Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	blood_n	body_n	holy_a	11,079	5	5.1892	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47193	The universall free grace of the Gospell asserted, or, The light of the glorious Gospell of Jesus Christ, shining forth universally, and enlightning every man that coms [sic] into the world, and therby giving unto every man, a day of visitation wherin it is possible for him to be saved, which is glad tydings unto all people, being witnessed and testifyed unto, by us the people called in derision Quakers : and in opposition to all denyers of it, of one sort and another proved by many infallible arguments, in the evidence and demonstration of the spirit of truth, according to Scripture testimonies and sound reason : with the objections of any seeming weight against it, answered it, answered / by George Keith.	Keith, George, 1639?-1716.; Furly, Benjamin, 1636-1714.	1671 (1671)	Wing K228; ESTC R13258	128,214	140

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3._o 35._o and_o there_o be_v a_o more_o special_a give_v which_o be_v only_o applicable_a to_o the_o saint_n who_o be_v his_o child_n and_o these_o can_v but_o come_v unto_o he_o as_o peter_n say_v lord_n to_o who_o shall_v go_v but_o unto_o thou_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v other_o place_n urge_v by_o they_o but_o these_o adduce_v be_v the_o most_o usual_a and_o the_o answer_v give_v unto_o they_o will_n be_v right_o apply_v suffice_v to_o any_o other_o so_o that_o who_o judge_n of_o this_o matter_n according_a to_o the_o witness_n of_o god_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o do_v therein_o ponder_v the_o scripture_n will_v find_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o national_n teacher_n concern_v election_n and_o reprobation_n not_o to_o be_v according_a to_o the_o truth_n nor_o scripturall_a but_o indeed_o a_o most_o pernicious_a doctrine_n to_o the_o hinder_v of_o the_o growth_n and_o spread_v of_o piety_n in_o the_o world_n as_o may_v appear_v from_o what_o be_v already_o say_v i_o shall_v now_o descend_v to_o weigh_v the_o few_o small_a reason_n they_o have_v and_o usual_o give_v for_o their_o adhere_n to_o so_o absurd_a a_o opinion_n first_o then_o they_o say_v if_o election_n be_v according_a to_o faith_n foresee_v than_o it_o be_v not_o free_a answ._n it_o follow_v not_o at_o all_o for_o election_n be_v free_a though_o it_o be_v not_o without_o respect_n to_o faith_n even_o as_o justification_n be_v free_a which_o themselves_o say_v be_v not_o without_o respect_n to_o faith_n they_o must_v then_o either_o deny_v justification_n to_o be_v free_a or_o say_v that_o it_o have_v no_o respect_n to_o faith_n or_o confess_v that_o election_n be_v free_v not_o withstand_v its_o respect_n to_o faith_n second_o they_o argue_v if_o election_n and_o reprobation_n be_v according_a to_o faith_n foresee_v than_o something_o in_o the_o creature_n be_v the_o move_a cause_n of_o god_n decree_n answ._n nor_o do_v this_o follow_v for_o though_o man_n believe_v be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o decree_n of_o election_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o the_o move_a cause_n thereof_o in_o like_a manner_n man_n unbelieved_a be_v the_o object_n but_o not_o move_v cause_n of_o reprobation_n unbeleef_n be_v indeed_o a_o cause_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o wicked_a which_o destruction_n be_v decree_v so_o be_v also_o faith_n a_o instrumental_a cause_n of_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o saint_n which_o be_v also_o decree_v but_o not_o of_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n which_o have_v no_o cause_n without_o himself_n and_o by_o these_o answer_v any_o other_o reason_n they_o bring_v may_v be_v confute_v object_n 13._o if_o save_v grace_n andilight_n be_v give_v unto_o all_o than_o all_o shall_v be_v save_v otherwise_o grace_n be_v not_o effectual_a as_o not_o have_v its_o efficacy_n answ._n it_o follow_v not_o grace_n be_v effectual_a and_o have_v its_o sufficient_a efficacy_n in_o that_o in_o its_o own_o nature_n it_o be_v able_a to_o save_v all_o who_o do_v not_o resist_v it_o even_o as_o 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in_o all_o that_o be_v or_o may_v be_v save_v be_v the_o mere_a brainsick_a fancy_n of_o these_o man_n and_o contrary_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o whole_a scripture_n which_o complain_v of_o man_n resist_v the_o holy_a ghost_n withstand_v the_o truth_n hold_v it_o under_o in_o unrighteousness_n crucify_a the_o lord_n of_o glory_n in_o themselves_o do_v despite_n unto_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n oppress_v and_o choke_v the_o good_a seed_n etc._n etc._n what_o be_v more_o effectual_a than_o the_o sun_n and_o then_o fire_n unto_o which_o christ_n the_o word_n of_o grace_n and_o true_a light_n be_v compare_v yet_o what_o more_o easy_o resist_v then_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n without_o all_o pain_n by_o the_o bare_a wink_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o fire_n though_o suffer_v to_o break_v out_o to_o a_o flame_n can_v be_v quench_v to_o divers_a other_o natural_a &_o powerful_a cause_n which_o have_v efficacy_n enough_o in_o they_o to_o procur_v their_o proper_a effect_n if_o not_o 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