Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	body_n	soul_n	spiritual_a	1,721	5	6.6792	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52800	An antidote against Arminianism, or, A succinct discourse to enervate and confute all the five points thereof to wit, predestination grounded upon man's foreseen works, universal redemption, sufficient grace is all, the power of man's free-will in conversion, and the possibility of true saints published for the publick good by Christopher Ness.	Ness, Christopher, 1621-1705.	1700 (1700)	Wing N441; ESTC R25504	74,295	146

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thing_n but_o include_v they_o and_o dispose_v of_o they_o to_o their_o proper_a end_v and_o so_o in_o thing_n spiritual_a god_n decree_v that_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v fruitful_a this_o do_v not_o exclude_v but_o include_v that_o the_o sun_n must_v shine_v upon_o it_o shower_n must_v water_v it_o and_o the_o husbandman_n must_v till_o it_o as_o his_o god_n instruct_v he_o isa_n 28.26_o god_n decree_v that_o fifteen_o year_n shall_v be_v add_v to_o hezekiah_n life_n this_o make_v he_o neither_o careless_a of_o his_o health_n nor_o negligent_a of_o his_o food_n he_o say_v not_o though_o i_o run_v into_o the_o fire_n or_o into_o the_o water_n or_o drink_v poison_n i_o shall_v live_v so_o long_o but_o natural_a providence_n in_o the_o due_a use_n of_o mean_n co_z work_v so_o as_o to_o bring_v he_o on_o to_o that_o period_n of_o time_n preordained_n for_o he_o man_n industry_n be_v subservient_fw-fr to_z god_n decree_n it_o be_v call_v the_o life_n of_o our_o hand_n isa_n 57.10_o we_o may_v not_o tempt_v the_o lord_n our_o god_n ora_fw-la labora_fw-la &_o admotâ_fw-la manu_fw-la invocanda_fw-la est_fw-la minerva_fw-la 4._o the_o golden_a chain_n have_v so_o link_v the_o mean_n to_o the_o end_n and_o sanctification_n in_o order_n to_o salvation_n that_o god_n do_v infallible_o stir_v up_o the_o elect_a to_o the_o use_v of_o the_o mean_n as_o well_o as_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o end_n by_o the_o mean_n therefore_o he_o promise_v to_o sanctify_v who_o he_o purpose_v to_o save_v ezek._n 36.26,27_o two_o of_o those_o link_n to_o wit_n predestination_n and_o glorification_n be_v keep_v fast_o in_o god_n hand_n but_o the_o middle_a link_n be_v let_v down_o from_o heaven_n to_o we_o on_o earth_n that_o we_o shall_v catch_v hold_n on_o they_o we_o may_v not_o pluck_v those_o part_n of_o the_o chain_n out_o of_o god_n hand_n or_o break_v the_o chain_n to_o make_v it_o useless_a the_o elect_a lady_n must_v look_v to_o herself_o 2_o john_n ver_fw-la 8._o though_o the_o decree_n be_v absolute_a the_o execution_n of_o it_o be_v not_o which_o two_o may_v not_o be_v confound_v 5._o the_o arminian_n eternal_a prescience_n iufer_v as_o absolute_a a_o certainty_n and_o necessity_n of_o event_n as_o our_o predestination_n do_v for_o thing_n must_v be_v foreordain_v to_o be_v before_o they_o can_v be_v foresee_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v ut_fw-mi suprd_n so_o man_n may_v argue_v from_o their_o ground_n if_o i_o be_v eternal_o foresee_v to_o believe_v i_o shall_v believe_v and_o be_v save_v and_o o_o contra_fw-la yet_o further_o they_o teach_v man_n to_o say_v i_o can_v repent_v when_o i_o will_v i_o may_v be_v elect_v though_o i_o live_v still_o in_o lewdness_n i_o have_v a_o freewill_n to_o repent_v on_o my_o deathbed_n so_o i_o may_v be_v save_v this_o will_v make_v man_n remiss_a indeed_o but_o to_o read_v the_o heart_n of_o god_n towards_o we_o thus_o absolute_o everlasting_o effectual_o and_o peculiarly_a do_v constrain_v and_o unite_v our_o heart_n to_o god_n for_o ever_o luke_n 1.74,75_o and_o 1_o cor._n 6.20_o cyrus_n act_n free_o find_v himself_o fore-ordained_n isa_n 44.21_o objection_n 7._o reprobation_n as_o absolute_a make_v man_n desperate_a si_fw-mi damnabor_fw-la damnabor_fw-la let_v i_o do_v what_o i_o can_v i_o shall_v be_v danm_v i_o be_o under_o a_o fatal_a necessity_n answer_v 1_o this_o be_v to_o suck_v poison_n out_o of_o a_o sweet_a flower_n and_o to_o dash_v against_o the_o rock_n of_o age_n this_o be_v to_o stumble_v at_o the_o word_n 1_o pet._n 2.8_o whereunto_o they_o be_v appoint_v and_o like_o profane_a beast_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o pit_n that_o be_v diggd_v for_o better_a purpose_n why_o have_v god_n order_v all_o thing_n by_o a_o absolute_a decree_n for_o ever_o it_o be_v that_o man_n shall_v fear_v before_o he_o and_o not_o make_v such_o desperate_a inference_n eccles_n 3.14_o 2._o the_o stoical_a opinion_n of_o fate_n put_v god_n in_o subjection_n to_o nature_n as_o in_o homer_n jupiter_n &_o 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