Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	father_n	holy_a	place_n	5,553	5	4.7190	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86329	The order of causes. Of [brace] Gods fore-knowledge, election, and predestination. And of mans salvation or damnation. Laid down so clearly, and proved so plainly by the scriptures, that even the meanest capacity amongst rational men may understand it, to their great satisfaction. As also, whether Christ died for all, or not for all: with the causes and effects that may follow or not follow, seriously considered, meekly controverted, and plainly proved by the scriptures of truth; to the great satisfaction of all rational people fearing God. By Henry Haggar, a servant of Christ, and of the congregations of his saints.	Haggar, Henry.	1654 (1654)	Wing H188; Thomason E735_20; ESTC R206976	22,700	32

The ORDER OF CAUSES Of Gods Fore-knowledge Of Election and Of Predestination AND Of Mans Salvation or Damnation Laid down so clearly and proved so plainly by the Scriptures that even the meanest capacity amongst Rational men may understand it to their great satisfaction AS ALSO Whether Christ died for All or Not for All With the Causes and Effects that may follow or not follow seriously considered meekly controverted and plainly proved by the Scriptures of Truth to the great satisfaction of all Rational people fearing God By HENRY HAGGAR a Servant of Christ and of the Congregations of his Saints Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure having this seal The Lord knoweth them that are his and let every one that nameth the name of Jesus Christ depart from iniquity 2 Tim. 2.19 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach because we trust in the living God who is the Saviour of all men but especially of those that believe 1 Tim. 4.10 London Printed by James Cottrel for Richard Moone at the seven stars in Paul's Church-yard neer the great North-door 1654. To the Reader Courteous Reader I Have presented thee with a small Volume in which is contained much Truth which may through the blessing of God give thee great satisfaction if thou search the Scriptures diligently and ask wisdom in faith of him who is the giver of every good and perfect gift without whose help I can promise thee no profit The matter I treat of is about Gods Predestination Election and Reprobation according to his foreknowledge and of the death of Christ for the sons of men The body and substance of all objections I have laboured to answer briefly and plainly and that both by Scripture Reason to the satisfaction of all rational men fearing God And I am conscious to my self before God that I aim at nothing more then the glory of the great God in whom we live move and have our beings and to whom we must all give an account of all our actions at the great day and in the next place at the good and benefit of all that shall read or hear the holy Scriptures and by them try these following lines They are so few that thou maist easily purchase them and if thou findest no profit in them it will be but three or four pence lost but if they prove profitable to thee it will be very well bestowed The times are now drawing nigh in which the Lord himself will appear from Heaven to take an account of every man how they have spent their talents of wisdom and understanding which he hath lent them happy will every man be that can give up his account with joy can say with Paul that they have labored to have consciences void of offence towards God towards all men and walked in all the Ordinances and Commandments of the Lord blameless the which while some men are laboring after I finde them drowned and lost in a labyrinth about Predestination Election and Reprobation of which distractions I my self have formerly had my share but now through mercy having escaped them by the help of the Lord I think it no less then my duty to inform others and to that end I have composed these few lines which new I commit to thy serious consideration desiring thee to search the Scriptures and see whether the things I have written be so or not and judge impartially and the Lord give thee understanding in all things into whose hands I commit thee to be guided here by his Counsels that afterwards thou maist be received into glory with him in whose service I desire to continue A servant of all that fear God and keep his Commandments till death Henry Haggar The Order of Causes c. THe Scripture saith Ephes 14. speaking of Gods Election that he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and without blame before him in love c. and Peter also 1 Pet. 1.2 calleth the Saints elect according to the fore-knowledge of God the Father through Sanctification of the Spirit unto obedience c. and Paul 2 Thess 2.13 saith to the Saints that God hath from the beginning chosen them to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth whereunto he called you by our Gospel to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ From all which places we must needs conclude that God hath chosen some to life and glory even before or from the foundation of the world because the Scripture saith it and as Christ saith in another case the Scripture cannot be broken Therefore the wisdom of all Christians is To labour to have judgements informed according to the Scriptures and that the Scriptures and their Judgements may speak both one thing and to that end Let us consider the maner of Gods speaking to the sons of men Rom. 4.17 He saith to our Father Abraham As it is written I have made thee a father of many nations before him whom he believed even God who quickneth the dead and calleth things that are not as though they were c. Observe God speaks then in that present time to Abraham saying I have made thee a Father of many Nations notwithstanding Abraham was not the Father of one Child at that time but Ishmael see Gen. 17.5 how then must we understand I have made thee a Father of many Nations Answ The Apostle telleth us plainly Rom. 4.17 that it was so before God who calleth things that are not as though they were and so he calleth Abraham the Father of many Nations though he was not as yet no not the Father of Isaac in whom his seed should be called The like may again be observeth when he called Christ a Lamb slain from the foundation of the World Rev. 13.8 yet he was not slain many thousand yeers after Therefore the same may again be considered about Gods Election from the foundation of the would thus God calleth Abraham a Father of many Nations though not so God calleth Christ a Lamb slain from the foundation of the World though not slain many thousand yeers after till he was a man in the flesh even so he calleth men elected from the foundation of the world though not elected many thousand yeers after till they are men in the flesh yet it is all so and done before God who foreseeth and knoweth all things even from eternity to eternity and therefore calleth things that are not as though they were for he seeth the beginning and end of all mens actions whether good or evil at once and knowing as well from the foundation of the world what men would do in their generations as they can know when their lives and actions are finished He therefore could as well conclude of mens salvation or damnation then as men can know themselves at the end of their days or at the day of judgement By all which it is clear that as