Selected quad for the lemma: sin_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	cause_n	death_n	meritorious_a	3,322	5	12.3613	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62378	An exposition vvith notes on the whole fourth chapter to the the Romanes wherein the grand question of justification by faith alone, without works, is controverted, stated, cleared, and fully resolved ... / by William Sclater, Doctor in Divinity, sometimes minister of Gods word at Pitminster, in Summerset ; now published by his son, William Sclater, Batchelar in Divinity, minister at Collompton in Devon.	Sclater, William, 1575-1626.; Sclater, William, 1609-1661.	1650 (1650)	Wing S918; ESTC R37207	141,740	211

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phil._n 2.8_o that_o so_o we_o may_v be_v deliver_v from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n gal._n 3.13_o incomparable_a benignity_n of_o the_o father_n unmatcheable_a compassion_n and_o humility_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n for_o what_o for_o sin_n for_o our_o sin_n whether_o we_o conceive_v sin_n as_o the_o efficient_a cause_n procure_v these_o thing_n unto_o our_o saviour_n or_o tropical_o intepret_v for_o sin_n that_o be_v for_o expiation_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v not_o great_o material_a this_o latter_a have_v some_o ancient_n approve_v it_o however_o socinus_n laugh_v at_o the_o strangeness_n of_o it_o theodoret_n he_o undergo_v his_o passion_n loc_fw-la theodoret._n ad_fw-la loc_fw-la ut_fw-la nostrum_fw-la debitum_fw-la exsolveret_fw-la not_o much_o unlike_a ambrose_n and_o that_o of_o the_o prophet_n can_v better_o be_v expound_v isai_n 53.10_o his_o soul_n a_o offering_n for_o sin_n that_o be_v to_o expiate_v sin_n the_o sense_n be_v subordinate_a sin_n procure_v it_o by_o it_o sin_n be_v expiate_v and_o to_o expiate_v they_o christ_n be_v deliver_v see_v isai_n 53._o 1_o pet._n 2.24_o for_o our_o sin_n our_o in_o this_o case_n 5.21_o 2_o cor._n 5.21_o have_v a_o threefold_a antithesis_fw-la 1._o to_o christ_n 2._o to_o angel_n 3._o to_o unbeliever_n for_o we_o not_o his_o own_o he_o be_v holy_a harmless_a separate_a from_o sinner_n know_v not_o sin_n per_fw-la experimentum_fw-la as_o augustine_n interpret_v see_v 1_o pet._n 2.22_o 23_o 24._o heb._n 7.26_o isai_n 53._o 35._o augustin_n de_fw-fr peccat_fw-la merit_n &_o remiss_a lib._n 2._o cap._n 35._o sine_fw-la peccato_fw-la natus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o similitudine_fw-la carnis_fw-la peccati_fw-la sine_fw-la peceato_fw-la vixit_fw-la inter_fw-la aliena_fw-la peccata_fw-la sine_fw-la proccato_n mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la propter_fw-la nostra_fw-la peccata_fw-la as_o saint_n augustine_n we_o not_o angel_n heb._n 2.16_o in_o no_o place_n he_o assume_v the_o angel_n but_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n it_o may_v be_v there_o be_v something_o eminent_a in_o their_o sin_n that_o exclude_v they_o but_o let_v we_o take_v heed_n while_o we_o seek_v the_o reason_n of_o our_o pre-eminence_n in_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o sinner_n we_o forget_v the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o specialty_n of_o his_o love_n to_o man_n that_o only_o cause_v it_o nunquid_fw-la angelo_n domini_fw-la bernard_n de_fw-fr passione_n domini_fw-la sed_fw-la ille_fw-la non_fw-la eguit_fw-la nunquid_fw-la diabolo_fw-it sed_fw-la ille_fw-la non_fw-la resurget_fw-la as_o bernard_n we_o that_o believe_v joh_n 3.16_o not_o for_o sin_n of_o unbeliever_n yes_o say_v some_o sufficient_o for_o they_o that_o distinction_n i_o stand_v not_o to_o examine_v the_o question_n