Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	believe_v	faith_n	life_n	2,319	5	5.0453	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26977	Of the imputation of Christ's righteousness to believers in what sence [sic] sound Protestants hold it and of the false divised sence by which libertines subvert the Gospel : with an answer to some common objections, especially of Dr. Thomas Tully whose Justif. Paulina occasioneth the publication of this / by Richard Baxter a compassionate lamenter of the Church's wounds caused by hasty judging ... and by the theological wars which are hereby raised and managed ...	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1675 (1675)	Wing B1332; ESTC R28361	172,449	320

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through_o the_o satisfaction_n and_o merit_n of_o christ_n 39_o yet_o the_o reatus_fw-la culpae_fw-la be_v remit_v to_o we_o relative_o as_o to_o the_o punishment_n though_o not_o in_o itself_o that_o be_v it_o shall_v not_o procure_v our_o damnation_n even_o as_o christ_n righteousness_n be_v though_o not_o in_o itself_o yet_o respective_o as_o to_o the_o benefit_n say_v to_o be_v make_v we_o in_o as_o much_o as_o we_o shall_v have_v those_o benefit_n by_o it_o 40._o thus_o both_o the_o material_a and_o the_o formal_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n be_v make_v we_o that_o be_v both_o the_o holy_a habit_n and_o act_n and_o his_o suffering_n with_o the_o relative_n formal_a righteousness_n of_o his_o own_o person_n because_o these_o be_v altogether_o one_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o our_o justification_n common_o call_v the_o material_a cause_n obj._n but_o though_o forma_fw-la denominat_fw-la yet_o if_o christ_n righteousness_n in_o matter_n and_o form_n be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n 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instrumental_a intervention_n and_o conveyance_n or_o collation_n by_o this_o deed_n of_o gift_n or_o covenant_n do_v confound_v themselves_o by_o confound_v and_o overlook_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o justification_n that_o which_o christ_n do_v by_o his_o merit_n be_v to_o procure_v the_o new_a covenant_n the_o new_a covenant_n be_v a_o free_a gift_n of_o pardon_n and_o life_n with_o christ_n himself_o for_o his_o merit_n and_o satisfaction_n sake_n 44._o though_o the_o person_n of_o the_o mediator_n be_v not_o real_o or_o reputative_o the_o very_a person_n of_o each_o sinner_n nor_o so_o many_o person_n as_o there_o be_v sinner_n or_o believer_n yet_o it_o do_v belong_v to_o the_o person_n of_o the_o mediator_n so_o far_o limited_o to_o bear_v the_o person_n of_o a_o sinner_n and_o to_o stand_v in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o person_n of_o all_o sinner_n as_o to_o bear_v the_o punishment_n they_o deserve_v and_o to_o suffer_v for_o their_o sin_n 45._o scripture_n speak_v of_o moral_a 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near_o the_o case_n between_o christ_n and_o we_o as_o the_o similitude_n of_o a_o debtor_n will_v allow_v 2._o i_o do_v differ_v from_o mr._n lawson_n and_o paraeus_n and_o vrsine_n and_o olevian_n and_o scultetus_n and_o all_o that_o sort_n of_o worthy_a divine_n in_o this_o that_o whereas_o they_o make_v christ_n holiness_n and_o perfect_a obedience_n to_o be_v but_o justitia_fw-la personae_fw-la necessary_a to_o make_v his_o sacrifice_n spotless_a and_o so_o effectual_a i_o think_v that_o of_o itself_o it_o be_v as_o direct_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o pardon_n justification_n and_o life_n as_o christ_n passion_n be_v