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	life_n	sin_n	2,939	5	4.9686	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34850	Vindiciæ veritatis, or, A confutation [...] the heresies and gross errours asserted by Thomas Collier in his additinal word to his body of divinity written by Nehemiah Coxe ...	Coxe, Nehemiah.	1677 (1677)	Wing C6719; ESTC R37684	130,052	153

not_o contend_v add_v thereunto_o the_o close_a of_o the_o verse_n now_o if_o thou_o do_v receive_v it_o why_o do_v thou_o glory_n as_o if_o thou_o have_v not_o receive_v it_o from_o hence_o we_o may_v safe_o infer_v that_o if_o any_o man_n differ_v from_o another_o or_o from_o what_o he_o be_v in_o himself_o before_o that_o be_v to_o say_v be_v raise_v from_o a_o state_n of_o death_n in_o sin_n and_o trespass_n unto_o newness_n of_o life_n deliver_v from_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n and_o translate_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n love_n it_o be_v god_n have_v make_v this_o difference_n to_o the_o praise_n of_o the_o riches_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o thus_o much_o mr._n c._n in_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n grant_v it_o be_v god_n by_o gospel_n grace_n make_v we_o to_o diffe●_n but_o if_o mr._n collier_n notion_n elsewhere_o be_v true_a that_o among_o man_n that_o receive_v every_o way_n as_o much_o grace_n from_o god_n the_o one_o as_o the_o other_o some_o believe_v unto_o life_n other_o remain_v in_o their_o sin_n it_o will_v necessary_o follow_v that_o those_o of_o they_o which_o choose_v the_o better_a part_n do_v make_v themselves_o to_o differ_v and_o have_v cause_n of_o boast_v if_o not_o before_o god_n yet_o in_o comparison_n with_o other_o man_n and_o this_o be_v in_o term_n deny_v by_o the_o apostle_n and_o mr._n c._n make_v no_o reply_n thereto_o but_o what_o have_v now_o be_v oft_o mention_v and_o answer_v and_o therefore_o i_o will_v not_o trouble_v the_o reader_n with_o a_o repetition_n of_o it_o the_o text_n that_o remain_v to_o be_v insist_v on_o be_v phil._n 2._o 13._o for_o it_o be_v god_n which_o work_v in_o you_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v of_o his_o g●od_a pleasure_n that_o this_o scripture_n be_v direct_o opposite_a to_o mr._n collier●_n doctrine_n be_v evident_a in_o the_o forego_n verse_n he_o exhort_v the_o philippian_n to_o work_v out_o their_o own_o salvation_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a by_o work_v out_o their_o salvation_n he_o intend_v labour_v for_o or_o bestow_v their_o utmost_a industry_n to_o obtain_v salvation_n and_o according_a to_o this_o sense_n be_v the_o same_o word_n render_v joh._n 6._o 27._o labour_v not_o for_o the_o meat_n that_o perish_v etc._n etc._n now_o hereunto_o two_o thing_n be_v require_v 1._o a_o principle_n enable_v and_o dispose_v they_o to_o walk_v humble_o with_o god_n in_o faith_n and_o obedience_n 2._o the_o exercise_n thereof_o 496._o dr._n of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 496._o which_o be_v refer_v unto_o the_o internal_a act_n of_o the_o will_n and_o external_a operation_n in_o duty_n suitable_a thereunto_o and_o as_o we_o have_v before_o prove_v that_o grace_n be_v wrought_v in_o we_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n so_o the_o apostle_n here_o express_o affirm_v that_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v which_o expression_n take_v in_o the_o whole_a of_o its_o exercise_n be_v also_o effectual_o wrought_v in_o we_o by_o he_o of_o 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pelagian_o of_o old_a dam_fw-la domine_fw-la quod_fw-la jubes_fw-la &_o jube_fw-la quod_fw-la vis_fw-la give_v i_o o_o lord_n what_o thou_o require_v of_o i_o and_o command_v what_o thou_o please_v indeed_o to_o deny_v that_o we_o receive_v any_o thing_n from_o god_n in_o a_o way_n of_o special_a and_o