Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	faith_n	james_n	justify_v	1,807	5	9.1108	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08326	An antidote or treatise of thirty controuersies vvith a large discourse of the Church. In which the soueraigne truth of Catholike doctrine, is faythfully deliuered: against the pestiferous writinges of all English sectaryes. And in particuler, against D. Whitaker, D. Fulke, D. Reynolds, D. Bilson, D. Robert Abbot, D. Sparkes, and D. Field, the chiefe vpholders, some of Protestancy, some of puritanisme, some of both. Deuided into three partes. By S.N. Doctour of Diuinity. The first part.; Antidote or soveraigne remedie against the pestiferous writings of all English sectaries	S. N. (Sylvester Norris), 1572-1630.	1622 (1622)	STC 18658; ESTC S113275	554,179	704

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confederacy_n so_o often_o allege_v for_o their_o true_a justify_n and_o internal_a adulterinan_n whitak_n l._n 8._o advers_a duraeum_n abbot_n in_o his_o defence_n c._n 4._o whitak_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o the_o reprehend_v p._n 4._o cent._n 2._o c._n 4._o colum._n 71._o sciendum_fw-la est_fw-la esse_fw-la eam_fw-la adulterinan_n faith_n in_o so_o much_o as_o many_o of_o the_o lutheran_n and_o zuinglian_n protestant_n either_o traduce_v that_o say_n of_o the_o apostle_n or_o discard_v the_o whole_a epistle_n out_o of_o the_o canon_n of_o holy_a scripture_n by_o reason_n he_o dispute_v here_o so_o mighty_o against_o they_o for_o this_o move_v luther_n to_o account_v it_o no_o better_o than_o a_o epistle_n of_o straw_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o epistle_n of_o peter_n and_o paul_n as_o whitaker_n after_o impudent_a denial_n be_v constrain_v to_o confess_v by_o find_v a_o old_a edition_n wherein_o luther_n disgorge_v that_o blasphemous_a parallel_n that_o poison_a speech_n which_o 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activity_n to_o justify_v as_o the_o body_n be_v dead_a without_o 25._o jac._n c._n 2._o v._n 25._o the_o soul_n second_o the_o spirit_n be_v not_o any_o outward_a effect_n only_o or_o sign_n of_o life_n but_o the_o true_a inward_a form_n which_o give_v life_n to_o the_o body_n no_o more_o be_v work_n the_o effect_n only_a as_o whitaker_n 26._o ibidem_fw-la v._n 26._o call_v the_o &_o manifestation_n of_o righteousness_n but_o the_o true_a cause_n also_o thereof_o they_o do_v as_o hugo_n comment_v upon_o that_o passage_n by_o the_o work_v the_o faith_n be_v consummate_v perfect_a faytlr_n declare_v it_o augment_v and_o consummate_v it_o yea_o they_o give_v it_o the_o life_n 22._o whitak_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o m._n camp_n 8._o reason_n huge_a in_o illum_fw-la lo●un_n jac._n c._n 2._o v._n 22._o &_o efficacy_n both_o of_o the_o first_o and_o second_o justification_n for_o if_o we_o understand_v by_o work_n the_o spring_n or_o fountain_n from_o whence_o lively_o work_v proceed_v 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charity_n good_a work_n or_o virtuous_a life_n agreeable_a to_o his_o faith_n therefore_o maldonate_fw-it have_v great_a reason_n to_o commend_v this_o as_o a_o excellent_a place_n against_o all_o they_o that_o hold_v faith_n alone_o to_o be_v sufficient_a for_o salvation_n 4._o the_o second_o argument_n be_v take_v out_o of_o s._n james_n his_o epistle_n which_o be_v as_o s._n augustine_n say_v special_o direct_v against_o the_o erroneous_a maintainer_n of_o only_a faith_n and_o contain_v many_o passage_n clean_o contrary_a to_o our_o adversaries_n assertion_n as_o if_o a_o man_n say_v he_o have_v faith_n but_o have_v not_o work_n shall_v faith_n be_v able_a to_o save_v he_o likewise_o faith_n also_o if_o