the_o passion_n be_v satisfactory_a and_o so_o meritorious_a and_o the_o personal_a holiness_n meritorious_a and_o so_o satisfactory_a for_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o law_n that_o condemn_v we_o be_v not_o fulfil_v by_o christ_n suffering_n for_o we_o but_o the_o lawgiver_n satisfy_v instead_o of_o the_o fulfil_n of_o it_o and_o that_o satisfaction_n lie_v in_o the_o substitution_n of_o that_o which_o as_o full_o or_o more_o attain_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n as_o our_o own_o suffering_n will_v have_v do_v now_o the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n may_v be_v attain_v by_o immediate_a merit_n of_o perfection_n as_o well_o as_o by_o suffer_v but_o best_a by_o both_o for_o 1._o by_o the_o perfect_a holiness_n and_o obedience_n of_o christ_n the_o holy_a and_o perfect_a will_n of_o god_n be_v please_v whence_o this_n be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v 2._o in_o order_n to_o the_o end_n of_o government_n holiness_n and_o perfect_a obedience_n be_v honour_v and_o free_v from_o the_o contempt_n which_o sin_n will_v cast_v upon_o it_o and_o the_o holiness_n of_o the_o law_n in_o its_o precept_n be_v public_o honour_v in_o this_o grand_a exemplar_n in_o who_o only_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v do_v on_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v do_v in_o heaven_n and_o such_o a_o specimen_fw-la to_o the_o world_n be_v great_o conducible_a to_o the_o end_n of_o government_n so_o that_o christ_n voluntary_o take_v humane_a nature_n which_o as_o such_o be_v oblige_v to_o this_o perfection_n he_o first_o high_o merit_v of_o god_n the_o father_n hereby_o and_o this_o with_o his_o suffer_v go_v to_o attain_v the_o end_n that_o our_o suffering_n shall_v have_v attain_v much_o better_o so_o that_o at_o least_o as_o meritorious_a if_o not_o secondary_o as_o satisfactory_a i_o see_v not_o but_o christ_n holiness_n procure_v the_o justify_v covenant_n for_o we_o equal_o with_o his_o death_n a_o prince_n may_v pardon_v a_o traitor_n for_o some_o noble_a service_n of_o his_o friend_n as_o well_o as_o for_o his_o suffering_n much_o more_o for_o both_o this_o way_n go_v grotius_n the_o satisf_n mr._n bradshaw_n and_o other_o 3._o when_o mr_n lawson_n say_v that_o the_o law_n bind_v not_o to_o obedience_n and_o punishment_n both_o he_o mean_v as_o to_o the_o same_o act_n which_o contradict_v not_o what_o nigrinus_n and_o other_o say_v that_o it_o bind_v a_o sinner_n to_o punishment_n for_o sin_n past_a and_o yet_o to_o obedience_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v which_o can_v be_v entire_a and_o perfect_a so_o pag._n 311._o cap._n 22._o qu._n 2._o whether_o there_o be_v two_o part_n of_o justification_n remission_n and_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n 1._o he_o refer_v we_o to_o what_o be_v aforecited_a against_o imputation_n of_o christ_n active_a righteousness_n separate_v or_o abstract_v for_o reward_n from_o the_o passive_a 2._o he_o show_v that_o paul_n take_v remission_n of_o sin_n and_o imputation_n of_o righteousness_n for_o the_o same_o thing_n so_o say_v many_o of_o we_o in_o conclusion_n i_o will_v mind_v the_o reader_n that_o by_o read_v some_o author_n for_o imputation_n i_o be_o bring_v to_o doubt_v whether_o some_o deny_v not_o all_o true_a remission_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v remission_n of_o the_o deserve_a punishment_n because_o i_o find_v that_o by_o remission_n they_o mean_v a_o non-imputation_n of_o sin_n under_o the_o formal_a notion_n of_o sin_n that_o god_n take_v it_o not_o to_o be_v our_o sin_n but_o