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	merit_n	work_n	3,682	5	6.4034	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17442	Adelphomachia, or, The warrs of Protestancy being a treatise, wherein are layd open the wonderfull, and almost incredible dissentions of the Protestants among themselues, in most (if not all) articles of Protesta[n]cy, and this proued from their owne wordes & writinges / vvritten by a Cath. priest ; whereunto is adioyned a briefe appendix, in which is proued, first, that the ancient fathers, by the acknowledgments of the learned Protestants, taught our Cath. and Roman fayth, secondly, that the said fathers haue diuers aduantages about the Protestant writers, for finding out the true sense of the Scripture.	B. C.	1637 (1637)	STC 4263.7; ESTC S1838	109,763	196

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passion_n and_o promise_v to_o they_o be_v affirm_v by_o m._n hooker_n 208._o hooker_n eccles_n fol._n l._n 5._o sect_n 72._o pa._n 208._o by_o melancthon_n medium_n melancthon_n loc._n comm._n de_fw-fr bonis_fw-la operibus_fw-la circa_fw-la medium_n by_o spandeburg_n ●0_n spandeburg_n in_o margarit_n theol._n pag._n 48._o &_o ●0_n ●he_v protestant_a and_o by_o the_o 273._o the_o pag._n 495._o &_o 273._o confession_n in_o the_o harmony_n 2._o to_o descend_v more_o particular_o to_o good_a work_n and_o first_o we_o find_v that_o vow_a chastity_n be_v defend_v by_o augustin_n marloret_n the_o protestant_n saying_n the_o 5._o the_o in_o ●_o timoth._n c._n 5._o widow_n he_o mean_v those_o mention_v by_o s._n paul_n do_v give_v their_o ●ayth_n to_o christ_n their_o spouse_n willing_o bar_v themselves_o from_o marriage_n by_o the_o protestant_a author_n of_o the_o book_n entitle_v antichristus_fw-la 149._o antichristus_fw-la pag._n 148._o 149._o sive_fw-la prognosticon_fw-la finis_fw-la mundi_fw-la by_o m._n alison_n 71._o alison_n in_o his_o confutat_fw-la of_o brownism_n p._n 71._o the_o protestant_n all_o which_o protestant_n do_v maintain_v and_o affirm_v the_o votary_n resolution_n of_o the_o say_a widow_n yea_o m._n alison_n express_o thus_o write_v this_o place_n mean_v of_o s._n paul_n touch_v the_o say_a widow_n be_v thus_o expound_v by_o bullinger_n claudius_n and_o other_o in_o like_a sort_n vow_a chastity_n be_v teach_v by_o m._n hooker_n as_o lawful_a who_o further_o thus_o write_v of_o the_o vow_n of_o poverty_n anavias_n 103._o anavias_n eccles_n pol._n l._n 2._o p._n 103._o his_o solemn_a row_n to_o god_n do_v strict_o bind_v he_o to_o the_o give_v of_o his_o possession_n to_o the_o church_n use_n yea_o christian_n vow_n in_o general_n be_v maintain_v by_o musculus_fw-la 524._o musculus_fw-la in_o loc_n comm._n de_fw-fr votis_fw-la p._n 524._o by_o m._n willet_n 241._o willet_n in_o synop_n pag._n 241._o by_o amandus_n 3●4_n amandus_n in_o partitionib_n theol._n l._n 2._o p._n 3●4_n polanus_fw-la and_o to_o omit_v other●_n by_o m._n perkins_n thus_o write_v now_o 157._o now_o in_o his_o reform_a catholic_a p._n 157._o in_o the_o new_a testament_n we_o have_v like_o manner_n to_o vow_v etc._n etc._n of_o this_o kind_n be_v the_o vow_n to_o keep_v set_v fasting_n etc._n etc._n but_o now_o let_v we_o cast_v our_o eye_n another_o way_n and_o see_v how_o other_o protestant_n do_v impugn_v and_o cross_v these_o their_o brethren_n and_o how_o fiery_a and_o violent_a they_o be_v in_o depress_v and_o betrample_v of_o all_o good_a work_n in_o general_a as_o also_o of_o