Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	imputation_n	justification_n	righteousness_n	3,015	5	7.9076	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71177	Symbolon theologikon, or, A collection of polemicall discourses wherein the Church of England, in its worst as well as more flourishing condition, is defended in many material points, against the attempts of the papists on one hand, and the fanaticks on the other : together with some additional pieces addressed to the promotion of practical religion and daily devotion / by Jer. Taylor ...	Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667.	1674 (1674)	Wing T399; ESTC R17669	1,679,274	1,048

receive_v 1004._o alexander_n iii_o in_o a_o council_n condemn_v pet._n lombard_n of_o heresy_n from_o which_o sentence_n without_o repentance_n or_o leave_v his_o opinion_n after_o 36_o year_n he_o be_v absolve_v by_o innocent_a iii_o 1005._o infallible_a the_o romanist_n hold_v the_o scripture_n for_o no_o infallible_a rule_n 381._o no_o man_n affirm_v but_o j.s._n that_o the_o father_n be_v infallible_a 373_o 374_o 375._o whether_o the_o representative_a church_n be_v infallible_a 389._o general_a council_n not_o infallible_a 392._o bellarmine_n confess_v that_o for_o 1500_o year_n the_o pope_n judgement_n be_v not_o hold_v infallible_a 453._o infant_n what_o punishment_n adam_n sin_n can_v bring_v upon_o infant_n that_o die_v 714_o n._n 29._o it_o be_v the_o general_a opinion_n of_o the_o father_n before_o saint_n augustine_n that_o infant_n unbaptise_v be_v not_o condemn_v to_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n 755_o 756_o n._n 16_o 17._o the_o reason_n on_o which_o the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n be_v ground_v 718_o n._n 42._o infirmity_n what_o be_v the_o state_n of_o infirmity_n 771_o n._n 3._o it_o excuse_v no_o man_n ibid._n that_o state_n which_o some_o man_n call_v a_o state_n of_o infirmity_n be_v a_o state_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n 777_o n._n 26._o what_o be_v sin_n of_o infirmity_n 789_o n._n 47._o sin_n of_o infirmity_n consist_v more_o in_o the_o imperfection_n of_o obedience_n then_o in_o the_o commission_n of_o any_o evil_n 790_o n._n 51._o a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n can_v be_v but_o in_o a_o small_a matter_n 791_o n._n 54._o what_o be_v not_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n 792_o n._n 55._o violence_n of_o passion_n excuse_v none_o under_o the_o title_n of_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n 792_o n._n 56._o sin_n of_o infirmity_n not_o account_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n to_o young_a man_n as_o to_o other_o 793_o n._n 59_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o temptation_n do_v not_o make_v sin_n excusable_a upon_o the_o account_n of_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n 793_o n._n 60._o the_o small_a instance_n if_o observe_v cease_v to_o be_v a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n 794_o n._n 61._o a_o man_n will_n have_v no_o infirmity_n 794_o n._n 62._o nothing_o be_v a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n but_o what_o be_v in_o some_o sense_n involuntary_a 794_o n._n 63._o sin_n of_o inculpable_a ignorance_n be_v sin_n of_o infirmity_n 794_o n._n 64._o there_o be_v no_o pardonable_a state_n of_o infirmity_n 797_o n._n 98._o job_n chap._n 31._o v._n 18._o explain_v 721._o gospel_n of_o saint_n john_n chap._n 3._o v._n 5._o unless_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v of_o water_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n explain_v 5_o 6_o b._n chap._n 6._o v._n 53._o unless_o you_o eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o drink_v his_o blood_n 8_o b._n chap._n 8._o 47._o he_o that_o be_v of_o god_n hear_v god_n word_n 679_o n._n 62._o chap._n 9.34_o thou_o be_v altogether_o bear_v in_o sin_n and_o do_v thou_o teach_v we_o 721_o n._n 49._o chap._n 14.17_o the_o world_n can_v receive_v he_o explain_v 785_o n._n 37._o chap._n 20.23_o whosoever_n sin_n you_o