christ_n and_o christ_n righteousness_n and_o perfection_n to_o be_v so_o we_o as_o that_o god_n account_v we_o not_o as_o true_o sinner_n and_o so_o they_o think_v that_o the_o reatus_fw-la culpae_fw-la as_o well_o as_o poenae_fw-la simple_o in_o itself_o be_v do_v away_o which_o if_o it_o be_v so_o than_o the_o reatus_fw-la poenae_fw-la the_o obligation_n to_o punishment_n or_o the_o dueness_n of_o punishment_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v dissolve_v or_o remit_v because_o it_o be_v never_o contract_v where_o i_o hold_v that_o it_o be_v the_o reatus_fw-la ad_fw-la poenam_fw-la the_o dueness_n of_o punishment_n only_o that_o be_v remit_v and_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n not_o as_o in_o itself_o but_o in_o its_o causality_n of_o punishment_n and_o so_o in_o all_o common_a language_n we_o say_v we_o forgive_v a_o man_n his_o fault_n when_o we_o forgive_v he_o all_o the_o penalty_n positive_a and_o privative_a not_o esteem_v he_o 1._o never_o to_o have_v do_v the_o fact_n 2._o or_o that_o fact_n not_o to_o have_v be_v a_o fault_n and_o his_o fault_n 3._o but_o that_o punishment_n for_o that_o fault_n be_v forgive_v he_o and_o the_o fault_n so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o punishment_n we_o must_v not_o feign_v god_n to_o judge_n false_o this_o make_v i_o think_v of_o a_o say_n of_o bp._n usher_v to_o i_o when_o i_o mention_v the_o papist_n place_v justification_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n conjunct_a he_o tell_v i_o that_o the_o papist_n ordinary_o acknowledge_v no_o remission_n and_o on_o search_n i_o find_v that_o aquinas_n and_o the_o most_o of_o they_o place_v no_o true_a remission_n of_o sin_n in_o justification_n for_o by_o remission_n which_o they_o make_v part_n of_o justification_n they_o mean_v mortification_n or_o destroy_v sin_n itself_o in_o the_o act_n or_o habit_n but_o that_o the_o pardon_n of_o the_o punishment_n be_v a_o thing_n that_o we_o all_o need_n be_v not_o denyable_a nor_o do_v they_o deny_v it_o though_o they_o deny_v it_o to_o be_v part_n of_o our_o justification_n for_o it_o be_v strange_a if_o they_o deny_v christ_n the_o pardon_v power_n which_o they_o give_v the_o pope_n and_o as_o joh._n crocius_n the_o justif_a oft_o tell_v they_o they_o shall_v for_o shame_n grant_v that_o christ_n righteousness_n may_v be_v as_o far_o impute_v to_o we_o as_o they_o say_v a_o saint_n or_o martyr_n redundant_fw-la merit_n and_o supererogation_n be_v but_o if_o the_o gild_n of_o fact_n and_o gild_n of_o fault_n in_o itself_o consider_v be_v not_o both_o impute_v first_o to_o we_o that_o be_v if_o we_o be_v not_o judge_v sinner_n i_o can_v see_v how_o we_o can_v be_v judge_v pardon_v sinner_n for_o he_o

it_o for_o we_o for_o it_o say_v not_o in_o word_n or_o sense_n thou_o or_o one_o for_o thou_o shall_v perfect_o obey_v or_o suffer_v it_o mention_v no_o substitute_n but_o it_o be_v the_o lawgiver_n and_o not_o that_o law_n that_o justify_v we_o by_o other_o mean_n §_o 28._o but_o we_o have_v another_o righteousness_n impute_v to_o we_o instead_o of_o that_o perfect_a legal_a innocency_n and_o rewardableness_n by_o which_o we_o shall_v be_v accept_v of_o god_n and_o glorify_v at_o last_o as_o sure_o and_o full_o at_o least_o as_o if_o we_o have_v never_o sin_v or_o have_v perfect_o keep_v that_o law_n which_o therefore_o may_v be_v call_v our_o pro-legal_a righteousness_n §_o 29._o but_o this_o righteousness_n be_v not_o yet_o either_o we_o by_o such_o a_o propriety_n as_o a_o personal_a performance_n will_v have_v be_v nor_o we_o to_o all_o the_o same_o end_n and_o purpose_n it_o save_v