be_v this_o whether_o intentional_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o any_o but_o believer_n they_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o prove_v that_o the_o intention_n be_v large_a than_o the_o efficacy_n or_o that_o his_o death_n be_v not_o effectual_a to_o procure_v 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of_o god_n agnosce_fw-la o_o homo_fw-la quàm_fw-la gravia_fw-la sunt_fw-la vulnera_fw-la 3._o bern._n in_o natal_n domin_n ser._n 3._o pro_fw-la quibus_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la dominum_fw-la christum_fw-la vulnerari_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la essent_fw-la haec_fw-la ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la &_o mortem_fw-la sempiternam_fw-la nunquam_fw-la pro_fw-la eorum_fw-la remedio_fw-la dei_fw-la filius_fw-la moreretur_fw-la say_v bernard_n sweet_o second_o as_o they_o teach_v we_o compunction_n so_o minister_v they_o unto_o we_o unspeakable_a consolation_n sicut_fw-la enim_fw-la gravem_fw-la agnosco_fw-la morbum_fw-la cuitanta_fw-la apponitur_fw-la medicina_fw-la sic_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la hoc_fw-la ipso_fw-la non_fw-la incurabilem_fw-la esse_fw-la conjecto_fw-la they_o know_v not_o the_o excellency_n of_o christ_n person_n nor_o the_o worth_n of_o his_o blood_n that_o question_n the_o availableness_n thereof_o to_o purchase_v redemption_n let_v strict_a justice_n balance_v our_o sin_n with_o christ_n 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by_o ourselves_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n be_v the_o righteousness_n which_o god_n in_o christ_n perform_v fulfil_v the_o law_n for_o we_o call_v the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n because_o we_o be_v by_o faith_n make_v partaker_n of_o it_o 3._o see_v illyric_n &_o zanch._n ad_fw-la phil._n 3._o if_o any_o shall_v demand_v what_o the_o difference_n between_o these_o two_o be_v i_o answer_v they_o differ_v not_o at_o all_o in_o the_o matter_n or_o substance_n of_o righteousness_n for_o the_o righteousness_n which_o by_o christ_n we_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o be_v that_o very_a righteousness_n which_o the_o law_n prescribe_v namely_o perfect_a obedience_n to_o the_o law_n but_o they_o differ_v efficiente_a our_o righteousness_n that_o we_o in_o our_o person_n perform_v to_o the_o law_n and_o that_o it_o be_v no_o other_o righteousness_n than_o what_o the_o law_n prescribe_v for_o substance_n whereof_o in_o justification_n we_o be_v make_v partaker_n that_o one_o place_n rom._n 9.32_o be_v clear_a where_o the_o apostle_n give_v a_o reason_n why_o the_o jew_n that_o follow_v the_o law_n of_o righteousness_n attain_v not_o the_o law_n of_o righteousness_n that_o be_v as_o most_o interpret_v the_o righteousness_n which_o the_o law_n prescribe_v the_o reason_n be_v because_o they_o seek_v it_o not_o by_o faith_n but_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v have_v they_o seek_v it_o by_o believe_v as_o they_o do_v by_o work_v they_o have_v attain_v the_o righteousness_n which_o the_o law_n prescribe_v to_o justification_n the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n then_o we_o obtain_v by_o faith_n to_o justification_n it_o be_v therefore_o the_o righteousness_n which_o in_o justification_n we_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o how_o then_o be_v it_o say_v to_o be_v righteousness_n without_o work_n i_o answer_v in_o respect_n of_o we_o without_o work_n in_o respect_n of_o christ_n the_o performer_n not_o so_o come_v we_o now_o to_o the_o mean_n how_o it_o be_v impute_v unto_o we_o and_o that_o be_v by_o imputation_n