Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	evil_a	good_a	will_n	3,297	5	6.8462	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76023	Plain truths of divivinity [sic]. Collected out of the sacred Scriptures, & set forth by way of question and answer the best way conceived for the information of the judgement of the Christian reader. Wherein is set forth many excellent things which are not commonly publshed [sic]. Especially the destruction of Antichrist, and the yeare when it shall be: the coming of the Lord Christ to judgement, and his reigning with his saints for ever upon this earth, at the restitution of all things.	Alcock, John, fl. 1647.	1647 (1647)	Wing A887; Thomason E1176_4; ESTC R204909	45,978	119

him as he hath revealed himselfe in his workes and Word and not curiously besides the Word to seeke to find him out and to comprehend him who is incomprehensible Exod. 33.20 Quest What is God Answ God is a Spirit most wise most holy Eternall infinite c. one in Essence or being but yet made knowne unto us to be three namely Father Sonne and holy Ghost John 4.24 1 Sam. 2.23 Ier. 23.24 Esay 41.4 44.6 Revel 1.17 Levit. 11.44 1 Io. 5.7 Quest Who made the World Answ This onely true God whom we have according to our measure set forth Genesis 1. Quest Whereof did he make it Answ Of nothing Quest How is it possible to make something of nothing Answ With man it is impossible but with God it was possible Quest What meanes did he use to make it Answ No other meanes but his almighty Power and Word Gen. 1. Quest Did he when he had created all things leave them to themselves Ans No for then all things must needs have perished but as he did Create all things by his Word so he doth continue to preserve and uphold all things by the same word Acts 17.28 Qu. Who made man Ans God made him Gen. 1.27 Quest VVhereof did he make him Answ Of the dust of the earth Gen. 2.7 Quest What manner of creature did God make man at the first Ans A most glorious and excellent Creature Quest Wherein consisted his glory and excellency Ans Chiefly in that he was made in the Image of God Qu. Wherein did that Image of God wherewith Adam was indued chiefly consist Ans In excellency of wisdome knowledge purity and righteousnesse and freedome of will and the like Graces that God bestowed on him Gen. 1.27 Chap. 2.20 Eccles 7.29 Qu. Was he not Created glorious in regard of his Body Answ Yes farre more excellent then any other creature whatsoever Gen. 1. Qu. What are those Attributes that God did chiefly manifest in the Creation of man Answ His wisdome and his love in making him the excellentest of all his workmanship and in making him Lord over all the Creatures creating them all for his use and benefit Gen. 1.28 Qu. Did man continue in this excellent and happy estate Ans No he fell from it Gen. 3.6 7. Qu. Then it seemes Man was made mutable and subject to change Ans Yea for to be immutable is proper only to God and it was not the purpose of God to make him a God but hee indued him with freedome of will to the end hee might make choice either of Good or evill Qu. What was the cause of Adams Fall from that estate Ans His disobeying the Commandement of God in eating the forbidden fruit Gen. 3.6 7. Quest How came he to disobey the Commandement of God Answ By hearkening to the temptation of Satan and yeilding thereunto Gen. 3. Quest Are all the Posterity of Adam guilty of that sin Ans Yea because all men proceed out of his loynes and therefore hee having fallen all his posterity are fallen with him and are polluted with corruption of nature as well as he and so lyable to the same Curse threatened against Adam Quest Did God purpose to destroy all the posterity of Adam for that sin Answ No God had a purpose from all eternity to save some and to make them objects of his mercy And to leave others to make them objects of his Justice Ephes 1.5 Rom. 9.22.23 Quest Wherefore did God purpose to save some and to leave others Answ It was his good will and pleasure that so he might manifest both his Attributes of Justice and mercy and so might bee glorified in the salvation of some and in the rejection of others 1 Thess 5.9 Quest Was there no power or abillity left in Adam to free himselfe from that miserable estate whereinto he was fallen Answ There was no power at all left in him But God in his infinite wisdome and love did find out a way for to redeeme sinfull man out of that lost condition whereinto he was fallen by breaking the Commandement of God Quest What way or meanes is that which God did fore-ordain to worke the redemption of sinfull Man Answ The way and meanes appointed of God from all eternity was onely by Iesus Christ Quest What is Iesus Christ Answ The eternall and onely begotten Son of God the second in the undevided Trinity Luke 3.22 Esay 9. Heb. 1.2.3.6 1 Iohn 5.7 Quest Then he was true God Answ Yea he was indeed very God equall with the Father and Holy Ghost Iohn 1.1 Quest Was he not true man also Answ Yes he was true man also for he tooke upon him the seed of Abraham Iohn 1.14 Heb. 2 16. Quest Wherefore was it needfull that our Redeemer should be God Answ It was needfull he should be God for these causes First that the satisfaction that was to be made might be of an Infinite valew because an Infinite Iustice was offended Secondly because he might be able to beare that wrath of God due for our sinnes and to over come him by suffering death that had the power of death that is the Devill Heb. 2.14 Quest Wherfore was it needfull that he should be Man Answ It was needfull he should be man for these causes First it was man that had sinned therefore that nature that had sinned was to make satisfaction Secondly if he had not beene Man also he could not have suffered death for the Godhead cannot possibly suffer and therefore we say that he was Man that he might suffer and he was also God that he might overcome by suffering Heb. 2.14 Quest Seeing there was such a necessity that he should be Man also as well as God tell me by what meanes he came to be Man Answ He was conceived by the Holy Ghost after a most wonderfull and unspeakeable manner and borne of a Virgin Luke 1.35 Chap. 2.7 Quest Was he conceived and Borne as soone as Man had sinned Answ No but a long time after Man had sinned even in that fullnesse of time that God had appointed Gal. 4.4 Quest How then were the Patriarks and foreFathers saved that lived before the comming of Christ in the flesh Answ They were all saved by the sacrifice of Christ that was to be offered up and to be performed Quest How could that be Answ Because God did accept of it as if it had beene performed for he was that lambe slaine from the beginning of the World Revel 13.8 Quest How could he be slaine seeing at that time he had not assumed Mans nature unto himselfe Answ He is said to be slaine in this respect namely in the decree and Councell of God who had decreed this way and means to worke Mans Redemption and Christ Iesus the second in Trinity did willingly undertake this great worke and thus it was done with God and his Iustice satisfyed for he calleth things that are not as if they were he so accounteth of things not actually done as