Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	contain_v	law_n	moral_a	2,485	5	9.8922	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86612	The pagan preacher silenced. Or, an answer to a treatise of Mr. John Goodwin, entituled, the pagans debt & dowry. Wherein is discovered the weaknesse of his arguments, and that it doth not yet appear by scripture, reason, or the testimony of the best of his own side, that the heathen who never heard of the letter of the Gospel, are either obliged to, or enabled for the believing in Christ; and that they are either engaged to matrimonial debt, or admitted to a matrimonial dowry. Wherein also is historically discovered, and polemically discussed the doctrin of Universal grace, with the original, growth and fall thereof; as it hath been held forth by the most rigid patrons of it. / By Obadiah Howe, A.M. and pastor of Horne-Castle in Lincolnshire. With a verdict on the case depending between Mr. Goodwin and Mr. Howe, by the learned George Kendal, DD.	Howe, Obadiah, 1615 or 16-1683.; Kendall, George, 1610-1663.	1655 (1655)	Wing H3051; Thomason E851_16; ESTC R207423	163,028	140

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259._o thus_o quibus_fw-la bonis_fw-la si_fw-la recte_fw-la usi_fw-la fuissent_fw-la deus_fw-la ulteriorem_fw-la gratiam_fw-la ill●s_fw-la concessurus_fw-la est_fw-la arm._n antiperk_n 259._o all_o man_n have_v some_o knowledge_n of_o the_o power_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n and_o such_o gift_n which_o if_o they_o use_v well_o god_n be_v ready_a to_o give_v further_a grace_n where_o we_o have_v it_o call_v grace_n only_o by_o intimation_n not_o express_o he_o say_v god_n will_v give_v more_o grace_n which_o phrase_n more_o grace_n imply_v some_o precede_a grace_n yet_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v more_o large_o thus_o 218._o thus_o vide_fw-la mihi_fw-la anon_o isto_fw-la dicto_fw-la habenti_fw-la d●bitur_fw-la promissio_fw-la ista_fw-la contineatur_fw-la quâ_fw-la spondet_fw-la deus_fw-la e_fw-la supernaturali_fw-la g●at●â_fw-la illumm●turum_fw-la qui_fw-la lu_o rind_n naturali_fw-la rectè_fw-la utitar_n aut_fw-la saltem_fw-la minùs_fw-la malè_fw-la antiperk_n 218._o consider_v 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resp_n ad_fw-la a._n art_n 31._o artic._n 15._o but_o can_v nature_n altogether_o destitute_a of_o the_o grace_n and_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v instruct_v with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n i_o do_v not_o think_v that_o such_o natural_a gift_n without_o the_o grace_n and_o spirit_n of_o god_n can_v be_v grant_v without_o manifest_a injury_n to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n but_o this_o do_v not_o at_o all_o reduce_v he_o to_o any_o clear_a discovery_n of_o the_o truth_n but_o rather_o detect_v his_o fraud_n for_o they_o may_v have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o gift_n of_o it_o original_o and_o yet_o no_o supernatural_a grace_n give_v they_o de_fw-fr novo_fw-la to_o use_v the_o gift_n of_o nature_n well_o because_o according_a to_o their_o own_o principle_n every_o man_n have_v reliquias_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la spiritualis_fw-la the_o relic_n of_o spiritual_a life_n whereby_o they_o know_v something_o of_o god_n and_o be_v enable_v to_o do_v the_o thing_n contain_v in_o 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creature_n to_o commit_v any_o act_n be_v the_o suspension_n of_o all_o impediment_n by_o which_o the_o will_n be_v to_o be_v move_v and_o persuade_v now_o i_o thus_o urge_v that_o if_o permission_n be_v the_o suspension_n of_o all_o impediment_n by_o which_o the_o will_n be_v to_o be_v persuade_v then_o i_o say_v the_o will_n be_v neither_o to_o be_v physical_o act_v nor_o moral_o persuade_v where_o either_o of_o these_o be_v there_o be_v no_o permission_n and_o this_o arminius_n himself_o grant_v thus_o 157._o thus_o impedimentum_fw-la quo_fw-la peccatum_fw-la quà_fw-la tale_n impeditur_fw-la est_fw-la vel_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la divinae_fw-la ●_o velatio_fw-la vel_fw-la suasio_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la ad_fw-la obre●nperandum_fw-la voluntati_fw-la divinae_fw-la unde_fw-la constat_fw-la permissionem_fw-la peccati_fw-la esse_fw-la suspensionem_fw-la istius_fw-la revelationis_fw-la vel_fw-la suasionis_fw-la vel_fw-la utriusque_fw-la pag._n 157._o the_o impediment_n by_o which_o sin_n as_o sin_n be_v hinder_v be_v the_o revelation_n of_o the_o divine_a will_n and_o suasion_n to_o move_v the_o will_n to_o obey_v that_o divine_a will_n whence_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o god_n permission_n to_o commit_v sin_n be_v the_o suspension_n of_o that_o revelation_n or_o of_o that_o suasion_n or_o of_o both_o joint_o and_o as_o a_o further_a testimony_n in_o this_o case_n he_o say_v in_o another_o place_n thus_o 153._o thus_o nam_fw-la utunum_fw-la argumentum_fw-la impedire_fw-la potest_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la ne_fw-la velit_fw-la quod_fw-la deus_fw-la vult_fw-la