Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	believe_v	father_n	maker_n	2,113	5	10.1076	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44137	A discourse of the knowledge of God, and of our selves I. by the light of nature, II. by the sacred Scriptures / written by Sir Matthew Hale, Knight ... for his private meditation and exercise ; to which are added, A brief abstract of the Christian religion, and, Considerations seasonable at all times, for the cleansing of the heart and life, by the same author.	Hale, Matthew, Sir, 1609-1676.	1688 (1688)	Wing H240; ESTC R4988	321,717	542

by_o one_o spirit_n unto_o the_o father_n chap._n vii_o of_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o congruity_n of_o it_o to_o right_a reason_n thus_o for_o the_o settle_n of_o our_o mind_n in_o the_o truth_n of_o christ_n we_o have_v consider_v of_o those_o clear_a prophecy_n and_o type_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n we_o now_o come_v to_o consider_v some_o particular_n concern_v this_o great_a work_n of_o our_o redemption_n 1._o wherein_o consist_v the_o efficacy_n and_o virtue_n of_o christ_n mediation_n and_o sacrifice_n 2._o how_o it_o be_v effect_v wherein_o we_o shall_v consider_v 1._o his_o satisfaction_n 2._o the_o application_n of_o this_o satisfaction_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o father_n his_o intercession_n in_o reference_n to_o we_o his_o word_n and_o spirit_n 3._o the_o effect_n and_o consequent_n of_o it_o 1._o the_o efficacy_n of_o this_o satisfaction_n consist_v in_o that_o free_a acceptance_n by_o god_n of_o this_o sacrifice_n of_o christ_n as_o a_o satisfaction_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o elect_n and_o to_o be_v the_o price_n of_o the_o inheritance_n thereby_o purchase_v for_o they_o by_o a_o eternal_a contract_n between_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n for_o otherwise_o it_o be_v impossible_a of_o its_o own_o nature_n that_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o one_o can_v expiate_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o another_o the_o tenor_n of_o this_o great_a covenant_n between_o god_n and_o christ_n be_v that_o the_o son_n shall_v take_v upon_o he_o flesh_n shall_v fullfil_v the_o law_n of_o our_o creation_n shall_v suffer_v death_n and_o rise_v again_o and_o that_o almighty_a god_n will_v accept_v this_o as_o the_o satisfaction_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o as_o the_o price_n of_o eternal_a life_n for_o as_o many_o as_o shall_v believe_v in_o he_o this_o be_v effectual_o set_v forth_o by_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n itself_o john_n 6.37_o 38_o 39_o 40._o all_o that_o the_o father_n give_v i_o shall_v come_v unto_o i_o and_o he_o that_o come_v to_o i_o i_o will_v in_o no_o wise_a cast_v out_o for_o i_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n not_o to_o do_v my_o own_o will_n but_o the_o will_n of_o he_o that_o send_v i_o and_o this_o be_v the_o father_n will_n that_o have_v send_v i_o that_o of_o all_o which_o he_o have_v give_v i_o i_o shall_v lose_v nothing_o but_o shall_v raise_v it_o up_o again_o at_o the_o last_o day_n and_o this_o be_v the_o will_n of_o he_o that_o send_v i_o that_o every_o one_o which_o see_v the_o son_n and_o believe_v on_o he_o may_v have_v everlasting_a life_n and_o i_o will_v raise_v he_o up_o at_o the_o last_o day_n it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o acceptaton_n of_o god_n 1_o john_n 4.10_o he_o send_v his_o son_n to_o be_v the_o propitiation_n for_o our_o sin_n his_o send_n be_v his_o acceptation_n isa_n 53.10_o when_o thou_o shall_v make_v his_o soul_n a_o offering_n for_o sin_n there_o be_v the_o acceptation_n of_o the_o father_n again_o on_o the_o son_n part_n psal_n 40.6_o ●_o burnt-offering_a and_o sin-offering_a have_v thou_o not_o require_v then_o say_v i_o lo_o i_o come_v and_o the_o same_o word_n of_o truth_n that_o tell_v we_o john_n 3.16_o that_o god_n give_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n tell_v we_o again_o john_n 10.17_o 18._o i_o lay_v d●wn_v my_o life_n that_o i_o may_v take_v it_o up_o again_o and_o this_o susception_n of_o christ_n and_o acceptation_n of_o god_n though_o we_o represent_v it_o to_o ourselves_o under_o several_a notion_n yet_o it_o be_v one_o indivisible_a and_o eternal_a counsel_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n act_v 2.23_o he_o be_v deliver_v by_o the_o determinate_a counsel_n and_o before_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o this_o purpose_n and_o counsel_n of_o his_o only_a the_o proceed_v of_o his_o eternal_a and_o free_a love_n so_o god_n love_v the_o world_n john_n 3.16_o in_o this_o be_v manifest_v the_o love_n of_o god_n towards_o we_o because_o he_o send_v etc._n