Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	harden_v	heart_n	pharaoh_n	2,001	5	11.6391	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15819	Gods arraignement of hypocrites with an inlargement concerning Gods decree in ordering sinne. As likewise a defence of Mr. Calvine against Bellarmine; and of Mr. Perkins against Arminius.	Yates, John, d. ca. 1660.	1615 (1615)	STC 26081; ESTC S120537	353,274	440

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of_o work_v pharaoh_n harden_v his_o own_o heart_n so_o do_v god_n but_o the_o one_o immediate_o the_o other_o mediate_o by_o the_o abuse_n of_o man_n freewill_n therefore_o the_o answer_n be_v from_o the_o distinction_n of_o remote_a cause_n in_o univocal_a cause_n the_o remote_a cause_n be_v as_o guilty_a as_o the_o next_o and_o therefore_o the_o devil_n will_v equivocal_a in_o cause_n univocal_a all_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o same_o crime_n but_o not_o in_o equivocal_a and_o man_n will_n work_v univocal_o be_v both_o in_o the_o same_o offence_n but_o god_n will_v and_o man_n work_v equivocal_o the_o one_o one_o way_n and_o the_o other_o another_o and_o therefore_o no_o need_n of_o participation_n see_v they_o have_v no_o next_o genus_fw-la of_o a_o cause_n in_o which_o they_o shall_v communicate_v desertion_n answer_v to_o god_n desertion_n to_o the_o three_o evasion_n betwixt_o infallibility_n and_o necessity_n it_o be_v grant_v that_o man_n fall_v infallible_o but_o not_o 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when_o they_o answer_v to_o that_o argument_n that_o justice_n and_o mercy_n presuppose_v misery_n habitual_a mis●rie_o potential_a real_a habitual_a make_v answer_n of_o a_o threefold_a misery_n first_o actual_a which_o be_v in_o sense_n and_o feeling_n second_o habitual_a which_o be_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o a_o man_n but_o as_o yet_o put_v not_o forth_o itself_o the_o three_o potential_a into_o which_o a_o man_n may_v fall_v and_o this_o they_o call_v a_o misery_n in_o comparison_n job_n 4.18_o behold_v he_o find_v no_o steadfastnesse_n in_o his_o servant_n and_o lay_v folly_n upon_o his_o angel_n job_n 9.2_o how_o shall_v man_v compare_v unto_o god_n be_v justify_v habitual_a and_o actual_a misery_n have_v no_o place_n in_o man_n by_o his_o creation_n but_o possible_a or_o potential_a misery_n be_v lay_v in_o the_o freedom_n of_o his_o will_n which_o if_o god_n have_v incline_v unto_o good_a and_o man_n so_o determine_v then_o have_v he_o come_v into_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o 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obedience_n unto_o the_o 〈◊〉_d confirm_v grace_n be_v a_o subsequent_a grace_n to_o follow_v obedience_n and_o not_o a_o antecedent_n grace_n to_o go_v before_o it_o and_o so_o the_o angel_n obtain_v it_o by_o their_o obedience_n and_o from_o their_o obedience_n be_v confirm_v if_o then_o without_o their_o obedience_n they_o can_v not_o be_v confirm_v then_o must_v confirm_a grace_n belong_v unto_o the_o law_n of_o creation_n as_o well_o as_o any_o other_o for_o what_o grace_n shall_v man_n have_v receive_v by_o creation_n but_o that_o which_o god_n will_v have_v communicate_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o obedience_n do_v this_o and_o thou_o shall_v live_v to_o confirm_v he_o in_o life_n be_v upon_o his_o do_v i_o answer_v therefore_o devil_n desertion_n 1._o in_o not_o rebuke_v satan_n 2._o in_o divide_v of_o the_o law_n and_o his_o faculty_n 3._o in_o that_o god_n suffer_v man_n to_o be_v distract_v and_o do_v not_o hold_v he_o close_o unto_o his_o law_n in_o despite_n of_o 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of_o my_o love_n and_o esau_n to_o the_o feel_n of_o my_o hatred_n and_o therefore_o here_o by_o these_o act_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v god_n appointment_n against_o this_o arise_v the_o argument_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n decree_n the_o argument_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n against_o god_n everlasting_a decree_n be_v not_o able_a to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o god_n appointment_n and_o his_o actual_a love_n or_o hatred_n in_o the_o creature_n therefore_o vers_fw-la 14._o sure_o then_o there_o be_v unrighteousness_n with_o god_n to_o this_o the_o apostle_n answer_v first_o by_o a_o correction_n execration_n and_o holy_a indignation_n god_n forbid_v second_o from_o a_o testimony_n exod._n 33.19_o god_n say_v it_o unto_o moses_n and_o therefore_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v most_o true_a and_o that_o be_v prove_v in_o the_o very_a testimony_n itself_o first_o from_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o all_o righteousness_n and_o that_o be_v god_n will_n second_o from_o the_o liberty_n of_o his_o 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his_o name_n be_v proclaim_v exod._n 34.5_o 6_o 7._o and_o it_o be_v nothing_o but_o his_o glorious_a attribute_n and_o they_o be_v his_o justice_n and_o mercy_n and_o therefore_o the_o name_n of_o his_o justice_n be_v proclaim_v on_o pharaoh_n this_o name_n god_n do_v purpose_n with_o himself_o and_o that_o he_o may_v purpose_v he_o have_v power_n whereby_o he_o may_v show_v it_o on_o pharaoh_n ergo_fw-la qua_fw-la potuit_fw-la fecit_fw-la &_o qua_fw-la fecit_fw-la &_o potuit_fw-la decrevit_fw-la etc._n etc._n god_n do_v it_o on_o pharaoh_n and_o therefore_o he_o may_v do_v it_o as_o he_o do_v it_o and_o may_v do_v it_o he_o purpose_v and_o decree_v it_o as_o he_o do_v that_o so_o it_o be_v his_o counsel_n this_o his_o counsel_n have_v no_o scope_n but_o his_o own_o name_n this_o his_o name_n be_v wel-pleasing_a unto_o his_o wisdom_n this_o his_o wel-pleasing_a make_v his_o purpose_n good_a and_o this_o good_a god_n absolute_o will_v therefore_o that_o which_o he_o conclude_v only_o 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