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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	create_v	good_a	workmanship_n	4,350	5	11.8942	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84899	A treatise touching the peace of the church, or An apostolical rule how to judge aright in differences which concern religion. : Published by authority.	Freher, Philip.	1646 (1646)	Wing F2154; Thomason E506_21; ESTC R205585	91,419	92

Lord Jesus Christ Fourthly That man solâ Fide onely by Faith is accounted righteous before God Although we understand nothing else by the word solâ but what the Apostle saith 4. Of Justification onely by Faith that he is justified by meer grace through Faith onely for Christs sake without the works of the Law and as some ancient Fathers interpreted it Yet we desire not to impose and inforce that word as necessary upon any man in regard that by many it may be abused and mistaken as if we could be justified and saved by such a Faith which is onely without any good works If that likewise the Papists did not inforce upon us their own expressions and doctrines concerning the merits and satisfaction of works which are yet lesse warrantable by Scripture But as long as they stick fast to this Tenet and opinion of theirs that we are justified also before God by merits of our good works They cannot finde fault with us if we do reply to them by way of retortion that the justification is done by Faith alone and not by merits 5. The true meaning and declaration of Christs words in the Holy Communion Fifthly The declaration and meaning of Christs Word that he called the Bread his Body because it did signifie and represent his Body or because it is a signe of his Body Although we for our part acknowledge this exposition to be agreeable both to the words and very end of the Institution and to all the Articles of Faith and that some ancient Fathers Tertullian Augustine Theodoret and others have expounded it thus As the Papists and Lutherans themselves do not deny the blessed Bread and Wine to be signes and seals of the Body and Blood of Christ given and shed for us Yet we desire not to inforce and presse upon any man such interpretation as necessary unto salvation or as the Word of God it self Whereas many of ours vide inprimis Wolfang Musculum in 26 Matth. pag. 552 554 555. confesse openly that this exposition though it be not erroneous in it self yet is not sufficient unlesse it did shew and expresse withall the sort and nature of those signes viz. not bare naked significative and representative signes nor bare historical symbols and tokens of remembrance but signa exhibitiva exhibiting and certifying pledges and assurances whereby the things signified by them namely the Body of Christ which hath been given for us the Blood of Christ that is shed for us are really and verily by vertue of his promise though not for the nourishing of our bodies but to the cherishing and quickning of our souls delivered and appropriated unto us and likewise really and verily received by us though not corporally and carnally by our mouth but spiritually by faith As the Papists and Lutherans themselves do not deny such spiritual partaking as hath been said before but acknowledge it to be the onely saving Communion Wherefore we for our part teach thereby no new Doctrine as necessary unto Salvation but onely teach that very same they themselves must allow and approve of If but they reciprocally do not inforce upon us their own particular Interpretations as hath been mentioned oftentimes already nor judge and condemn us therefore but give us liberty to adhere to the Words and Declaration of Christ and the Apostle Paul But as long as they intend to obtrude unto us their pretended carnal supernatural eating for a necessary Article of Faith we cannot but contradict it by a more solide exposition and illation grounded upon the Word of God Sixthly Concerning the Doctrine of Gods absolute purpose and decree of election and reprobation we acknowledge and receive it thus far as our adversaries commonly construe our meaning thereof not onely for no necessary Doctrine of Faith but also not for the proper Doctrine and Opinion of our Churches Being that such a term is not expressed in any general Confessions but onely used by some Divines which yet others do rather absolutely forbear because of the misapplication and abuses with all sorts of calumnies that may arise from them And although we finde many disceptations and different Interpretations concerning the eternal Predestination and Reprobation not onely betwixt our Divines but also betwixt the Romish-School Authors amongst themselves and no lesse between the said Lutherans Yet we cannot receive either theirs or our particular opinions for necessary Doctrines which are professed of all Christians without the manifest Word of God and unanimous consent of the Primitive Church not onely because very few men are capable to comprehend the depth and profunditie of those Points but also because it is sufficient for us unto salvation to know onely of the Elect and Predestinated as much as the Apostle expresly teacheth Ephes 1. vers 4 5 6. That God hath chosen us in Christ before the foundation of the World that we should be holy and without blame before him in love having predestinated us unto the Adoption of children by Jesus Christ unto himself according to the good pleasure of his Will To the praise of the glory of his grace wherein he made us accepted in the beloved Ephes 2. vers 8 9 10. 2 Tim. 1. vers 9. For by grace are ye saved through faith and that not of your selves it is the gift of God not of works lest any man should boast For we are his workmanship created in Christ Jesus unto good works which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them Contrarywise concerning the Reprobates it sufficeth us to know onely that what Christ himself saith He that beleeveth not is condemned already because he hath not beleeved in the Name of the onely begotten Son of God John 3. vers 18. So that the fault and defect can no wayes be imputed to God who himself taketh no delight in the death and destruction of a sinner but will that he may repent and live not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance Exod. 18. vers 23 32. and 33. vers 11. 2 Petr. 6. vers 9. But the fault and defect lieth absolutely and totally in themselves who loved darknesse rather then light and therefore receive not the love of the Truth that they might be saved John 3. vers 19. So that we are elected not out of any consideration and respect in our selves but out of meer grace in Christ Jesus both unto salvation and the means ordained thereunto through sanctification of the Spirit and beleef of the Truth whereunto he called us through the Gospel 2 Thessal 2. v. 13 14. But the Reprobates are cast away by Gods just judgement because of their sins unbeleef and impenitency unto the just punishment and condemnation of sins according to the Word of the Lord O Israel thou hast destroyed thy self but in me is thy help Hos 13. v. 9. Moreover all other Disputes and Controversies of the predestinate and reprobates which may be moved and debated on as Why God to one