imputation_n be_v imputation_n of_o righteousness_n what_o it_o be_v in_o this_o case_n we_o may_v thus_o describe_v to_o be_v a_o act_n of_o god_n ascribe_v to_o we_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n and_o count_v it_o we_o no_o less_o then_o if_o we_o have_v in_o our_o own_o person_n perform_v it_o touch_v it_o it_o be_v inquire_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o such_o act_n of_o god_n in_o our_o justification_n papist_n general_o deny_v it_o and_o make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n to_o avail_v to_o justification_n only_o as_o a_o cause_n procure_v to_o we_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o which_o our_o divine_n hitherto_o have_v consent_v in_o be_v this_o that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o only_o the_o cause_n for_o which_o the_o lord_n remit_v sin_n etc._n etc._n but_o the_o very_a thing_n whereby_o we_o be_v make_v righteous_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n their_o reason_n be_v these_o 1._o because_o we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v make_v righteous_a by_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n rom._n 5.19_o shall_v we_o say_v as_o by_o a_o procure_a cause_n nay_o rather_o formal_o for_o so_o be_v we_o make_v sinner_n by_o the_o transgression_n of_o adam_n and_o the_o purpose_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o that_o comparison_n betwixt_o adam_n and_o christ_n seem_v to_o be_v this_o to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v no_o absurd_a thing_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v make_v righteous_a by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n see_v we_o be_v make_v sinner_n by_o adam_n disobedience_n inst_z but_o adam_n disobedience_n be_v not_o we_o by_o imputation_n but_o we_o rather_o be_v actor_n therein_o by_o a_o implicit_a act_n sin_v in_o adam_n to_o say_v nothing_o that_o the_o whole_a stream_n of_o interpreter_n judge_v otherwise_o let_v it_o be_v grant_v that_o we_o be_v actor_n in_o adam_n sin_n be_v in_o his_o loin_n why_o not_o also_o actor_n in_o christ_n obedience_n be_v one_o mystical_o with_o he_o by_o bond_n of_o the_o spirit_n 2._o it_o be_v no_o more_o absurd_a that_o we_o shall_v be_v righteous_a by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n then_o that_o christ_n shall_v be_v a_o sinner_n by_o imputation_n of_o our_o sin_n but_o christ_n be_v a_o sinner_n by_o imputation_n of_o our_o sin_n inst_z not_o a_o sinner_n but_o a_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n answ_n the_o exposition_n be_v ancient_a but_o 1._o the_o antithesis_fw-la bear_v it_o not_o and_o 2._o how_o can_v god_n punish_v he_o in_o that_o extremity_n have_v he_o not_o take_v upon_o he_o our_o sin_n 3._o for_o to_o papist_n methinks_v of_o all_o man_n imputation_n shall_v be_v no_o such_o ridiculous_a matter_n since_o they_o be_v of_o opinion_n the_o overplus_n of_o some_o saint_n righteousness_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o other_o by_o indulgence_n to_o make_v up_o the_o defect_n of_o their_o obedience_n how_o i_o wonder_v except_o by_o imputation_n 4._o quid_fw-la quod_fw-la their_o bellarmine_n plain_o confess_v epiphaniae_fw-la bellarm._n de_fw-fr amiss_o great_a &_o stat_fw-la peccat_fw-la lib._n 4._o c._n 10._o bernard_n ser_fw-mi 1._o de_fw-fr dom._n 1._o post_fw-la octavas_fw-la epiphaniae_fw-la that_o adam_n sin_n be_v impute_v to_o all_o his_o posterity_n so_o as_o if_o they_o have_v all_o commit_v the_o same_o and_o allege_v to_o this_o purpose_n the_o testimony_n of_o augustine_n and_o bernard_n nostra_fw-la est_fw-la inquit_fw-la bernardus_n