vow_n and_o first_o we_o find_v luther_n thus_o to_o write_v it_o 2._o it_o upon_o the_o galat._n english_a c._n 2._o be_v impiety_n to_o affirm_v that_o faith_n except_o it_o be_v adorn_v with_o charity_n iustify_v not_o yea_o luther_n further_a proceed_v thus_o teach_v fides_n 3._o fides_n tom._n 1._o propos_fw-fr 3._o nisi_fw-la sit_fw-la sine_fw-la etc._n etc._n fayth_n except_o it_o be_v without_o the_o least_o good_a work_n do_v not_o justify_v nay_o it_o be_v not_o faith_n and_o according_a hereto_o amsdorphius_fw-la a_o protestant_n write_v a_o book_n entitul_a it_o quod_fw-la bona_fw-la opera_fw-la sint_fw-la perniciosa_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la agreable_o hereto_o schlusselburg_n the_o lutheran_n teach_v in_o this_o manner_n good_a 22._o good_a in_o catalogue_n haeret_fw-la l_o 23._o in_o epist._n dedicat_fw-la pag._n 22._o work_n be_v not_o necessary_a necessitate_v praesentiae_fw-la so_o much_o as_o with_o a_o necessity_n of_o presence_n in_o like_a manner_n illyricus_n affirm_v good_a work_n rom._n work_n in_o praefat._n ad_fw-la rom._n be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o causa_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la of_o salvation_n the_o say_v illyricus_n further_a proceed_v say_v the_o suprà_fw-la the_o i●ly_fw-mi ricus_fw-la ubi_fw-la suprà_fw-la controversy_n with_o the_o papist_n be_v not_o only_o whether_o work_n do_v justify_v but_o whether_o they_o be_v in_o any_o respect_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n which_o late_a point_n to_o maintain_v say_v he_o be_v a_o papistical_a error_n and_o yet_o more_o in_o these_o word_n the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o new_a papist_n be_v as_o pernicious_a as_o the_o old_a to_o say_v that_o the_o apostle_n mean_v to_o exclude_v good_a work_n from_o justification_n not_o simple_o and_o as_o due_a but_o only_o as_o meritorious_a and_o cause_n efficient_a yea_o some_o protestant_n be_v so_o far_o from_o grant_v merit_n of_o work_n as_o that_o caluin_n himself_o affirm_v to_o ●_o to_o instit._fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 17._o sect_n ●_o maintain_v that_o christ_n do_v merit_v any_o thing_n to_o himself_o non_fw-la minus_fw-la stulta_fw-la est_fw-la curiositas_fw-la quàm_fw-la temeraria_fw-la definitio_fw-la be_v no_o less_o a_o foolish_a curiosity_n than_o a_o rash_a sentence_n and_o according_a hereto_o tyndall_n the_o protestant_n martyr_n write_v thus_o christ_n 486._o christ_n fox_n act._n mon._n pag._n 486._o with_o all_o his_o work_n do_v not_o deserve_v heaven_n which_o say_v tyndall_n be_v so_o far_o go_v against_o good_a work_n as_o thus_o m_o fox_n have_v register_v he_o to_o say_v as_o for_o 1136._o for_o act._n mon._n pag._n 1136._o please_a god_n there_o be_v no_o work_n better_o than_o another_o as_o touch_v to_o please_v god_n to_o make_v water_n to_o wash_v dish_n to_o be_v a_o sour_a or_o a_o apostle_n all_o be_v one_o now_o to_o come_v more_o particular_o to_o the_o good_a work_n of_o perpetual_a chastity_n voluntary_a poverty_n and_o fast_v the_o protestant_n contrary_a to_o their_o former_a brethren_n thus_o teach_v luther_n thus_o maintain_v in_o express_a word_n touch_v chastity_n or_o perpetual_a virginity_n if_o we_o 107._o we_o luth._o tom._n 1._o wittenberg_n ad_fw-la cap._n 7.1_o cor._n fol._n 107._o respect_v the_o nature_n of_o matrimony_n and_o single_a life_n in_o themselves_o matrimony_n be_v