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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	bring_v	effect_n	sin_n	2,000	5	5.1557	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85547	A right use made by a stander by at the two disputations at Great All-hollowes; between Mr. Goodwin and Mr. Symson, the 14. of January and 11. of February 1649. Concerning the poynts of generall redemption, and inevitable damnation immediately from God alone.	Graunt, John, of Bucklersbury.	1649 (1649)	Wing G1593B; Thomason E594_2; ESTC R202254	7,459	8

A right Use made by a Stander by at the two DISPUTATIONS at Great All-hollowes between Mr. Goodwin and Mr. Symson the 14. of January and 11. of February 1649. Concerning the poynts of Generall Redemption and inevitable damnation immediately from God alone FOr any man to affirme as then and there with great boldnesse it was avowed that God from all Eternity hath damn'd Men personally without having any eye to their own wicked and ungodly resistance and opposition of his grace mercy and goodnesse preached unto them as the means of their salvation I say whosoever it is that doth thus assert and maintaine doth herein blaspheme God and make him the Author of sinne which is impudent impiety for if God originally primarily and meerly of himselfe doth destinate a man to damnation then he doth destinate that man to the cause as well as to the effect which is to destinate a man to sinne the wages or reward of which is damnation the effect which that cause produceth the means that brings about that end And this grosse error was afterwards againe in the same place preached with no lesse confidence then before and undertaken to be proved by Pro. 16. 4. and Jude ver 4. Which Scriptures rightly understood disprove what he affirmed for God made man perfect but man hath made himselfe wicked And notwithstanding the means and remedy provided and preached to him on Gods part yet this wicked and ungodly man turnes this remedy this grace and mercy of God into lasciviousnesse opposing the light and life offered to him in Gods great pitty compassion whic● contempt and refusall of it proves his condemnation An● this is the condemnation to all that perish Joh. 3. 19. Now the Lord to whom all things are present in regard he is omniscient omnipresent and infinite in these as also in all other his attributes so that with him one thing is not so before nor after one another as it is with us So I say God of old or before he made man saw that although he made him good as there is nothing but good that he makes yet notwithstanding God saw he would corrupt himselfe although by his Creation the most excellentest of all other creatures which God pittying in his misery above all the rest of his creatures provides a remedy for the cure of his maladie which means of recovery should not onely enlighten Adam but all others that should come of him which were then in his loynes when the promise was made And as the receiving thereof should be salvation so the refusing deniall and contempt should be damnation to each one respectively And Gods foresight of mans wicked opposition resistance of the means of his recovery preached unto him being so dearely purchased and marvellously brought about by the death of his Sonne Mans contempt thereof I say moves and constraines God in his justice to ordaine or appoint him to destruction as a due reward of his owne deserving As it is written Thy destruction is of thy selfe Hos 13. 9. Now this being the estate and condition of all mankinde one or other and God foreseeing the spoyle of his holy creation of mankinde and the generall opposition of the remedy provided even his grace light life and salvation doth also of old of his owne good will and pleasure ordaine elect and choose a cert●in number from amongst the rest of mankinde who in their severall life-times he doth call effectually to repentance and remission of sinnes that they may be justified and made his children the heires of glory and salvation according to the Scriptures And so in his Elect prevents by his abundant goodnesse that opposition and resistance of his illuminating grace which as before is said to be the condemnation of all that perish Now as there was much ignorance manifested both in the election and reprobation of God in his decrees and purposes touching all mankinde so there was also declared exceeding great weakness and ignorance of the way and manner how almighty God preacheth communicateth and conveyeth this means of mercy and recovery to all mankinde which rightly discovered might have cleered God both in his justice and mercy both which then and there was exceedingly obscured which thankes be to God the Scriptures have manifestly published wherefore be it knowne to the Disputants and to all the world that the Lord hath ordained three books or wayes of discovery of the means of Mans salvation The first and principall is the Word of God through the Ministry of Gods faithfull servants and Messengers and this way and means of discovery is beyond all question or objection the second booke or means is by the preaching of the creatures of which many make question the third is by secret dictate of conscience of which speaking or preaching most are doubtfull in all these three dispensations observe two differing Administrations the one sensible naturall or literall the other divine heavenly and spirituall hereby extending and reaching to all sorts and degrees of mankinde whatsoever that part of mankinde that enjoyeth the incomparable happinesse of the light of the Scriptures and that part of mankinde that hath not the Scriptures yet hath the blessed and happy sound the voyce and the use of the creatures And lastly that part of mankinde that are neither capable to be taught by the Scriptures nor by the creatures they wanting the principles of reason and understanding and yet in some degree have sense which are all sorts of Infants And first I will prove by the Scriptures that all mankinde in generall are taught and instructed in the means of salvation And secondly I will shew the various manner of the preaching thereof First John the Apostle is cleare in his witnesse Joh. 1. 9. declaring that Christ is the true light that inlightens every man that comes into the world if every one then all that have the booke of the Scriptures and all other that have but the booke of the Creatures and the Children or infants of both these parts of the world or mankinde because it is said All that cometh c. That is every one whether by creation or birth that cometh into the world Also observe the terme given to this grace truth that cometh by Jesus Christ it is called light and expounded in the fourth verse to be the life and light of men it is also in other Scriptures called the promise the new Covenant the glad tidings of salvation the Gospel St. Peter cals it the Word speaking peace by Jesus Christ Act. 10. and St. Paul The word of faith Rom. 10. Which is so home-taught to all and every one And it is so nigh to each man without exception that it is said to be even in the mouth and in the heart of all for there is no difference between the Jew and the Greeke that is in this respect of shewing mercy or providing a way of recovery for all mankind for the same Lord over all is rich