remit_v explain_v 816_o n._n 66._o 1._o epistle_n of_o saint_n john_n chap._n 5._o v._n 17._o there_o be_v a_o sin_n not_o unto_o death_n explain_v 643_o n._n 31._o and_o 809_o 810._o chap._n 3.9_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n sin_v not_o nor_o can_v he_o explain_v 810._o chap._n 1.9_o if_o we_o confess_v our_o sin_n god_n be_v faithful_a to_o forgive_v our_o sin_n explain_v 830_o n._n 34._o chap._n 5.7_o the_o father_n the_o word_n and_o the_o spirit_n and_o these_o three_o be_v one_o explain_v 967_o n._n 4._o irenaeus_n he_o mention_n a_o impostor_n that_o assay_v to_o counterfeit_v transubstantiation_n long_a before_o the_o roman_a church_n decree_v it_o 228_o §_o 10._o isaiah_n chap._n 53._o v._n 10._o explain_v 712_o n._n 15._o judgement_n that_o of_o man_n and_o god_n proceed_v in_o several_a method_n and_o rely_v upon_o different_a ground_n 614_o 615_o n._n 15._o jurisdiction_n mere_a presbyter_n have_v not_o in_o the_o church_n any_o jurisdiction_n in_o cause_n criminal_a otherwise_o then_o by_o delegation_n 82_o §_o 21._o what_o person_n be_v under_o that_o of_o bishop_n 123_o §_o 36._o justice_n god_n justice_n and_o mercy_n reconcile_v about_o his_o exact_v the_o law_n 580._o justification_n of_o our_o justification_n by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n 901_o 902._o gild_n can_v proper_o and_o real_o be_v traduce_v from_o one_o person_n to_o another_o 902_o 915._o of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 903._o k._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o it_o signify_v 636_o n._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o that_o word_n and_o its_o use_n 638_o n._n 12._o key_n wherein_o that_o kind_n of_o power_n consist_v 841_o n._n 58._o king_n the_o episcopal_a power_n encroach_v not_o upon_o the_o regal_a 120_o §_o 36._o the_o seal_n of_o confession_n the_o romanist_n will_v not_o suffer_v to_o be_v break_v to_o save_v the_o life_n of_o a_o prince_n or_o the_o whole_a state_n 343_o c._n 3._o §_o 2._o a_o excommunicate_a king_n the_o roman_n teach_v may_v be_v depose_v or_o kill_v 344_o c._n 3._o §_o 3._o the_o pope_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o depose_v king_n that_o be_v not_o heretical_a 345._o the_o roman_a religion_n no_o friend_n to_o king_n 345._o their_o opinion_n so_o injurious_a to_o king_n be_v not_o the_o doctrine_n of_o private_a man_n only_o 345._o father_n arnald_n confessor_n to_o lewis_n xiii_o of_o france_n do_v cause_v that_o king_n in_o private_a confession_n to_o take_v such_o a_o oath_n as_o do_v in_o a_o manner_n depose_v he_o 489._o l._n laiety_n no_o ecclesiastical_a presidency_n ever_o give_v to_o the_o laiety_n 114_o §_o 36._o the_o oeconomus_fw-la of_o the_o church_n may_v not_o be_v a_o layman_n 164_o §_o 50._o the_o laiety_n sometime_o admit_v to_o vote_n in_o council_n 394_o 395._o lay-elder_n never_o have_v authority_n in_o the_o church_n 165_o §_o 51._o latin_n photius_n be_v the_o first_o author_n of_o the_o schism_n between_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a church_n 109_o §_o 33._o law_n the_o papist_n corrupt_v the_o imperial_a law_n of_o justinian_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o prayer_n in_o a_o unknown_a language_n 304_o c._n 1._o §_o 7._o the_o difference_n between_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n 574._o of_o the_o possibility_n of_o keep_v the_o law_n 576._o argument_n to_o prove_v that_o perfect_a obedience_n to_o god_n law_n be_v impossible_a 576_o 577_o n._n 15._o ad_fw-la 19_o in_o what_o sense_n it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 574._o it_o be_v severity_n make_v the_o gospel_n better_o receive_v ibid._n difference_n between_o it_o and_o the_o gospel_n 673_o n._n 46._o and_o 574_o 575._o and_o 580_o 581._o of_o the_o difference_n between_o saint_n augustine_n and_o saint_n hierome_n concern_v the_o possibility_n of_o keep_v the_o law_n of_o god_n 579_o n._n 30_o 31._o in_o what_o measure_v god_n exact_v it_o 580_o 581._o his_o mercy_n and_o justice_n reconcile_v about_o