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	nature_n	sin_n	2,557	5	4.8490	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02843	An antidote against the erroneous, or rather blasphemous, opinions of some people in this our corrupt age; concerning the true and real cause of man's falling into those gross and notorious sins, which do commonly prove his eternal ruine. : Made plain in a short discourse, being the substance of two sermons upon the 12, 14, 15. verses of the 1st chap. of St. James. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God, &c. / By Samuel D'Assigny, a well-wisher to the Church of England's prosperity.	D'Assigny, Samuel, b. 1673 or 4	1698 (1698)	Wing D286; ESTC R171689	15,649	17

rather_o than_o upon_o micah'●_n or_o an●_n other_o prophet_n of_o i_o and_o let_v the_o fall_v of_o ahab_n be_v at_o r●●●●th_n g●●●●d_n rather_o than_o at_o any_o other_o place_n and_o in_o this_o battle_n with_o the_o king_n of_o a●●t●●_n rather_o than_o at_o any_o other_o time_n thus_o when_o the_o matter_n be_v thei●_n own_o god_n give_v the_o fashon_a and_o order_v thereof_o in_o some_o sort_n touch_v the_o person_n time_n and_o place_n and_o other_o the_o like_a particular_n i_o hope_v re●der_n by_o this_o time_n you_o be_v sufficient_o convince_v that_o in_o the_o action_n of_o sinful_a man_n there_o be_v more_o to_o be_v deem_v of_o god_n than_o his_o bare_a permission_n for_o doubtless_o he_o have_v his_o will_n therein_o mistake_v i_o not_o i_o beseech_v you_o i_o mean_v not_o vo●●ntaetem_fw-la appr_fw-la ba●●onis_fw-la his_o will_n 〈◊〉_d approbation_n as_o if_o the_o lord_n do_v either_o allure_v counsel_n or_o compel_v unto_o evil_n but_o i_o m●an_v volunt●tem_v providentiae_fw-la his_o provident_a w●●●_n whereby_o the_o lord_n do_v order_n and_o govern_v sinful_a action_n in_o apply_v they_o to_o better_a end_n than_o the_o offender_n be_v aware_a off_o for_o god_n say_v the_o prophet_n be_v of_o pure_a ●●es_n and_o can_v be●●ld_v n_o wickedness_n his_o soul_n hate_v and_o abhort_v sin_n his_o law_n to_o this_o ve●●_n day_n curse_v and_o condemn_v sin_n his_o hand_n have_v smite_v and_o scour●●●_n s●n_o he_o have_v throw_v down_o angel_n from_o leaven_n pla●●d_v m●n_z upon_z e_z ●th_o ●●●●●rted_a whe●●_n kingdom_n destroy_v whole_a ●●●ies_n and_o corporation_n and_o not_o spare_v his_o own_o son_n christ_n jesus_n w●il●_n he_o appear_v in_o the_o similitude_n of_o sinful_a flesh_n he_o have_v drow●ed_v the_o world_n with_o a_o flood_n of_o water_n already_o and_o will_v ●er_o aster_n consume_v it_o wit●_n fire_n 〈…〉_o of_o sin_n he_o have_v threaten_v tribulation_n an●●ish_a and_o d●●●●_n unto_o a●_n the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n and_o that_o sentence_n of_o his_o shaft_n fraud_n more_o stable_a than_o all_o the_o marble_n pillar_n upon_o earth_n and_o endure_v long_o than_o the_o day_n of_o heaven_n if_o then_o his_o indignation_n against_o sin_n be_v such_o who_o can_v accuse_v he_o to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o let_v god_n then_o be_v true_a and_o let_v all_o man_n be_v liar_n let_v god_n be_v just_a and_o let_v all_o man_n be_v sinner_n let_v he_o be_v justify_v in_o 〈…〉_o and_o p●●●_n in_o his_o say_n and_o then_o let_v all_o his_o a●●●s●●s_n vanish_v and_o 〈◊〉_d away_o like_o the_o foam_n upon_o the_o water_n but_o as_o 〈◊〉_d those_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_o the_o lord_n let_v they_o stand_v fast_o as_o m●nat_a 〈◊〉_d which_o 〈…〉_o by_o 〈…〉_o ●●t_v they_o stand_v fast_o in_o love_n fast_o in_o faith_n 〈…〉_o in_o ●●ve_v that_o they_o keep_v his_o commandment_n 〈…〉_o not_o from_o grace_n fast_o in_o hope_n that_o they_o despair_n 〈…〉_o in_o ●●●●●ance_n that_o they_o ●ha●_n one_o day_n enjoy_v the_o river_n of_o plea●●●●_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n for_o evermore_o and_o now_o i_o be_o come_v to_o the_o first_o argument_n whi●h_v the_o apostle_n produce_v here_o to_o prove_v the_o former_a proposition_n which_o 