Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	act_n	action_n	affirm_v	104	3	7.7776	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15445	The delights of the saints A most comfortable treatise, of grace and peace, and many other excellent points. Whereby men may liue like saints on earth, and become true saints in heauen. First deliuered in a sermon preached at Pauls Crosse the second day of December, being the second Sunday of the Parliament. And in other sermons within the Cathedrall Church of Saint Paul, London. By Gryffith Williams, Doctor of Diuinity, and Parson of Lhan-Lhechyd. The contents are set downe after the epistle to the reader.	Williams, Gryffith, 1589?-1672.	1622 (1622)	STC 25716; ESTC S102808	185,617	476

motion_n and_o every_o action_n be_v from_o god_n and_o therefore_o every_o sin_n to_o this_o it_o be_v brief_o answer_v that_o in_o every_o sin_n there_o be_v three_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v 1._o the_o act_n 2._o the_o obliquity_n 3._o obligation_n to_o punishment_n 1._o for_o the_o act_n we_o say_v it_o be_v from_o god_n 36._o rom._n 11._o 36._o for_o of_o he_o and_o in_o he_o and_o for_o he_o be_v all_o thing_n i._n aswell_o action_n as_o substance_n as_o augustine_n say_v 2._o the_o obliquity_n or_o corruption_n of_o 20._o aug._n to_o 7._o the_o great_a &_o lib._n arb_n c._n 20._o the_o action_n be_v only_o from_o man_n and_o no_o way_n from_o god_n as_o from_o a_o efficient_a cause_n thereof_o neither_o shall_v this_o seem_v strange_a to_o any_o man_n that_o in_o the_o self_n same_o sinful_a thing_n the_o action_n and_o the_o obliquity_n of_o the_o act_n two_o different_a thing_n act_n we_o consider_v the_o act_n and_o the_o obliquity_n of_o the_o act_n and_o do_v affirm_v 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shall_v hate_v his_o people_n and_o deal_v untrue_o with_o his_o servant_n that_o he_o harden_v the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o eglon_n and_o such_o like_a 3._o judg._n 3._o i_o answer_v that_o in_o every_o sin_n there_o be_v three_o concur_v agent_n to_o be_v consider_v and_o the_o sin_n be_v ascribe_v sometime_o to_o the_o one_o and_o sometime_o to_o the_o other_o but_o ever_o in_o a_o different_a respect_n as_o 1._o it_o be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n as_o the_o author_n man_n how_o sin_n be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n to_o the_o devil_n &_o to_o man_n by_o who_o we_o receive_v power_n to_o do_v every_o action_n and_o motion_n and_o as_o the_o voluntary_a sufferer_n of_o the_o obliquity_n or_o pravitie_n of_o the_o action_n for_o the_o reason_n above_o show_v and_o thus_o god_n be_v say_v to_o harden_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o wicked_a or_o to_o deliver_v 20._o psal_n 81._o 13._o rom._n 1._o aug._n tom_n 7._o de_fw-la gratia_fw-la &_o lib._n arbit_n cap._n 20._o they_o 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move_v the_o righteous_a judge_n to_o pity_v we_o and_o so_o the_o psalmist_n say_v recordatus_fw-la infirmity_n god_n pity_v our_o infirmity_n est_fw-la quia_fw-la caro_fw-la he_o remember_v that_o we_o be_v but_o dust_n and_o therefore_o pity_v we_o and_o send_v his_o grace_n into_o our_o heart_n that_o so_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o that_o grace_n we_o may_v do_v all_o thing_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v we_o may_v rise_v from_o sin_n we_o may_v do_v good_a and_o persevere_v in_o good_a unto_o our_o end_n by_o this_o therefore_o we_o may_v perceive_v from_o whence_o all_o thing_n do_v proceed_v 1._o all_o good_a from_o grace_n 2._o all_o evil_a for_o want_v of_o grace_n and_o therefore_o if_o there_o be_v any_o goodness_n grace_n all_o good_a proceed_v from_o grace_n any_o virtue_n in_o any_o of_o we_o hoc_fw-la totum_fw-la gratiae_fw-la semper_fw-la reputa_fw-la we_o must_v ascribe_v all_o to_o grace_n and_o say_v with_o the_o apostle_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n i_o be_o that_o i_o be_o for_o without_o his_o grace_n i_o be_v a_o persecuter_n and_o that_o i_o now_o preach_v and_o labour_v more_o abundant_o than_o the_o rest_n it_o be_v not_o i_o that_o do_v it_o i._o of_o myself_o alone_o that_o do_v it_o but_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o be_v in_o i_o so_o shall_v every_o one_o of_o we_o confess_v the_o like_a that_o every_o one_o which_o rejoice_v may_v rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n for_o whatsoever_o good_a be_v in_o we_o the_o same_o be_v only_o from_o god_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n