Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	church_n	lord_n	true_a	1,551	5	4.7782	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57648	A centurie of divine meditations upon predestination and its adjuncts wherein are shewed the comfortable uses of this doctrine : to which are annexed sixteen meditations upon Gods justice and mercy / Alexander Ross.	Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654.	1646 (1646)	Wing R1948; ESTC R1065	34,757	168

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meditate_v on_o the_o thing_n which_o thou_o command_v lxiiii_o if_o christ_n obedience_n have_v be_v necessary_a or_o natural_a and_o not_o voluntary_a he_o have_v not_o be_v like_o to_o we_o in_o all_o thing_n except_o sin_v neither_o have_v he_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o tentation_n of_o disobedience_n nor_o have_v his_o obedience_n be_v meritorious_a nor_o have_v it_o be_v more_o excellent_a than_o the_o obedience_n of_o angel_n but_o in_o this_o be_v his_o obedience_n more_o noble_a than_o they_o in_o that_o he_o yield_v that_o obedience_n willing_o which_o they_o do_v necessary_o i_o will_v strive_v whilst_o i_o be_o here_o to_o obey_v willing_o that_o hereafter_o i_o may_v obey_v necessary_o for_o though_o voluntary_a obedience_n be_v the_o noble_a yet_o necessary_a obedience_n be_v the_o sure_a for_o i_o may_v disobey_v in_o the_o one_o i_o can_v but_o obey_v in_o the_o other_o lxv_o though_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o christ_n death_n be_v extend_v to_o all_o yet_o the_o efficacy_n thereof_o be_v not_o apply_v to_o all_o nor_o do_v he_o pray_v and_o make_v intercession_n for_o all_o by_o his_o death_n he_o procure_v pardon_n for_o we_o and_o by_o his_o intercession_n he_o apply_v that_o pardon_n to_o we_o lord_n in_o thy_o birth_n thou_o acceptedst_v my_o nature_n in_o thy_o death_n thou_o represent_v my_o person_n by_o thy_o intercession_n put_v away_o my_o sin_n and_o pardon_v my_o offence_n that_o the_o mediation_n which_o thou_o begin_v in_o thy_o birth_n and_o do_v accomplish_v in_o thy_o sacrifice_n and_o passion_n may_v be_v full_o make_v effectual_a to_o i_o by_o thy_o prayer_n and_o intercession_n lxvi_o action_n follow_v the_o affection_n therefore_o we_o love_v and_o hate_v actual_o because_o these_o affection_n be_v in_o we_o radical_o though_o hatred_n be_v no_o affection_n in_o god_n yet_o we_o conceive_v it_o as_o a_o affection_n god_n therefore_o reject_v esau_n because_o he_o hate_v he_o but_o he_o do_v not_o hate_v he_o because_o he_o reject_v he_o lord_n i_o know_v thou_o may_v just_o reject_v i_o because_o in_o i_o there_o be_v that_o pravity_n for_o which_o thou_o may_v just_o hate_v i_o repair_n therefore_o in_o i_o the_o lose_a image_n of_o thy_o son_n and_o so_o i_o shall_v escape_v thy_o just_a wrath_n and_o indignation_n lxvii_o the_o act_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n be_v we_o not_o as_o they_o be_v perform_v by_o he_o but_o as_o they_o be_v impute_v to_o we_o impute_v i_o say_v by_o his_o merit_n and_o goodness_n and_o apprehend_v by_o our_o faith_n though_o in_o much_o weakness_n then_o i_o see_v lord_n that_o without_o faith_n thy_o righteousness_n will_v not_o avail_v i_o and_o without_o thy_o merit_n and_o goodness_n my_o faith_n can_v prevail_v with_o thou_o give_v i_o then_o the_o hand_n of_o faith_n that_o with_o the_o hemorroisse_n i_o may_v touch_v thou_o and_o by_o thy_o merit_n strengthen_v that_o hand_n that_o with_o jacob_n i_o may_v hold_v thou_o lxviii_o christ_n first_o suffer_v before_o we_o can_v be_v redeem_v and_o we_o be_v redeem_v before_o it_o be_v apply_v or_o can_v receive_v benefit_n by_o it_o then_o be_v we_o full_o redeem_v when_o we_o be_v from_o satan_n and_o sin_n deliver_v though_o christ_n in_o suffer_v have_v sufficient_o pay_v the_o ransom_n yet_o whilst_o we_o be_v here_o subject_a to_o sin_n and_o satan_n we_o be_v not_o full_o partaker_n of_o redemption_n heaven_n not_o earth_n be_v the_o place_n where_o that_o shall_v be_v perfect_v i_o will_v therefore_o lift_v up_o my_o head_n with_o joy_n because_o by_o death_n the_o day_n of_o my_o redemption_n draw_v nigh_o lxix_o