impeditum_fw-la ita_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la nullo_n argumentorum_fw-la istorum_fw-la persuadeatur_fw-la voluntas_fw-la ad_fw-la nolendum_fw-la secus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la permissio_fw-la p._n 153._o for_o as_o one_o argument_n may_v hinder_v the_o will_n from_o willing_a that_o which_o god_n will_v have_v hinder_v so_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o he_o use_v no_o argument_n to_o persuade_v the_o will_n to_o be_v unwilling_a otherwise_o there_o be_v no_o permission_n what_o can_v be_v make_v more_o clear_a than_o this_o that_o where_o god_n permit_v he_o use_v no_o mean_n either_o physical_o to_o act_v or_o moral_o to_o persuade_v the_o will_n now_o to_o draw_v to_o a_o conclusion_n in_o this_o argument_n thus_o i_o sum_n up_o the_o strength_n of_o it_o god_n permit_v the_o nation_n to_o walk_v in_o their_o own_o way_n according_a to_o the_o scripture_n act_n 14.16_o 17._o and_o because_o he_o permit_v therefore_o we_o must_v not_o say_v that_o either_o he_o physical_o act_n or_o moral_o persuade_v the_o will_n to_o use_v the_o light_n of_o nature_n well_o according_a to_o the_o remonstrants'_v own_o concession_n and_o then_o i_o conclude_v that_o either_o the_o assist_a spirit_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v not_o give_v at_o all_o or_o else_o to_o be_v idle_a or_o to_o no_o use_n not_o to_o assist_v they_o to_o use_v the_o light_n of_o nature_n well_o let_v they_o take_v which_o of_o 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that_o adam_n in_o integrity_n have_v that_o grace_n which_o if_o we_o have_v now_o unmaimed_a and_o not_o impair_v we_o may_v be_v as_o able_a to_o believe_v in_o christ_n as_o adam_n be_v to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v command_v he_o and_o so_o by_o consequence_n that_o grace_n which_o adam_n have_v be_v principium_fw-la potestativum_fw-la credendi_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la the_o potestative_a principle_n of_o believe_v in_o christ_n if_o his_o condition_n have_v require_v it_o to_o this_o they_o say_v god_n do_v not_o give_v such_o power_n to_o believe_v to_o adam_n in_o his_o integrity_n because_o then_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o it_o and_o that_o upon_o this_o ground_n it_o be_v against_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o almighty_a to_o give_v grace_n to_o do_v that_o of_o which_o there_o be_v no_o need_n or_o to_o give_v grace_n where_o there_o be_v no_o need_n and_o may_v not_o we_o likewise_o say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o suitable_a to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n to_o give_v his_o 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spiritualia_fw-la ab_fw-la hominis_fw-la voluntate_fw-la quia_fw-la nunquam_fw-la illa_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la et_fw-la insita_fw-la sed_fw-la libertas_fw-la duntaxat_fw-la agendi_fw-la bene_fw-la aut_fw-la malè_fw-la quae_fw-la libertas_fw-la quamvis_fw-la vites_fw-la svas_fw-la non_fw-la exerere_fw-la possit_fw-la in_o homine_fw-la peccato●e_fw-la propter_fw-la tenebras_fw-la intellectus_fw-la &_o depravationem_fw-la affectuum_fw-la mansit_fw-la tamen_fw-la pars_fw-la creatae_fw-la naturae_fw-la col._n hag._n 279._o in_o spiritual_a death_n spiritual_a gift_n be_v not_o proper_o separate_v from_o the_o will_n because_o they_o be_v never_o in_o it_o for_o in_o the_o will_v there_o be_v only_o that_o liberty_n of_o do_v good_a or_o evil_n which_o liberty_n although_o it_o can_v put_v forth_o its_o strength_n in_o fall_v man_n because_o of_o the_o blindness_n of_o his_o understanding_n and_o depravation_n of_o his_o affection_n yet_o it_o remain_v as_o part_v of_o a_o create_a nature_n and_o many_o of_o such_o like_a expression_n pass_v in_o that_o argument_n by_o all_o which_o they_o affirm_v death_n to_o be_v only_o in_o the_o understanding_n and_o affection_n not_o in_o the_o will_n but_o that_o in_o the_o depth_n of_o

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thus_o 218._o thus_o vide_fw-la mihi_fw-la anon_o isto_fw-la dicto_fw-la habenti_fw-la dabitur_fw-la promissio_fw-la ista_fw-la contineatur_fw-la quâ_fw-la deus_fw-la spondet_fw-la se_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la supernaturali_fw-la illuminaturum_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la lumine_fw-la naturali_fw-la rectè_fw-la utuntur_fw-la antiperkins_n pag._n 218._o do_v not_o that_o say_n of_o christ_n to_o he_o that_o have_v shall_v be_v give_v contain_v the_o promise_n by_o which_o god_n bind_v himself_o to_o give_v supernatural_a grace_n to_o he_o that_o use_v the_o light_n of_o nature_n well_o but_o corvinus_n temper_v the_o text_n to_o a_o great_a latitude_n thus_o 5._o thus_o quod_fw-la attinet_fw-la ad_fw-la proverbialem_fw-la illam_fw-la sententiam_fw-la habenti_fw-la dabitur_fw-la confirmemus_fw-la sententiam_fw-la nostram_fw-la de_fw-la remunerando_fw-la recto_fw-la usu_fw-la prioris_fw-la gratiae_fw-la per_fw-la majorem_fw-la subsequentem_fw-la in_o molin_n cap._n