o those_o i_o mean_v by_o he_o foremention_v 180._o and_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o distinction_n betwixt_o the_o act_n and_o the_o obliquity_n which_o the_o assertor_n of_o those_o doctrine_n have_v common_o use_v as_o a_o artifice_n 178._o for_o the_o avoid_n of_o those_o consequence_n by_o which_o their_o doctrine_n be_v render_v odious_a at_o last_o proceed_v to_o make_v it_o appear_v 182.183_o that_o this_o be_v no_o way_n applicable_a to_o the_o free_n of_o god_n from_o be_v the_o author_n of_o that_o sin_n of_o which_o he_o be_v say_v by_o those_o man_n to_o predetermine_v the_o act_n for_o 1._o though_o a_o free_a power_n of_o act_v good_a or_o evil_n be_v perfect_o distinct_a and_o separable_a from_o do_v evil_a and_o therefore_o god_n that_o be_v the_o author_n of_o one_o can_v thence_o be_v infer_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o other_o yet_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o separable_a from_o the_o obliquity_n of_o that_o act_n the_o act_n of_o blasphemy_n from_o the_o obliquity_n or_o irregularity_n of_o blasphemy_n the_o least_o evil_a thought_n or_o word_n against_o a_o infinite_a good_a god_n be_v as_o crooked_a as_o the_o rule_n be_v straight_o and_o consequent_o he_o that_o predetermine_v the_o act_n must_v needs_o predetermine_v the_o obliquity_n nay_o 2._o if_o there_o be_v any_o advantage_n to_o be_v make_v of_o this_o distinction_n in_o this_o matter_n it_o will_v more_o true_o be_v affirm_v on_o the_o contrary_a side_n that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o obliquity_n and_o man_n of_o the_o act_n for_o god_n that_o give_v the_o rule_n in_o transgress_v of_o which_o all_o obliquity_n consist_v do_v contribute_v a_o great_a deal_n though_o not_o to_o the_o production_n of_o that_o act_n which_o be_v free_o commit_v against_o that_o rule_n yet_o to_o the_o denominate_v it_o oblique_a for_o if_o there_o be_v no_o law_n there_o will_v be_v no_o obliquity_n god_n that_o give_v the_o law_n that_o a_o jew_n shall_v be_v circumcise_v thereby_o constitute_v uncircumcision_n a_o obliquity_n which_o have_v he_o not_o give_v that_o law_n have_v never_o be_v such_o but_o for_o the_o act_n as_o 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