Selected quad for the lemma: evil_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
evil_n	good_a	moral_a	privation_n	501	4	15.7675	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64002	The riches of Gods love unto the vessells of mercy, consistent with his absolute hatred or reprobation of the vessells of wrath, or, An answer unto a book entituled, Gods love unto mankind ... in two bookes, the first being a refutation of the said booke, as it was presented in manuscript by Mr Hord unto Sir Nath. Rich., the second being an examination of certain passages inserted into M. Hords discourse (formerly answered) by an author that conceales his name, but was supposed to be Mr Mason ... / by ... William Twisse ... ; whereunto are annexed two tractates of the same author in answer unto D.H. ... ; together with a vindication of D. Twisse from the exceptions of Mr John Goodwin in his Redemption redeemed, by Henry Jeanes ...	Twisse, William, 1578?-1646.; Jeanes, Henry, 1611-1662. Vindication of Dr. Twisse.; Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.	1653 (1653)	Wing T3423; ESTC R12334	968,546	592

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who_o power_n it_o be_v that_o a_o thing_n be_v not_o do_v to_o he_o it_o be_v impute_v when_o it_o be_v do_v observe_v whether_o this_o author_n do_v not_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o every_o sin_n that_o be_v commit_v in_o the_o world_n as_o well_o as_o we_o for_o himself_o in_o the_o 6._o sect._n of_o the_o second_o inconvenience_n confess_v that_o if_o god_n have_v not_o decree_v to_o suffer_v sin_n there_o will_v be_v none_o and_o add_v who_o can_v bring_v forth_o that_o which_o god_n will_v absolute_o hinder_v so_o then_o undoubted_o it_o be_v in_o god_n power_n that_o sin_n be_v not_o do_v for_o he_o can_v hinder_v it_o what_o follow_v then_o

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only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o they_o that_o perish_v among_o who_o do_v antichrist_n prevail_v by_o all_o deceivablenesse_n only_o in_o they_o that_o perish_v like_o as_o for_o the_o elect_a on_o the_o contrary_a it_o be_v not_o possible_a they_o shall_v be_v seduce_v mat_n 24._o 24_o and_o 2_o thes_n 2._o 13_o 3._o if_o predestination_n be_v upon_o the_o foresight_n of_o faith_n than_o it_o shall_v be_v only_o upon_o the_o foresight_n of_o such_o a_o faith_n as_o persevere_fw-la to_o the_o end_n whence_o two_o inconvenience_n follow_v 1._o that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v assure_v of_o his_o election_n until_o his_o death_n which_o be_v quite_o contrary_a unto_o scripture_n for_o paul_n be_v assure_v of_o the_o election_n of_o the_o thessalonian_n by_o observation_n of_o the_o work_n of_o their_o faith_n the_o labour_n of_o their_o love_n and_o the_o patience_n of_o their_o hope_n 2._o in_o this_o 4._o case_n none_o can_v be_v strengthen_v against_o the_o power_n of_o temptation_n by_o the_o assurance_n of_o their_o election_n but_o thus_o we_o be_v strengthen_v by_o chest_n mat_n 24._o 24._o by_o st._n paul_n rome_n 8._o 29._o 2_o thes_n 2._o 13._o 4._o election_n be_v absolute_a therefore_o reprobation_n be_v absolute_a the_o antecedent_n i_o prove_v if_o it_o be_v neither_o of_o faith_n nor_o of_o work_n than_o it_o be_v absolute_a but_o it_o be_v neither_o of_o faith_n nor_o work_n 11._o not_o of_o work_n express_o not_o of_o faith_n as_o appeate_v by_o the_o same_o reason_n whereby_o paul_n prove_v it_o be_v not_o of_o work_n for_o the_o reason_n be_v this_o before_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v or_o have_v do_v good_a or_o evil_n it_o be_v say_v the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a therefore_o election_n be_v not_o of_o work_n now_o say_v i_o we_o may_v as_o well_o conclude_v therehence_a therefore_o it_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n forasmuch_o as_o before_o they_o be_v bear_v they_o be_v as_o uncapable_a of_o faith_n as_o of_o work_n the_o 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mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v and_o hereupon_o 15._o austin_n build_v his_o doctrine_n of_o predestination_n now_o by_o his_o doctrine_n predestination_n be_v absolute_a as_o gerardus_n vossius_fw-la confess_v in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o history_n of_o the_o heresy_n of_o pelagius_n how_o can_v it_o be_v otherwise_o for_o if_o god_n confer_v grace_n not_o according_a to_o man_n work_n but_o according_a to_o his_o own_o purpose_n and_o grace_n how_o much_o more_o do_v he_o decree_v to_o give_v it_o 18._o not_o upon_o any_o foresight_n of_o work_n but_o of_o his_o mere_a pleasure_n and_o the_o scripture_n as_o clear_o testify_v that_o as_o god_n have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v so_o who_o he_o will_v he_o harden_v that_o be_v of_o mere_a pleasure_n he_o deny_v grace_n to_o some_o as_o of_o mere_a pleasure_n he_o grant_v it_o unto_o other_o and_o therefore_o reprobation_n ground_v hereupon_o must_v needs_o be_v as_o absolute_a as_o predestination_n ground_v upon_o the_o other_o 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it_o be_v permit_v but_o as_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v a_o thing_n be_v will_v or_o decree_v therefore_o it_o be_v actual_o existent_a a_o thing_n be_v foreknow_v therefore_o it_o be_v in_o like_a manner_n it_o do_v not_o follow_v a_o thing_n be_v permit_v therefore_o it_o be_v actual_o and_o indeed_o if_o god_n mere_a permission_n do_v infer_v the_o existence_n of_o a_o thing_n upon_o this_o ground_n because_o permission_n and_o the_o thing_n permit_v be_v relative_n it_o will_v hold_v as_o well_o concern_v the_o permission_n of_o man_n as_o god_n but_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o it_o follow_v not_o upon_o man_n permission_n that_o whatsoever_o he_o permit_v come_v to_o pass_v but_o it_o may_v be_v object_v it_o be_v necessary_a that_o whatsoever_o be_v will_v by_o god_n do_v at_o some_o time_n or_o other_o come_v to_o pass_v therefore_o we_o may_v say_v the_o same_o of_o what_o be_v permit_v by_o god_n he_o deny_v the_o consequence_n and_o he_o give_v this_o reason_n for_o his_o 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