Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	body_n	raise_v	resurrection_n	4,949	5	9.4488	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46755	Two treatises the first concerning Gods certaine performance of his conditional promises, as touching the elect, or, A treatise of Gods most free and powerfull grace, lately published without the authours privitie, and printed corruptly, by the name and title of Solid comfort for sound Christians : the second, concerning the extent of Christs death and love, now added to the former : with an additionall thereunto : both of them preached at New-Castle upon Tine ... / by Robert Ienison ...	Jenison, Robert, 1584?-1652.	1642 (1642)	Wing J565; ESTC R2256	76,502	298

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especial_o in_o the_o work_n of_o our_o conversion_n work_v so_o powerful_o as_o that_o our_o natural_a resistibility_n yea_o and_o that_o actual_a resistance_n which_o we_o make_v do_v not_o prevail_v neither_o ●oth_v it_o always_o actual_o resist_v but_o at_o that_o time_n the_o wi●●_n yield_v its_o consent_n so_o th●●_n when_o we_o will_v actual_o th●●_n which_o be_v good_a supposi●●_n that_o god_n do_v give_v we_o a●_n ability_n to_o will_n yet_o that_o willing_a be_v not_o from_o ourselves_o it_o be_v true_a we_o suppose_v i●_n our_o conversion_n do_v freel●_n assent_v and_o will_n and_o yield_v to_o the_o motion_n of_o god_n grace●_n but_o the_o chief_a question_n i●_n not_o 23._o posse_fw-la velle_fw-la though_o we_o will_v free_o yet_o power_n and_o act_n be_v from_o he_o sec_n doct._n ward_n the_o great_a discriminant_a pag._n 23._o whether_o the_o will_v do●_n free_o yield_v and_o give_v assent_n to_o the_o first_o motion_n and_o attraction_n of_o grace_n but_o whence_o be_v 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be_v certain_a 13._o nos_fw-la ergo_fw-la volu●●●s_fw-la sed_fw-la deus_fw-la in_o n●●is_fw-la operatur_fw-la &_o ●●lle_fw-la nos_fw-la ergo_fw-la op●ramur_fw-la s●●_n 〈…〉_o no●●s_v ●p●ratur_fw-la &_o operari_fw-la aug._n 〈◊〉_d bono_fw-mi per_fw-mi se_fw-mi u●ranti●●_n c._n 13._o that_o it_o ●s_v we_o ourselves_o which_o do_v ●ny_v good_a when_o we_o do_v it_o ●ut_v it_o be_v he_o that_o make_v we_o do_v it_o by_o give_v we_o most_o effectual_a ability_n to_o our_o will_n and_o it_o be_v we_o that_o will_v out_o god_n work_v in_o we_o to_o will_v therefore_o we_o work_v but_o it_o be_v god_n that_o worke●_n in_o we_o to_o work_v or_o the_o ven●_n act_n of_o work_v sect_n 19_o we_o must_v not_o think_v with_o some_o th●●_n god_n give_v only_o a_o general_n and_o common_a grace_n and_o by_o it_o give_v to_o we_o posse_fw-mi si_fw-mi velim●●_n power_n to_o work_v if_o we_o wi●●_n though_o in_o some_o sense_n thi●_n may_v be_v true_a see_v there_o 〈◊〉_d a_o certain_a power_n ove●_n which_o 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be_v leave_v to_o his_o own_o keep_n happiness_n be_v set_v before_o he_o and_o propound_v to_o he_o with_o condition_n which_o be_v renew_v to_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o give_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n do_v this_o and_o live_v yea_o god_n give_v he_o and_z we_o in_o he_o power_n to_o have_v keep_v that_o condition_n if_o he_o have_v will_v but_o he_o give_v he_o not_o the_o power_n and_o grace_n that_o he_o shall_v infallible_o in_o very_a deed_n keep_v the_o same_o ad●●_n as_o we_o in_o he_o have_v powe●_n to_o stand_v