as_o gold_n and_o the_o spiritual_a state_n of_o single_a life_n as_o dung_n to_o who_o d._n whitaker_n subscribe_v in_o these_o word_n 8._o word_n contra_fw-la camp_n rat_n 8._o virginity_n be_v not_o simple_o good_a but_o after_o a_o certain_a manner_n touch_v fast_n m._n perkins_n say_v 220._o say_v in_o his_o reform_a catholic_a pag._n 220._o fast_v in_o itself_o be_v a_o thing_n indifferent_a as_o be_v eat_v and_o drink_v and_o m._n willet_n affirm_v that_o neither_o 241._o neither_o synop._n p._n 241._o be_v god_n better_o worship_v by_o eat_v or_o not_o eat_v last_o concern_v voluntary_a poverty_n the_o same_o m._n willet_n thus_o teach_v he_o be_v a_o 145._o a_o in_o his_o synep_n p._n 145._o enemy_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n that_o change_v his_o rich_a estate_n wherein_o he_o may_v serve_v god_n for_o a_o poor_a thus_o he_o not_o make_v difference_n between_o a_o stoical_a dulness_n and_o a_o christian_a contempt_n of_o transitory_a thing_n himself_o belike_o be_v so_o greedy_a to_o have_v for_o a_o time_n the_o government_n and_o rule_n of_o a_o little_a piece_n of_o the_o entrails_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o

before_o king_n james_n and_o final_o by_o the_o most_o of_o the_o more_o temperate_a protestant_n 2._o again_o whereas_o all_o protestant_n for_o the_o most_o part_n do_v use_n in_o baptise_v of_o child_n these_o precise_a and_o particular_a word_n i_o baptize_v thou_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n the_o son_n &_o the_o holy_a ghost_n there_o be_v diverse_a other_o protestant_n who_o teach_v that_o no_o particular_a form_n of_o word_n be_v necessary_a thereto_o for_o first_o luther_n mantayn_v that_o baptism_n be_v avayleable_o minister_v in_o what_o word_n soever_o so_o that_o as_o say_v he_o the_o 75._o the_o tom._n 2._o wittenberg_n in_o 〈◊〉_d de_fw-la captivit_fw-la babylon_n c._n 〈◊〉_d baptism_n fol._n 75._o same_o be_v not_o in_o the_o name_n of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n the_o same_o thing_n of_o not_o use_v any_o peculiar_a and_o set_a form_n of_o word_n be_v teach_v by_o baptismo_fw-la by_o in_o catechis_n cap._n de_fw-fr baptismo_fw-la brentius_n &_o by_o swinglius_n who_o thus_o write_v 〈◊〉_d write_v swing_n tom_fw-mi 2_o l._n the_o baptism_n fol._n 〈◊〉_d christus_fw-la baptismi_fw-la formulam_fw-la quâ_fw-la uteremur_fw-la his_fw-la verbis_fw-la non_fw-la iustituit_fw-la etc._n etc._n christ_n do_v not_o ordain_v that_o form_n of_o baptism_n in_o word_n which_o we_o 〈◊〉_d use_n as_o the_o divines_n hither_o to_o have_v false_o deliver_v final_o the_o same_o be_v iustify_v by_o many_o other_o protestant_n over_o long_a here_o to_o be_v set_v down_o 3._o to_o conclude_v baptism_n in_o time_n of_o necessity_n minister_v by_o lay_v person_n and_o woman_n it_o justify_v &_o warrant_v by_o schlusselburge_n 61._o schlusselburge_n in_o theolog_n caluinist_n l._n ●_o fol_z 68_o &_o 61._o by_o m._n hooker_n 137._o hooker_n l._n 5._o sect_n ●1_n pag._n 137._o by_o d._n covel_n 518._o covel_n in_o his_o defence_n of_o m._n hooker_n p._n 518._o by_o jacobus_n 64._o jacobus_n in_o epitome_n colloq_fw-la montisbelgar_a pa._n 64._o andraas_n and_o by_o diverse_a other_o yet_o it_o it_o impugn_a by_o d._n willet_n 4●2_n willet_n in_o his_o synop_n p._n 4●2_n by_o caluin_n 61._o caluin_n so_o be_v caluin_n allege_v by_o schlusselburg_n in_o theolog._n caluinist_n l._n 1._o fol._n 60._o &_o 61._o and_o