Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	law_n	sin_n	sin_v	3,553	5	9.3146	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34535	A humble endeavour of some plain and brief explication of the decrees and operations of God, about the free actions of men, more especially of the operations of divine grace written by Mr. John Corbet ...	Corbet, John, 1620-1680.	1683 (1683)	Wing C6253; ESTC R233166	37,069	64

scripture_n he_o punish_v voluntary_a hardness_n of_o heart_n with_o judicial_a hardness_n nevertheless_o though_o to_o punish_v be_v god_n act_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o proper_o cause_v the_o penal_a sin_n but_o in_o his_o righteous_a judgement_n he_o deny_v to_o give_v that_o help_n of_o grace_n which_o be_v needful_a to_o keep_v a_o man_n from_o such_o sin_n and_o which_o be_v forfeit_v by_o the_o abuse_n of_o grace_n already_o receive_v he_o do_v also_o just_o expose_v the_o sinner_n to_o more_o and_o great_a temptation_n hereupon_o the_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o former_a sin_n certain_o follow_v but_o there_o be_v no_o causation_n or_o agency_n of_o god_n to_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o sin_n only_o by_o his_o righteous_a judgement_n it_o be_v order_v to_o be_v a_o punishment_n of_o former_a sin_n 16._o sin_n do_v not_o necessary_o follow_v the_o permission_n of_o it_o if_o the_o humane_a will_n have_v be_v bend_v to_o sin_n by_o a_o natural_a inclination_n as_o the_o fire_n burn_v sin_n must_v have_v necessary_o follow_v upon_o the_o permission_n of_o it_o but_o first_o man_n sin_v with_o freedom_n and_o choice_n and_o without_o any_o previous_a inclination_n to_o it_o and_o therefore_o the_o bare_a permission_n of_o it_o which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o non-prevention_n do_v not_o infer_v a_o necessity_n of_o sin_v nor_o do_v it_o causal_o ascertain_v the_o event_n of_o sin_n for_o it_o have_v no_o causation_n in_o it_o yea_o the_o first_o man_n sin_v not_o only_o by_o free_a choice_n and_o without_o a_o previous_a inclination_n to_o it_o but_o also_o against_o a_o holy_a inclination_n to_o obedience_n call_v original_a righteousness_n this_o holy_a inclination_n though_o it_o be_v not_o so_o natural_a as_o burn_v be_v to_o fire_n that_o be_v natural_o inseparable_a yet_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o humane_a nature_n in_o its_o right_a state_n and_o as_o it_o first_o come_v out_o of_o its_o maker_n hand_n and_o under_o the_o necessary_a influence_n of_o god_n which_o be_v with_o he_o it_o be_v so_o full_o sufficient_a to_o his_o perseverance_n in_o that_o state_n that_o his_o sin_n be_v a_o matter_n of_o inexcusable_a ingratitude_n and_o high_a contempt_n of_o the_o divine_a goodness_n towards_o he_o in_o the_o state_n of_o fallen_n nature_n the_o will_n have_v lose_v its_o freedom_n to_o act_n conformable_a to_o god_n law_n and_o be_v enslave_v to_o sin_n and_o while_o god_n permit_v he_o to_o abide_v in_o this_o state_n man_n sin_v necessary_o yet_o not_o by_o reason_n of_o god_n permission_n but_o his_o own_o vicious_a inclination_n this_o necessity_n of_o sin_v be_v not_o pure_o natural_a but_o moral_a which_o be_v also_o voluntary_a be_v from_o no_o other_o cause_n than_o the_o obstinate_a depravedness_n of_o the_o will_n itself_o which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v conquer_v by_o its_o own_o power_n moreover_o it_o be_v not_o a_o necessity_n of_o the_o very_a particular_a sin_n which_o man_n run_v into_o as_o if_o they_o be_v inevitabe_v for_o ordinary_o the_o particular_a sinful_a deed_n commit_v may_v be_v forbear_v and_o the_o duty_n omit_v may_v be_v perform_v as_o to_o the_o outward_a deed_n but_o the_o meaning_n be_v whatsoever_o a_o unrenewed_a person_n do_v have_v necessary_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o a_o disconformity_n to_o god_n law_n a_o corrupt_a tree_n can_v bring_v forth_o good_a fruit._n part_n iii_o of_o the_o operation_n of_o divine_a grace_n 1._o what_o be_v signify_v by_o divine_a grace_n for_o the_o clear_a understanding_n of_o all_o point_n to_o be_v discuss_v touch_v divine_a grace_n it_o be_v requisite_a that_o the_o meaning_n of_o grace_n in_o general_n and_o of_o all_o the_o kind_n thereof_o be_v explain_v by_o divine_a grace_n in_o general_n be_v understand_v whatsoever_o be_v gracious_o vouchsafe_v on_o god_n part_n in_o order_n to_o man_n duty_n and_o felicity_n whether_o it_o be_v the_o divine_a operation_n or_o the_o effect_n hereof_o in_o man_n sometime_o man_n call_v the_o first_o save_v operation_n of_o god_n to_o the_o renew_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o first_o grace_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o indeed_o for_o abundant_a and_o manifold_a grace_n be_v vouchsafe_v before_o that_o