〈◊〉_d immediate_o draw_v from_o the_o purity_n of_o god_n divine_a nature_n be_v partly_o negative_a and_o partly_o affirmative_a first_o negative_a and_o therein_o the_o apostle_n deny_v god_n to_o be_v tempt_v with_o evil_a second_o afirmative_a and_o therein_o he_o aver_v that_o he_o tempt_v not_o man_n i_o shall_v begin_v first_o with_o the_o negative_a part_n god_n can_v be_v tempt_v with_o evil_a as_o if_o the_o apostle_n shall_v have_v say_v here_o god_n be_v in_o nature_n so_o pure_a that_o he_o can_v be_v stain_v in_o will_n so_o stable_a that_o he_o can_v be_v move_v in_o wisdom_n so_o wise_a that_o he_o can_v be_v deceive_v and_o in_o liberty_n so_o free_a that_o he_o can_v be_v compel_v unto_o evil_n he_o be_v light_a and_o there_o be_v no_o darkness_n either_o of_o error_n or_o ignorance_n in_o he_o he_o be_v goodness_n and_o there_o be_v no_o evil_a of_o sin_n which_o can_v contaminate_v or_o defile_v his_o divine_a nature_n he_o be_v good_a 〈◊〉_d &_o extrorse_n in_o himself_o and_o without_o himself_o in_o himself_o as_o be_v the_o father_n of_o all_o goodness_n for_o there_o be_v no_o goodness_n upon_o earth_n but_o what_o be_v derive_v from_o he_o in_o which_o sense_n our_o savour_n say_v there_o be_v none_o good_a but_o god_n he_o be_v ipsa_fw-la ●●mit●●_n goodness_n itself_o his_o nature_n be_v goodness_n and_o from_o he_o as_o from_o a_o ocean_n flow_v all_o the_o stream_n of_o goodness_n into_o the_o world_n he_o be_v exceed_o good_a without_o himself_o i_o mean_v unto_o all_o his_o creature_n in_o general_a whether_o you_o consider_v he_o in_o his_o creation_n or_o in_o his_o preservation_n of_o they_o 1._o in_o his_o creation_n there_o be_v not_o a_o work_n that_o pass_v his_o finger_n without_o the_o approbation_n of_o his_o judgement_n behold_v it_o be_v good_a and_o very_o good_a and_o god_n see_v that_o it_o be_v good_a gen._n 1.10_o 2._o in_o his_o preservation_n for_o he_o open_v his_o hand_n and_o fill_v all_o thing_n live_v with_o his_o blessing_n the_o whole_a earth_n be_v full_a of_o his_o goodness_n say_v the_o psalmist_n and_o his_o mercy_n be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n he_o be_v also_o exceed_v good_a unto_o his_o choose_a unto_o his_o israel_n unto_o those_o that_o be_v of_o a_o pure_a heart_n psal_n 73.1_o do_v you_o distrust_n of_o his_o righteousness_n ask_v as_o proud_a and_o ●●●●ate_a a_o ●●●ner_n as_o ever_o transgress_v p●areah_o by_o name_n and_o he_o will_v tell_v you_o that_o the_o lord_n be_v righteous_a though_o he_o and_o his_o people_n be_v wicked_a exod._n 9.27_o ask_v but_o the_o m●●●ers_n of_o humane_a wisdom_n and_o they_o will_v inform_v you_o in_o this_o be●●●●_n 〈…〉_o of_o he_o 〈…〉_o no_o ●●ans_n be_v unjust_a but_o as_o 〈…〉_o a_o 〈…〉_o the_o question_n why_o the_o god_n do_v good_a answer_v himself_o n●●●●_n 〈◊〉_d their_o nature_n be_v the_o cause_n they_o neither_o take_v nor_o do_v wrong_a they_o neither_o give_v nor_o have_v mischief_n in_o they_o i_o be_o come_v now_o to_o the_o second_o ●●●●rmative_a part_n viz._n as_o he_o be_v in_o nature_n so_o pure_a that_o 〈…〉_o tempt_n himself_o so_o likewise_o tempt_v he_o no_o man_n 〈…〉_o do_v not_o pe●●●●de_a man_n unto_o sin_n not_o do_v ●e_v approve_v of_o it_o when_o 〈…〉_o for_o 〈◊〉_d art_n ●ot_n a_o god_n that_o 〈…〉_o say_v the_o prophet_n 〈◊〉_d ●_o 4_o ●eather_o shall_v 〈…〉_o with_o 〈◊〉_d t●●_n go●●sh_o shall_v not_o stand_v in_o 〈◊〉_d sight_n 〈◊〉_d ●●●●st_v all_o they_o that_o 〈…〉_o if_o then_o god_n neither_o move_v man_n unto_o sin_n nor_o command_v it_o when_o it_o be_v commit_v nor_o assist_v the_o committer_n of_o it_o because_o his_o nature_n be_v so_o good_a that_o he_o can_v neither_o tempt_v nor_o he_o tempt_v unto_o evil_n in_o no_o wise_a then_o certain_o be_v he_o the_o author_n of_o sin_n for_o ●eus_fw-la ●ui_fw-la borus_fw-la ●st_fw-la say_v p●●●●●_n mal●rum_fw-la causa_fw-la dici_fw-la non_fw-la ●●●●st_fw-la and_o it_o be_v a_o excellent_a speech_n which_o st._n a●s●●●_n have_v to_o this_o