Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	abraham_n	faith_n	righteousness_n	4,321	5	8.3974	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13836	The three questions of free iustification. Christian liberty. The use of the Law Explicated in a briefe comment on St. Paul to the Galatians, from the 16. ver. of the second chapter, to the 26. of the third. By Sam. Torshell pastor of Bunbury in Cheshire.	Torshell, Samuel, 1604-1650.	1632 (1632)	STC 24143; ESTC S101743	73,396	324

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pa●●iac_n re._n rom._n lib_n ult_n imposture_n of_o heretic_n have_v be_v about_o they_o what_o the_o lie_v of_o the_o 6._o the_o lyndanus_n alan_n copus_fw-la dial._n 6._o papist_n have_v be_v concern_v we_o but_o i_o hasten_v and_o therefore_o omit_v they_o argum._n 5_o 5_o the_o five_o argument_n follow_v in_o the_o four_o next_o verse_n the_o text._n verse_n 6._o even_o as_o abraham_n believe_v god_n and_o it_o be_v account_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n verse_n 7._o know_v you_o therefore_o that_o they_o which_o be_v of_o faith_n the_o same_o be_v the_o child_n of_o abraham_n verse_n 8._o and_o the_o scripture_n foresee_v that_o god_n will_v justify_v the_o heathen_a through_o faith_n preach_v before_o the_o gospel_n unto_o abraham_n say_v in_o thou_o shall_v all_o nation_n be_v bless_v verse_n 9_o so_o then_o they_o which_o be_v of_o faith_n be_v bless_v with_o faithful_a abraham_n hier._n sed_fw-la quid_fw-la juvat_fw-la ●sta_fw-la sum_o ●●ss●_n cum_fw-la caete●a_fw-la qua_fw-la re_fw-la equit_fw-la insania_fw-la ipsius_fw-la adversa_fw-la sint_fw-la hier._n martion_n the_o heretic_n tear_v out_o these_o four_o verse_n out_o of_o his_o copy_n but_o as_o hierome_n answer_v roundly_o but_o what_o will_v it_o help_v he_o to_o have_v take_v away_o these_o when_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v leave_v do_v sufficiens_o oppose_v his_o madness_n as_o abraham_n the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v justify_v so_o also_o be_v his_o son_n but_o abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n therefore_o we_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n the_o proposition_n though_o not_o in_o the_o text_n be_v plain_a by_o a_o argument_n a_o pari_fw-la there_o be_v the_o same_o covenant_n make_v to_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n gen._n 17.7_o i_o will_v be_v thy_o god_n and_o of_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o the_o covenant_n be_v the_o same_o and_o the_o same_o 38._o same_o iraen_n lib._n 4._o cap_n 38._o condition_n rom._n 4.11_o 12._o he_o receive_v the_o sign_n of_o circumcision_n 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perfectè_fw-la to_o continue_v or_o remain_v in_o all_o be_v to_o perform_v a●l_o perfect_o as_o a_o quadrat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o cubic_n or_o square_a figure_n to_o stand_v unmoved_a the_o phrase_n in_o the_o beginning_n be_v metaphorical_a the_o that_o be_v of_o the_o law_n as_o it_o be_v retainer_n to_o the_o law_n and_o go_v after_o that_o nature_n love_v that_o course_n and_o the_o young_a man_n come_v with_o such_o like_a desire_n master_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v to_o inherit_v life_n matth._n 19.16_o but_o such_o shall_v have_v repay_v bitter_a wage_n they_o be_v under_o the_o curse_n the_o papacy_n than_o be_v the_o way_n to_o perdition_n because_o it_o set_v man_n to_o that_o service_n but_o be_v there_o not_o precept_n in_o the_o law_n have_v not_o those_o precept_n promise_v annex_v how_o then_o be_v such_o under_o the_o curse_n the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n perform_v put_v we_o not_o under_o the_o curse_n but_o the_o work_v attempt_v and_o fail_v 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to_o deserve_v our_o justification_n 3._o nor_o be_v faith_n such_o a_o action_n which_o though_o it_o have_v not_o merit_v yet_o by_o favourable_a acceptance_n be_v take_v as_o if_o it_o be_v the_o perfect_a righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n 4._o but_o it_o justify_v as_o it_o be_v in_o relation_n to_o that_o object_n which_o it_o embrace_n and_o which_o object_n be_v our_o justification_n it_o justify_v relatiuè_n et_fw-la organicè_fw-la relative_o and_o instrumental_o ut_fw-la terminatur_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d christi_fw-la faith_n look_v upon_o lay_v hold_v on_o christ_n on_o his_o merit_n on_o his_o sufficiency_n and_o thus_o be_v term_v justify_n faith_n these_o i_o lay_v in_o this_o manner_n to_o clear_v this_o truth_n from_o a_o double_a error_n 1._o one_o be_v of_o the_o papist_n and_o more_o gross_a who_o say_v that_o faith_n justify_v per_fw-la modum_fw-la causae_fw-la efficientis_fw-la et_fw-la meritoriae_fw-la as_o a_o efficient_a and_o meritorious_a cause_n this_o be_v deliver_v by_o cardinal_n bellarmine_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr justiniano_n cap._n 17._o and_o by_o the_o jesuite_n pererius_n com._n in_o gen._n cap._n 15._o i_o