adami_n culpa_fw-la quia_fw-la etsi_fw-la in_o alio_fw-la nos_fw-la tamen_fw-la peccavimus_fw-la &_o nobis_fw-la justo_fw-la dei_fw-la judicio_fw-la imputabatur_fw-la licèt_fw-la occulto_fw-la and_o why_o so_o absurd_a since_o adam_n sin_n be_v in_o this_o manner_n we_o christ_n righteousness_n shall_v also_o in_o like_a sort_n become_v we_o that_o as_o the_o same_o bernard_n speak_v aliena_fw-la lavet_fw-la aqua_fw-la quos_fw-la culpa_fw-la inquinaverat_fw-la aliena_fw-la and_o so_o wash_v as_o the_o other_o have_v defile_v against_o it_o these_o reason_n be_v bring_v first_o that_o it_o have_v no_o testimony_n either_o in_o scripture_n or_o father_n to_o avow_v it_o answ_n what_o none_o neither_o express_v nor_o employ_v we_o have_v above_o show_v that_o the_o scripture_n testify_v as_o well_o what_o it_o impli_v as_o what_o it_o express_v how_o say_v we_o now_o to_o this_o scripture_n in_o hand_n god_n impute_v righteousness_n without_o work_n who_o our_o own_o that_o stand_v in_o work_n phil._n 3.9_o another_o therefore_o and_o who_o else_o i_o wonder_v except_o christ_n who_o alone_o be_v mention_v to_o be_v the_o procurer_n of_o our_o righteousness_n hear_v s._n bernard_n domine_fw-la 61._o bern._n ser_n in_o cant._n 61._o memorabor_fw-la justitiae_fw-la tuus_fw-la solius_fw-la ipsa_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la &_o mea_fw-la nempe_fw-la factus_fw-la es_fw-la mihi_fw-la tujustitia_fw-la à_fw-la deo_fw-la nunquid_fw-la mihi_fw-la verendum_fw-la ne_fw-la non_fw-la una_fw-la ambobus_fw-la sufficiat_fw-la non_fw-it est_fw-la pallium_fw-la breve_fw-la quod_fw-la secundum_fw-la prophetam_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la operire_fw-la dvos_fw-la justitia_fw-la tua_fw-la justitia_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la quid_fw-la longius_fw-la aeternitate_fw-la &_o te_fw-la pariter_fw-la &_o my_o operiet_fw-la largiter_fw-la larga_fw-la &_o aeterna_fw-la justitia_fw-la object_n 2._o no_o necessity_n of_o such_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n answ_n yes_o that_o we_o may_v be_v find_v at_o that_o great_a day_n have_v such_o perfection_n of_o righteousness_n as_o for_o which_o we_o may_v be_v accept_v and_o pronounce_v righteous_a see_v phil._n 3.9_o inst_z but_o our_o inherent_a righteousness_n be_v perfect_a for_o faith_n hope_n charity_n etc._n etc._n be_v perfect_a answ_n hear_v bernard_n be_v we_o better_a than_o our_o father_n they_o say_v with_o as_o much_o truth_n as_o humility_n all_z our_o righteousness_n be_v like_o the_o clothes_n of_o a_o 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christ_n resurrection_n be_v to_o we_o a_o pledge_n of_o our_o justification_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d amen_n finis_fw-la text_n of_o scripture_n explain_v in_o this_o commentary_n gen._n 17.17_o p._n 155.156_o levit._fw-la 18.5_o compare_v with_o rom._n 10.5_o p._n 106_o 107_o 112_o 113._o num._n 23.10_o p._n 170._o nehem._n 1.8_o p._n 180._o nehem._n 13.22_o p._n 179.180_o psal_n 2.7_o p._n 92._o psal_n 32.1_o p._n 48_o 49_o 57_o psal_n 143.2_o p._n 38_o 39_o 40_o 41._o isa_n 38.3_o p._n 104._o isa_n 64.6_o p._n 123.124_o dan._n 9.18_o p._n 178_o 179._o matth._n 5.45_o p._n 92._o matth._n 10.3_o p._n 44._o and_o verse_n 37._o p._n 126._o and_o vers_n 38._o p._n 125._o matth._n 11.30_o compare_v with_o 1_o joh._n 3.5_o p._n 125_o 126._o matth._n 16.18_o p._n 142._o matth._n 19_o 1●_n p._n 128._o mar._n 16.16_o p._n 70_o 89_o 97._o luk._n 1.6_o p._n 126._o luk._n 10.28_o p._n 115._o luk._n 17.6_o p._n 157._o joh._n 2.19_o compare_v with_o joh._n 10.18_o p._n 182._o joh._n 3.5_o 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