purpose_n fi●●i_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_o a_o peccatis_fw-la s●●gi●●r_fw-la 〈◊〉_d cum_fw-la in_o peccata_fw-la decidatur_fw-la it_o can_v be_v that_o man_n shall_v ●●ll_v or_o be_v drive_v into_o sin_n by_o he_o through_o who_o they_o have_v their_o resurrection_n from_o sin_n for_o sure_o if_o he_o do_v true_o and_o proper_o throw_v they_o down_o he_o will_v never_o be_v so_o willing_a to_o raise_v they_o up_o many_o have_v be_v restrain_v and_o hold_v up_o by_o god_n grace_n that_o they_o may_v not_o fall_v into_o disparate_a 〈◊〉_d but_o none_o have_v be_v by_o he_o occasion_v to_o fall_v for_o he_o tempt_v no_o man_n unto_o ●●●l_n do_v god_n tempt_v no_o man_n unto_o evil_a why_o then_o may_z some_z say_v do_v the_o scripture_n seem_v to_o speak_v so_o plain_o to_o this_o purpose_n why_o be_v it_o say_v of_o god_n exod._n 4.21_o i_o will_v harden_v pharaoh_n be_v heart_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o let_v the_o people_n go_v and_o exod._n 7.22_o we_o read_v that_o pharoah_n heart_n be_v harden_v neither_o do_v he_o hearken_v unto_o they_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v and_o rom._n 1.24_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o gentile_n that_o the_o lord_n deliver_v they_o up_o unto_o a_o reprobate_a sense_n nay_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n charge_v god_n to_o his_o face_n in_o the_o four_o chap_n at_o the_o 10_o verse_n then_o say_v i_o ah_o lord_n god_n sure_o thou_o deceive_v this_o people_n and_o jerusalem_n say_v you_o shall_v have_v peace_n whereas_o the_o sword_n reach_v unto_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o lord_n

the_o earth_n be_v not_o then_o corrupt_v nor_o at_o that_o time_n infect_v the_o corruption_n come_v afterward_o through_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n when_o that_o curse_n of_o god_n be_v lay_v upon_o it_o by_o reason_n of_o adam_n sin_n curse_v be_v the_o earth_n for_o thy_o sake_n gen._n 3.17_o in_o sorrow_n shall_v thou_o eat_v of_o it_o all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n thorn_n also_o and_o thistle_n shall_v it_o bring_v forth_o unto_o thou_o before_o that_o man_n be_v free_a and_o have_v a_o possibility_n to_o live_v for_o ever_o 2._o for_o his_o soul_n it_o be_v most_o divine_a and_o heavenly_a divinâ_fw-la particulâ_fw-la aurae_fw-la be_v a_o spark_n of_o divinity_n infuse_v by_o god_n himself_o who_o breathe_v into_o man_n the_o breath_n of_o life_n and_o make_v it_o spiritual_a like_o unto_o himself_o it_o be_v not_o of_o the_o essence_n of_o god_n for_o than_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v equal_a with_o god_n but_o it_o be_v such_o a_o workmanship_n as_o do_v resemble_v he_o in_o true_a holiness_n and_o perfect_a integrity_n 3._o as_o for_o the_o faculty_n of_o his_o soul_n they_o be_v likewise_o pure_a his_o reason_n and_o understanding_n be_v clear_a without_o any_o blindness_n or_o imperfection_n at_o all_o his_o will_n be_v free_a from_o all_o bondage_n coaction_n or_o compulsion_n whatsoever_o so_o that_o none_o but_o himself_o can_v have_v bring_v any_o inconvenience_n or_o damage_n unto_o himself_o there_o be_v no_o fault_n then_o upon_o god_n side_n possible_o to_o be_v find_v no_o hard_a measure_n offer_v by_o he_o he_o give_v unto_o man_n all_o thing_n necessary_a and_o commodious_a for_o a_o pleasant_a and_o a_o happy_a life_n he_o give_v he_o liberty_n and_o freedom_n to_o stand_v what_o more_o can_v he_o desire_v it_o be_v miserable_a man_n then_o that_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o own_o ruin_n who_o abuse_v that_o power_n which_o god_n have_v give_v he_o by_o suffer_v the_o devil_n that_o great_a enemy_n of_o mankind_n who_o always_o enveigh_v at_o his_o prosperity_n to_o beguile_v and_o poison_v he_o with_o a_o apple_n not_o by_o force_n but_o by_o deceit_n work_v on_o the_o woman_n the_o weak_a vessel_n she_o be_v poison_v poyson_v her_o husband_n and_o the_o poison_n