and_o not_o fall_v ye●_n power_n be_v never_o grant_v to_o he_o or_o any_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o first_o covenant_n to_o rise_v again_o bernard_n bernard_n if_o he_o or_o they_o do_v fall_v but_o god_n now_o give_v more_o grace_n and_o work_n in_o we_o the_o condition_n of_o his_o new_a covenant_n which_o consist_v chief_o not_o in_o commandment_n but_o in_o his_o most_o gracious_a and_o free_a promise_n second_o evil_a 2_o god_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o effectual_a 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and_o repentance_n etc._n etc._n but_o only_o because_o god_n admonish_v he_o that_o he_o hold_v be_v good_a and_o call_v ●pon_n he_o by_o precept_n ex●ortations_n and_o promise_n to_o believe_v and_o to_o be_v holy_a last_o hence_o also_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o go●●_n and_o the_o bad_a nature_n bad_a the_o difference_n between_o the_o good_a and_o bad_a shall_v be_v make_v by_o man_n himself_o and_o by_o nature_n between_o the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o 〈◊〉_d this_o world_n as_o suppose_v between_o peter_n and_o jud●●_n shall_v be_v whole_o make_v fr●●_n nature_n not_o from_o gract●_n because_o to_o use_v grace_n aright_o that_o be_v to_o yield_v consent_n and_o to_o will_v our_o own_o conversion_n be_v from_o man_n 〈◊〉_d will_v and_o that_o be_v from_o mture_n and_o so_o grace_n shou●_n confer_v and_o afford_v 〈◊〉_d more_o to_o peter_n who_o convert_v then_o to_o judas_n who_o remain_v unconvert_v which_o be_v contrary_a to_o that_o of_o the_o 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in_o our_o reparation_n and_o new_a creatie●_n our_o wicked_a will_n resist_v and_o with_o stand_v as_o much_o as_o be_v they_o lie_v so_o that_o god_n power_n appear_v in_o subdue_a and_o take_v away_o this_o evil_a disposition_n of_o our_o will_n make_v we_o of_o unwilling_a and_o rebellious_a most_o willing_a and_o obsequious_a the_o grace_n than_o afford_v we_o which_o be_v as_o s._n angustin_n call_v it_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n by_o jesus_n christ_n be_v not_o only_o a_o monitory_a grace_n whereby_o whether_o outward_o or_o inward_o he_o will_v by_o his_o suasion_n incline_v we_o for_o this_o be_v not_o enough_o unless_o god_n first_o create_v in_o we_o spiritual_a life_n whereby_o we_o may_v hear_v and_o yield_v to_o his_o motive_n for_o where_o there_o be_v no_o life_n swasion_n can_v take_v no_o place_n no_o more_o than_o if_o cicero_n with_o his_o eloquence_n shall_v seek_v to_o move_v the_o affectipn_n of_o a_o dead_a man_n neither_o ●s_n it_o a_o common_a universal_a grace_n assisting_z all_z and_o each_o ●like_a but_o it_o be_v such_o a_o grace_n ●s_a give_v to_o the_o soul_n a_o spiritual_a and_o divine_a be_v which_o be_v to_o the_o soul_n as_o health_n to_o the_o body_n yea_o more_o and_o which_o have_v man_n liberty_n under_o the_o power_n of_o it_o 1.3_o so_o as_o to_o make_v use_n of_o it_o and_o to_o rule_v in_o man_n will_n as_o it_o please_v without_o offer_v any_o violence_n thereunto_o and_o without_o prejudice_v the_o liberty_n of_o it_o or_o its_o free_a manner_n of_o work_v in_o a_o word_n this_o grace_n be_v 〈◊〉_d which_o first_o work_v thi●_n good_a will_n and_o then_o work_v by_o it_o it_o be_v that_o in_o ward_n move_v and_o effectual_a grace_n which_o be_v both_o praevenie●●_n quâ_fw-la velimus_fw-la &_o subsequens_fw-la ●●srustra_fw-la velimus_fw-la that_o be_v it_o both_o prevent_v we_o whereby_o we_o will_v and_o it_o follow_v 〈◊〉_d and_o accompany_v we_o continual_o that_o we_o will_v no●_n in_o vain_a or_o that_o we_o fall_v no●_n a_o way_n from_o our_o steadfastness_n herein_o what_o our_o church_n dectrine_n be_v herein_o this_o be_v also_o the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o church_n in_o the_o ten_o article_n which_o te●●_n we_o we_o can_v turn_v and_o prepare_v ourselves_o by_o ou●_n natural_a strength_n and_o good_a work_n to_o faith_n and_o call_n upon_o god_n and_o that_o we_o have_v no_o power_n to_o do_v good_a work_v pleasant_a and_o acceptable_a to_o god_n without_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n prevent_v 〈◊〉_d ●hat_n we_o may_v have_v a_o good_a will_n land_n work_v in_o we_o when_o we_o have_v that_o good_a will._n sect_n 23._o this_o doctrine_n be_v the_o very_a plain_a and_o evident_a ●uth_n of_o god_n hereof_o use_v hereof_o as_o we_o have_v ●eene_v both_o let_v we_o see_v what_o ●ur_n duty_n be_v towards_o he_o ●also_fw-la what_o be_v the_o immuta●lity_n of_o his_o counsel_n and_o ●ood_a purpose_n to_o we_o 1._o self_n hence_o we_o learn_v to_o give_v all_o glory_n to_o god_n and_o not_o to_o 〈◊〉_d self_n we_o be_v hence_o teach_v 〈◊〉_d give_v all_o glory_n unto_o god_n ●d_a not_o to_o glory_v in_o our_o ●lves_n and_o for_o ever_o to_o remember_v that_o of_o the_o apostle_n ●at_a we_o learn_v not_o to_o think_v of_o other_o or_o of_o ourselves_o ●ove_v that_o which_o be_v write_v self_n ●at_a not_o one_o of_o you_o say_v ●ee_z be_v puff_v up_o for_o ont_fw-fr against_o another_o much_o les●then_n against_o god_n himself_o for_o who_o make_v thou_o t●_n differ_v from_o another_o and_o what_o have_v thou_o that_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d not_o receive_v now_o if_o th●_n do_v receive_v it_o why_o do_v 〈◊〉_d glory_n as_o if_o thou_o have_v not_o receive_v it_o let_v god_n th●●_n have_v all_o the_o glory_n of_o tha●_n grace_n and_o goodness_n whereby_o thou_o differe_v from_o ●●nother_n for_o it_o be_v he_o wh●_n have_v predestinate_v we_o un●_n the_o adoption_n of_o childre●_n by_o jesus_n christ_n to_o himself_o according_a to_o the_o good_a pl●●_n sure_a of_o his_o will_n 1.5_o ephes_n 1.5_o to_o the_o pra●_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o grace_n 〈◊〉_d but_o in_o such_o case_n let_v we_o w●_n the_o psalmist_n in_o another_o ca●●_n say_v 115.1_o ps_n 115.1_o and_o that_o from_o the_o hear●_n not_o unto_o we_o o_o lord_n not_o 〈◊〉_d we_o but_o to_o thy_o name_n g●●_n glory_n thus_o to_o do_v be_v true_o christian_n christian_n christian_n thus_o to_o do_v be_v christian_n for_o god_n have_v so_o according_a to_o his_o eternal_a counsel_n dispose_v of_o all_o thing_n here_o below_o 4.2_o 1_o cor._n 1.29_o i●r_n 9.24_o rom._n 3_o 27._o rom._n 4.2_o that_o no_o fle●●s_n shall_v glory_v in_o his_o presence_n let_v he_o then_o that_o glori_v glory_n in_o this_o say_v the_o lord_n that_o he_o understand_v and_o know_v i_o that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n that_o exercise_v love_a kindness_n etc._n etc._n the_o law_n or_o faith_n exclude_v all_o boast_n in_o ourselves_o otherwise_o if_o we_o will_v bring_v aught_o of_o our_o own_o we_o may_v rejoice_v and_o glory_n but_o not_o before_o god_n heathen●th_n to_o glory_v in_o our_o selus_fw-la be_v heathen●th_n bet_n we_o then_o leave_v all_o