Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	faith_n	grace_n	justification_n	2,638	5	9.1538	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64002	The riches of Gods love unto the vessells of mercy, consistent with his absolute hatred or reprobation of the vessells of wrath, or, An answer unto a book entituled, Gods love unto mankind ... in two bookes, the first being a refutation of the said booke, as it was presented in manuscript by Mr Hord unto Sir Nath. Rich., the second being an examination of certain passages inserted into M. Hords discourse (formerly answered) by an author that conceales his name, but was supposed to be Mr Mason ... / by ... William Twisse ... ; whereunto are annexed two tractates of the same author in answer unto D.H. ... ; together with a vindication of D. Twisse from the exceptions of Mr John Goodwin in his Redemption redeemed, by Henry Jeanes ...	Twisse, William, 1578?-1646.; Jeanes, Henry, 1611-1662. Vindication of Dr. Twisse.; Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.	1653 (1653)	Wing T3423; ESTC R12334	968,546	592

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the_o cloak_n to_o draw_v he_o away_o from_o stilpo_n say_v o_o crates_n commodissimè_fw-la auribus_fw-la philosophum_fw-la teneas_fw-la cum_fw-la igitur_fw-la persuaseris_fw-la tum_fw-la illum_fw-la trahe_fw-la nam_fw-la si_fw-la per_fw-la vim_o egeris_fw-la corpus_fw-la quidem_fw-la apud_fw-la te_fw-la sed_fw-la animus_n apud_fw-la stilponem_fw-la erit_fw-la neither_o be_v any_o philosopher_n more_o studious_a of_o morality_n than_o the_o stoic_n they_o write_v de_fw-fr bonis_fw-la &_o malis_fw-la de_fw-la affectibus_fw-la de_fw-la virtute_fw-la de_fw-fr fine_a deque_fw-la primâ_fw-la aestimatione_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr actibus_fw-la ac_fw-la de_fw-la officiis_n de_fw-fr adhortationibus_fw-la &_o dehortationibus_fw-la as_o diogenes_n write_v in_o the_o life_n of_o zeno._n and_o austin_n de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la cap._n 9_o profess_v of_o the_o stoic_n that_o though_o omnia_fw-la fato_fw-la fieri_fw-la contenderent_fw-la yet_o non_fw-la omne_fw-la necessitate_v fieri_fw-la dicerent_fw-la and_o more_o than_o this_o whereas_o the_o stoic_n be_v so_o jealous_a of_o maintain_v the_o liberty_n of_o man_n will_n that_o they_o deny_v they_o of_o all_o other_o thing_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o necessity_n austin_n profess_v that_o their_o fear_n of_o subject_v the_o will_n of_o man_n unto_o necessity_n in_o this_o respect_n be_v a_o causeless_a fear_n ibid._n cap._n 10._o unde_fw-la nec_fw-la illa_fw-la necessitas_fw-la formidanda_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la formidando_fw-la stoici_fw-la laboraverunt_fw-la causas_fw-la rerum_fw-la ita_fw-la distinguere_fw-la ut_fw-la quasdam_fw-la subtraherent_fw-la necessitati_fw-la quasdam_fw-la subderent_fw-la atque_fw-la in_o his_o quas_fw-la esse_fw-la sub_fw-la necessitate_v noluerunt_fw-la posuerunt_fw-la etiam_fw-la nostras_fw-la voluntates_fw-la ne_fw-la videlicet_fw-la non_fw-la essent_fw-la liberae_fw-la si_fw-la subderentur_fw-la necessitati_fw-la and_o then_o proceed_v to_o show_v that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a necessity_n nothing_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o will_n albeit_o the_o will_v be_v acknowledge_v in_o subjection_n thereunto_o and_o that_o necessity_n he_o describe_v to_o be_v this_o as_o when_o we_o say_v that_o necesse_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la ita_fw-la sit_fw-la aliquid_fw-la vel_fw-la ita_fw-la fiat_fw-la his_o word_n be_v these_o si_fw-la autem_fw-la illa_fw-la definitur_fw-la esse_fw-la necessitas_fw-la secundum_fw-la quam_fw-la dicimus_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la ita_fw-la sit_fw-la aliquid_fw-la vel_fw-la ita_fw-la fiat_fw-la nescio_fw-la cur_n eam_fw-la timemus_fw-la ne_fw-la nobis_fw-la libertatem_fw-la auferat_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la herein_o