Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	actual_a	original_a	sin_n	4,867	5	6.6897	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96265	A discovery, and confutation of the opinions, and practises of some false brethren, betwixt Bridge, and Lincolne: shewing how they agree in their opinions, with Pelagians; Papists; Arminians; in their practises, with Anabaptists. Wherein univerall redemption is confuted; and Gods absolute decree confirmed. / By John Wetherall, minister of Spridlington, near Lincolne. March 22. 1651. Imprimatur. John Downame.	Wetherall, John, minister of Spridlington.	1652 (1652)	Wing W1523; Thomason E661_1; ESTC R206761	53,660	88

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33._o 19_o if_o man_n have_v be_v create_v wicked_a or_o evil_n than_o god_n have_v not_o have_v just_a occasion_n to_o punish_v the_o wickedness_n whereof_o he_o himself_o be_v the_o author_n and_o maker_n but_o be_v create_v good_a and_o have_v give_v he_o power_n to_o stand_v he_o may_v just_o punish_v he_o if_o he_o fall_v from_o this_o decree_n of_o preterition_n or_o reprobation_n it_o well_o follow_v judas_n be_v reprobate_v therefore_o he_o will_v not_o use_v the_o mean_n that_o god_n offer_v for_o his_o salvation_n but_o it_o be_v not_o a_o good_a consequence_n to_o say_v therefore_o god_n have_v not_o give_v he_o sufficient_a mean_n or_o remedy_n to_o escape_v damnation_n be_v not_o his_o own_o wicked_a will_v the_o only_a hindrance_n these_o two_o proposition_n may_v stand_v together_o i_o will_v that_o if_o judas_n repent_v and_o believe_v he_o shall_v have_v remission_n and_o salvation_n i_o will_v not_o give_v unto_o judas_n the_o gift_n of_o repentance_n or_o faith_n that_o he_o may_v attain_v salvation_n as_o it_o be_v senseless_a to_o say_v god_n decree_n of_o give_v faith_n to_o peter_n be_v suspend_v till_o peter_n faith_n and_o repentance_n so_o it_o be_v as_o senseless_a to_o say_v god_n permit_v judas_n to_o die_v in_o unbelief_n and_o impenitency_n be_v ground_v upon_o his_o unbelief_n and_o impenitency_n it_o be_v true_a the_o father_n be_v spare_v in_o this_o point_v till_o that_o monster_n pelagianisme_n be_v midwife_v into_o the_o world_n and_o yet_o deus_fw-la in_o negotio_fw-la predestinationis_fw-la non_fw-la egreditur_fw-la extra_fw-la se_fw-la and_o the_o cause_n of_o predestination_n be_v sola_fw-la dei_fw-la voluntas_fw-la so_o say_v all_o the_o father_n and_o so_o say_v the_o best_a reform_a church_n for_o i_o say_v the_o lutheran_n be_v yet_o defective_a in_o their_o omnipresence_n and_o foresee_a faith_n then_o how_o can_v there_o be_v any_o consideration_n of_o foresee_a faith_n and_o work_n god_n go_v out_o of_o himself_o if_o he_o have_v regard_n to_o faith_n perseverance_n or_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o intrà_fw-la se_fw-la be_v it_o not_o nonsense_n to_o say_v the_o decree_n of_o predestination_n be_v intrà_fw-la se_fw-la if_o god_n have_v respect_n to_o any_o thing_n extra_fw-la se_fw-la and_o if_o any_o object_n that_o god_n do_v nothing_o therefore_o not_o reprobate_a without_o a_o reason_n i_o say_v his_o will_n be_v reason_n sufficient_a do_v we_o say_v and_o pray_v thy_o will_n be_v do_v in_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o yet_o deny_v it_o in_o predestination_n the_o psalmist_n do_v prove_v it_o true_a in_o despite_n of_o proud_a man_n our_o god_n have_v do_v whatsoever_o please_v he_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n psal_n 135._o 6._o he_o do_v work_v and_o he_o do_v work_v all_o thing_n after_o the_o council_n of_o his_o own_o will_n ephes_n 1._o 5._o rom._n 9_o 19_o suppose_v that_o i_o with_o other_o come_v for_o entertainment_n to_o such_o a_o gentleman_n