we_o not_o from_o all_o pain_n death_n or_o penal_a desertion_n nor_o constitute_v our_o relation_n just_a the_o same_o §_o 30._o it_o be_v the_o law_n of_o grace_n that_o justify_v we_o both_o as_o give_v we_o righteousness_n and_o as_o virtual_o judge_v we_o righteous_a when_o it_o have_v make_v we_o so_o and_o it_o be_v christ_n as_o judge_n according_a to_o that_o law_n and_o god_n by_o christ_n that_o will_v sentence_v we_o just_a and_o executive_o so_o use_v we_o §_o 31._o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n first_o give_v we_o faith_n and_o repentance_n by_o effectual_a vocation_n and_o then_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n by_o its_o donative_n part_n or_o act_n do_v give_v we_o a_o right_n to_o union_n with_o christ_n as_o the_o church_n head_n and_o so_o to_o his_o body_n and_o with_o he_o a_o right_a to_o pardon_n of_o past_a sin_n and_o to_o the_o spirit_n to_o dwell_v and_o act_v in_o we_o for_o the_o future_a and_o to_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o life_n eternal_a to_o be_v we_o in_o possession_n if_o we_o sincere_o obey_v and_o persevere_v §_o 32._o the_o total_a righteousness_n then_o which_o we_o have_v as_o a_o accident_n of_o which_o we_o be_v the_o subject_n be_v 1_o a_o right_a to_o impunity_n by_o the_o free_a pardon_n of_o all_o our_o sin_n and_o a_o right_a to_o god_n favour_n and_o glory_n as_o a_o free_a gift_n quoad_fw-la valorem_fw-la but_o as_o a_o reward_n of_o our_o obedience_n quoad_fw-la ordinem_fw-la conferendi_fw-la &_o rationem_fw-la comparativam_fw-la why_o one_o rather_o than_o another_o be_v judge_v meet_v for_o that_o free_a gift_n 2._o and_o the_o relation_n of_o one_o that_o have_v by_o grace_n perform_v the_o condition_n of_o that_o free_a gift_n without_o which_o we_o have_v be_v no_o capable_a recipient_n which_o be_v initial_o faith_n and_o repentance_n the_o condition_n of_o our_o right_n begin_v and_o consequent_o sincere_a obedience_n and_o perseverance_n the_o condition_n of_o continue_a right_n §_o 33._o christ_n personal_a righteousness_n be_v no_o one_o of_o these_o and_o so_o be_v not_o our_o constitutive_a righteousness_n formal_o and_o strict_o so_o call_v for_o formal_o our_o righteousness_n be_v a_o relation_n of_o right_a and_o it_o be_v the_o relation_n of_o our_o own_o person_n and_o a_o relation_n be_v a_o accident_n and_o the_o numerical_a relation_n or_o right_o of_o one_o person_n can_v be_v the_o same_o numerical_a accident_n of_o another_o person_n as_o the_o subject_n §_o 34._o there_o be_v but_o three_o sort_n of_o cause_n efficient_a constitutive_a and_o final_a 1._o christ_n be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o all_o our_o righteousness_n 1._o of_o our_o right_n to_o pardon_n and_o life_n 2._o and_o of_o our_o gospel-obedience_n and_o that_o many_o way_n 1._o he_o be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n 2._o he_o be_v the_o donor_n by_o his_o covenant_n 3._o and_o the_o donor_n or_o operator_n of_o our_o inherent_a righteousness_n by_o his_o spirit_n 4._o and_o the_o moral_a efficient_a by_o his_o word_n promise_v example_n etc._n etc._n 2._o and_o christ_n be_v partly_o the_o final_a cause_n 3._o but_o all_o the_o doubt_n be_v whether_o his_o personal_a righteousness_n be_v the_o constitutive_a cause_n §_o 35._o the_o constitutive_a cause_n of_o natural_a bodily_a substance_n consist_v of_o matter_n dispose_v and_o form_n relation_n have_v no_o matter_n but_o instead_o of_o matter_n a_o subject_a and_o that_o be_v our_o own_o person_n here_o and_o not_o christ_n and_o a_o terminus_fw-la and_o fundamentum_fw-la §_o 36._o the_o