Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	work_n	work_v	worship_n	171	4	7.5284	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26655	Jesuitico-Quakerism examined, or, A confutation of the blasphemous and unreasonable principles of the Quakers with a vindication of the Church of God in Britain, from their malicious clamours, and slanderous aspersions / by John Alexander ...	Alexander, John, 1638-1716.	1680 (1680)	Wing A916; ESTC R21198	193,704	258

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to_o they_o which_o the_o apostle_n dare_v not_o do_v philip._n 39_o nor_n be_v there_o any_o proportion_n betwixt_o our_o best_a work_n and_o eternal_a life_n rom._n 8_o 18._o and_o therefore_o they_o can_v merit_v it_o the_o whole_a protestant_a church_n have_v no_o less_o always_o abhor_v the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o our_o own_o inherent_a righteousness_n and_o good_a work_n from_o the_o same_o clear_a evidence_n of_o the_o scripture_n for_o which_o see_v rom._n 3_o chap._n from_o verse_n 20._o to_o the_o end_n and_o the_o whole_a chap._n follow_v as_o also_o galat._n 2_o 16_o 21._o and_o 3_o 10_o 11._o and_o 5_o 4._o philip._n 3_o 9_o and_o see_v that_o be_v still_o imperfect_a in_o this_o life_n it_o can_v neither_o be_v the_o cause_n nor_o condition_n of_o our_o justification_n before_o god_n in_o who_o sight_n no_o man_n live_a shall_v be_v justify_v psal_n 143_o 2._o viz._n by_o any_o righteousness_n inherent_a or_o inward_a in_o himself_o nevertheless_o albeit_o our_o inherent_a righteousness_n and_o good_a work_n be_v not_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n as_o efficient_a or_o meritorious_a cause_n thereof_o yet_o they_o be_v necessary_a indispensable_o thereunto_o by_o necessity_n of_o presence_n or_o as_o pure_a antecedent_n without_o which_o no_o man_n be_v save_v except_v these_o that_o die_v immediate_o after_o conversion_n and_o infant_n from_o the_o actual_a performance_n of_o good_a work_n for_o which_o see_v mat._n 3.10_o and_o 5.20_o and_o 25._o from_o vers_n 34._o to_o the_o end_n and_o rom._n 2.9_o 10._o and_o 8.13_o 1_o cor._n 6.9_o 10._o galat._n 5.21_o and_o 6.8_o heb._n 12.14_o and_o albeit_o our_o inherent_a or_o inward_a righteousness_n be_v neither_o the_o cause_n nor_o condition_n of_o our_o justification_n before_o god_n yet_o it_o be_v still_o a_o inseparable_a concomitant_a of_o justify_v faith_n for_o which_o see_v rom._n 8.1_o 9_o 10._o 2_o cor._n 5.17_o jam._n 2.17.20_o 1_o joh._n 3.3_o but_o what_o if_o the_o quaker_n be_v guilty_a of_o a_o popish_a justification_n do_v not_o the_o quaker_n hold_v justification_n by_o a_o righteousness_n wrought_v within_o they_o and_o formal_o inward_a and_o inherent_a in_o themselves_o in_o this_o they_o join_v hand_n with_o the_o papist_n in_o one_o of_o their_o most_o fundamental_a error_n which_o do_v indeed_o contradict_v the_o very_a design_n and_o current_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v to_o teach_v we_o to_o seek_v righteousness_n for_o justification_n in_o christ_n and_o not_o in_o ourselves_o yea_o and_o the_o very_a plain_a design_n of_o christ_n death_n see_v rom._n 3.25_o and_o 10.4_o galat._n 2.16_o 21._o and_o 5.4_o but_o the_o quaker_n endeavour_v to_o elude_v this_o our_o charge_n pretend_v that_o they_o be_v far_o from_o hold_v justification_n by_o their_o own_o inherent_a righteousness_n with_o the_o papist_n but_o by_o the_o alone_o impute_v righteousness_n of_o christ_n thus_o they_o pretend_v in_o their_o confession_n of_o faith_n pag._n 4.21_o 22._o but_o the_o quaker_n will_v not_o so_o cheat_v and_o deceive_v the_o christian_a world_n for_o first_o in_o that_o 21._o pag._n cite_v where_o they_o purposely_o handle_v this_o question_n and_o pretend_v as_o be_v now_o say_v they_o deny_v we_o to_o be_v justify_v by_o a_o righteousness_n receive_v of_o we_o by_o faith_n call_v that_o but_o a_o act_n of_o the_o creature_o skill_n and_o a_o imputation_n which_o be_v a_o act_n of_o man_n spirit_n and_o forge_v and_o a_o fiction_n and_o imagination_n in_o the_o creature_o will_n and_o power_n hence_o then_o they_o deny_v we_o to_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o righteousness_n receive_v of_o we_o by_o faith_n and_o so_o consequent_o by_o the_o impute_v righteousness_n of_o christ_n see_v the_o righteousness_n of_o his_o obedience_n and_o suffering_n impute_v to_o we_o in_o justification_n be_v not_o a_o diverse_a righteousness_n from_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n but_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o as_o be_v clear_a from_o rom._n 3.21_o 22_o 24_o 25._o and_o 4.6_o 11_o 13_o 22_o 23_o 24._o and_o 9.30_o and_o 10.4_o 10._o galat._n 2.16_o and_o 3.8_o and_o 5.5_o second_o this_o justification_n hold_v by_o the_o quaker_n must_v either_o be_v by_o the_o righteousness_n receive_v by_o faith_n or_o else_o by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n and_o its_o work_n for_o there_o be_v no_o other_o three_o sort_n of_o righteousness_n know_v to_o compet_n in_o this_o point_n but_o these_o be_v always_o state_v as_o the_o only_a two_o member_n of_o the_o distinction_n for_o which_o see_v rom._n 3.28_o and_o 4.2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o and_o 9.30_o 31_o 32._o and_o 10.3_o 5_o 6._o galat._n 3.11_o 12._o but_o the_o quaker_n plain_o deny_v the_o justification_n hold_v by_o they_o to_o be_v by_o the_o former_a yea_o they_o scoff_v and_o mock_v at_o that_o more_o than_o ever_o papist_n do_v as_o be_v evident_a from_o their_o precede_a language_n therefore_o they_o do_v inevitable_o hold_v justification_n by_o the_o latter_a wherein_o they_o manifest_o join_v hand_n with_o the_o papist_n for_o all_o their_o pretext_n to_o cover_v it_o again_o in_o the_o forecited_n 22._o page_n of_o their_o confession_n they_o have_v these_o word_n and_o because_o say_v they_o we_o be_v against_o the_o latter_a viz._n justification_n by_o a_o righteousness_n receive_v by_o faith_n whereof_o they_o be_v last_o speak_v we_o be_v clamour_v upon_o as_o if_o we_o deny_v the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n when_o it_o be_v only_o to_o these_o that_o be_v not_o make_v righteous_a by_o it_o to_o walk_v as_o he_o also_o walk_v here_o they_o hold_v justification_n by_o a_o righteousness_n make_v their_o walk_n righteous_a which_o be_v the_o plain_a inherent_a righteousness_n of_o our_o life_n and_o conversation_n but_o the_o quâker_n in_o that_o last_o cite_v pag._n of_o their_o confession_n go_v on_o and_o add_v that_o it_o