austin_n profess_v to_o go_v beyond_o the_o stoic_n in_o acknowledge_v a_o necessity_n whereunto_o the_o will_n of_o man_n be_v subject_a and_o that_o without_o detriment_n to_o the_o liberty_n thereof_o yet_o in_o my_o judgement_n it_o will_v better_o become_v a_o christian_a divine_a to_o inform_v both_o himself_o and_o other_o out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o rest_v thereon_o for_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o providence_n and_o predestination_n divine_a then_o to_o go_v a_o forage_n among_o poet_n and_o stoic_n for_o the_o justification_n of_o his_o own_o in_o point_n of_o christian_a faith_n and_o for_o the_o redargution_n of_o the_o way_n of_o his_o opposite_n introduction_n sect_n iv._o these_o absurdity_n follow_v too_o evident_o from_o the_o upper_a way_n other_o of_o the_o same_o side_n wil_v to_o decline_v they_o as_o rock_n and_o precipice_n do_v leave_v that_o way_n and_o present_a man_n to_o god_n in_o his_o decree_n of_o reprobation_n lie_v in_o the_o fault_n and_o under_o the_o guilt_n of_o original_a sin_n and_o say_v that_o god_n look_v upon_o miserable_a mankind_n lie_v in_o adam_n sin_n do_v decree_v the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o to_o eternal_a torment_n in_o hell_n without_o remedy_n for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o severe_a justice_n but_o notwithstanding_o this_o difference_n among_o themselves_o they_o agree_v well_o enough_o together_o for_o this_o little_a jar_n be_v not_o in_o their_o judgement_n enough_o to_o make_v a_o breach_n between_o they_o as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o the_o conference_n at_o the_o hague_n and_o in_o the_o synod_n at_o dort_n in_o the_o conference_n at_o the_o hague_n the_o contra-remonstrants_a have_v these_o word_n quoad_fw-la sententiarum_fw-la diversitatem_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la argumento_fw-la quod_fw-la deus_fw-la hominem_fw-la respexit_fw-la 37._o in_o hoc_fw-la decreto_fw-la nondum_fw-la creätum_fw-la vel_fw-la creätum_fw-la &_o lapsum_fw-la quia_fw-la hoc_fw-la ad_fw-la fundamentum_fw-la huius_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la non_fw-la pertinet_fw-la libentèr_fw-la alii_fw-la alios_fw-la aequitate_fw-la christiana_n toleramus_fw-la after_o this_o in_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n they_o permit_v gomarus_n to_o go_v the_o supralapsarian_a way_n and_o the_o delegate_n of_o south_n holland_n be_v very_o indifferent_a which_o way_n they_o take_v for_o these_o be_v their_o word_n a_o deus_fw-la in_o eligendo_fw-la consideravit_fw-la homines_fw-la ut_fw-la lapsos_fw-la a_o etiam_fw-la ut_fw-la nondum_fw-la lapsos_fw-la existimant_fw-la viz._n the_o delegate_n aforesaid_a non_fw-la esse_fw-la necessarium_fw-la ut_fw-la definiatur_fw-la modo_fw-la statuatur_fw-la 48._o deum_fw-la in_o eligendo_fw-la considerasse_fw-la omnes_fw-la homines_fw-la in_o pari_fw-la statu_fw-la and_o to_o say_v the_o truth_n there_o be_v no_o reason_n why_o they_o shall_v quarrel_v about_o circumstance_n see_v they_o agree_v in_o the_o substance_n for_o they_o both_o say_v 1._o that_o the_o move_a cause_n of_o reprobation_n be_v the_o alone_a will_n of_o god_n and_o not_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n original_n or_o actual_a 2._o that_o the_o final_a impenitency_n and_o damnation_n of_o reprobate_n be_v necessary_a and_o unavoidable_a by_o god_n absolute_a decree_n these_o two_o thing_n be_v the_o maxima_fw-la gravamina_fw-la that_o the_o other_o side_n stick_v at_o so_o that_o these_o two_o path_n meet_v at_o last_o in_o the_o same_o way_n but_o because_o this_o last_o be_v choose_v by_o the_o most_o and_o late_a maintainer_n of_o the_o absolute_a decree_n as_o the_o more_o moderate_a of_o the_o two_o and_o the_o easy_a to_o be_v defend_v i_o will_v set_v down_o the_o conclusion_n which_o i_o dislike_v in_o their_o way_n and_o word_n god_n have_v absolute_o purpose_v

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