Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	believe_v	faith_n	law_n	1,021	5	5.0662	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77750	A faithfull messenger sent after the Antinomians: to try their power in their last place of refuge, who are fled to Gods decrees for shelter, as Ioab did to the hornes of the altar, and say that they will dye there, I Kings 2. 29.30. Imprimatur Ja. Cranford.	Bakewell, Thomas, b. 1618 or 19.	1644 (1644)	Wing B533; Thomason E40_23; ESTC R5091	47,721	42

his purpose Rom. 8.28 Again it is the manifold wisedome of God made knowne to his Church It is according to the eternall purpose which he purposed in Christ Iesus Ephes 3.10 11. Again hath God made known to thee the mistery of his will it is according to his good pleasure which he had purposed in himselfe Ephes 1.9 Is any saved it is because God hath purposed it from all eternity who hath saved us according to his purpose and grace 2 Tim. 1.9 Hath God made over to his people an eternall inheritance It is because he did predestinate them according to his purpose who worketh all things according to the counsel of his own wil yet they enjoy it not til the dispensation of the fulnesse of times then God wil gather together all things in Christ Ephes 1.10 11. Again God hath opened a door of faith to the Gentiles Acts 14.27 It is because God purposed it before for the Scripture foresaw that God would justifie the heathen through faith Gal. 3.8 Thus God purposed to justifie them Again if God should actually make all his creatures when he did decree them this would confound the beginning and ending of all things but the Prophets declaring the end from the beginning and from antient times the things that are not yet done saying My counsel shal stand and I wil do all my pleasure yea I have spoken it I wil also bring it to passe I have purposed I wil also do it Esa 46.10 11. And saith David in thy booke were al my members written this was in Gods decree yet they had no actual being for saith he as yet there was none of them Ps 139.16 The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever and the thoughts of his heart to all generations Psal 33.11 Again for other things the Edomites which came of Esau are become servants to David and to Israel which came of Jacob 2 Sam. 8.14 It is because the Lord had purposed it for he told Rebecca long before when those two notions were in her wombe that the elder should serve the younger Gen. 25 23. Now saith Paul this was done that the purpose of God according to election might stand not of workes but of him that calleth for the children were not yet born when it was said the elder should serve the younger Rom. 9.11 12. Now it may be they wil carpe at the next words because it is written by Mallac●y J●cob have I loved Esau have hated vers 13. I answer in Mal. 1 2. It is not spoken of their persons but of posterity I have loved you of Jacob and I have hated the posterity of Esau and laid his mountains and his heritage wast for the dragons of the wildernesse so that Esau saith we are impoverished vers 3 4. And so they became servants to the seed of Jacob 2 Sam. 8.14 But this cannot be understood of their persons that the elder should serve the younger for Esau was the greater man for riches and honour and Iacob bowed himselfe seven times together to him called him his Lord Esau Gen. 33.3 Aagine the Assyrian was a Caedar in Lebanon yet saith the Lord I have delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen hee shall deale with him I have driven him out for his wickednesse and strangers the terrible of the nations have out him off and left him Ezek. 32.12 All this is according to the purpose of God long before for saith the Lord I will break the Assyrian in my land and upon my mountains tread him under foote then shal his yoak depart from off them and his burden from their shoulders now marke this is the purpose that is purposed for the Lord hath purposed and who shall disanul it Isa 14.25.26 27. And so every purpose of the Lord shal be performed against Babylon Ier. 51.29 Therefore heare the counsel of the Lord that he hath taken against Babylon his purposes that he hath purposed against the land of the Caldeans Thus you see what ever actions the Lord doth it is to performe his purpose that went before and to say that any of the workes of God were done without premeditation or a purpose going before were to compare him to the foolish Builder which did not consider before hand and count the cost of his Building Luke 14.28 Or like the Ostrich that leaveth her egges in the sand and forgetteth that the foot may crush them or that the wild beast might break them Shee is hardened against her young ones as though they were not hers her labour is in vaine without feare because God hath deprived her of wisedome neither hath he imparted to her understanding Iob 39.13.14.15.16.17 Then what blasphemy is this to say God doth any workes without premeditation or a purpose going before by hab nab as fools use to do that have neither wit nor forecast The Antinomians may doe well to confider what it is to confound the decrees and purposes of God with his workes and actions Saith the Lord I will performe my good word towards you I know the thoughts that I thinke towards you thoughts of peace and not of evill to give you an expected end Jer. 29.10.11 He will performe his mercy promised Luke 1.72 The end shall be at the time appointed Dan. 11.27.35 But how could these things be if all things were actually done in Gods Decree againe How could he keepe his promise to a thousand Generations Psal 105.8 Again what use were there of the faithfulnesse of God which keepeth Covenant to a thousand Generations Againe if all things were actually done from all eternity when they were all decreed then to what use should wee have of Faith to believe perticular promises to be performed in severall ages of the world for we know some are yet to be performed if all were done already how should we live by Faith Againe to what purpose is it said that yee have need of patience that after yee have done the will of God yee might receive the promise Heb. 10.36 And what a vain thing it were to pray for the performance of any promise if we doe beleeve that all is actually done already well may these people cast off all holy obedience to the Law of God and faith also from fastning upon any promise as yet to be performed for say they all is done already and no duty is left for them to doe for they have gotten free grace that frees them from all faith and obedience and so at one clap they cast away both Law and Gospell ô my soule come not thou into their secret nor unto their assembly mine honour be not thou united Gen 496. But they will say God loved his people from all eternity with the love of good will although not with the love of delight I answer it is true the Counsell of Gods will was from all eternity for saith Christ This is the Fathers will which hath sent me that all which he