distinguish_a grace_n that_o be_v require_v of_o we_o in_o a_o way_n of_o duty_n be_v flat_o to_o reject_v the_o gospel_n and_o to_o deny_v the_o grace_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n we_o do_v not_o then_o destroy_v the_o exhortation_n and_o make_v null_a the_o duty_n but_o instruct_v man_n which_o way_n they_o may_v expect_v and_o receive_v grace_n to_o obey_v it_o in_o the_o performance_n of_o their_o duty_n which_o be_v certain_o a_o great_a quicken_a and_o encouragement_n thereto_o unto_o all_o that_o have_v a_o humble_a sense_n of_o their_o concernment_n in_o these_o thing_n i_o shall_v now_o return_v to_o mr._n c._n p._n 34._o where_o he_o propound_v another_o question_n do_v the_o 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be_v certain_a and_o shall_v not_o leave_v they_o until_o it_o bring_v they_o to_o glory_n here_o we_o have_v another_o instance_n of_o the_o man_n contradiction_n to_o himself_o as_o well_o as_o unto_o truth_n but_o to_o these_o thing_n i_o say_v it_o be_v indeed_o certain_a from_o the_o scripture_n that_o many_o be_v convince_v who_o never_o be_v convert_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o also_o that_o the_o conviction_n of_o some_o proceed_v so_o far_o as_o that_o they_o escape_v the_o pollution_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n through_o lust_n 2_o pet._n 2._o 20._o pass_n under_o that_o work_n describe_v heb._n 6._o 4_o 5_o 6._o and_o yet_o fail_v of_o those_o thing_n that_o accompany_v salvation_n which_o be_v thing_n better_o than_o all_o that_o be_v before_o mention_v such_o with_o respect_n to_o their_o profession_n and_o general_a assent_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n etc._n etc._n be_v say_v to_o believe_v for_o a_o time_n and_o perseverance_n be_v the_o great_a touchstone_n of_o sincerity_n the_o interest_n of_o person_n in_o christ_n be_v oft_o refer_v thereto_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o manifestation_n and_o proof_n thereof_o so_o in_o heb._n 3._o 6._o and_o those_o text_n cite_v by_o mr._n c._n if_o person_n hold_v fast_o their_o rejoice_v of_o hope_n and_o confidence_n steadfast_a unto_o the_o end_n it_o be_v evident_a they_o be_v sincere_a and_o that_o their_o faith_n be_v of_o the_o right_a kind_n in_o that_o it_o prove_v victorious_a against_o all_o opposition_n make_v thereto_o but_o if_o they_o draw_v back_o and_o fall_v away_o their_o hypocrisy_n be_v detect_v and_o it_o be_v make_v manife_a that_o they_o be_v not_o of_o we_o for_o if_o they_o have_v be_v of_o we_o no_o doubt_n

all_o man_n be_v bear_v into_o the_o world_n with_o sinful_a nature●_n now_o this_o defilement_n of_o our_o nature_n though_o sinful_a no_o man_n can_v help_v therefore_o it_o be_v not_o their_o sin_n but_o their_o affliction_n here_o be_v a_o sinful_a nature_n a_o sinful_a defilement_n of_o nature_n and_o yet_o no_o sin_n but_o a_o affliction_n only_a let_v such_o confusion_n be_v the_o ●ot_n of_o all_o that_o oppose_v god_n sacred_a truth_n can_v the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v defile_v and_o sinful_a and_o yet_o he_o not_o a_o sinner_n yea_o but_o no_o man_n can_v help_v it_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o their_o sin_n i_o answer_v this_o defilement_n of_o humane_a nature_n come_v by_o that_o sin_n that_o man_n may_v not_o have_v commit_v he_o may_v have_v help_v it_o if_o he_o will_v yea_o moreover_o original_a sin_n be_v habitual_o in_o the_o will_n as_o the_o subject_n thereof_o as_o well_o as_o other_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o therefore_o be_v voluntary_a and_o every_o particular_a person_n be_v to_o be_v account_v and_o true_o be_v the_o immediate_a principle_n as_o well_o as_o the_o subject_n the_o author_n as_o well_o as_o the_o possessor_n of_o his_o own_o individual_a original_a sin_n or_o corruption_n