Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	assume_v	humane_a	union_n	3,291	5	9.5119	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97227	Vnbeleevers no subjects of iustification, nor of mystical vnion to Christ, being the sum of a sermon preached at New Sarum, with a vindication of it from the objections, and calumniations cast upon it by Mr. William Eyre, in his Vindiciæ justificationis. Together with animadversions upon the said book, and a refutation of that anti-sidian, and anti-evangelical errour asserted therein: viz. the justification of infidels, or the justification of a sinner before, and without faith. Wherein also the conditional necessity, and instrumentality of faith unto justification, together with the consistency of it, with the freness of Gods grace, is explained, confirmed, and vindicated from the exceptions of the said Mr. Eyre, his arguments answertd [sic], his authorities examined, and brought in against himself. By T. Warren minister of the Gospel at Houghton in Hampshire.	Warren, Thomas, 1616 or 17-1694.	1654 (1654)	Wing W980; Thomason E733_10; ESTC R206901	226,180	282

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suis_fw-la communicate_v per_fw-la gratiam_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la beza_n large_a ann._n on_o rom._n 5.12_o wotton_n de_fw-mi recon_fw-mi peccat_fw-la par_fw-fr 2._o l._n 1._o c._n 9_o p._n 149_o adam_n that_o as_o we_o be_v in_o adam_n antecedent_o to_o our_o be_v that_o so_o the_o elect_n be_v in_o christ_n antecedent_o to_o their_o birth_n and_o faith_n for_o as_o in_o the_o next_o argument_n that_o i_o shall_v vindicate_v i_o shall_v show_v that_o we_o be_v not_o unite_v to_o christ_n until_o faith_n and_o the_o very_a same_o answer_n do_v wotton_n give_v to_o hemingius_n who_o word_n be_v these_o quod_fw-la ad_fw-la assumptionem_fw-la attinet_fw-la sumet_fw-la ille_fw-la pro_fw-la concesso_fw-la apostolum_n adami_n inobedientiam_fw-la tanquam_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la generis_fw-la causas_fw-la comparare_fw-la quae_fw-la eodem_fw-la plane_n modo_fw-la effecta_fw-la sva_fw-la producant_fw-la at_o verò_fw-la id_fw-la potiùs_fw-la agere_fw-la videtur_fw-la apostolus_fw-la ut_fw-la 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of_o faith_n faith_n it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o work_v faith_n by_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o word_n it_o be_v a_o know_a rule_n positâ_fw-la causâ_fw-la proximâ_fw-la ponitur_fw-la effectus_fw-la and_o if_o the_o act_n of_o justification_n shall_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o faith_n then_o according_a to_o he_o be_v justify_v from_o eternity_n we_o must_v be_v believer_n from_o eternity_n but_o how_o contrary_a this_o be_v to_o sense_n reason_n and_o experience_n i_o need_v not_o speak_v and_o no_o man_n do_v ever_o yet_o dream_n much_o less_o speak_v of_o justification_n be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o faith_n 2._o it_o be_v not_o the_o formal_a cause_n of_o faith_n for_o the_o formal_a cause_n do_v ingredi_fw-la compositum_fw-la it_o be_v part_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o thing_n or_o effect_v produce_v the_o formal_a cause_n be_v always_o intrinsical_a to_o the_o effect_n and_o concur_v to_o the_o substance_n and_o 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