it_o have_v not_o work_n be_v dead_a in_o itself_o and_o you_o see_v that_o by_o work_n a_o man_n be_v iustify_v not_o by_o faith_n only_o whitaker_n repli_v that_o s._n james_n treat_v of_o a_o idle_a &_o feigned_a faith_n but_o this_o be_v evident_o false_a for_o he_o treat_v of_o the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n much_o renown_v in_o holy_a scripture_n of_o that_o faith_n of_o he_o which_o be_v consummate_v by_o his_o work_n which_o together_o with_o work_n do_v justify_v he_o before_o god_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o true_a faith_n for_o a_o counterfeit_a faith_n have_v never_o be_v commend_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n nor_o be_v say_v to_o be_v consummate_v by_o work_n much_o less_o can_v it_o justify_v before_o the_o face_n of_o god_n again_o what_o need_v the_o apostle_n labour_v so_o much_o to_o prove_v that_o a_o feigned_a and_o counterfeit_a faith_n nothing_o avayl_v to_o the_o gain_v of_o salvation_n when_o none_o of_o those_o christian_n against_o who_o he_o write_v ever_o imagine_v any_o such_o matter_n and_o demand_v thou_o beeleve_v that_o there_o be_v one_o god_n how_o can_v he_o have_v answer_v thou_o do_v well_o if_o with_o a_o counterfeit_a faith_n he_o have_v believe_v which_o have_v be_v rather_o hypocrisy_n than_o well_o do_v another_o evasion_n therefore_o both_o he_o doctor_n fulke_n and_o doctor_n abbot_n devise_n that_o s._n james_n speak_v of_o faith_n outward_o profess_v which_o declare_v we_o just_a in_o the_o face_n of_o man_n not_o of_o inward_a faith_n whereby_o we_o be_v iustify_v before_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n but_o by_o the_o same_o argument_n this_o be_v also_o refute_v for_o the_o beloive_n in_o god_n be_v inward_a faith_n then_o abraham_n faith_n there_o mention_v be_v justify_v faith_n in_o the_o ●ight_n of_o god_n that_o alone_o do_v not_o justify_v he_o but_o work_v consummate_v they_o perfect_v not_o another_o but_o the_o same_o 14._o aug._n l._n 21._o de_fw-fr civit._n dei_fw-la c._n 26_o &_o l._n de_fw-fr unic_n bapt._n c._n 10._o cyril_n l._n 10._o in_o joan._n chrys_n hom_n 2._o in_o gen._n &_o hom_n 2._o in_o ep_n ad_fw-la philemon_n hier._n in_o c._n 5._o ad_fw-la gal._n &_o tom_n 2._o in_o apol._n ad_fw-la pamm●_n c._n 2._o aug._n l._n 83._o q._n q._n 76._o aug._n l._n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la &_o operi_fw-la c._n 14._o justification_n therefore_o they_o also_o perfect_v the_o justification_n before_o god_n or_o faith_n alone_o perform_v it_o which_o the_o apostle_n deny_v and_o thus_o s._n augustine_n s._n cyrill_n s._n chrysostome_n and_o s._n hierome_n understand_v s._n james_n of_o true_a faith_n which_o they_o also_o teach_v not_o to_o be_v available_a to_o salvation_n without_o other_o virtue_n likewise_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o s._n james_n take_v faith_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n s._n paul_n do_v when_o he_o teach_v that_o a_o man_n be_v iustify_v by_o faith_n for_o which_o cause_n s._n augustine_n note_v that_o he_o take_v the_o same_o example_n of_o abraham_n which_o s._n paul_n use_v purposely_o to_o disprove_v the_o perversity_n of_o some_o who_o misconstrue_v s._n paul_n meaning_n plead_v the_o sufficiency_n of_o faith_n alone_o of_o which_o see_v s._n augustine_n in_o his_o book_n of_o faith_n and_o work_n where_o he_o aver_v that_o because_o this_o 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seek_v to_o persuade_v we_o that_o he_o can_v fall_v into_o any_o sin_n for_o that_o be_v to_o broach_v a_o new_a the_o jovinian_a heresy_n which_o s._n austin_n &_o s._n hierome_n have_v long_o jou._n aug._n ep_v 29._o &_o de_fw-mi haer_fw-mi c._n 