glory_v to_o the_o profane_a heathen_a who_o indeed_o whole_o ignorant_a of_o god_n grace_n have_v avouch_v that_o we_o true_o and_o just_o may_v glory_v of_o our_o virtue_n which_o say_v they_o we_o will_v never_o do_v if_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o not_o a_o thing_n of_o our_o own_o and_o say_v another_o it_o be_v one_o principal_a step_n to_o happiness_n for_o a_o man_n to_o admire_v himself_o that_o be_v to_o dote_v upon_o his_o own_o excellency_n let_v we_o then_o give_v glory_n to_o god_n popish_a ci●●ro_n de_fw-fr nat_n deorú_fw-it lib._n 3._o seneca_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la beata_fw-la c._n 8._o popish_a and_o depend_v whole_o upon_o he_o and_o on_o his_o grace_n papist_n not_o to_o say_v other_o will_v be_v as_o little_o behold_v to_o god_n grace_n as_o may_v be_v where_o they_o imagine_v their_o own_o will_n and_o natural_a strength_n to_o be_v sufficient_a there_o they_o think_v not_o the_o gift_n of_o special_a grace_n to_o be_v so_o necessary_a they_o think_v it_o need_v full_a to_o make_v we_o to_o do_v good_a duty_n 7._o bellarm●de_fw-la gratia_fw-la etc._n etc._n ●ib_o 5._o c._n 7._o more_o easy_o &_o ready_o so_o that_o to_o overcome_v tentation_n that_o no_o sin_n be_v commit_v they_o do_v not_o always_o require_v god_n special_a help_n that_o be_v internal_a illumination_n and_o supernatural_a motion_n but_o any_o help_n whatsoever_o but_o what_o avail_v it_o to_o be_v a_o christian_n if_o this_o be_v so_o the_o heathen_a indeed_o think_v they_o may_v come_v to_o happiness_n and_o avoid_v all_o sin_n by_o the_o good_a husband_n of_o their_o own_o freewill_n and_o therefore_o flatter_v themselves_o say_v it_o be_v enough_o that_o they_o pray_v to_o jupiter_n for_o long_a life_n and_o riches_n as_o for_o a_o good_a mind_n and_o virtue_n they_o will_v give_v that_o to_o themselves_o and_o so_o not_o be_v behold_v to_o jupiter_n f●r_v it_o 1._o herat._n ep._n 18._o lib._n 1._o so_o one_o flatter_v a_o great_a man_n say_v the_o god_n grant_v thou_o long_a life_n for_o as_o for_o other_o thing_n thou_o will_v give_v they_o to_o thyself_o now_o these_o be_v no_o poetical_a flourish_n but_o agreeable_a to_o the_o doctrine_n and_o most_o serious_a meditation_n of_o their_o best_a philosopher_n jemish_n dit_fw-fr tibi_fw-la de●t_fw-la annos_fw-la tranquille_n cetera_fw-la sm●es_fw-la sint_fw-la m●do_fw-la virtuti_fw-la tempora_fw-la long_v a_o tuus_fw-la ovid._n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la ponto_fw-la eleg._n 1._o a●_n germanic_a aris●ot_n in_o ethic._n sene●_n ep._n 31._o ep._n 54._o jemish_n see_v great_a aristotle_n the_o master_n of_o morality_n tell_v we_o that_o both_o virtue_n and_o vice_n be_v in_o our_o power_n or_o else_o we_o be_v neither_o to_o be_v praise_v for_o welldoing_a nor_o dispraise_v for_o ill-doing_n and_o that_o every_o man_n be_v the_o forger_n of_o his_o own_o fortune_n hence_o seneca_n be_v angry_a with_o those_o that_o trouble_v the_o god_n with_o their_o prayer_n that_o they_o may_v be_v happy_a say_v withal_o make_v thyself_o happy_a ye●_n he_o tell_v u●_n moreover_o that_o in_o some_o respect_n man_n have_v the_o ●d_a vantage_n of_o god_n himself_o see_v god_n be_v happy_a by_o the_o benefi●_n of_o nature_n but_o man_n be_v happy_a by_o his_o own_o good_a husband_n of_o his_o min●●_n that_o be_v god_n be_v happy_a and_o can_v be_v otherwise_o he_o be_v happy_a of_o necessity_n but_o a_o good_a man_n be_v so_o by_o his_o own_o election_n &_o choice_n whence_o by_o the_o way_n we_o see_v from_o who_o forge_n we_o receive_v those_o doctrine_n which_o daily_o do_v somagnifie_v man_n power_n ●gainst_a god_n grace_n even_o from_o philosopher_n &_o poet_n hereunto_o

