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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	bear_v	great_a	see_v	1,565	5	3.0235	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02914	A short and plaine proofe by the word, and workes off God, that Gods decree is not the cause off anye mans sinne or condemnation And that all men are redeamed by Christ. As also. That no infants are condemned.	Helwys, Thomas, 1550?-1616?	1611 (1611)	STC 13055; ESTC S118308	16,962	30

even so might grace also reigne by righteousnes vnto Eternal life by Iesus Christ How hath the Lord by the vnspeakeable evidence off his truth proved to mens consciences that wil beleeve his word that he did not leave forsake Adam nor for his sinne any mankind vnder that condemnation which by Adams offence went over al. But by grace in Christ hath Freed Adam in him al man-kind From that sinne off Adam To make it yet more plaine that as Adam was Freed From that sinne so al man-kind was Freed And as the promise off Christ the promised seed was made sent to Adam evē so was he promised sent to al the world for the same end which was to save him as the Lord sheweth by his owne words iff hee may bee beleeved the Lord give men harts to beleeve him Ioh. 12.47 I came not to judg the World but to save the world And Ioh. 3.17 God sent not his Sonne into the World that hee should condemne the World but that the World through him might bee saved Now let the Godly harted Reader judg whether the promissed seed Christ was not promissed sent to al the world For the same end for the which he was promissed and sent to Adam which was to save the World as he was promissed sent for the same end to al the World as to Adam So was hee promissed sent vnder the same condition to all the World as hee was promissed and sent to Adam The Condition was that Adam should beleeve and vnder this same Condition was Christ promissed and sent to al the World as is shewed by Christs owne words joh 12.46 I am come a light into the World that whosoever beleeveth in mee should not abide in darkenes And joh 3.16 God so loved the world that hee hath given his onely begotten Sonne that whosoever beleeveth in him should not perish but have everlasting life Where is now this conceived device that God should decree to leave forsake some that they might perish Who hath told men off such a decree that God hath or doth with hold his grace from anie so leave them to sinne and to perish for their sinne Where have they found it out learned it so perfectly The word off God hath not taught it them And the works off God hath not shewed it vnto them thus to teach men That the Lords decrees and waies are vnequal either in his justice or in his mercie as they doe judg and teach which judg and teach that God hath decreed for Adams sinne to forsake and leave some to with-hold his grace from them that they might perish hath decreed to save other some by giveing thē Grace Whereby they would make the Lord more just to some then to other some in condemning And more merciful to some then to other some in saveing and all For one the same Synne The Lord complaynes off Israel because they say his waies are vnequal Ezech. 18. The whole Chapter throwe shewing them how vnjustly they accused him in vseing that Proverbe The Fathers have eaten sower grapes and the Childrens feeth are set on edge Charging the Lord herein to punish the Child For the Fathers Fault And the Lord in that whole part off his word even strives to prove his wayes equall in punishing the soule that sinneth And that the sonne not shall beare the iniquitie off the Father Saying Furthermore That hee hath no desire that the wicked should dye but that they should returne and live And iff the Lord had great cause to complayne off Israell For this so vnjust accusation which they laid vpon him how greater cause hath he to complayne off all you that charge him to have cōdemned al the soules that are condemned From the beginning off the World vnto the end thereoff For Adams sinne Sayinge that God decreed to leave them vnder Adams sinne And not to give them a Saviour And to with-hold his grace that they might perish makeing Adams sinne the cause off all their condemnation For it being the cause that the Lord doth leave forsake them it is then the cause off their condemnation And vnder this condemnation to bring so manie thousands off millions off poore infāts that dye before they have done good or evill Rom. 9.11 As he Holy Ghost testifyeth to be bee their condition And our Saviour Christ Luke 18.16 in commendation off the condition qualitie off Babes saith Suffer the Babes to come vnto me for of such is the kingdome of Heaven And Matt. 18 3. Except ye bee converted and become as little Children ye shal not enter into the kingdome of heaven vers 4. Whosoever therefore shal humble himself as this little Child the same is the greatest in the Kingdome of heaven In all this shewing that the Children off Christs Kingdome must be off such humble qualitie condition as infants I hope none wil deny but al infants are off one qualitie condition even the infants off the Turks Our Saviour Christ speakes off al infants generally wil men yet judg some infants condemned And of such infāts the Lord sheweth his great cōpassion when he saith to the Prophet Ionah Ionah 4.11 Should I not spare Nyneueh that great cittie where are six score thousand persons that cannot descerne betwene their right hand and their left and also much Cattel Whereby the Lord sheweth that they had not sinned neither were giltie off their Fathers sinnes And wil you yet charge the Lord to condemne so manie infants al for Adams sinne are not your waies vnequall thus to say teach mē to hold thinke off God Doth the Lord say that that soule that sinneth shall dye And dare men say that the soules off infants shal dye who have neither done good nor evil Vpon these rocks and manie moe doth your opinion off perticuler redemptiō cast you And little doe you knowe the misterie off iniquitie in this point And who doth knowe the depth off the misterie off iniquitie herein Yet give vs leave to shewe you some high degrees off the misterie off iniquitie in this your opinion First it makes Gods decree the cause off sinne cōdēnation so makes God the author cause off condemnation sinne which is high blasphemy against the Holy one And hereby is all the sinne in the World that ever hath bene is shal be committed laid vpon God which is high iniquity the sinne off sinnes Secondly it restraineth the love off God to the world in giveing his Sonne for a Saviour and whereas our Saviour Christ saith Ioh. 3.16 God so loved the World that he hath given his onely begottē sonne that whosoever beleeveth in him should not perish but have eternal life This opinion off perticuler redemptiō saith That God did not so love the World but he loved some few perticuler persons as he gave his sonne for them they onely shal beleve shal