a_o good_a thought_n be_v gratia_fw-la infusa_fw-la a_o good_a word_n be_v gratia_fw-la effusa_fw-la and_o a_o good_a act_n be_v gratia_fw-la diffusa_fw-la on_o the_o other_o side_n if_o any_o man_n commit_v evil_a the_o want_n of_o grace_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o evil_a sin_n if_o he_o come_v to_o a_o unhappy_a end_n it_o be_v because_o he_o want_v grace_n and_o therefore_o beloved_a brethren_n as_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o every_o epistle_n 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de_fw-fr 4._o touch_v the_o certainty_n or_o assurance_n of_o grace_n we_o must_v consider_v these_o two_o point_n 1._o of_o the_o being_n or_o have_v of_o it_o 2._o of_o the_o continue_n or_o not_o lose_v of_o it_o de_fw-fr 1_o if_o want_n of_o grace_n be_v so_o lamentable_a grace_n many_o think_v themselves_o too_o sure_o of_o grace_n when_o as_o indeed_o they_o have_v no_o grace_n as_o i_o show_v you_o before_o it_o be_v a_o point_n most_o requisite_a to_o examine_v whether_o we_o have_v save_v grace_n or_o not_o many_o indeed_o be_v so_o sure_a of_o grace_n that_o they_o grow_v careless_a to_o seek_v for_o grace_n for_o as_o multi_fw-la ad_fw-la veritatis_fw-la cognitionem_fw-la pervenissent_fw-la nisi_fw-la se_fw-la iamdudum_fw-la pervenisse_fw-la putassent_fw-la many_o may_v have_v attain_v to_o learning_n but_o that_o they_o think_v themselves_o learned_a enough_o so_o it_o may_v be_v these_o man_n will_v seek_v for_o grace_n but_o that_o they_o think_v they_o have_v grace_n 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himself_o and_o his_o only_a will_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o he_o give_v it_o to_o one_o and_o deni_v it_o to_o another_o and_o therefore_o because_o god_n be_v great_a exceed_v our_o capacity_n and_o 36._o job_n 36._o his_o counsel_n be_v unsearchable_a for_o who_o have_v know_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o schoolman_n do_v most_o constant_o aver_v that_o à_fw-la priori_fw-la from_o the_o first_o cause_n we_o can_v possible_o know_v the_o certainty_n of_o the_o presence_n or_o of_o the_o absence_n of_o god_n 9_o thom._n 1._o 2_o ae_z q._n 112._o be_v 5._o job_n 9_o grace_n in_o we_o according_a to_o that_o of_o job_n si_fw-mi venerit_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o non_fw-la videbo_fw-la eum_fw-la si_fw-la abierit_fw-la non_fw-la intelligam_fw-la and_o they_o render_v three_o reason_n to_o prove_v it_o expedient_a that_o we_o shall_v not_o know_v it_o 1._o that_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n judgement_n may_v humble_v us._n 2._o that_o presumptuous_a security_n shall_v not_o overthrow_v us._n 3._o that_o we_o shall_v watchful_o and_o earnest_o desire_v and_o expect_v grace_n and_o seek_v for_o the_o same_o as_o for_o silver_n de_fw-fr 2._o a_o man_n may_v know_v his_o estate_n &_o the_o certainty_n of_o have_v grace_n by_o revelation_n as_o s._n paul_n do_v when_o the_o lord_n tell_v he_o sufficit_fw-la tibi_fw-la gratia_fw-la mea_fw-la my_o grace_n shall_v be_v sufficient_a for_o thou_o de_fw-fr 3_o a_o man_n may_v know_v the_o certainty_n of_o have_v grace_n by_o experience_n i._o by_o the_o effect_n and_o fruit_n of_o grace_n that_o he_o perceive_v in_o himself_o and_o this_o be_v the_o only_a way_n that_o we_o do_v or_o may_v know_v that_o we_o have_v any_o grace_n now_o the_o fruit_n of_o grace_n be_v many_o s._n bernard_n reckon_v three_o 1._o the_o hatred_n of_o sin_n past_a arbit_fw-la bern._n in_o l._n de_fw-fr lib._n arbit_fw-la 2._o the_o contempt_n of_o present_a vanity_n 3._o the_o desire_n of_o future_a felicity_n whosoever_o find_v these_o thing_n in_o not_o how_o we_o may_v know_v whether_o we_o have_v grace_n or_o not_o himself_o may_v assure_v himself_o they_o proceed_v from_o grace_n and_o aquinas_n say_v that_o whosoever_o do_v believe_v in_o god_n delight_n in_o christ_n despise_v the_o world_n and_o hate_v his_o sin_n he_o may_v assure_v himself_o he_o have_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o what_o can_v we_o say_v more_o than_o this_o or_o what_o can_v any_o man_n say_v less_o than_o this_o for_o the_o tree_n must_v be_v know_v by_o the_o fruit_n say_v our_o saviour_n and_o therefore_o the_o knowledge_n of_o have_v grace_n be_v not_o by_o any_o presumptuous_a supposition_n but_o by_o a_o diligent_a examination_n of_o have_v the_o same_o by_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o same_o and_o thus_o we_o say_v that_o a_o man_n may_v know_v the_o certainty_n of_o his_o estate_n by_o the_o fruit_n of_o grace_n 1._o by_o the_o