Selected quad for the lemma: sin_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	adam_n	law_n	sin_v	6,774	5	9.3888	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50624	Roma mendax, or, The falshood of Romes high pretences to infallibility and antiquity evicted in confutation of an anonymous popish pamphlet undertaking the defence of Mr. Dempster, Jesuit / by John Menzeis [i.e. Menzies] ...	Menzeis, John, 1624-1684.	1675 (1675)	Wing M1727; ESTC R16820	320,569	394

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free_a promise_n of_o god_n only_o for_o which_o bell._n cite_v scotus_n and_o vega_n in_o this_o last_o sense_n the_o protestant_a church_n have_v be_v so_o far_o from_o condemn_v merit_n that_o the_o augustan_n confession_n art_n 20._o de_fw-la bonis_fw-la operibus_fw-la and_o confess_v of_o wittenberg_n tit_n de_fw-fr bonis_fw-la operibus_fw-la have_v not_o abhor_v from_o the_o word_n merit_n if_o he_o mean_v in_o either_o of_o the_o two_o former_a sense_n he_o can_v not_o condemn_v we_o as_o heretic_n without_o condeme_a scotus_n and_o vega_n yea_o many_o more_o romish_a doctor_n cite_v by_o will._n forbes_n lib._n 5._o justif_a cap._n 4._o and_o beside_o he_o shall_v have_v prove_v that_o father_n use_v the_o word_n merit_n in_o that_o sense_n but_o why_o shall_v i_o blame_v this_o pamphleter_n for_o not_o state_v this_o question_n more_o clear_o when_o their_o infallible_a judge_n dare_v not_o do_v it_o though_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n sess_n 6._o can._n 32._o have_v 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consequendum_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la inter_fw-la cetera_fw-la ex_fw-la uno_fw-la cypriani_fw-la loco_fw-la apparet_fw-la nam_fw-la quod_fw-la paulus_n inquit_fw-la 1_o tim._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quod_fw-la vulgo_fw-la legitur_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la consecutus_fw-la sum_fw-la id_fw-la cyprianus_n ad_fw-la jubajanum_fw-la legit_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la merui_fw-la though_o this_o may_v suffice_v to_o vindicate_v all_o the_o testimony_n of_o ancient_n allege_v by_o romanist_n in_o this_o matter_n yet_o i_o must_v add_v that_o they_o be_v especial_o injurious_a to_o greek_a father_n such_o as_o ignatius_n and_o justin_n martyr_n etc._n etc._n for_o in_o all_o their_o writing_n there_o be_v no_o word_n exact_o correspondent_a to_o the_o word_n merit_n in_o the_o strict_a notion_n thereof_o the_o word_n in_o ignatius_n which_o romanist_n render_v to_o merit_v or_o win_v god_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v to_o attain_v that_o of_o justin_n martyr_n apol._n 2._o that_o man_n by_o their_o merit_n shall_v live_v with_o god_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v be_v account_v worthy_a of_o his_o conversation_n or_o to_o live_v with_o he_o how_o we_o be_v account_v worthy_a be_v excellent_o express_v by_o bernard_n de_fw-fr dedic_n eccles_n serm._n 5._o illius_fw-la dignatione_fw-la non_fw-la nostra_fw-la dignitate_fw-la cyprian_n indeed_o use_v the_o word_n merit_n as_o do_v many_o of_o the_o latin_a father_n but_o in_o that_o innocent_a sense_n which_o cassander_n prove_v out_o of_o cyprian_a and_o so_o bell._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr lib._n arb_n c._n 14._o confess_v that_o every_o good_a work_n be_v meritum_fw-la but_o three_o on_o the_o contrary_a popish_a merit_n in_o vasq_n or_o bell._n sense_n may_v be_v disprove_v by_o infinite_a testimony_n of_o antiquity_n as_o from_o origen_n in_o rom._n 4._o the_o attain_n of_o the_o inheritance_n be_v gratiae_fw-la non_fw-la debiti_fw-la yea_o as_o austin_n psal_n 94._o si_fw-mi vellet_fw-la pro_fw-la meritis_fw-la agere_fw-la non_fw-la inveniret_fw-la nisi_fw-la