answer_v if_o faith_n have_v merit_n to_o justify_v it_o shall_v then_o go_v before_o justification_n et_fw-la ratione_fw-la et_fw-la tempore_fw-la both_o in_o nature_n and_o time_n which_o we_o may_v not_o grant_v for_o faith_n be_v by_o itself_o a_o part_n of_o sanctification_n and_o that_o we_o can_v conceive_v to_o go_v before_o our_o justification_n that_o namely_o which_o be_v foro_fw-la divino_fw-la in_o god_n sight_n but_o i_o mean_v but_o to_o name_v this_o because_o it_o be_v enough_o know_v 2._o the_o other_o be_v late_a and_o a_o little_a more_o subtle_a they_o say_v faith_n justify_v sensu_fw-la proprio_fw-la in_o a_o proper_a sense_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d credere_fw-la the_o very_a believe_a be_v impute_v for_o righteousness_n non_fw-la quidem_fw-la merito_fw-la svo_fw-la sed_fw-la propter_fw-la gratuitam_fw-la acceptilationem_fw-la dei_fw-la not_o say_v they_o for_o its_o own_o merit_n but_o because_o of_o favourable_a allowance_n it_o be_v accept_v as_o if_o it_o have_v merit_v so_o in_o a_o gracious_a acceptilation_n it_o be_v receive_v for_o righteousness_n this_o be_v deliver_v by_o faustus_n socinus_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 4._o pag._n 334._o f●rwarded_n by_o other_o also_o but_o to_o clear_v ourselves_o of_o this_o we_o argue_v against_o it_o brief_o thus_o 1._o no_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o a_o act_n of_o his_o own_o this_o proposition_n be_v true_a from_o express_a scripture_n eph._n 2.5_o by_o grace_n you_o be_v save_v ver_fw-la 9_o not_o of_o work_n now_o the_o chain_n be_v sure_o link_v justification_n and_o salvation_n rom._n 8_o 29_o 30._o or_o more_o in_o the_o word_n tit._n 3.6_o 7._o not_o by_o work_n of_o righteousness_n which_o we_o have_v do_v but_o according_a to_o his_o mercy_n he_o save_v we_o be_v justify_v by_o his_o grace_n and_o if_o by_o grace_n than_o it_o be_v no_o more_o of_o work_n otherwise_o grace_n be_v no_o more_o grace_n rom._n 11.6_o but_o to_o believe_v be_v a_o act_n of_o our_o own_o i_o mean_v not_o any_o exclusion_n of_o the_o spirit_n help_v for_o god_n work_v all_o our_o work_n in_o we_o only_o this_o i_o will_v say_v that_o the_o work_n take_v its_o denomination_n from_o the_o next_o agent_n and_o man_n be_v say_v to_o believe_v therefore_o it_o be_v clear_a no_o justification_n by_o the_o act_n of_o believe_v 2._o god_n account_v that_o for_o perfect_a righteousness_n which_o be_v so_o indeed_o the_o apostle_n witness_v the_o honour_n of_o god_n truth_n rom._n 2.2_o we_o be_v sure_a that_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v according_a to_o truth_n but_o they_o dare_v not_o but_o confess_v it_o that_o faith_n be_v not_o indeed_o true_a righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n or_o if_o otherwise_o yet_o this_o be_v enough_o against_o it_o that_o if_o faith_n be_v that_o righteousness_n and_o 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they_o do_v ever_o meet_v in_o god_n in_o another_o kind_n we_o will_v admit_v the_o distinction_n and_o not_o divide_v god_n look_v upon_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n that_o be_v perfect_a here_o be_v a_o judgement_n of_o truth_n god_n look_v upon_o that_o righteousness_n as_o impute_v to_o we_o not_o otherwise_o we_o here_o be_v a_o judgement_n of_o mercy_n the_o double_a judgement_n that_o they_o speak_v of_o yet_o mercy_n and_o truth_n be_v meet_v together_o ●_o ●_o i_o have_v do_v with_o what_o i_o first_o name_v confirmation_n 2_o confirmation_n the_o explication_n i_o propound_v second_o to_o prove_v what_o be_v so_o explayn_v and_o we_o may_v see_v it_o strengthen_v partly_o by_o testimony_n partly_o by_o argument_n 1._o testimony_n 1_o by_o testimony_n the_o testimony_n of_o parallel_a scripture_n be_v plain_a see_v one_o or_o two_o rom._n 3.28_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o conclude_v that_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o law_n rom._n 5.1_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n we_o have_v peace_n rom_n 4.6_o david_n describe_v the_o blessedness_n of_o the_o man_n unto_o who_o god_n impute_v righteousness_n without_o work_n verse_n 9_o we_o say_v that_o faith_n be_v reckon_v to_o abraham_n for_o righteousness_n ●his_n he_o take_v out_o of_o the_o witness_n of_o sacred_a history_n gen._n 15.6_o he_o believe_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o account_v it_o to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n to_o omit_v other_o the_o apostle_n here_o subjoine_v one_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o this_o 16._o verse_n which_o he_o receive_v from_o that_o psalmist_n psal_n 143_o 2._o in_o thy_o sight_n shall_v no_o man_n live_v be_v justify_v the_o hebrew_n original_a strict_o render_v itself_o by_o the_o septuagint_n thus_o all_o flesh_n shall_v not_o be_v justify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o greek_a frame_n that_o hebraisme_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d no_o 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