and_o be_v discuss_v 〈◊〉_d injunction_n of_o silence_n on_o both_o side_n will_v not_o do_v 〈◊〉_d he_o think_v the_o best_a way_n of_o decision_n be_v to_o enjoin_v both_o party_n silence_n so_o in_o effect_n leave_v each_o side_n to_o believe_v his_o own_o tenet_n as_o truth_n when_o yet_o both_o can_v be_v true_a but_o we_o be_v sure_a that_o god_n word_n be_v truth_n in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o it_o and_o in_o no_o part_n oppose_v itself_o what_o shall_v we_o then_o do_v in_o our_o case_n 1628._o in_o a_o proclamation_n to_o suppress_v doctor_n 〈◊〉_d book_n ja●_n 17._o 1628._o shall_v we_o reconcile_v these_o by_o procure_v a_o restraint_n of_o both_o party_n that_o neither_o by_o public_a read_n preach_v or_o make_v book_n either_o pro_fw-la or_o contra_fw-la concern_v these_o difference_n they_o begin_v anew_o to_o dispute_v this_o be_v once_o do_v but_o in_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o procurer_n thereof_o most_o subtle_o and_o fraudulent_o as_o we_o have_v cause_n to_o imagine_v if_o we_o may_v judge_v by_o the_o effect_n for_o thereby_o quite_o contrary_a to_o his_o majesty_n gracious_a intention_n who_o desire_v peace_n they_o make_v use_v of_o it_o for_o their_o own_o end_n to_o promote_v the_o arminian_n cause_n play_v fast_o and_o loose_a with_o it_o urge_v it_o only_o against_o their_o opposer_n while_o other_o presume_v to_o take_v liberty_n presume_v on_o the_o favour_n of_o such_o as_o in_o case_n of_o complaint_n they_o know_v must_v be_v their_o judge_n but_o let_v the_o king_n throne_n ever_o be_v guiltless_a this_o be_v under_o such_o colour_n make_v use_v of_o the_o arminian_n party_n and_o intend_v by_o they_o to_o supplant_v and_o suppress_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n which_o we_o know_v they_o have_v and_o the_o rather_o by_o this_o mean_n well_o nigh_o effect_v this_o then_o be_v not_o the_o way_n what_o then_o how_o shall_v we_o then_o reconcile_v these_o difference_n will_v the_o distinction_n of_o impetration_n by_o christ_n and_o application_n by_o man_n do_v it_o it_o it_o the_o distinction_n of_o impetration_n by_o christ_n and_o application_n by_o the_o power_n of_o mansw●l_n w●l_v not_o do_v it_o as_o if_o christ_n by_o his_o death_n and_o the_o merit_n of_o it_o do_v obtain_v grace_n and_o reconciliation_n for_o all_o man_n but_o do_v leave_v the_o effectual_a application_n thereof_o to_o themselves_o and_o to_o the_o right_a use_n and_o employment_n of_o their_o own_o freewill_n give_v they_o a_o power_n to_o believe_v repent_v and_o in_o a_o word_n to_o be_v save_v if_o they_o will_v but_o leave_v the_o will_n to_o themselves_o sure_o no._n this_o have_v be_v sufficient_o confute_v before_o christ_n be_v and_o must_v be_v a_o saviour_n both_o by_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o death_n and_o by_o the_o efficacy_n and_o power_n of_o his_o spirit_n merit_n christ_n be_v our_o saviour_n as_o well_o by_o his_o spirit_n and_o the_o power_n thereof_o as_o by_o his_o merit_n the_o send_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o 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