of_o nature_n even_o as_o a_o man_n be_v of_o his_o natural_a faculty_n or_o acquire_v habit_n or_o as_o adam_n himself_o be_v of_o ●his_n original_a sickness_n or_o disease_n in_o his_o own_o person_n as_o the_o learned_a voetius_fw-la assert_n in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o select_a disputation_n p._n 1105._o and_o it_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o this_o defilement_n of_o nature_n that_o we_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n which_o can_v not_o be_v if_o it_o be_v not_o our_o sin_n eph._n 2._o 3._o and_o on_o this_o ground_n the_o lord_n christ_n assert_v the_o necessity_n of_o regeneration_n and_o that_o without_o it_o none_o can_v see_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n joh._n 3._o 5_o 6_o 7._o mr._n c_o say_v far_o and_o cause_n we_o have_v to_o bewail_v it_o as_o our_o affliction_n but_o not_o as_o our_o sin_n so_o the_o apostle_n do_v rom._n 7._o 24._o it_o be_v consent_v to_o it_o which_o be_v the_o sin_n v._o 15_o 16_o jam._n 1._o 14_o 15._o when_o person_n consent_v to_o covetous_a and_o worldly_a lust_n to_o proud_a envious_a and_o disobedient_a lust_n this_o be_v the_o sin_n that_o will_v usher_v in_o the_o second_o death_n original_a guilt_n and_o stain_n only_o bring_v under_o the_o first_o death_n but_o not_o not_o the_o second_o as_o distinct_a from_o consent_n original_a sin_n may_v be_v consider_v either_o in_o the_o unregenerate_a in_o who_o it_o reign_v and_o be_v whole_o unmortified_a or_o as_o remain_v in_o the_o regenerate_a though_o mortify_v and_o spoil_v of_o its_o reign_a power_n the_o unregenerate_a be_v under_o the_o power_n thereof_o in_o all_o the_o faculty_n of_o their_o soul_n it_o be_v blindness_n and_o vanity_n in_o their_o mind_n hatred_n of_o god_n and_o obstinacy_n in_o their_o will_n etc._n etc._n and_o they_o be_v content_a to_o be_v command_v by_o this_o principle_n and_o the_o first_o moral_n act_v of_o the_o soul_n be_v influence_v thereby_o psal_n 58._o 3._o and_o in_o they_o the_o lusting_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v never_o resist_v from_o any_o true_a hatred_n of_o their_o sinfulness_n though_o on_o other_o account_n as_o they_o be_v apprehend_v destructive_a to_o themselves_o one_o way_n or_o other_o they_o may_v be_v so_o in_o some_o particular_a act_n thereof_o but_o in_o the_o regenerate_a there_o be_v a_o contrary_a principle_n even_o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n that_o set_v they_o free_a from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n so_o that_o they_o obey_v not_o the_o flesh_n in_o the_o lust_n thereof_o and_o these_o as_o they_o be_v by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n deliver_v from_o the_o service_n of_o sin_n so_o be_v they_o also_o by_o the_o efficacy_n of_o christ_n blood_n save_v from_o the_o condemn_a power_n thereof_o there_o be_v no_o condemnation_n to_o they_o rom._n 8._o 1._o but_o it_o be_v not_o because_o indwelling_a sin_n deserve_v none_o but_o because_o jesus_n sa●eth_v they_o from_o the_o wrath_n to_o come_v now_o such_o a_o one_o be_v personate_v by_o paul_n rom._n 7._o unto_o who_o all_o sin_n be_v a_o afflict_a burden_n and_o the_o lusting_n of_o indwelling_a sin_n which_o w●re_v oppose_v by_o the_o new_a creature_n he_o complain_v of_o as_o his_o great_a affliction_n b●t_v not_o as_o his_o affliction_n only_o as_o outward_a trouble_n and_o persecution_n be_v but_o as_o his_o sin_n also_o nay_o therefore_o it_o be_v his_o affliction_n because_o his_o sin_n and_o so_o he_o call_v it_o about_o ten_o time_n in_o that_o chapter_n and_o as_o such_o bitter_o bewail_v it_o l●t_v the_o text_n be_v consult_v for_o proof_n hereof_o in_o i_o say_v he_o that_o be_v in_o my_o flesh_n in_o i_o so_o far_o as_o not_o renew_v by_o grace_n dwell_v no_o good_a thing_n now_o sin_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●_o