infinite_a other_o thus_o far_o touch_v the_o great_a dissension_n of_o the_o protestant_n concern_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o sacrament_n both_o in_o general_a and_o in_o particular_a the_o xv._o paragraph_n in_o this_o next_o place_n i_o will_v examine_v the_o like_a disagreement_n of_o our_o adversary_n touch_v the_o doctrine_n of_o freewill_n predestination_n and_o reprobation_n and_o to_o begin_v with_o freewill_n that_o most_o protestant_n as_o caluin_n beza_n &_o infinite_a other_o deny_v freewill_n in_o man_n be_v over_o evident_a &_o therefore_o needless_a it_o be_v to_o insist_v in_o their_o authority_n &_o word_n therein_o therefore_o i_o will_v allege_v some_o other_o eminent_a protestant_n contrary_n to_o their_o former_a brethren_n judgment_n teach_v and_o maintain_v the_o doctrine_n of_o freewill_n and_o first_o i_o allege_v castalio_n the_o learned_a caluinist_n as_o justify_v freewill_n in_o man_n most_o vehement_o to_o charge_n beza_n for_o false_o translate_n and_o corrupt_v the_o first_o chapter_n of_o s._n johns_n gospel_n a_o place_n above_o by_o i_o allege_v in_o denial_n of_o freewill_n touch_v the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v liberty_n or_o freedom_n and_o yet_o translate_v by_o beza_n dignity_n thereby_o to_o weaken_v this_o place_n for_o the_o proof_n of_o freewill_n of_o which_o his_o translate_n castalio_n thus_o complain_v the_o 183._o the_o in_o defence_n translat_n pag._n 183._o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o use_v signify_v power_n but_o never_o dignity_n now_o see_v beza_n will_v not_o have_v that_o christian_n shall_v have_v this_o power_n from_o christ_n what_o other_o thing_n be_v this_o then_o to_o envy_v at_o the_o benefit_n of_o christ_n bestow_v upon_o christian_n molinaus_n the_o remarkable_a protestant_n be_v so_o great_a a_o defendor_n of_o freewill_n as_o that_o peter_n martyr_n thus_o rebuke_v he_o molinaeus_n caluin_n molinaeus_n in_o his_o epistle_n annex_v to_o his_o common_a place_n english_v in_o his_o epistle_n to_o caluin_n adjudge_v certain_a thing_n amiss_o touch_v freewill_n m._n perkins_n though_o at_o other_o time_n may_v seem_v to_o impugn_v freewill_n yet_o in_o the_o close_a he_o thus_o express_o write_v 26._o write_v in_o his_o reform_a catholic_a pag._n 26._o because_o god_n give_v man_n commandment_n to_o repent_v and_o believe_v therefore_o they_o have_v power_n to_o repent_v and_o believe_v god_n with_o his_o 5●_n his_o vbi_fw-la supra_fw-la pa._n 5●_n commandment_n give_v grace_n that_o the_o thing_n prescribe_v may_v be_v do_v d._n willet_n adverse_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o freewill_n do_v charge_n hemingius_n and_o snecanus_fw-la protestant_n of_o note_n for_o their_o defend_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o freewill_n in_o these_o word_n they_o 810._o they_o in_o his_o synop_n pag._n 808._o &_o 810._o mean_v the_o two_o former_a protestant_n be_v more_o erroneous_a concern_v freewill_n then_o be_v the_o papist_n m._n hooker_n thus_o write_v of_o freewill_n 101._o freewill_n eccles_n polic_a l._n 5._o p._n 101._o distributive_o at_o the_o least_o all_o grievous_a actual_a offence_n may_v be_v avoid_v so_o that_o in_o this_o sense_n to_o be_v preserve_v from_o all_o sin_n it_o be_v not_o impossible_a which_o word_n necessary_o imply_v freedom_n of_o will_n with_o m._n hooker_n accord_v d._n covell_n 5._o covell_n in_o defence_n