Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	according_a	lord_n	speak_v	2,217	5	4.5472	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64002	The riches of Gods love unto the vessells of mercy, consistent with his absolute hatred or reprobation of the vessells of wrath, or, An answer unto a book entituled, Gods love unto mankind ... in two bookes, the first being a refutation of the said booke, as it was presented in manuscript by Mr Hord unto Sir Nath. Rich., the second being an examination of certain passages inserted into M. Hords discourse (formerly answered) by an author that conceales his name, but was supposed to be Mr Mason ... / by ... William Twisse ... ; whereunto are annexed two tractates of the same author in answer unto D.H. ... ; together with a vindication of D. Twisse from the exceptions of Mr John Goodwin in his Redemption redeemed, by Henry Jeanes ...	Twisse, William, 1578?-1646.; Jeanes, Henry, 1611-1662. Vindication of Dr. Twisse.; Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.	1653 (1653)	Wing T3423; ESTC R12334	968,546	592

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that_o god_n do_v from_o everlasting_a ordain_v every_o reprobate_n unto_o damnation_n i_o say_v they_o dare_v not_o deny_v this_o in_o plain_a term_n though_o their_o carriage_n be_v such_o as_o if_o their_o meaning_n be_v that_o god_n will_v in_o decree_a their_o damnation_n be_v conditional_a quoad_fw-la actum_fw-la volentis_fw-la as_o touch_v the_o very_a act_n of_o willing_a whence_o it_o follow_v that_o god_n shall_v not_o will_v their_o damnation_n until_o their_o death_n in_o infidelity_n and_o impenitency_n for_o it_o be_v fit_a the_o condition_n shall_v exist_v before_o the_o thing_n conditionated_a who_o existence_n depend_v thereupon_o as_o for_o that_o he_o add_v in_o the_o close_a if_o they_o do_v perish_v it_o be_v their_o own_o fault_n and_o folly_n we_o make_v no_o question_n hereof_o though_o nevertheless_o we_o may_v well_o maintain_v that_o it_o be_v god_n absolute_a pleasure_n not_o to_o take_v they_o off_o from_o their_o sinful_a and_o foolish_a course_n nor_o to_o set_v a_o end_n to_o these_o vicious_a course_n of_o they_o which_o he_o can_v if_o it_o please_v he_o as_o well_o as_o he_o do_v set_v a_o end_n to_o the_o abominable_a course_n of_o manasses_n as_o also_o to_o the_o persecution_n and_o bloody_a course_n of_o saul_n towards_o who_o he_o do_v undoubted_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o exercise_n much_o long_a suffering_n and_o patience_n though_o herein_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o they_o and_o reprobate_n or_o very_o little_a according_a to_o that_o of_o austin_n istorum_fw-la neminem_fw-la non_fw-la praedestinatorum_fw-la adducit_fw-la deus_fw-la ad_fw-la salubrem_fw-la spiritualemque_fw-la paenitentiam_fw-la quâ_fw-la homo_fw-la deo_fw-la reconciliatur_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la sive_fw-la illis_fw-la ampliorem_fw-la paenitentiam_fw-la sive_fw-la non_fw-la imparem_fw-la praebeat_fw-la contrà_fw-la julian_n pelagian_a lib._n 5._o cap._n 4._o i_o come_v to_o the_o last_o of_o this_o rank_n discourse_n sect_n vi_o to_o these_o testimony_n i_o may_v add_v those_o conditional_a speech_n if_o thou_o seek_v he_o he_o will_v be_v find_v of_o thou_o but_o if_o thou_o forsake_v he_o he_o will_v cast_v thou_o off_o for_o ever_o 1_o chron._n 28._o 9_o if_o you_o seek_v he_o he_o will_v be_v find_v of_o you_o but_o if_o you_o forsake_v he_o he_o will_v forsake_v you_o 2_o chron._n 15._o 2._o if_o thou_o do_v well_o shall_v thou_o not_o be_v accept_v but_o if_o thou_o do_v ill_a sin_n lie_v at_o the_o door_n gen._n 4._o 7._o the_o just_a shall_v live_v by_o faith_n but_o if_o any_o man_n withdraw_v himself_o my_o soul_n non_fw-la approbabit_fw-la eum_fw-la shall_v have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o he_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o reprobate_n in_o all_o these_o and_o many_o other_o place_n it_o be_v clear_a for_o aught_o i_o can_v see_v that_o god_n forsake_v no_o man_n consider_v simple_o in_o the_o fall_n till_o by_o actual_a sin_n and_o continuance_n in_o they_o he_o forsake_v god_n now_o if_o god_n reject_v no_o man_n from_o salvation_n in_o time_n or_o in_o act_n and_o deed_n till_o he_o reject_v god_n then_o sure_o he_o reject_v no_o man_n in_o purpose_n and_o decree_n but_o such_o a_o one_o as_o he_o foresee_v will_v reject_v and_o cast_v off_o he_o for_o god_n act_n in_o time_n be_v regulate_v by_o his_o decree_n before_o time_n ephes_n 1._o 11._o god_n work_v all_o thing_n say_v the_o apostle_n according_a to_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o own_o will_n and_o therefore_o there_o must_v be_v a_o exact_a conformity_n between_o they_o as_o between_z regulam_fw-la and_o regulatum_fw-la the_o rule_n and_o the_o thing_n measure_v by_o the_o rule_n by_o whatsoever_o therefore_o god_n do_v in_o the_o world_n we_o may_v know_v what_o he_o purpose_v to_o do_v before_o the_o world_n and_o by_o his_o actual_a cast_v man_n off_o when_o they_o grow_v rebellious_a and_o impenitent_a and_o not_o before_o we_o may_v certain_o gather_v that_o he_o decree_v to_o cast_v they_o off_o for_o their_o foresee_a rebellion_n and_o impenitency_n and_o not_o before_o beside_o it_o be_v all_o one_o in_o substance_n to_o cast_v a_o man_n off_o indeed_o and_o to_o entertain_v a_o resolution_n to_o do_v it_o our_o velle_fw-la and_o facere_fw-la be_v all_o one_o in_o god_n account_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o where_o there_o be_v a_o deliberate_a and_o settle_a will_n the_o deed_n will_v follow_v if_o nothing_o hinder_v much_o more_o be_v god_n will_n and_o deed_n all_o one_o see_v his_o will_n be_v omnipotent_a and_o irresistible_a and_o whatsoever_o he_o will_v direct_o and_o absolute_o be_v certain_o do_v when_o the_o time_n come_v all_o these_o plain_a scripture_n do_v this_o opinion_n contradict_v in_o terminis_fw-la and_o not_o only_o these_o but_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o scripture_n by_o which_o it_o be_v much_o safe_a for_o a_o man_n to_o frame_v his_o opinion_n then_o by_o a_o few_o place_n pick_v up_o here_o and_o there_o and_o those_o obscure_a one_o too_o what_o saint_n 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