whatsoever_o be_v from_o god_n over_o and_o above_o humane_a nature_n and_o faculty_n and_o his_o general_a concourse_n in_o themselves_o consider_v be_v to_o be_v comprehend_v under_o this_o term._n nature_n and_o god_n uphold_v thereof_o in_o itself_o consider_v be_v not_o to_o be_v call_v grace_n but_o god_n reprieve_v of_o nature_n in_o order_n to_o its_o recovery_n be_v his_o grace_n through-christ_n and_o so_o the_o continue_n of_o our_o reason_n and_o free_a will_n and_o all_o our_o faculty_n in_o this_o state_n of_o trial_n be_v of_o grace_n and_o nature_n in_o itself_o consider_v be_v the_o subject_a that_o grace_n work_v upon_o for_o grace_n do_v not_o put_v into_o we_o any_o such_o thing_n as_o we_o call_v a_o natural_a faculty_n but_o the_o rectitude_n of_o the_o faculty_n or_o that_o which_o tend_v thereunto_o and_o all_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o heal_n and_o restore_v of_o our_o deprave_a lapse_v nature_n be_v so_o many_o degree_n of_o grace_n obtain_v for_o we_o by_o christ._n in_o sum_n under_o divine_a grace_n in_o general_a may_v be_v comprehend_v god_n ordinance_n providence_n secret_a influence_n and_o eternal_a purpose_n or_o the_o gracious_a effect_n and_o consequent_n thereof_o in_o man_n 2._o the_o meaning_n of_o some_o distiction_n of_o grace_n that_o be_v common_o use_v there_o be_v grace_n objective_n and_o subjective_n by_o objective_a grace_n be_v mean_v the_o law_n or_o covenant_n of_o grace_n which_o be_v style_v in_o scripture_n the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o bring_v salvation_n together_o with_o all_o the_o external_a sign_n and_o evidence_n thereof_o either_o in_o the_o work_v of_o god_n and_o the_o course_n of_o his_o providence_n towards_o mankind_n or_o in_o his_o write_a word_n by_o subjective_a grace_n be_v mean_v all_o internal_a gracious_a operation_n of_o god_n on_o man_n over_z and_o above_o his_o general_a concourse_n together_o with_o the_o impression_n and_o disposition_n make_v thereby_o in_o the_o soul_n there_o be_v grace_n common_a and_o special_a by_o common_a grace_n many_o understand_v that_o which_o be_v common_a not_o to_o all_o but_o to_o more_o than_o the_o elect_n and_o by_o special_a grace_n that_o which_o be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o elect_n or_o to_o a_o state_n of_o salvation_n but_o these_o term_n be_v not_o necessary_o restrain_v to_o this_o meaning_n for_o there_o be_v a_o common_a grace_n not_o only_o as_o give_v to_o more_o than_o the_o elect_n but_o as_o give_v to_o all_o man_n and_o there_o be_v a_o special_a grace_n wherein_o god_n free_o favour_v one_o man_n more_o than_o another_o and_o yet_o it_o may_v be_v below_o that_o which_o be_v peculiar_a to_o a_o state_n of_o salvation_n grace_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n may_v be_v consider_v as_o give_v to_o several_a person_n in_o equal_a or_o unequal_a measure_n there_o be_v also_o grace_n sufficient_a and_o grace_n effectual_a sufficient_a grace_n be_v that_o by_o which_o we_o can_v do_v the_o good_a to_o which_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v sufficient_a and_o without_o which_o we_o can_v do_v it_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v also_o call_v necessary_a grace_n effectual_a grace_n be_v that_o which_o as_o such_o do_v take_v effect_n and_o be_v never_o frustrate_v 3._o of_o universal_a grace_n i_o think_v the_o notion_n of_o grace_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v restrain_v to_o favour_n or_o benefit_n vouchsafe_v to_o some_o and_o not_o to_o other_o but_o whatsoever_o god_n give_v which_o in_o his_o justice_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o work_n he_o may_v refuse_v to_o give_v be_v true_o call_v grace_n though_o it_o be_v give_v to_o all_o and_o the_o most_o common_a grace_n be_v so_o far_o of_o free-choice_n as_o that_o god_n may_v just_o have_v refuse_v to_o give_v it_o that_o there_o be_v a_o universal_a objective_n grace_n appear_v by_o the_o general_a law_n of_o grace_n or_o the_o conditional_a grant_n of_o life_n and_o salvation_n to_o all_o mankind_n the_o grace_n of_o the_o external_a sign_n and_o evidence_n of_o the_o say_a general_n grant_v be_v likewise_o universal_a in_o some_o degree_n for_o in_o the_o course_n of_o god_n providence_n towards_o mankind_n his_o mercy_n to_o sinner_n be_v very_o legible_a particular_o his_o reconcileableness_n to_o they_o upon_o their_o repentance_n the_o mercy_n of_o god_n towards_o man_n in_o general_n tend_v to_o lead_v they_o to_o repentance_n and_o seek_v after_o god_n act._n 17._o 27._o and_o this_o suppose_v god_n to_o be_v reconcileable_a otherwise_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n for_o repentance_n if_o there_o be_v such_o universal_a objective_n grace_n what_o hinder_v that_o there_o shall_v not_o