of_o m._n hooker_n etc._n etc._n art_n 5._o herein_o to_o be_v brief_a the_o doctrine_n of_o freewill_n be_v in_o like_a sort_n teach_v by_o 814._o by_o ceut_fw-fr 16._o p._n 814._o osiander_n the_o protestant_n and_o by_o some_o protestant_n record_v by_o m._n fox_n 1605._o fox_n act._n mon._n pag._n 1533._o &_o 1605._o the_o xvi_o paragraph_n to_o come_v to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o reprobation_n and_o predestination_n beza_n thus_o write_v of_o this_o point_n 38._o point_n in_o his_o treatise_n english_v and_o entitle_v a_o display_v of_o popish_a practice_n p._n 17._o &_o 38._o god_n do_v create_v some_o man_n to_o perdition_n appoint_v and_o decree_v they_o to_o his_o hatred_n and_o destruction_n and_o thereupon_o he_o teach_v that_o god_n 2●1_n god_n in_o respon_n ad_fw-la act_n colloq_fw-la montisbel_n p._n 285._o 2●1_n do_v not_o suffer_v death_n for_o such_o man_n with_o who_o agree_v caluin_n thus_o teach_v or_o rather_o blaspheme_v god_n 6._o god_n instit._fw-la l._n 3._o c_o 13._o sect_n 6._o do_v ordain_v by_o his_o counsel_n and_o decree_n that_o among_o man_n some_o be_v bear_v destine_v to_o certain_a damnation_n from_o their_o mother_n womb_n who_o by_o their_o destruction_n may_v glorify_v god_n with_o these_o former_a conspire_v m._n willet_n thus_o say_v god_n 554._o god_n in_o synop_n pag._n 554._o have_v ordain_v some_o to_o be_v vessel_n of_o wrath_n without_o any_o respect_n have_v to_o their_o work_n either_o good_a or_o bad._n and_o hereupon_o peter_n martyr_n conclude_v thus_o sin_n 12._o sin_n in_o his_o common_a place_n part_n 3._o pag._n 12._o foresee_v be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o reprobation_n now_o see_v how_o these_o be_v cross_v and_o impugn_a by_o a_o whole_a army_n of_o other_o learned_a protestant_n both_o lutheran_n &_o caluinist_n their_o brethren_n for_o first_o to_o begin_v with_o the_o lutheran_n 251._o lutheran_n in_o respon_n beza_n ad_fw-la colloq_fw-la montisbelg_n part_n altera_fw-la pag._n 251._o jacobus_n andreas_n conradus_n schlusselburg_n 12._o schlusselburg_n in_o theolog._n cald._n l._n 1._o art_n 12._o kempnitius_n 158._o kempnitius_n in_o eucheirid_n pag._n 158._o the_o 269._o the_o in_o the_o harmony_n of_o confession_n in_o english_a pag._n 268._o 269._o confession_n of_o ausburg_n the_o century_n 140._o century_n in_o loc_n comm._fw-la pag._n 140._o writer_n and_o final_o to_o omit_v diverse_a other_o lutheran_n even_o melancthon_n himself_o though_o for_o a_o time_n in_o the_o beginning_n he_o maintain_v the_o contrary_a doctrine_n do_v joint_o reject_v this_o former_a doctrine_n of_o reprobation_n to_o come_v to_o caluinist_n m._n hooker_n thus_o write_v 104._o write_v eccles_n polic_a pag._n 104._o god_n general_a inclination_n be_v that_o all_o man_n may_v be_v save_v d_o covel_n god_n have_v 63._o have_v in_o his_o defence_n of_o m._n hooker_n p._n 62._o &_o 63._o a_o general_a inclination_n to_o save_v all_o man_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o with_o a_o conditional_a will_n he_o will_v all_o man_n to_o be_v save_v who_o therefore_o that_o they_o be_v not_o save_v be_v not_o his_o decree_n but_o their_o own_o fault_n m._n fox_n be_v also_o full_a herein_o thus_o teach_v 473._o teach_v in_o apocalyps_n pag._n 473._o see_v the_o benefit_n of_o redemption_n which_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n be_v a_o universal_a thing_n it_o be_v demand_v whether_o the_o