etc._n but_o can_v the_o pardon_n of_o man_n sin_n and_o his_o attain_n of_o happiness_n be_v have_v at_o no_o low_a a_o rate_n can_v not_o god_n have_v free_o forgive_v the_o one_o and_o give_v the_o other_o without_o this_o great_a mix_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n in_o this_o wonderful_a mystery_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o the_o original_a resolution_n of_o all_o the_o work_n and_o counsel_n of_o god_n must_v be_v into_o his_o own_o good_a pleasure_n so_o especial_o of_o this_o ephes_n 1.5_o he_o have_v predestinate_v we_o to_o the_o adoption_n of_o child_n by_o jesus_n christ_n to_o himself_o according_a to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o his_o will._n yet_o we_o do_v find_v some_o congruity_n of_o right_a reason_n in_o this_o course_n of_o man_n redemption_n 1._o to_o magnify_v to_o all_o the_o world_n the_o glory_n of_o his_o free_a grace_n ephes_n 1.6_o and_o to_o take_v away_o all_o possibility_n of_o boast_v in_o the_o subject_n of_o this_o redemption_n ephes_n 2.8_o by_o grace_n be_v you_o save_v through_o faith_n and_o that_o not_o of_o yourselves_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n not_o of_o work_n lest_o any_o man_n shall_v boast_v 1_o cor._n 1.29_o that_o no_o flesh_n shall_v glory_v in_o his_o presence_n the_o dependence_n that_o all_o creature_n especial_o man_n have_v upon_o the_o creator_n both_o in_o their_o be_v and_o perfection_n do_v most_o just_o and_o reasonable_o challenge_v from_o the_o reasonable_a creature_n a_o free_a retribution_n of_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o dependence_n upon_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v a_o affection_n of_o the_o great_a congruity_n that_o be_v imaginable_a yet_o we_o see_v how_o soon_o man_n forget_v that_o duty_n and_o will_v be_v independent_a upon_o his_o lord_n now_o when_o man_n have_v conclude_v all_o his_o posterity_n under_o sin_n then_o for_o god_n free_o to_o give_v such_o a_o price_n of_o redemption_n as_o it_o magnify_v the_o freeness_n and_o bounty_n of_o his_o goodness_n so_o it_o do_v engage_v lapse_v man_n to_o the_o everlasting_a acknowledgement_n of_o the_o free_a grace_n of_o god_n in_o restore_v he_o that_o so_o god_n may_v be_v all_o in_o all_o 2._o to_o magnify_v the_o exquisiteness_n of_o his_o justice_n in_o that_o dreadful_a proclamation_n of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n exod._n 34.6_o 7._o we_o find_v a_o strange_a mixture_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o justice_n forgive_a iniquity_n transgression_n and_o sin_n and_o that_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n clear_v the_o guilty_a and_o both_o part_n essential_a to_o his_o name_n such_o a_o way_n then_o must_v be_v for_o man_n restoration_n that_o may_v evidence_n his_o mercy_n in_o pardon_v as_o well_o as_o his_o justice_n in_o punish_v sin_n christ_n be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o who_o know_v no_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o 2_o cor._n 5.21_o and_o be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o be_v likewise_o make_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o 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deut._n 8.3_o be_v due_a to_o this_o word_n of_o command_n and_o benediction_n that_o the_o lord_n at_o first_o speak_v to_o the_o creature_n now_o concern_v the_o particular_a creation_n of_o man_n not_o to_o enter_v into_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o creation_n his_o essential_o the_o body_n the_o soul_n or_o the_o nature_n of_o either_o but_o we_o shall_v inquire_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o likeness_n or_o image_n of_o god_n there_o be_v a_o twofold_a image_n of_o god_n 1._o essential_a viz._n a_o participation_n in_o his_o very_a essence_n of_o a_o conformity_n to_o the_o divine_a nature_n which_o consist_v in_o three_o particular_n 1._o that_o he_o have_v a_o immortal_a soul_n this_o be_v that_o which_o wisdom_n 2.23_o be_v call_v the_o image_n of_o his_o eternity_n 2._o that_o he_o be_v a_o intellectual_a be_v 3._o that_o he_o be_v a_o free_a agent_n these_o be_v essential_a to_o man_n be_v not_o lose_v by_o he_o and_o for_o this_o reason_n god_n require_v the_o same_o severity_n against_o murder_n as_o if_o man_n have_v never_o fall_v gen._n 9.6_o for_o in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n make_v he_o man._n 2._o a_o accidental_a image_n which_o consist_v in_o a_o adventitious_a perfection_n which_o god_n add_v to_o man._n 1._o dominion_n gen._n 1.26_o and_o let_v they_o have_v dominion_n etc._n etc._n so_o god_n create_v man_n in_o his_o own_o image_n the_o dominion_n which_o he_o give_v to_o he_o make_v he_o resemble_v