that_o thing_n 580_o 581._o to_o keep_v the_o law_n natural_o possible_a but_o moral_o impossible_a 580_o n._n 34._o no_o man_n can_v keep_v the_o law_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o he_o may_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 585_o n._n 50._o the_o law_n of_o work_n impose_v on_o adam_n only_o 587_o n._n 1._o the_o state_n of_o man_n under_o the_o law_n 778._o a_o threefold_a law_n in_o man_n flesh_n or_o member_n the_o mind_n or_o conscience_n the_o spirit_n 781_o n._n 29._o the_o contention_n between_o the_o law_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o conscience_n be_v no_o sign_n of_o regeneration_n but_o the_o contention_n between_o the_o law_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n be_v 782_o n._n 31._o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o of_o the_o gospel_n be_v not_o impossible_a of_o themselves_o but_o in_o respect_n of_o our_o circumstance_n 580_o n_o 33._o all_o that_o which_o be_v insupportable_a in_o moses_n law_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o want_n of_o repentance_n ibid._n law_n indirect_o occasion_n sin_n 771_o n._n 6._o lawful_a every_o thing_n that_o be_v lawful_a or_o the_o utmost_a of_o what_o be_v lawful_a not_o always_o 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v do_v 856_o 857._o life_n the_o necessity_n of_o good_a life_n 799_o n._n 25._o the_o natural_a evil_n of_o man_n life_n 734_o n._n 82._o loose_a what_o in_o the_o promise_n of_o christ_n be_v signify_v by_o bind_v and_o lose_v 836_o n._n 45_o 46_o 47._o saint_n luke_n chap._n 22.25_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d explain_v 153_o §_o 48._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o that_o text_n what_o it_o mean_v ibid._n 154._o chap._n 15.7_o explain_v 801_o n._n 5._o chap._n 11.41_o explain_v 848._o chap._n 13.14_o explain_v 786_o 40._o lukewarmness_n how_o it_o come_v to_o be_v a_o

ask_v or_o give_v or_o presume_v *_o but_o if_o our_o consent_n be_v in_o it_o then_o either_o it_o be_v include_v natural_o or_o by_o a_o express_a will_n of_o god_n that_o make_v it_o so_o it_o can_v no_o way_n be_v imagine_v how_o our_o will_n can_v be_v natural_o include_v for_o we_o have_v no_o natural_a be_v we_o have_v no_o life_n and_o therefore_o no_o action_n and_o therefore_o no_o consent_n for_o it_o be_v impossible_a there_o shall_v be_v a_o act_n of_o will_n in_o any_o sense_n when_o there_o be_v a_o act_n of_o understanding_n in_o no_o sense_n *_o but_o if_o by_o a_o divine_a act_n or_o decree_v it_o become_v so_o and_o not_o by_o our_o act_n than_o we_o only_o be_v say_v to_o consent_n because_o god_n will_v have_v it_o so_o which_o if_o we_o speak_v intelligible_o be_v to_o charge_n god_n with_o make_v we_o guilty_a when_o we_o be_v not_o to_o say_v we_o consent_v when_o we_o do_v not_o 31._o viii_o in_o pursuance_n of_o which_o argument_n i_o consider_v that_o whatsoever_o can_v be_v say_v to_o consent_v must_v have_v a_o be_v either_o in_o or_o out_o of_o its_o cause_n but_o our_o will_n be_v not_o in_o be_v or_o actual_a existence_n when_o adam_n sin_v it_o be_v then_o in_o its_o cause_n but_o the_o soul_n and_o so_o the_o will_n of_o man_n have_v no_o cause_n but_o god_n it_o be_v with_o the_o soul_n immediate_o create_v if_o therefore_o we_o sin_v we_o can_v not_o sin_n in_o ourselves_o for_o we_o be_v not_o bear_v nor_o can_v we_o sin_v in_o adam_n for_o he_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o will_n it_o must_v therefore_o be_v that_o we_o sin_v in_o god_n for_o as_o be_v our_o be_v so_o must_v our_o action_n be_v but_o our_o be_v be_v then_o only_o in_o god_n our_o will_n and_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o he_o only_o tanquam_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d causâ_fw-la therefore_o in_o he_o be_v our_o action_n or_o consent_n or_o what_o we_o please_v to_o call_v it_o which_o affirmative_a what_o sense_n or_o what_o piety_n or_o what_o probability_n it_o can_v have_v in_o it_o i_o suppose_v need_v not_o much_o