Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	covenant_n	law_n	moral_a	1,086	5	9.5331	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70819	Appello evangelium for the true doctrine of the divine predestination concorded with the orthodox doctrine of Gods free-grace and mans free-will / by John Plaifere ... ; hereunto is added Dr. Chr. Potter his owne vindication in a letter to Mr. V. touching the same points.	Plaifere, John, d. 1632.; Potter, Christopher, 1591-1646. Dr. Potter his own vindication of himself.	1651 (1651)	Wing P2419; ESTC R32288	138,799	346

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as_o be_v needful_a for_o we_o esay_n 59_o ult_n and_o check_v i_o not_o that_o i_o be_o afraid_a to_o give_v too_o much_o to_o god_n lest_o i_o check_v you_o again_o that_o you_o look_v to_o be_v so_o much_o favour_v as_o to_o be_v tie_v to_o nothing_o truth_n flatter_v neither_o god_n nor_o man._n non_fw-la est_fw-la bonae_fw-la &_o solidae_fw-la fidei_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v not_o the_o part_n of_o a_o good_a and_o sound_a faith_n so_o to_o refer_v all_o thing_n to_o god_n will_v and_o so_o to_o flatter_v every_o one_o by_o say_v nothing_o can_v come_v to_o pass_v without_o god_n permission_n that_o so_o we_o may_v imagine_v ourselves_o be_v to_o do_v nothing_o tert._n de_fw-fr exhort_v castitatis_fw-la not_o far_o from_o the_o beginning_n chap._n viii_o of_o conversion_n the_o conversion_n of_o a_o sinner_n be_v the_o end_n which_o god_n seek_v in_o send_v his_o word_n and_o in_o call_v man_n act._n 3._o 26._o the_o effect_n of_o call_v when_o it_o speed_v it_o may_v short_o 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freewill_n which_o we_o will_v endeavour_v to_o bring_v into_o more_o manifest_a light_n after_o so_o vehement_a conflict_n of_o the_o learned_a in_o all_o age_n which_o have_v raise_v cloud_n of_o obscurity_n to_o the_o loss_n of_o truth_n among_o the_o striver_n for_o it_o chap._n ix_o of_o grace_n of_o grace_n and_o freewill_n i_o will_v speak_v by_o god_n grace_n first_o severally_z then_o joint_o that_o so_o we_o may_v return_v to_o the_o point_n of_o our_o conversion_n to_o behold_v what_o be_v the_o part_n of_o god_n therein_o and_o what_o of_o man._n of_o grace_n i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o declare_v the_o thing_n the_o distinction_n the_o necessity_n the_o amplitude_n the_o power_n and_o force_n thereof_o by_o grace_n may_v be_v understand_v all_o that_o proceed_v from_o god_n out_o of_o free_a favour_n to_o a_o unworthy_a sinner_n tend_v to_o his_o salvation_n yet_o here_o by_o grace_n i_o will_v not_o understand_v the_o remain_v of_o nature_n as_o some_o light_n of_o reason_n some_o sense_n of_o conscience_n and_o the_o like_a though_o it_o be_v of_o grace_n that_o these_o be_v spare_v and_o leave_v to_o remain_v in_o man_n fall_v neither_o will_v i_o by_o grace_n understand_v the_o law_n describe_v the_o righteousness_n of_o work_n though_o the_o preacher_n of_o grace_n do_v use_v the_o law_n to_o show_v a_o sinner_n his_o estate_n and_o to_o prepare_v he_o to_o christ_n nor_o will_v i_o understand_v the_o bare_a outward_a word_n of_o the_o gospel_n though_o it_o be_v call_v verbum_fw-la gratiae_fw-la act._n 20._o 32._o if_o not_o rather_o it_o be_v so_o call_v because_o the_o internal_a grace_n of_o god_n go_v with_o it_o but_o by_o grace_n i_o understand_v the_o internal_a illumination_n teach_n motion_n traction_n inspiration_n operation_n gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n merit_v by_o christ_n to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o sinful_a son_n of_o adam_n in_o their_o fit_a time_n and_o order_n to_o the_o end_n to_o raise_v they_o fall_v and_o to_o save_v they_o lose_v whence_o i_o shall_v call_v it_o with_o saint_n august_n gratiam_fw-la christi_fw-la there_o be_v in_o man_n no_o merit_n of_o grace_n for_o then_o grace_n be_v no_o grace_n there_o be_v only_o a_o occasion_n namely_o the_o woeful_a misery_n of_o man_n which_o yet_o be_v in_o god_n pleasure_n to_o take_v as_o a_o occasion_n or_o to_o refuse_v it_o even_o the_o good_a use_n of_o former_a grace_n be_v no_o merit_n or_o cause_n of_o the_o give_v of_o follow_v grace_n but_o the_o second_o be_v as_o free_o give_v as_o the_o first_o for_o god_n good_a pleasure_n alone_o be_v the_o author_n and_o cause_n of_o that_o order_n and_o succession_n that_o be_v in_o grace_n in_o which_o he_o have_v appoint_v to_o do_v one_o thing_n in_o