Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	faith_n	justification_n	salvation_n	3,187	5	7.5508	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77504	The mystical brasen serpent: with the magnetical vertue thereof. or, Christ exalted upon the cross, with the blessed end and fruit of that his exaltation, in drawing the elect world to himself, to believe on Him, and to be saved by Him. In two treatises, from John 3. 14, 15. 12. 32. Whereunto is added A treatise of the saints joint-membership each with other. As they were delivered to the Church of God at Great Yarmouth, by John Brinsley, minister of the gospel, and preacher to that incorporation. Imprimatur, Edm. Calamy. July 30. 1652.	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1653 (1653)	Wing B4719; Thomason E1249_1; ESTC R208891	155,986	284

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which_o god_n require_v at_o our_o hand_n in_o order_n to_o our_o justification_n and_o salvation_n even_o as_o the_o apostle_n peter_n and_o john_n in_o the_o place_n forename_a bid_v that_o cripple_n look_v upon_o they_o in_o order_n to_o his_o cure_n 3.5_o act._n 3.5_o not_o that_o there_o be_v any_o virtue_n in_o that_o act_n of_o he_o but_o they_o require_v it_o as_o a_o condition_n whereupon_o they_o will_v free_o cure_v he_o thus_o be_v we_o cure_v and_o save_v by_o look_v up_o unto_o christ_n by_o believe_v on_o he_o who_o upon_o our_o so_o do_v do_v free_o justify_v and_o save_v we_o 2._o faith_n heal_v and_o save_v instrumental_o instrument_n 2._o a_o instrument_n viz._n as_o it_o apprehend_v and_o appli_v christ_n by_o who_o we_o be_v heal_v and_o save_v thus_o faith_n justifi_v and_o save_v not_o consider_v simple_o in_o itself_o as_o have_v any_o virtue_n in_o itself_o more_o than_o other_o grace_n have_v other_o grace_n there_o be_v which_o in_o their_o own_o nature_n 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that_o faith_n do_v or_o can_v do_v be_v to_o apply_v christ_n to_o bring_v he_o home_o with_o all_o his_o merit_n and_o benefit_n to_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n all_o the_o virtue_n be_v in_o christ_n it_o be_v he_o that_o heal_v that_o justifi_v that_o save_v even_o as_o the_o story_n tell_v we_o of_o the_o woman_n in_o the_o gospel_n who_o come_v and_o touch_v the_o hem_n of_o our_o saviour_n garment_n 5.25_o mark_v 5.25_o touch_v it_o as_o with_o her_o finger_n so_o with_o her_o faith_n thereupon_o she_o be_v present_o cure_v of_o her_o bloody_a issue_n but_o be_v the_o virtue_n in_o her_o finger_n or_o in_o her_o faith_n no_o the_o text_n tell_v we_o express_o whence_o that_o heal_a virtue_n come_v 8.46_o ver_fw-la 30._o luk._n 8.46_o i_o perceive_v that_o virtue_n be_v go_v out_o of_o i_o say_v our_o saviour_n to_o his_o disciple_n her_o faith_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n be_v only_o the_o instrument_n in_o draw_v that_o virtue_n from_o christ_n and_o in_o that_o respect_n our_o saviour_n tell_v she_o 48._o ver_fw-la 48._o that_o her_o faith_n have_v make_v her_o whole_a and_o even_o so_o be_v we_o to_o understand_v those_o text_n of_o scripture_n where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n and_o save_v by_o faith_n viz._n not_o meritorious_o but_o instrumental_o by_o grace_n you_o be_v save_v say_v the_o apostle_n through_o faith_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2.8_o eph._n 2.8_o not_o propter_fw-la fidem_fw-la but_o per_fw-la fidem_fw-la not_o for_o indeed_o as_o the_o meritorious_a cause_n which_o be_v only_a christ_n but_o by_o or_o through_o indeed_o as_o the_o instrument_n convey_v virtue_n

he_o 175_o t._n type_n why_o make_v use_v of_o by_o our_o saviour_n 4_o w._n liberty_n of_o will_n in_o the_o work_n of_o conversion_n decry_v 160_o will_n not_o force_v in_o the_o work_n of_o conversion_n 192_o man_n draw_v out_o of_o the_o world_n how_o 166_o the_o word_n christ_n instrument_n in_o draw_v man_n to_o himself_o 171_o the_o word_n be_v the_o draw_v ordinance_n be_v to_o be_v submit_v to_o 191_o errata_fw-la p._n 2._o l._n 27._o r._n represent_v p._n 8._o l._n 9_o r._n handkerchief_n ibid._n mark_fw-mi r._n fernelius_n p._n 18._o mark_fw-mi r._n per_fw-la serpentem_fw-la p._n 21._o l._n ult_n deal_n and._n p._n 23._o l._n 30._o for_o where_o r._n whence_o p._n 29._o mark_fw-mi r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 30._o l._n 11._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 33._o l._n 8._o for_o hear_v r._n here_o p._n 41._o l._n 9_o for_o grace_n r._n cure_n p._n 70._o l._n 32._o deal_n up_o p._n 7._o 6._o l._n 7._o r._n quovis_fw-la p._n 107._o l._n last_o r._n turn_v to_o dust_n p._n 145._o mark_fw-mi r._n salvet_fw-la p._n 149._o mark_fw-mi r._n ex_fw-la gentibus_fw-la p._n 160._o mark_fw-mi for_o decay_a r._n decry_v p._n 162._o l._n 29._o r._n not_o all_o the_o mystical_a brazen_a serpent_n john_n 3_o ver._n 14.15_o 14._o and_o as_o moses_n lift_v up_o the_o serpent_n in_o the_o wilderness_n even_o so_o must_v the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v lift_v up_o 15._o that_o whosoever_o believe_v on_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v eternal_a life_n the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o chapter_n spend_v itself_o in_o the_o report_n of_o a_o useful_a conference_n betwixt_o our_o bless_a saviour_n and_o nicodemus_n coherence_n coherence_n wherein_o we_o may_v hear_v a_o gracious_a master_n teach_v and_o instruct_v a_o untoward_a and_o ignorant_a scholar_n insome_a of_o the_o chief_a principle_n of_o christian_a religion_n as_o viz._n the_o mystery_n and_o necessity_n of_o spiritual_a regeneration_n that_o he_o do_v in_o the_o verse_n before_o the_o 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