Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	act_n	grace_n	habit_n	906	5	9.7429	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97227	Vnbeleevers no subjects of iustification, nor of mystical vnion to Christ, being the sum of a sermon preached at New Sarum, with a vindication of it from the objections, and calumniations cast upon it by Mr. William Eyre, in his Vindiciæ justificationis. Together with animadversions upon the said book, and a refutation of that anti-sidian, and anti-evangelical errour asserted therein: viz. the justification of infidels, or the justification of a sinner before, and without faith. Wherein also the conditional necessity, and instrumentality of faith unto justification, together with the consistency of it, with the freness of Gods grace, is explained, confirmed, and vindicated from the exceptions of the said Mr. Eyre, his arguments answertd [sic], his authorities examined, and brought in against himself. By T. Warren minister of the Gospel at Houghton in Hampshire.	Warren, Thomas, 1616 or 17-1694.	1654 (1654)	Wing W980; Thomason E733_10; ESTC R206901	226,180	282

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est_fw-la discrimen_fw-la sanè_fw-la magnum_fw-la camero_n opusc_n misc_fw-la p._n 534._o and_o that_o he_o be_v no_o arminian_n be_v evident_a by_o what_o he_o say_v in_o another_o place_n rectiùs_fw-la faciunt_fw-la qui_fw-la christum_fw-la pro_fw-la impiis_fw-la sufficienter_fw-la ut_fw-la loquntur_fw-la satisfecisse_fw-la docent_fw-la efficaciter_fw-la autem_fw-la pro_fw-la solis_fw-la piis_fw-la cam._n opusc_n misc_fw-la p._n 534._o sect._n 6._o three_o he_o object_v that_o it_o be_v derogatory_n to_o the_o full_a atonement_n make_v by_o christ_n death_n if_o this_o can_v be_v prove_v there_o need_v no_o further_a argument_n to_o silence_v i_o yea_o it_o be_v better_o my_o tongue_n shall_v cleave_v to_o the_o roof_n of_o my_o mouth_n then_o that_o i_o shall_v affirm_v any_o thing_n to_o abase_v the_o worth_n or_o diminish_v the_o reputation_n of_o christ_n suffering_n he_o deserve_v not_o to_o open_v his_o mouth_n to_o god_n for_o mercy_n that_o willing_o open_v his_o mouth_n to_o 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such_o a_o act_n to_o make_v the_o creature_n miserable_a mere_o to_o show_v his_o sovereignty_n and_o what_o be_v there_o in_o the_o imputation_n of_o adam_n sin_n if_o this_o imputation_n be_v ground_v upon_o his_o will_n and_o not_o that_o natural_a union_n and_o relation_n between_o adam_n and_o his_o posterity_n to_o free_v it_o from_o such_o a_o act_n of_o pure_a sovereignty_n therefore_o i_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o act_n of_o justice_n as_o well_o as_o prerogative_n the_o equity_n of_o which_o act_n lie_v much_o in_o the_o relation_n of_o adam_n and_o his_o posterity_n to_o one_o another_o 2._o i_o urge_v as_o before_o i_o hint_v if_o death_n enter_v by_o sin_n than_o god_n imputation_n be_v not_o the_o only_a cause_n of_o it_o but_o it_o enter_v by_o sin_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v death_n pass_v upon_o all_o inasmuch_o as_o all_o have_v sin_v 3._o then_o adam_n be_v only_o the_o occasion_n of_o our_o sin_n but_o god_n the_o author_n for_o if_o adam_n have_v sin_v if_o 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his_o person_n be_v remove_v for_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n but_o than_o you_o fraudulent_o withhold_v the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o sentence_n which_o make_v against_o you_o as_o he_o do_v that_o cite_a scripture_n to_o christ_n but_o not_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o signal_n promise_v of_o the_o gospel_n he_o that_o believe_v shall_v be_v save_v for_o the_o effect_n of_o god_n anger_n against_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o elect_n be_v not_o remove_v by_o virtue_n of_o that_o promise_n till_o he_o actual_o believe_v for_o hence_o the_o elect_n have_v no_o consolation_n till_o faith_n now_o if_o you_o say_v he_o mean_v our_o justification_n be_v not_o evidence_v to_o our_o conscience_n till_o faith_n and_o that_o be_v all_o he_o mean_v 44._o ruth_n apol._n exercit._n p._n 44._o hear_v what_o he_o say_v pag._n 44._o dicent_fw-la ergo_fw-la arminiani_n nos_fw-la hîc_fw-la justificationem_fw-la sumere_fw-la pro_fw-la sensu_fw-la &_o notitia_fw-la justificationis_fw-la &_o 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that_o the_o remonstrant_n in_o their_o apology_n do_v say_v that_o nothing_o be_v more_o false_a 10._o socinus_n part_n 4._o de_fw-fr salu._n c._n 10._o than_o that_o man_n have_v sin_n remit_v before_o they_o believe_v in_o which_o they_o make_v socinus_n more_o plausible_a who_o say_v that_o sin_n can_v be_v forgive_v by_o a_o act_n of_o believe_v if_o they_o be_v remit_v before_o they_o believe_v and_o bellarmine_n who_o have_v these_o word_n how_o be_v that_o faith_n true_a whereby_o i_o believe_v my_o sin_n be_v forgive_v if_o while_o i_o therefore_o believe_v they_o be_v not_o forgive_v but_o be_v to_o be_v remit_v by_o the_o act_n of_o faith_n because_o every_o object_n be_v before_o his_o act_n so_o the_o remonstrant_n urge_v to_o which_o he_o say_v i_o will_v have_v these_o three_o act_n distinguish_v 1._o the_o act_n of_o satisfy_v for_o our_o sin_n perform_v by_o christ_n and_o of_o reconcile_a we_o to_o god_n 2._o the_o act_n of_o god_n the_o father_n accept_v it_o 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disposition_n prepare_v we_o for_o a_o