inquiry_n 32._o ix_o to_o condemn_v infant_n to_o hell_n for_o the_o fault_n of_o another_o be_v to_o deal_v worse_o with_o they_o than_o god_n do_v to_o the_o very_a devil_n who_o do_v not_o perish_v but_o for_o a_o act_n of_o their_o own_o most_o perfect_a choice_n 33._o x._o this_o beside_o the_o formality_n of_o injustice_n and_o cruelty_n do_v add_v and_o suppose_v a_o circumstance_n of_o a_o strange_a ungentle_a contrivance_n for_o because_o it_o can_v be_v suppose_v that_o god_n shall_v damn_v infant_n or_o innocent_n without_o cause_n it_o find_v out_o this_o way_n that_o god_n to_o bring_v his_o purpose_n to_o pass_v shall_v create_v a_o guilt_n for_o they_o or_o bring_v they_o into_o a_o inevitable_a condition_n of_o be_v guilty_a by_o a_o way_n of_o his_o invent_v profluentem_fw-la for_o if_o he_o do_v make_v any_o such_o agreement_n with_o adam_n he_o beforehand_o know_v that_o adam_n will_v forfeit_v all_o and_o therefore_o that_o avoidable_a all_o his_o posterity_n shall_v be_v surprise_v this_o be_v to_o make_v pretence_n and_o to_o invent_v justification_n and_o reason_n of_o his_o proceed_n which_o indeed_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o they_o be_v not_o for_o he_o that_o can_v make_v a_o reason_n for_o a_o action_n otherwise_o unjust_a can_v do_v it_o without_o any_o reason_n especial_o when_o the_o reason_n itself_o make_v the_o misery_n as_o fatal_a as_o a_o decree_n without_o a_o reason_n and_o if_o god_n can_v be_v suppose_v to_o damn_v infant_n without_o just_a cause_n and_o therefore_o he_o so_o order_v it_o that_o a_o cause_n shall_v not_o be_v want_v but_o he_o infallible_o and_o irresistible_o make_v they_o guilty_a of_o adam_n sin_n be_v not_o this_o to_o resolve_v to_o make_v they_o miserable_a and_o then_o with_o scorn_n to_o triumph_v in_o their_o sad_a condition_n for_o if_o they_o can_v not_o deserve_v to_o perish_v without_o a_o fault_n of_o their_o own_o how_o can_v they_o deserve_v to_o have_v such_o a_o fault_n put_v upon_o they_o if_o it_o be_v unjust_a to_o damn_v they_o without_o cause_n be_v it_o not_o also_o unjust_a to_o make_v a_o cause_n for_o they_o whether_o they_o will_v or_o no_o 34._o xi_o it_o be_v suppose_v and_o general_o teach_v that_o before_o the_o fall_n adam_n have_v original_a righteousness_n that_o be_v not_o only_o that_o he_o be_v innocent_a as_o child_n new_a bear_v be_v of_o actual_a sin_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v that_o which_o divine_n call_v original_a righteousness_n there_o be_v no_o other_o either_o teach_v or_o reasonable_a but_o a_o rare_a rectitude_n of_o the_o inner_a man_n a_o just_a subordination_n of_o the_o inferior_a faculty_n to_o the_o superior_a a_o excellent_a knowledge_n and_o clear_a light_n and_o therefore_o that_o he_o will_v sin_v have_v so_o little_a excuse_n that_o well_o it_o may_v deserve_v such_o a_o punishment_n so_o great_a as_o himself_o suffer_v indeed_o if_o he_o have_v no_o such_o rare_a perfection_n and_o rectitude_n i_o can_v say_v nothing_o to_o the_o particular_a but_o to_o the_o question_n this_o that_o if_o adam_n have_v it_o not_o than_o he_o can_v not_o lose_v it_o nor_o his_o posterity_n after_o he_o as_o it_o be_v fierce_o and_o mighty_o pretend_v that_o they_o do_v but_o if_o he_o have_v this_o rectitude_n and_o rare_a endowment_n what_o equity_n be_v it_o that_o his_o posterity_n who_o have_v no_o such_o help_n to_o resist_v the_o sin_n and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o have_v any_o help_n at_o all_o to_o resist_v it_o that_o they_o have_v no_o notice_n of_o it_o neither_o of_o the_o law_n nor_o the_o danger_n nor_o the_o temptation_n nor_o the_o action_n till_o it_o be_v pass_v i_o say_v what_o equity_n be_v it_o that_o his_o posterity_n shall_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o these_o imperfection_n be_v equal_o punish_v with_o he_o who_o sin_v against_o so_o great_a a_o light_n and_o so_o mighty_a help_n 35._o xii_o infant_n can_v just_o perish_v for_o adam_n 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