Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	good_a	know_v	reason_n	2,948	5	4.7939	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02914	A short and plaine proofe by the word, and workes off God, that Gods decree is not the cause off anye mans sinne or condemnation And that all men are redeamed by Christ. As also. That no infants are condemned.	Helwys, Thomas, 1550?-1616?	1611 (1611)	STC 13055; ESTC S118308	16,962	30

their thoughts his wayes by their wayes they wil find out a cause off sin before the World was finding that the Almightie hath decreed al thinges that come to passe that off him through him al thinges are they wil do conclude most blasphemously that God hath foredecreed that sin should come to passe not content to stay thēselves here they runne on with an high hand because they see sin enters by actiō that God is the moveing cause off al thinges For in him wee live and move ād have our being Act. 17.28 These men by their natural art from their harts that are carnal must do necessarily conclude that God is the moving cause in the action off sinne But yet by the craste subtiltye off Sathā who lieth in wait hereby to deceive vnder a culler they say that God is not the author off sinne nor actor off sin But he is the author actor off every action they Wil have Gods providence in everie action although the action bee sinfull but not Gods providence in the sin off the action as in Adams eating off the forbidden 〈…〉 moveing cause in the action off eating but not in the sinne not seeing that that action was the sinne Thus do they walke by their owne ymaginations and intents deceaving being deceaved pretending not to lay sin vpon God when indeed in truth they directly make God the author off sin Our best thoughts off them is that they do it ignorantly the Lord give them harts to repent all whose conversions should bee the ioy off our soules To deale in this high point mistery off godlines who more vnfit then we to deale with these men off al wee are most vnfit but yet to shew our selves Faithfull with that talent that God hath given vs we have through the grace off God taken in hand to do our best service vnto the Lord herein hopeing off his assistance acceptāce And first thus much to these their reasons conclusions to shew wherein we differ from them they digresse From the truth Wee confesse that God hath decreed al the good that cometh to passe that off him through him are all good thinghs that the Lord is the author actor moveing cause in to every good action that his providence is in every good action But God hath not decreed that any evil should come to passe neither is he the author actor or moveing cause to or in anie evil action neither is his providence over or in anie action wherein is evil Iam. 1.13 18. Al these forealleged reasons collectiōs how many mo we knowe not are brought to mainteine that Faire glorious deceaving opinion off perticuler Election perticuler reprobation so off perticuler Redemption which to speake to the vnderstanding off the simplest is that God hath out off his eternal decre wil especially chosen appointed some perticuler mē to be saved they off necessity must be saved out off his owne Fore purpose wil he hath cast away some to be daned which he would not should be saved they of necessity must be damned so hath perticulerly redeamed some left others to perish To conclude vtterly destroy vnder one ground off truth a these al other distinctions conclusions devices produced to mainteyne this opinion we wil by the grace off God take the most plaine easie and short way that by the direction off his Spirit our harts can device which is a way most fitting our owne capacities wee hope wil be most profitable for the vprigt harted reader And to proceed to this we wil first set downe what is the cause off condemnation that is shewed in these words off th'Appostle Rom 5.12 Death entred by sin vers 18. by Offence the fault came on all men to condemnation Whereby it is proved that Syn is the cause off cōdemnation which al wil graunt that knowe God And all that feare God might graunt here seeke no Further that iff sin be the cause off condemnation then Gods decree is not the cause this wee knowe will not give satisfaction But to give ful satisfaction we must seeke to find out who or what is the first cause off sin and this must be found out by the first sin in the first sinner In the which passage by the grace off God wee will labor withal our poore endeavours to shew that the Almightie hath cleared himself by his word works That he did not decre nor was the author actor nor moveing cause in or to the first sin then off no sin which being proved we hope it wil appeare vnto al that do not either willingly or necligētly shut their eies that no man is condemned because God hath decreed him to condemnation mans sin being the cause off condemnation as is proved the Holie one being no cause off mans sin To prove that God did not decre nor was the author actor nor moveing cause in or off the action off sin let vs be guided by the holy word workes off God both wch wil prove this so evidently as it shal never be gain said with anie cullor or shew off truth First then to come to a due consideration off Gods worke in the Creation off Adam which though al men knowe yet it should appeare few do throughly consider off God Created him a perfect man according to his owne ymage and likenes Gen. 1.26.27 in righteousnes and true Holines Ephes 4.24 Giveing him free power over his owne wil as is proved when he saieth Thou shalt eate freely of every tree of the gardē Gen. 2.16 But of the tree of knowledg of good and evill thou shalt not eat of it For whensoever thou eatest thereof thou shalt dye the death Thus giveing him free power over his owne wil bodie to eate or not to eate yet the Lord restraning him off the forbiddē Fruit by his commaundement threatning judgment but not by his omnipotent power This perfect Holy worke off God this perfect Holy word off God doth shewe not to bee gaine-said that God did not decree Adam should sin then was God no author actor nor moveing cause in or off the action off sin In that wee purpose not because wee think wee have no need to stand vpon anie otherground for the whole tryal off this great waighty cause wee will strive to make it as plaine as possibly wee can by Gods assistance that in these few words it is proved that God decreed not that Adam should sin thus then wee proceed It is proved heere that God gave Adam free-wil power to eat or not to eate this al men doe confesse how then can it bee said with anie Spiritual vnderstanding that God decreed he should sin For Gods fore coūsel decree must off necessitie come to passe as the Propheth David sheweth Psal