Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	apostle_n	faith_n	grace_n	1,407	5	5.8253	4	false

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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predestinate_v if_o he_o persevere_v then_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n be_v out_o where_o he_o say_v the_o counsel_n of_o god_n be_v immutable_a heb._n 6._o 17._o then_o the_o papist_n may_v say_v there_o be_v no_o predestination_n of_o the_o reprobate_n they_o be_v only_o foreknown_a which_o be_v true_a in_o sano_fw-la sensu_fw-la but_o not_o in_o their_o sense_n absurd_a 8._o eight_o hence_o it_o follow_v all_o man_n be_v dispose_v and_o ordain_v of_o god_n so_o as_o they_o may_v obtain_v eternal_a life_n if_o they_o will_v their_o predestination_n be_v like_a unto_o a_o hypotheticall_a proposition_n absurd_a 9_o nine_o hence_o follow_v fall_v from_o grace_n that_o the_o seal_n of_o god_n election_n be_v not_o sure_a that_o some_o who_o be_v give_v to_o christ_n may_v be_v lose_v or_o as_o if_o after_o our_o regeneration_n there_o be_v as_o at_o our_o creation_n a_o posse_fw-la mori_fw-la we_o may_v die_v from_o god_n woe_n to_o man_n if_o his_o condition_n be_v the_o same_o 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