a_o double_a benefit_n we_o have_v by_o christ_n one_o that_o he_o have_v purchase_v redemption_n for_o we_o by_o his_o blood_n the_o other_o that_o he_o have_v apply_v that_o redemption_n to_o we_o by_o his_o spirit_n if_o he_o have_v not_o die_v i_o can_v not_o have_v believe_v if_o i_o have_v not_o believe_v he_o have_v not_o apply_v his_o death_n and_o merit_n to_o i_o redemption_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o faith_n and_o faith_n the_o cause_n of_o application_n lord_n produce_v faith_n in_o i_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o thy_o passion_n that_o by_o faith_n i_o may_v enjoy_v thou_o in_o a_o true_a and_o spiritual_a application_n lxx_o that_o the_o church_n enjoy_v life_n eternal_a she_o be_v bind_v to_o god_n dilection_n but_o that_o she_o enjoy_v that_o life_n alone_o she_o be_v bind_v to_o his_o election_n because_o he_o love_v she_o he_o have_v bestow_v this_o happiness_n upon_o she_o because_o he_o choose_v she_o he_o have_v appropriate_v this_o happiness_n unto_o she_o lord_n i_o will_v praise_v thy_o love_n by_o which_o i_o be_v elect_v and_o i_o will_v praise_v that_o election_n by_o which_o i_o be_o separate_v from_o the_o reprobate_n lxxi_o god_n will_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o preterition_n his_o justice_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o predemnation_n he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o give_v grace_n to_o all_o therefore_o he_o pass_v by_o some_o without_o prejudice_n to_o his_o goodness_n he_o be_v bind_v to_o punish_v sin_n in_o all_o therefore_o he_o preordaine_v the_o death_n of_o his_o own_o son_n and_o eternal_a pain_n for_o reprobate_n that_o he_o may_v not_o suffer_v prejudice_n in_o his_o justice_n lord_n if_o thou_o have_v pass_v by_o i_o i_o can_v not_o have_v blame_v thy_o goodness_n if_o thou_o shall_v punish_v i_o eternal_o i_o can_v blame_v thy_o justice_n for_o if_o thou_o give_v grace_n to_o all_o where_o be_v thy_o liberty_n if_o thou_o forgive_v all_o where_o be_v thy_o justice_n and_o equity_n lxxii_o god_n be_v a_o most_o free_a agent_n because_o he_o can_v do_v what_o he_o please_v not_o because_o he_o can_v do_v every_o thing_n his_o will_n be_v the_o supreme_a cause_n of_o all_o external_a thing_n but_o not_o of_o his_o justice_n which_o be_v internal_a as_o he_o can_v do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a so_o he_o can_v will_v that_o which_o be_v unjust_a as_o goodness_n be_v the_o object_n of_o his_o action_n so_o justice_n be_v the_o rule_n of_o his_o will_n lord_n make_v my_o action_n subordinate_a to_o thy_o will_n as_o thy_o will_n be_v subordinate_a to_o thy_o justice_n that_o as_o thou_o can_v not_o will_v that_o which_o in_o justice_n thou_o may_v not_o so_o i_o may_v not_o do_v that_o which_o in_o wisdom_n thou_o will_v not_o lxxiii_o though_o god_n foresee_v sin_n in_o all_o yet_o he_o reject_v not_o all_o sin_n be_v the_o occasion_n why_o he_o reject_v some_o his_o will_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o he_o reject_v but_o some_o his_o will_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o discrimination_n but_o sin_n of_o reprobation_n lord_n i_o confess_v it_o be_v not_o for_o want_v of_o sin_n in_o i_o that_o thou_o do_v not_o reject_v i_o but_o because_o there_o be_v no_o want_n of_o goodness_n in_o thou_o therefore_o thou_o do_v elect_v i_o my_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o i_o may_v have_v be_v reject_v but_o thy_o mercy_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o i_o be_v not_o reject_v lxxiiii_o god_n hinder_v adam_n sin_n moral_o by_o his_o law_n not_o physical_o by_o his_o power_n he_o give_v a_o law_n to_o guide_v he_o threaten_n to_o affright_v he_o promise_v to_o induce_v he_o sufficient_a grace_n to_o strengthen_v he_o but_o use_v no_o violence_n or_o force_n to_o restrain_v he_o he_o will_v not_o thwart_v or_o destroy_v by_o any_o violent_a restriction_n that_o liberty_n which_o he_o give_v he_o by_o creation_n thus_o we_o see_v his_o prudence_n in_o not_o restrain_v sin_n physical_o and_o withal_o his_o goodness_n in_o curb_v it_o moral_o lxxv_o god_n will_v the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n because_o he_o foresee_v the_o impenitency_n of_o the_o sinner_n this_o be_v his_o consequent_a not_o his_o antecedent_n will_v in_o this_o his_o will_n depend_v not_o on_o the_o creature_n