fundamentum_fw-la may_v be_v call_v both_o the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o the_o relation_n as_o common_o it_o be_v and_o the_o matter_n from_o which_o it_o result_v and_o so_o christ_n righteousness_n be_v undoubted_o the_o meritorious_a efficient_a cause_n and_o undoubted_o not_o the_o formal_a cause_n of_o our_o personal_a relation_n of_o righteousness_n therefore_o all_o the_o doubt_n be_v of_o the_o material_a cause_n §_o 37._o so_o that_o all_o the_o controversy_n be_v come_v up_o to_o a_o bare_a name_n and_o logical_a term_n of_o which_o logician_n agree_v not_o as_o to_o the_o aptitude_n all_o confess_v that_o relation_n have_v no_o proper_a matter_n beside_o the_o subject_n all_o confess_v that_o the_o fundamentum_fw-la be_v loco_fw-la efficientis_fw-la but_o whether_o it_o be_v a_o fit_a name_n to_o call_v it_o the_o constitutive_a matter_n of_o a_o relation_n there_o be_v no_o agreement_n §_o 38._o and_o if_o there_o be_v it_o will_v not_o decide_v this_o verbal_a controversy_n for_o 1._o titulus_fw-la est_fw-la fundamentum_fw-la juris_fw-la the_o fundamentum_fw-la of_o our_o right_n to_o impunity_n and_o life_n in_o and_o with_o christ_n be_v the_o donative_n act_n of_o our_o saviour_n in_o and_o by_o his_o law_n or_o covenant_n of_o grace_n that_o be_v our_o title_n and_o from_o that_o our_o relation_n result_v the_o conditio_fw-la tituli_fw-la vel_fw-la juris_fw-la be_v find_v in_o ourselves_o 2._o and_o our_o relation_n of_o performer_n of_o that_o condition_n of_o the_o law_n of_o 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by_o §_o 40._o quest_n 1._o be_v christ_n righteousness_n our_n ans_fw-fr yes_o in_o some_o sense_n and_o in_o another_o not_o §_o 41._o quest_n 2._o be_v christ_n righteousness_n our_n ans_fw-fr yes_o in_o the_o sense_n before_o open_v for_o all_o thing_n be_v we_o and_o his_o righteousness_n more_o than_o low_a cause_n §_o 42._o quest_n 3._o be_v christ_n righteousness_n our_n as_o it_o be_v or_o be_v his_o own_o with_o the_o same_o sort_n of_o propriety_n ans_fw-fr no._n §_o 43._o quest_n 4._o be_v the_o formal_a relation_n of_o righteous_a as_o a_o accident_n of_o our_o person_n numerical_o the_o same_o righteousness_n ans_fw-fr no_o it_o be_v impossible_a unless_o we_o be_v the_o same_o person_n §_o 44._o quest_n 5._o be_v christ_n and_o each_o believer_n one_o political_a person_n ans_fw-fr a_o political_a person_n be_v a_o equivocal_a word_n if_o you_o take_v it_o for_o a_o office_n as_o the_o king_n or_o judge_n be_v a_o political_a person_n i_o say_v no_o if_o for_o a_o society_n yea_o but_o noxia_fw-la &_o noxa_fw-la caput_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la true_a gild_n be_v a_o accident_n of_o natural_a person_n and_o of_o society_n only_o as_o constitute_v of_o such_o and_o so_o be_v righteousness_n though_o physical_o good_a or_o evil_a may_v for_o society-sake_n befall_v we_o without_o personal_a desert_n or_o consent_n but_o if_o by_o person_n you_o mean_v a_o certain_a state_n or_o condition_n as_o to_o be_v a_o subject_n of_o god_n or_o one_o that_o be_v to_o suffer_v for_o sin_n so_o christ_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o same_o person_n with_o we_o in_o specie_fw-la but_o not_o numerical_o because_o that_o accident_n whence_o his_o personality_n be_v name_v be_v not_o in_o the_o same_o subject_n §_o 45._o quest_n 6._o be_v christ_n righteousness_n impute_v to_o we_o ans_fw-fr yes_o if_o by_o impute_v you_o mean_v reckon_n or_o repute_v it_o we_o so_o far_o as_o be_v aforesaid_a that_o be_v such_o a_o cause_n of_o we_o §_o

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