Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	apostle_n	faith_n	good_a	2,900	5	3.9902	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18305	The second part of the Defence of the Reformed Catholicke VVherein the religion established in our Church of England (for the points here handled) is apparently iustified by authoritie of Scripture, and testimonie of the auncient Church, against the vaine cauillations collected by Doctor Bishop seminary priest, as out of other popish writers, so especially out of Bellarmine, and published vnder the name of The marrow and pith of many large volumes, for the oppugning thereof. By Robert Abbot Doctor of Diuinitie.; Defence of the Reformed Catholicke of M. W. Perkins. Part 2	Abbot, Robert, 1560-1618.	1607 (1607)	STC 49; ESTC S100532	1,359,700	1,255

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●●ali_fw-la their_o bernard_n de_fw-fr great_a &_o li●_n arb_n angeli_fw-la sancti_fw-la ita_fw-la sunt_fw-la boni_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la possuit_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o ●●ali_fw-la free_a will_n by_o god_n election_n and_o grace_n establish_v in_o goodness_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o inclineable_a to_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v evil_a but_o the_o angel_n which_o sin_v and_o abide_v not_o in_o the_o truth_n have_v their_o free_a will_n by_o itself_o and_o of_o itself_o boni_fw-la itself_o ibid._n praevaricatores_fw-la angeli_fw-la ita_fw-la sunt_fw-la mali_fw-la ut_fw-la 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la valeant_fw-la esse_fw-la boni_fw-la obdure_v and_o harden_v in_o that_o that_o be_v evil_a so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o appliable_a to_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a man_n therefore_o by_o sin_n have_v not_o lose_v free_a will_n for_o by_o u●let_fw-la by_o august_n count_n 2._o epist_n pelag._n lib._n 1._o cap_n 2_o liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la usque_fw-la a●●o_fw-la in_o peccatore_fw-la non_fw-la perij●_n ut_fw-la per_fw-la illud_fw-la peccant_a maximè_fw-la omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la delectatione_n peccant_a &_o lib._n 3._o ca._n 8_o non_fw-la nisi_fw-la ad_fw-la peccatu●_n u●let_fw-la free_n will_v it_o be_v that_o now_o he_o sin_v yea_o and_o can_v nothing_o but_o sin_n but_o this_o free_a will_n that_o be_v thus_o free_a in_o sin_n have_v no_o freedom_n at_o all_o as_o s._n austin_n in_o sundry_a place_n express_v to_o righteousness_n and_o to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n until_o it_o be_v rectify_v and_o make_v free_a by_o jesus_n christ_n no_o freedom_n or_o power_n at_o all_o but_o what_o be_v new_o and_o mere_o etc._n mere_o idem_fw-la de_fw-fr peccat_fw-la mer._n &_o rem_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 6._o ipsum_fw-la liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la ad_fw-la dei_fw-la gratiam_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la dei_fw-la dona_fw-la pertinere_fw-la non_fw-la ambigens_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o grace_n and_o gift_n of_o god_n therefore_o have_v affirm_v the_o freedom_n of_o the_o will_n to_o sin_n he_o add_v that_o valet_fw-la that_o cont_n 2._o epist_n pelag._n l._n 3._o cap._n 8._o ad_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la nisi_fw-la divinitùs_fw-la liberatum_fw-la advitumque_fw-la non_fw-la valet_fw-la to_o righteousness_n but_o as_o it_o be_v make_v free_a and_o help_v of_o god_n it_o avail_v nothing_o voluntates_fw-la nothing_o ibid._n lib._n 4_o ca._n 8_o quid_fw-la mihi_fw-la obi●●d●s_fw-la liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la faciendam_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la liberum_fw-la non_fw-la erit_fw-la nisi_fw-la ovis_fw-la fuerit_fw-la qui_fw-la facit_fw-la igitur_fw-la òues_fw-la homines_fw-la ipse_fw-la ad_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la pietatie_fw-mi humanas_fw-la liberat_fw-la voluntates_fw-la what_o tell_v thou_o i_o of_o free_a will_n say_v he_o which_o to_o the_o do_v of_o righteousness_n shall_v not_o be_v free_a except_o thou_o become_v a_o sheep_n of_o god_n he_o then_o who_o of_o man_n make_v his_o sheep_n even_o he_o make_v the_o will_n of_o man_n free_a to_o the_o obedience_n of_o godliness_n arbitrium_fw-la godliness_n epist_n 107._o liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la ad_fw-la diligendum_fw-la deum_fw-la primi_fw-la peccati_fw-la granditate_fw-la perdidimus_fw-la &_o antea_fw-la gratia_n nostrum_fw-la ad_fw-la de_fw-la linandum_fw-la à_fw-la malo_fw-la &_o faciendum_fw-la bonum_fw-la liberatur_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la we_o lose_v free_a will_n to_o love_n god_n by_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o first_o sin_n say_v he_o but_o by_o grace_n our_o will_n be_v make_v free_a to_o decline_v from_o evil_a and_o do_v good_a so_o then_o we_o do_v not_o deny_v free_a will_n to_o be_v righteousness_n but_o yet_o we_o have_v regard_n to_o that_o caution_n which_o s._n austin_n give_v against_o pelagian_n and_o papist_n liberum_fw-la papist_n ibid._n si_fw-la verè_fw-la volumus_fw-la defender_n liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la non_fw-la oppugnemus_fw-la u●de_fw-la ●ic_fw-la liberum_fw-la if_o we_o will_v defend_v free_a will_v aright_o not_o to_o oppugn_v that_o whence_o it_o be_v make_v free_a what_o vivimus_fw-la what_o cont._n 2._o ep_n pelag._n l._n 4_o

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