god_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o those_o that_o have_v power_n of_o command_n be_v call_v god_n exod._n 4.17_o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v to_o he_o instead_o of_o god._n psal_n 82.6_o i_o have_v say_v you_o be_v god_n vid._n gen._n 9.2_o this_o dominion_n consist_v not_o only_o in_o his_o power_n to_o enforce_v his_o command_n by_o the_o advantage_n of_o wit_n and_o strength_n above_o other_o creature_n but_o likewise_o in_o a_o subjection_n in_o the_o creature_n to_o his_o dominion_n 2._o a_o incorruptible_a union_n between_o the_o body_n and_o the_o soul_n gen._n 2.17_o the_o day_n that_o thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v hence_o rom._n 5._o the_o apostle_n conclude_v death_n the_o fruit_n of_o sin._n this_o may_v have_v be_v either_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o excellence_n of_o his_o natural_a constitution_n or_o by_o supply_v it_o with_o special_a assistance_n by_o which_o mean_n the_o life_n of_o the_o father_n before_o the_o flood_n have_v so_o long_a a_o duration_n or_o by_o assume_v of_o he_o into_o heaven_n without_o any_o dissolution_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n as_o be_v enoch_n gen._n 5.24_o 3._o a_o fill_v of_o the_o intellectual_a faculty_n with_o the_o light_n and_o knowledge_n of_o all_o thing_n especial_o of_o his_o maker_n and_o herein_o consist_v his_o high_a degree_n of_o happiness_n but_o as_o the_o object_n or_o the_o union_n of_o the_o object_n to_o the_o faculty_n be_v not_o of_o the_o essence_n of_o that_o intellectual_a nature_n wherein_o that_o 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man_n in_o order_n to_o his_o supreme_a end._n thus_o much_o short_o touch_v the_o creation_n and_o man_n constitution_n in_o it_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o dispensation_n of_o this_o counsel_n be_v god_n providence_n and_o herein_o we_o shall_v pass_v over_o that_o part_n which_o be_v the_o general_n providence_n of_o god_n and_o consider_v of_o that_o special_a providence_n or_o dispensation_n of_o divine_a counsel_n which_o concern_v man_n and_o that_o not_o mere_o as_o a_o creature_n but_o in_o order_n to_o his_o everlasting_a end._n we_o shall_v consider_v therefore_o the_o course_n of_o this_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o order_n to_o the_o eternal_a end_n of_o man_n under_o those_o three_o condition_n or_o time_n wherein_o we_o find_v man_n before_o the_o fall_n after_o the_o fall_n in_o christ_n concern_v the_o estate_n of_o man_n before_o the_o fall_n or_o sin_n of_o adam_n we_o have_v already_o examine_v certain_a general_n that_o be_v conducible_a to_o this_o point_n viz._n 1._o that_o god_n do_v appoint_v man_n to_o some_o end_n or_o good_a answerable_a to_o the_o constitution_n and_o value_n of_o his_o nature_n and_o this_o be_v his_o happiness_n 2._o that_o this_o good_a must_v therefore_o be_v a_o infinite_a immortal_a intelligible_a good_a otherwise_o it_o can_v not_o be_v answerable_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o man._n 3._o that_o there_o be_v not_o nor_o can_v be_v any_o such_o good_a but_o only_o god._n 4._o that_o the_o actual_a enjoyment_n of_o this_o good_a be_v by_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o god_n and_o the_o communion_n of_o god_n to_o the_o soul._n 5._o that_o the_o only_a mean_n of_o attain_v this_o union_n and_o communion_n must_v needs_o be_v such_o and_o such_o only_a as_o the_o will_n of_o god_n please_v to_o appoint_v we_o shall_v now_o descend_v to_o these_o two_o particular_a inquiry_n viz._n 1._o what_o be_v that_o great_a end_n or_o happiness_n which_o man_n do_v or_o may_v enjoy_v in_o his_o create_a condition_n 2._o what_o be_v the_o mean_n whereby_o to_o attain_v and_o keep_v that_o happiness_n 1._o concern_v the_o former_a viz._n what_o be_v man_n happiness_n in_o his_o creation_n we_o shall_v consider_v he_o in_o those_o three_o degree_n of_o live_v which_o he_o have_v 1._o as_o a_o vegetable_a creature_n a_o exact_a constitution_n and_o temper_n of_o body_n which_o though_o natural_o corruptible_a yet_o by_o the_o interposition_n of_o the_o divine_a power_n not_o subject_a to_o corruption_n those_o thing_n that_o be_v for_o his_o use_n and_o sustentation_n the_o air_n the_o water_n the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n most_o exact_o conducible_a to_o the_o perpetuate_n of_o his_o life_n without_o pain_n or_o sickness_n 2._o as_o a_o sensible_a creature_n exquisiteness_n of_o sense_n and_o receptive_a of_o whatsoever_o the_o creature_n can_v afford_v conduce_v to_o his_o use_n or_o delight_n and_o the_o creature_n likewise_o fit_v for_o the_o supply_n of_o those_o sense_n every_o herb_n give_v 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