quos_fw-la damnaret_fw-la that_o be_v if_o he_o will_v deal_v with_o we_o according_a to_o our_o merit_n he_o shall_v find_v none_o but_o those_o who_o he_o will_v condemn_v in_o so_o much_o that_o the_o author_n of_o the_o tractat_fw-la de_fw-la praedest_fw-la &_o gratiae_fw-la cap._n 10._o which_o be_v add_v to_o the_o close_a of_o au_o we_o ●om_n 7._o say_v beatitudo_fw-la alterius_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la nullis_fw-la humans_n mer●is_n red_a tur_fw-la sed_fw-la dei_fw-la donantis_fw-la gratia_fw-la largiente_fw-la donatur_fw-la yea_o many_o schoolman_n have_v be_v ashamed_a of_o that_o presumptuous_a doctrine_n of_o merit_n of_o who_o a_o large_a catalogue_n may_v he_o have_v in_o davenant_n the_o iutif_a actual_a &_o bab_n cap._n 59_o and_o in_o dr._n will._n forbes_n lib._n 5._o the_o just●f_n cap._n 4._o so_o that_o this_o nine_o instance_n of_o novelty_n may_v likewise_o be_v invert_v against_o 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cum_fw-la tryph._n ed_z t._n comm_n pag._n 252._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o cyprian_a de_fw-fr orat._n dom._n we_o be_v teach_v that_o we_o sin_v daily_o be_v command_v daily_o to_o pray_v for_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n shall_v i_o transcribe_v all_o which_o may_v be_v bring_v from_o h●erom_n autin_n etc._n etc._n after_o the_o state_v of_o the_o pelagian_n controversy_n i_o may_v fill_v a_o volumn_n hence_o hi●r_v in_o lib._n 1._o adver_n pelag._n haec_fw-la 〈◊〉_d hominis_fw-la vera_fw-la sapientia_fw-la se_fw-la nosse_fw-la imperfe●●um_fw-la and_o in_o cap._n 4._o ad_fw-la calat_fw-la nemo_fw-la potest_fw-la explere_fw-la legem_fw-la &_o cunct●_n fac●re_v quae_fw-la justa_fw-la s●nt_fw-la and_o august_n epi●t_fw-la 200._o ad_fw-la ase_v cum_fw-la lex_fw-la d●cend●_n non_fw-la concup●s●es_fw-la hoc_fw-la posuit_fw-la non_fw-la quod_fw-la hic_fw-la valeamus_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la quod_fw-la profic●●nd_n tendamus_fw-la as_o for_o that_o old_a p●●ag_n a_o objection_n that_o 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woman_n be_v say_v to_o have_v crect_v at_o caesarea_n philippi_n it_o be_v true_a euseb_n speak_v thereof_o ●●b_a 7._o cap._n 14._o but_o it_o be_v true_a that_o its_o long_a since_o the_o faith_n of_o that_o relation_n be_v question_v by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o work_n which_o go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o charles_n the_o great_a lib._n 4._o cap._n 15._o and_o not_o withprobable_a reason_n be_v it_o not_o strange_a that_o none_o of_o the_o evangelist_n nor_o irenaeus_n nor_o justin_n martyr_n nor_o tertul._n nor_o origen_n shall_v make_v mention_n of_o that_o statue_n or_o that_o miraculous_a herb_n how_o can_v that_o woman_n who_o spend_v all_o her_o live_n on_o physician_n be_v able_a to_o erect_v these_o brazen_a statue_n be_v it_o probable_a that_o heathen_n will_v suffer_v such_o monument_n of_o christ_n to_o stand_v 300._o year_n undemollish_v that_o there_o be_v statue_n at_o caesarea_n can_v rational_o be_v doubt_v see_v euseb_n do_v testify_v he_o see_v they_o but_o 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of_o eusebius_n he_o be_v as_o unadvised_a in_o mention_v austin_n l._n 1._o de_fw-la consensu_fw-la evangel_n cap._n 10._o for_o there_o he_o condemn_v they_o who_o study_n christ_n non_fw-la in_o sanctis_fw-la codicibus_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o pictis_fw-la parietibus_fw-la his_o story_n of_o the_o image_n make_v by_o nicodemus_n be_v a_o evident_a fiction_n and_o the_o book_n out_o of_o which_o it_o be_v take_v the_o passione_n imaginis_fw-la christi_fw-la attribute_v to_o athanasius_n be_v supposititious_a as_o be_v prove_v by_o cocus_n pag._n 93.95_o and_o