be_v contagious_a spread_v itself_o through_o all_o the_o faculty_n both_o of_o body_n and_o soul_n and_o that_o deadly_a too_o for_o so_o god_n have_v say_v before_o in_o the_o day_n that_o thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v gen._n 2_o 17._o man_n be_v now_o after_o all_o this_o subject_a unto_o all_o infirmity_n his_o body_n to_o the_o temporal_a his_o soul_n unto_o the_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a death_n there_o be_v neither_o disease_n of_o the_o body_n nor_o sickness_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o what_o come_v in_o with_o sin_n not_o unto_o adam_n only_o but_o unto_o we_o his_o offspring_n for_o though_o at_o first_o he_o only_o sin_v yet_o we_o be_v culpable_a through_o his_o fact_n and_o it_o be_v derive_v unto_o we_o both_o by_o imputation_n and_o propagation_n 1._o by_o imputation_n so_o say_v the_o apostle_n rom._n 4_o 19_o by_o one_o man_n disobedience_n many_o be_v make_v sinner_n 2._o by_o propagation_n ezek._n 18_o 2._o the_o father_n have_v eat_v sour_a grape_n and_o the_o child_n tooth_n be_v set_v on_o edge_n so_o that_o now_o our_o nature_n be_v corrupt_v the_o soundness_n and_o integrity_n of_o all_o the_o faculty_n therein_o be_v disease_v the_o image_n of_o god_n be_v whole_o deface_v the_o soul_n be_v take_v up_o with_o a_o mass_n of_o injustice_n and_o we_o be_v subject_a to_o a_o necessity_n of_o sin_v for_o as_o it_o be_v true_a of_o man_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n potest_fw-la non_fw-la peccare_fw-la he_o may_v if_o he_o will_v not_o have_v sin_v because_o god_n leave_v he_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o own_o counsel_n and_o give_v he_o liberty_n both_o way_n either_o to_o sin_n or_o not_o to_o sin_n so_o now_o it_o be_v true_a in_o the_o state_n of_o corruption_n non_fw-la potest_fw-la non_fw-la peccare_fw-la he_o can_v choose_v but_o sin_n the_o whole_a lump_n of_o his_o nature_n be_v sour_v with_o that_o ancient_a leaven_n nor_o shall_v he_o ever_o be_v deliver_v from_o that_o corruption_n whereunto_o he_o be_v subject_a until_o he_o attain_v unto_o the_o state_n of_o glorification_n wherein_o it_o shall_v as_o certain_o be_v verify_v non_fw-la potest_fw-la peccare_fw-la he_o can_v sin_n though_o he_o will_v corruption_n have_v put_v on_o incorruption_n both_o in_o body_n and_o soul_n which_o necessity_n of_o sin_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n be_v not_o in_o any_o external_a cause_n but_o in_o the_o decay_a nature_n of_o man_n upon_o the_o fall_n whereof_o come_v vanity_n in_o the_o mind_n and_o a_o frowardness_n in_o the_o will_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o live_a god_n thus_o than_o you_o see_v the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o sin_n to_o be_v our_o own_o corruption_n and_o concupiscence_n which_o draw_v we_o away_o from_o the_o rule_n of_o reason_n and_o the_o right_a path_n of_o god_n commandment_n nor_o be_v this_o true_a only_a in_o the_o wicked_a and_o reprobate_a but_o even_o in_o the_o dear_a child_n of_o god_n they_o be_v not_o free_a from_o this_o original_a infection_n they_o have_v many_o combat_n and_o conflict_n in_o they_o there_o be_v ishmael_n against_o isaac_n the_o flesh_n against_o the_o spirit_n continual_o strive_v s._n paul_n himself_o complain_v hereof_o rom._n 7_o 23._o he_o find_v one_o law_n in_o his_o mind_n another_o in_o his_o member_n strive_v against_o the_o law_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o lead_v he_o from_o that_o which_o be_v true_a just_a and_o holy_a unto_o the_o contrary_n which_o he_o do_v not_o allow_v of_o thus_o than_o we_o still_o see_v the_o former_a proposition_n to_o be_v very_o true_a viz._n that_o god_n be_v not_o the_o mover_n unto_o evil_n nor_o the_o author_n of_o sin_n but_o every_o man_n be_v tempt_v when_o he_o be_v draw_v away_o by_o his_o own_o lust_n and_o entice_v for_o there_o be_v 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