their thoughts his wayes by their wayes they wil find out a cause off sin before the World was finding that the Almightie hath decreed al thinges that come to passe that off him through him al thinges are they wil do conclude most blasphemously that God hath foredecreed that sin should come to passe not content to stay thēselves here they runne on with an high hand because they see sin enters by actiō that God is the moveing cause off al thinges For in him wee live and move ād have our being Act. 17.28 These men by their natural art from their harts that are carnal must do necessarily conclude that God is the moving cause in the action off sinne But yet by the craste subtiltye off Sathā who lieth in wait hereby to deceive vnder a culler they say that God is not the author off sinne nor actor off sin But he is the author actor off every action they Wil have Gods providence in everie action although the action bee sinfull but not Gods providence in the sin off the action as in Adams eating off the forbidden 〈…〉 moveing cause in the action off eating but not in the sinne not seeing that that action was the sinne Thus do they walke by their owne ymaginations and intents deceaving being deceaved pretending not to lay sin vpon God when indeed in truth they directly make God the author off sin Our best thoughts off them is that they do it ignorantly the Lord give them harts to repent all whose conversions should bee the ioy off our soules To deale in this high point mistery off godlines who more vnfit then we to deale with these men off al wee are most vnfit but yet to shew our selves Faithfull with that talent that God hath given vs we have through the grace off God taken in hand to do our best service vnto the Lord herein hopeing off his assistance acceptāce And first thus much to these their reasons conclusions to shew wherein we differ from them they digresse From the truth Wee confesse that God hath decreed al the good that cometh to passe that off him through him are all good thinghs that the Lord is the author actor moveing cause in to every good action that his providence is in every good action But God hath not decreed that any evil should come to passe neither is he the author actor or moveing cause to or in anie evil action neither is his providence over or in anie action wherein is evil Iam. 1.13 18. Al these forealleged reasons collectiōs how many mo we knowe not are brought to mainteine that Faire glorious deceaving opinion off perticuler Election perticuler reprobation so off perticuler Redemption which to speake to the vnderstanding off the simplest is that God hath out off his eternal decre wil especially chosen appointed some perticuler mē to be saved they off necessity must be saved out off his owne Fore purpose wil he hath cast away some to be daned which he would not should be saved they of necessity must be damned so hath perticulerly redeamed some left others to perish To conclude vtterly destroy vnder one ground off truth a these al other distinctions conclusions devices produced to mainteyne this opinion we wil by the grace off God take the most plaine easie and short way that by the direction off his Spirit our harts can device which is a way most fitting our owne capacities wee hope wil be most profitable for the vprigt harted reader And to proceed to this we wil first set downe what is the cause off condemnation that is shewed in these words off th'Appostle Rom 5.12 Death entred by sin vers 18. by Offence the fault came on all men to condemnation Whereby it is proved that Syn is the cause off cōdemnation which al wil graunt that knowe God And all that feare God might graunt here seeke no Further that iff sin be the cause off condemnation then Gods decree is not the cause this wee knowe will not give satisfaction But to give ful satisfaction we must seeke to find out who or what is the first cause off sin and this must be found out by the first sin in the first sinner In the which passage by the grace off God wee will labor withal our poore endeavours to shew that the Almightie hath cleared himself by his word works That he did not decre nor was the author actor nor moveing cause in or to the first sin then off no sin which being proved we hope it wil appeare vnto al that do not either willingly or necligētly shut their eies that no man is condemned because God hath decreed him to condemnation mans sin being the cause off condemnation as is proved the Holie one being no cause off mans sin To prove that God did not decre nor was the author actor nor moveing cause in or off the action off sin let vs be guided by the holy word workes off God both wch wil prove this so evidently as it shal never be gain said with anie cullor or shew off truth First then to come to a due consideration off Gods worke in the Creation off Adam which though al men knowe yet it should appeare few do throughly consider off God Created him a perfect man according to his owne ymage and likenes Gen. 1.26.27 in righteousnes and true Holines Ephes 4.24 Giveing him free power over his owne wil as is proved when he saieth Thou shalt eate freely of every tree of the gardē Gen. 2.16 But of the tree of knowledg of good and evill thou shalt not eat of it For whensoever thou eatest thereof thou shalt dye the death Thus giveing him free power over his owne wil bodie to eate or not to eate yet the Lord restraning him off the forbiddē Fruit by his commaundement threatning judgment but not by his omnipotent power This perfect Holy worke off God this perfect Holy word off God doth shewe not to bee gaine-said that God did not decree Adam should sin then was God no author actor nor moveing cause in or off the action off sin In that wee purpose not because wee think wee have no need to stand vpon anie otherground for the whole tryal off this great waighty cause wee will strive to make it as plaine as possibly wee can by Gods assistance that in these few words it is proved that God decreed not that Adam should sin thus then wee proceed It is proved heere that God gave Adam free-wil power to eat or not to eate this al men doe confesse how then can it bee said with anie Spiritual vnderstanding that God decreed he should sin For Gods fore coūsel decree must off necessitie come to passe as the Propheth David sheweth Psal