privation_n of_o that_o good_a and_o holiness_n that_o the_o law_n require_v and_o this_o say_v the_o apostle_n be_v in_o i_o and_o yet_o mr._n c._n suppose_v he_o acknowledge_v no_o sin_n but_o this_o may_v be_v in_o a_o rational_a creature_n and_o he_o not_o a_o sinner_n yea_o the_o apostle_n confess_v that_o he_o be_v great_o hinder_v in_o his_o duty_n by_o the_o work_n of_o his_o corruption_n and_o at_o last_o fly_v to_o christ_n for_o deliverance_n therefrom_o and_o yet_o shall_v we_o say_v he_o ow_v no_o fault_n all_o this_o while_n as_o for_o jam._n 1._o 14_o 15._o the_o evident_a scope_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v not_o to_o teach_v man_n to_o justify_v the_o wicked_a lusting_n of_o their_o heart_n as_o mr._n c._n do_v but_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o spring_n of_o all_o the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n be_v in_o his_o own_o breast_n and_o it_o will_v be_v in_o vain_a for_o he_o to_o think_v of_o shift_v off_o the_o blame_n to_o any_o other_o it_o be_v grant_v indeed_o that_o the_o apostle_n say_v lust_n when_o it_o have_v conceive_v bring_v forth_o sin_n and_o that_o this_o conceive_n of_o sin_n be_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o will_n agree_v to_o the_o commission_n thereof_o but_o by_o sin_n here_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o actual_a transgression_n be_v intend_v and_o what_o say_v the_o apostle_n of_o this_o lust_n very_o that_o it_o tempt_v draw_v away_o the_o soul_n from_o god_n and_o entice_v it_o to_o sin_n and_o that_o it_o work_v thus_o as_o a_o principle_n in_o the_o soul_n it_o be_v a_o man_n own_o lust_n shall_v we_o then_o suppose_v actual_a transgression_n to_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o the_o work_n of_o that_o principle_n in_o a_o mar_v that_o dispose_v to_o it_o not_o to_o be_v so_o have_v god_n no_o regard_n to_o the_o heart_n and_o principle_n of_o man_n and_o the_o habit_n of_o their_o soul_n do_v not_o they_o come_v under_o his_o law_n or_o be_v not_o the_o habit_n of_o grace_n grace_v as_o well_o as_o the_o exercise_n thereof_o and_o a_o man_n denominate_v gracious_a therefrom_o and_o here_o ●ppositorum_fw-la par_fw-fr rati●_n in_o plain_a term_n to_o suppose_v the_o lusting_n of_o a_o corrupt_a heart_n after_o all_o wickedness_n be_v no_o harm_n unless_o they_o be_v full_o consent_v to_o be_v impious_a as_o to_o that_o which_o he_o add_v concern_v infant_n and_o idiot_n to_o suppose_v they_o no_o way_n concern_v in_o sin_n as_o he_o do_v and_o so_o well_o enough_o without_o christ_n be_v like_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o doctrine_n this_o i_o say_v because_o the_o scripture_n say_v it_o which_o declare_v all_o to_o be_v under_o sin_n even_o those_o that_o have_v not_o sin_v after_o the_o similitude_n of_o adam_n transgression_n viz._n actual_o and_o all_o sin_n to_o deserve_v wrath_n that_o neither_o infant_n nor_o idiot_n can_v stand_v before_o god_n without_o a_o mediator_n they_o have_v sin_n enough_o to_o damn_v they_o but_o there_o be_v grace_n enough_o in_o god_n and_o merit_n enough_o in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n to_o save_v they_o unto_o which_o and_o not_o their_o own_o innocency_n they_o must_v be_v behold_v for_o salvation_n the_o 5_o thing_n he_o insist_o on_o to_o prove_v his_o opinion_n be_v god_n expostulate_v with_o man_n to_o convince_v they_o of_o the_o equality_n of_o his_o way_n that_o the_o way_n of_o god_n towards_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v full_a of_o equity_n and_o grace_n be_v evident_a from_o what_o i_o have_v already_o prove_v in_o opposition_n to_o his_o error_n and_o to_o his_o harangue_n about_o it_o i_o shall_v only_o say_v there_o be_v no_o need_n for_o he_o to_o speak_v wicked_o for_o god_n his_o righteousness_n be_v