holiness_n the_o subject_n continue_v though_o this_o form_n perish_v therefore_o for_o the_o soul_n renovation_n be_v sufficient_a but_o for_o those_o grace_n in_o the_o soul_n a_o new_a creation_n be_v require_v lord_n by_o thy_o image_n i_o excel_v the_o beast_n by_o it_o i_o match_v the_o angel_n by_o it_o i_o resemble_v thyself_o but_o the_o subject_n of_o this_o image_n be_v by_o sin_n decay_a and_o by_o sin_n the_o form_n be_v quite_o abolish_v o_o thou_o that_o in_o my_o creation_n do_v grace_v i_o with_o the_o breath_n of_o life_n now_o in_o my_o regeneration_n breathe_v in_o i_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n the_o temple_n of_o god_n be_v decay_v in_o i_o and_o the_o god_n of_o this_o temple_n be_v banish_v from_o i_o repair_n this_o temple_n that_o thy_o image_n again_o may_v stand_v in_o it_o and_o renew_v thy_o image_n that_o this_o temple_n may_v be_v sanctify_v by_o it_o xli_o adam_n sin_n be_v commit_v after_o predestination_n if_o we_o consider_v adam_n actual_a 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of_o god_n indignation_n but_o that_o god_n be_v first_o angry_a then_o harden_v i_o be_o sure_a god_n have_v just_a cause_n to_o be_v angry_a with_o those_o who_o will_v be_v harden_v and_o therefore_o in_o his_o just_a anger_n harden_v they_o i_o confess_v lord_n that_o i_o have_v harden_v my_o own_o heart_n therefore_o thou_o may_v just_o be_v angry_a with_o i_o and_o because_o my_o voluntary_a hardness_n have_v provoke_v thy_o anger_n therefore_o may_v thy_o anger_n effect_n in_o i_o and_o that_o most_o just_o a_o further_a degree_n of_o hardness_n xlv_o god_n who_o by_o his_o irresistible_a will_n decree_v the_o harden_n of_o a_o sinner_n yet_o actual_o by_o his_o resistible_a will_n use_v to_o harden_v that_o sinner_n though_o none_o can_v resist_v the_o will_n of_o his_o decree_n yet_o he_o permit_v we_o sometime_o to_o oppose_v the_o action_n of_o his_o will_n in_o the_o one_o he_o show_v himself_o the_o god_n of_o power_n in_o the_o other_o he_o show_v his_o mercy_n in_o 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from_o their_o former_a grace_n willing_o and_o oppose_v his_o word_n and_o spirit_n obstinate_o lord_n i_o confess_v that_o as_o thou_o be_v not_o in_o adam_n debt_n for_o perseverance_n so_o neither_o be_v thou_o in_o i_o for_o any_o grace_n but_o if_o thou_o will_v be_v please_v to_o bestow_v on_o i_o so_o much_o grace_n as_o to_o attain_v true_a happiness_n i_o will_v impute_v it_o not_o to_o my_o desert_n but_o to_o thy_o favour_n and_o goodness_n xlvii_o some_o say_v that_o those_o who_o god_n have_v decree_v for_o salvation_n may_v be_v damn_v but_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v damn_v that_o his_o decree_n hinder_v the_o act_n but_o not_o the_o possibility_n i_o leave_v this_o nicety_n for_o the_o school_n but_o this_o use_n i_o will_v make_v of_o it_o that_o if_o i_o may_v be_v damn_v i_o will_v work_v out_o my_o salvation_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a if_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v damn_v i_o will_v not_o fear_v though_o i_o walk_v through_o the_o valley_n of_o death_n if_o 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the_o forbid_a fruit_n and_o the_o law_n of_o obedience_n the_o former_a be_v particular_a to_o adam_n the_o other_o be_v common_a to_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o former_a which_o be_v personal_a but_o for_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o other_o which_o be_v universal_a that_o we_o be_v condemn_v not_o adam_n act_v of_o eat_v but_o his_o disobedience_n be_v our_o bane_n for_o we_o sin_v in_o he_o sin_n be_v a_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n but_o the_o law_n can_v not_o have_v be_v transgress_v by_o we_o have_v it_o not_o be_v in_o he_o give_v to_o we_o lord_n we_o have_v great_a cause_n to_o admire_v and_o respect_v thy_o mercy_n in_o save_v we_o