Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	write_v	writer_n	writing_n	19	3	8.2708	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15093	The way to the true church wherein the principall motiues perswading according to Romanisme and questions touching the nature and authoritie of the church and scriptures, are familiarly disputed, and driuen to their issues, where, this day they sticke betweene the Papists and vs: contriued into an answer to a popish discourse concerning the rule of faith and the marks of the church. And published to admonish such as decline to papistrie of the weake and vncertaine grounds, whereupon they haue ventured their soules. Directed to all that seeke for resolution: and especially to his louing countrimen of Lancashire. By Iohn White minister of Gods word at Eccles. For the finding out of the matter and questions handled, there are three tables: two in the beginning, and one in the end of the booke.	White, John, 1570-1615.	1608 (1608)	STC 25394; ESTC S101725	487,534	518

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&_o rhem._n in_o luc._n 10.30_o a_o man_n wound_v that_o still_o have_v life_n in_o he_o though_o physic_n and_o cure_n bring_v perfect_a health_n and_o quom_fw-la and_o bell._n de_fw-fr gra_fw-mi &_o lib._n arb_n l._n 6._o c._n 15._o §_o dice_v quom_fw-la the_o jesuite_n hold_v that_o before_o any_o grace_n come_v it_o be_v free_a to_o do_v good_a but_o this_o freedom_n be_v as_o it_o be_v bind_v and_o stop_v till_o god_n give_v it_o power_n as_o a_o man_n have_v the_o sight_n of_o his_o eye_n yet_o see_v not_o till_o some_o sensible_a form_n come_v which_o form_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n he_o see_v but_o that_o which_o perfect_v the_o sight_n and_o decimus_n and_o bell._n the_o great_a p●●m_o hom_n c._n 5._o &_o 7._o &_o the_o great_a &_o lib._n arb_n l._n 5._o c._n 13._o §_o decimus_n they_o write_v that_o all_o our_o natural_n be_v as_o whole_a in_o we_o as_o ever_o they_o be_v in_o adam_n and_o we_o only_o want_v a_o supernatural_a gift_n to_o guide_v they_o which_o he_o have_v to_o this_o purpose_n c._n purpose_n occhan_n 1._o d._n 17._o q._n 2._o light_v c._n they_o write_v that_o it_o exceed_v not_o the_o faculty_n of_o man_n nature_n to_o do_v the_o act_n of_o charity_n which_o may_v even_o merit_v at_o god_n hand_n and_o 3._o and_o andrad_n orth_n l._n 3._o that_o all_o the_o work_n of_o the_o very_a gentile_n be_v not_o sin_n and_o 28._o and_o gabr._n 2._o d._n 28._o that_o by_o do_v what_o be_v in_o our_o own_o power_n even_o by_o nature_n without_o any_o grace_n we_o may_v merit_v god_n grace_n of_o congruity_n as_o i_o shall_v show_v hereafter_o the_o which_o assertion_n of_o they_o show_v what_o they_o hold_v touch_v the_o nature_n of_o our_o will_n namely_o that_o even_o by_o nature_n afore_o any_o grace_n come_v it_o have_v some_o freedom_n to_o good_a but_o if_o god_n do_v but_o prevent_v it_o than_o it_o be_v able_a to_o do_v much_o more_o wherein_o we_o refuse_v they_o because_o the_o scripture_n say_v 2.13_o say_v col._n 2.13_o a_o natural_a man_n be_v dead_a in_o sin_n and_o 2.14_o and_o 1._o cor._n 2.14_o perceive_v not_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n spirit_n neither_o can_v know_v they_o for_o they_o be_v spiritual_o discern_v 54_o the_o second_o point_n touch_v the_o nature_n of_o freewill_n be_v that_o as_o some_o divine_n think_v it_o stand_v not_o in_o freedom_n from_o all_o necessity_n but_o from_o all_o external_a constraint_n for_o i_o have_v show_v before_o that_o god_n will_v order_v and_o determine_v all_o will_n from_o which_o determination_n no_o creature_n be_v free_a but_o they_o all_o depend_v on_o god_n and_o can_v do_v nothing_o but_o what_o he_o please_v yet_o for_o so_o much_o as_o this_o will_n of_o god_n take_v