82._o hier._n l._n 1._o co●t_fw-la jou._n since_o bury_v in_o the_o lake_n of_o hell_n fall_v then_o he_o may_v as_o experience_n teach_v of_o sundry_a forward_a protestant_n &_o minister_n also_o arraign_v &_o condemn_v for_o their_o villainy_n in_o this_o kind_n well_o they_o suppose_v they_o may_v sin_v i_o ask_v whether_o fall_v into_o these_o horrible_a crime_n they_o lose_v their_o true_a faith_n which_o they_o have_v before_o ●_o retain_v it_o still_o to_o grant_v that_o they_o lose_v it_o be_v to_o make_v all_o sinner_n not_o only_o grievous_a offender_n but_o either_o atheist_n heretic_n or_o infidel_n also_o for_o he_o that_o be_v bereave_v of_o faith_n must_v needs_o be_v infect_v with_o atheism_n heresy_n or_o plain_a 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of_o god_n shall_v fight_v manful_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o suffer_v with_o christ_n sure_a to_o persevere_v to_o the_o end_n wheerin_n if_o you_o expect_v the_o sentence_n of_o the_o most_o 10._o most_o calu._n instit_fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 3._o §._o 10._o faithful_a herald_n of_o all_o antiquity_n of_o burges_n of_o doctor_n cove_v in_o his_o book_n against_o m._n burges_n the_o chief_a doctor_n that_o ever_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v except_v the_o apostle_n of_o 337._o of_o your_o edwar_n hob._n in_o he_o counter_a pag._n 8._o august_n de_fw-fr correp_n &_o gra_fw-mi c._n 13._o aug._n l._n 11._o the_o civet_n dei_fw-la c._n 12._o abbot_n in_o bis_fw-la defence_n c._n 3._o sect_n 12._o pag._n 337._o that_o marble-piller_n that_o glorious_a saint_n that_o ever_o admire_a augustine_n he_o say_v it_o be_v to_o be_v believe_v that_o some_o of_o the_o child_n of_o perdision_n receive_v not_o the_o gift_n of_o perseverance_n unto_o the_o end_n do_v begin_v to_o live_v in_o faych_a which_o work_v by_o charity_n &_o for_o a_o time_n do_v live_v faithful_o and_o just_o and_o after_o fall_v and_o in_o another_o place_n although_o quoth_v he_o holy_a man_n be_v certain_a of_o the_o reward_n of_o their_o perseverance_n yet_o of_o their_o own_o perseverance_n they_o be_v find_v uncertain_a for_o what_o man_n can_v know_v that_o he_o shall_v persevere_v and_o hold_v on_o in_o the_o action_n &_o increase_v of_o justice_n unto_o the_o end_n unless_o by_o some_o revelation_n he_o be_v assure_v thereof_o from_o he_o who_o of_o his_o just_a but_o secret_a judgement_n do_v not_o inform_v all_o man_n of_o this_o matter_n but_o deceave_v none_o to_o which_o m_n abbot_n repli_v as_o before_o that_o we_o have_v no_o certainty_n or_o assurance_n of_o these_o thing_n by_o apprehension_n or_o light_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n by_o sense_n reason_n or_o plain_a appearance_n but_o by_o faith_n etc._n etc._n neither_o be_v there_o any_o necessity_n to_o restrain_v s._n augustine_n word_n to_o extraordinary_a revelation_n no_o why_o do_v s._n augustine_n then_o express_o exclude_v not_o only_o the_o natural_a knowledge_n of_o sense_n &_o reason_n but_o the_o supernatural_a intelligence_n of_o ordinary_a faith_n affirm_v they_o to_o be_v so_o uncertain_a of_o their_o own_o perseverance_n as_o they_o be_v certain_a of_o the_o reward_n thereof_o but_o they_o be_v certain_a of_o the_o reward_n not_o by_o reason_n or_o plain_a appearance_n but_o only_o by_o assurance_n of_o faith_n therefore_o they_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o they_o shall_v persevere_v even_o by_o the_o same_o knowledge_n which_o proceed_v from_o faith_n neither_o can_v they_o possible_a know_v it_o unless_o they_o be_v enlighten_v above_o the_o course_n of_o ordinary_a believer_n second_o s._n augustine_n discourse_v there_o of_o holy_a man_n endue_v