seem_v to_o be_v forge_v by_o image_n worshipper_n about_o the_o time_n of_o that_o idolatrous_a second_o nicen_n council_n yea_o bell._n the_o script_n ecel_n in_o athan._n confess_v it_o not_o to_o be_v write_v by_o athanasius_n but_o in_o the_o eight_o century_n when_o the_o controversy_n about_o image_n worship_n be_v in_o agitation_n that_o image_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n say_v to_o be_v draw_v by_o luke_n appear_v 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that_o they_o do_v not_o deny_v freewill_n we_o do_v abominate_a the_o mad_a sect_n of_o manichee_n valentinian_o etc._n etc._n who_o either_o by_o fatal_a or_o simple_o natural_a necessity_n do_v quite_o overthrow_v the_o liberty_n of_o human_a will_n which_o of_o we_o ever_o doubt_v whether_o pope_n cardinal_n and_o jesuit_n do_v practice_v their_o impiety_n free_o we_o cordial_o subscribe_v to_o that_o of_o austin_n lib._n 1._o ad_fw-la bonifac._n cap._n 2._o quis_fw-la nostrum_fw-la dicat_fw-la quod_fw-la primi_fw-la hominie_n peccato_fw-la perierit_fw-la liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la de_fw-la humano_fw-la genere_fw-la libertas_n quidem_fw-la perijt_fw-la sed_fw-la illa_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o paradyso_fw-la fuit_fw-la well_o do_v the_o same_o austin_n say_v lib._n the_o nat_n &_o gra_fw-mi cap._n 66_o quod_fw-la sit_fw-la quaedam_fw-la peccandi_fw-la necessitas_fw-la that_o unregenerate_a person_n have_v bring_v upon_o themselves_o a_o kind_n of_o necessity_n of_o sin_v yet_o that_o necessity_n be_v well_o consistent_a with_o liberty_n hence_o austin_n lib._n 1._o ad_fw-la bonifac._n cap._n 2._o liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la usque_fw-la adeo_fw-la in_o peccatore_fw-la non_fw-la periit_fw-la ut_fw-la perillud_fw-la peccent_fw-la maxim_n qui_fw-la cum_fw-la dilectatione_fw-la peceant_fw-la freewill_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v lose_v in_o sinner_n that_o by_o it_o they_o who_o sin_n with_o great_a delight_n sin_v most_o egregious_o devil_n can_v but_o sin_n and_o yet_o sin_v most_o free_o protestant_n grant_v no_o less_o indifferency_n to_o the_o will_n of_o the_o sinner_n than_o austin_n of_o old_a in_o his_o debate_n against_o the_o pelagian_o yea_o as_o much_o as_o dominican_n and_o thomist_n do_v require_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o liberty_n will_v he_o say_v that_o all_o these_o do_v dogmatise_v concern_v freewill_n contrary_a to_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o first_o three_o age_n indeed_o we_o can_v adorn_v man_n freewill_n with_o such_o eulogy_n as_o do_v the_o pelagian_o or_o semipelagian_o of_o old_a or_o as_o their_o jesuited_n and_o arminian_n offspring_n which_o do_v exceed_o derogate_v from_o the_o necessity_n and_o efficacy_n of_o free_a grace_n i_o will_v not_o take_v up_o time_n in_o mention_v all_o the_o head_n of_o controversy_n betwixt_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o the_o pelagian_o or_o semipelagian_o only_o two_o thing_n i_o pitch_v upon_o 1._o we_o assert_v the_o necessity_n of_o supernatural_a grace_n to_o every_o good_a work_n this_o learned_a vossius_fw-la lib._n 3._o hist_o pelag._n part._n 2._o copious_o demonstrate_v not_o only_o to_o have_v be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o august_n prosper_n fulgentius_n to_o the_o council_n of_o diospolis_n arausica_fw-la carthage_n and_o of_o the_o whole_a catholic_n church_n after_o that_o the_o pelagian_a heresy_n be_v broach_v but_o also_o part._n 1._o confirm_v it_o to_o be_v the_o perpetual_a doctrine_n of_o the_o father_n and_o church_n before_o the_o appear_v of_o pelagius_n of_o the_o latin_a father_n he_o bring_v tertul._n cyp._n arnobius_n lactantius_n ambrose_n of_o the_o greek_n