Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	grace_n	justification_n	work_n	6,035	5	6.7945	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81745	The Quakers vvisdom descendeth not from above or a brief vindication of a small tract, intituled, The Quakers folly made manifest to all men, as also of its authour, from the exceptions made against it, and aspersions cast upon him. In a pamphlet called The voice of wisdom, &c. published by George Whithead, Quaker. / By Tho. Danson, M.A. late fellow of Magd. Coll. Oxon. And now minister of the Gospel at Sandwich in Kent.	Danson, Thomas, d. 1694.	1659 (1659)	Wing D217; Thomason E2255_4; ESTC R210142	19,984	42

the_o father_n who_o merit_n and_o make_v satisfaction_n for_o our_o sin_n the_o spirit_n give_v faith_n to_o lay_v hold_n on_o christ_n for_o justification_n and_o seal_v the_o soul_n interest_n when_o obtain_v i_o have_v prove_v that_o we_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n or_o good_a work_n in_o the_o discourse_n upon_o justification_n quaker_n folly_n p._n 15._o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o that_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n can_v be_v mean_v in_o that_o place_n if_o by_o spirit_n must_v be_v mean_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o justification_n as_o you_o assert_v i_o do_v not_o divide_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n from_o the_o spirit_n but_o i_o affirm_v that_o the_o g_o ●ce_n wrought_v in_o we_o by_o the_o spirit_n be_v no_o meritorious_a cause_n o●_n justification_n as_o for_o that_o passage_n justify_v free_o by_o his_o grace_n which_o be_v in_o rom._n 3.24_o it_o intend_v not_o grace_n 〈◊〉_d we_o but_o the_o grace_n or_o favour_n of_o god_n in_o give_v christ_n for_o our_o propitiation_n v._o 25._o as_o for_o your_o accusation_n of_o ignorance_n i_o value_v it_o not_o but_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o justifiable_a ground_n 〈◊〉_d account_v you_o a_o blasphemer_n for_o it_o be_v a_o implicit_a deny_v of_o what_o i_o express_o affirm_v viz_o person_n in_o the_o godhead_n t._n d._n p._n 16._o the_o apostle_n assert_n ●he_v holiness_n of_o man_n nature_n as_o a_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n conform_v it_o to_o the_o law_n to_o be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o our_o freedom_n from_o sin_n g.w._n ans_fw-fr and_o yet_o he_o have_v d●al_n d_o good_a work_n of_o obedience_n to_o be_v a_o deserve_a cause_n o●_n justification_n what_o be_v not_o justification_n a_o freedom_n from_o in_o act_n 13.39_o and_o where_o do_v he_o prove_v the_o holiness_n o●_n man_n nature_n be_v a_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o our_o freedom_n from_o sin_n t_o d._n r_o ply_v i_o see_v g._n w._n thou_o be_v so_o far_o from_o perfect_a that_o thou_o want_v moral_a honesty_n 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can_v not_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o it_o prove_v that_o by_o faith_n man_n be_v free_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o all_o their_o sin_n and_o what_o of_o that_o t._n d._n say_v rom._n 8.4_o 5._o it_o import_v the_o end_n for_o which_o god_n send_v christ_n that_o his_o righteousness_n may_v be_v impute_v to_o we_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v inherent_a in_o ourselves_o g._n ●_o ans_fw-fr if_o the_o apostle_n have_v not_o mean_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n fulfil_v in_o their_o own_o person_n he_o will_v not_o have_v say_v fulfil_v in_o we_o neither_o will_v he_o have_v count_v christ_n righteousness_n inherent_a in_o themselves_o if_o he_o have_v not_o count_v it_o ●●_o h●m_o nor_o need_v he_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n be_v ●o_o be_v fulfil_v in_o christ_n as_o if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v fulfil_v in_o he_o t._n d._n r●●ly_o bold_a man_n who_o be_v thou_o that_o teach_v the_o apostle_n how_o to_o speak_v who_o can_v not_o 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