Selected quad for the lemma: father_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
father_n	person_n	son_n	true_a	14,186	5	5.5218	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11363	A treatise of Paradise. And the principall contents thereof especially of the greatnesse, situation, beautie, and other properties of that place: of the trees of life, good and euill; of the serpent, cherubin, fiery sword, mans creation, immortalitie, propagation, stature, age, knowledge, temptation, fall, and exclusion out of Paradise; and consequently of his and our originall sin: with many other difficulties touching these points. Collected out of the holy Scriptures, ancient fathers, and other both ancient and moderne writers.	Salkeld, John, 1576-1660.	1617 (1617)	STC 21622; ESTC S116515	126,315	368

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of_o the_o body_n before_o the_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a of_o thy_o spiritual_a and_o immortal_a soul_n chap._n xviii_o whether_o the_o image_n of_o god_n may_v be_v whole_o lose_v and_o blot_v out_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n origenes_n 27.28_o epiphanius_n ep_v ad_fw-la johannen_n hierosel_n aug_n lib._n 2._o contra_fw-la adamantiam_fw-la manich._n &_o l._n 83._o quaest_n q._n 66._o &_o lib._n 6._o de_fw-fr gen._n ad_fw-la literam_fw-la cap._n 27.28_o and_o s._n austin_n do_v seem_v to_o affirm_v that_o man_n lose_v the_o image_n of_o god_n epiphanius_n and_o diverse_a other_o of_o the_o father_n do_v peremptory_o deny_v it_o out_o of_o gen_n the_o psalm_n and_o s._n paul_n but_o i_o think_v this_o controversy_n rather_o to_o arise_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o diverse_a understanding_n of_o the_o image_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o man_n then_o of_o any_o true_a difference_n in_o their_o opinion_n for_o who_o can_v doubt_v but_o if_o we_o consider_v man_n according_a to_o the_o 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nature_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o it_o be_v grace_n as_o which_o be_v not_o consequent_a unto_o nature_n but_o above_o all_o nature_n wherefore_o as_o now_o in_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n all_o that_o be_v regenerate_v by_o baptism_n in_o christ_n do_v in_o and_o by_o baptism_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o many_o divine_n receive_v the_o grace_n of_o christ_n so_o likewise_o in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n all_o that_o shall_v have_v be_v bear_v of_o the_o loin_n of_o adam_n shall_v in_o and_o at_o the_o very_a instant_n of_o their_o natural_a conception_n and_o first_o moment_n of_o natural_a life_n have_v receive_v the_o first_o influence_n of_o their_o spiritual_a birth_n and_o supernatural_a life_n now_o the_o difficulty_n be_v whether_o if_o adam_n have_v persist_v in_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n all_o we_o his_o posterity_n shall_v then_o have_v be_v confirm_v in_o grace_n insomuch_o that_o as_o we_o shall_v have_v be_v bear_v in_o the_o grace_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n so_o we_o shall_v never_o have_v fall_v from_o the_o same_o 36._o anselmus_n lib._n 1._o cur_n deus_fw-la home_n cap._n 38._o gregorius_n lib._n 4._o moralium_fw-la c._n 36._o anselmus_n and_o gregory_n the_o great_a answer_n that_o if_o adam_n have_v not_o sin_v than_o all_o his_o posterity_n shall_v have_v be_v confirm_v in_o the_o grace_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n for_o who_o say_v anselmus_n dare_v presume_v to_o affirm_v plus_fw-la valere_fw-la iniustitiam_fw-la that_o injustice_n shall_v have_v be_v of_o more_o force_n to_o bind_v unto_o bondage_n in_o man_n first_o persuasion_n then_o his_o justice_n to_o confirm_v he_o in_o liberty_n if_o he_o have_v persist_v in_o his_o first_o temptation_n for_o even_o as_o all_o humane_a nature_n be_v overcome_v by_o adam_n sin_n so_o by_o he_o all_o shall_v have_v overcome_v if_o he_o have_v not_o sin_v nevertheless_o i_o resolve_v with_o s._n austin_n that_o the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n shall_v not_o at_o least_o way_n 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dear_a i_o deem_v it_o most_o certain_a and_o out_o of_o all_o question_n that_o that_o gift_n of_o immortality_n be_v supernatural_a as_o which_o be_v in_o no_o wise_a due_a or_o consequent_a to_o nature_n for_o neither_o this_o immortality_n can_v proceed_v of_o the_o quality_n proportionate_a to_o the_o body_n see_v these_o tend_v rather_o to_o corruption_n than_o immortality_n as_o which_o be_v each_o contrary_n to_o other_o and_o after_o a_o sort_n consume_v one_o another_o and_o these_o tend_v to_o the_o disunit_n of_o the_o body_n and_o soul_n neither_o can_v this_o immortality_n be_v ab_fw-la externo_fw-la agente_fw-la from_o some_o outward_a principle_n and_o cause_n for_o then_o if_o it_o be_v so_o it_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v deem_v in_o some_o sort_n opposite_a to_o the_o inclination_n of_o nature_n the_o which_o of_o itself_o as_o we_o have_v already_o say_v tend_v to_o corruption_n yet_o as_o that_o which_o be_v congenitum_fw-la or_o produce_v joint_o with_o nature_n may_v in_o some_o sort_n be_v say_v to_o be_v natural_a or_o rather_o connaturall_a so_o i_o will_v not_o deny_v of_o this_o quality_n of_o immortality_n though_o of_o itself_o it_o be_v altogether_o above_o nature_n yet_o respective_o and_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o first_o infusion_n into_o nature_n i_o will_v not_o i_o say_v deny_v but_o that_o it_o may_v be_v deem_v natural_a chap._n xlv_o what_o kind_n of_o serpent_n that_o be_v which_o tempt_v eue._n iosephus_n in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o antiq._n &_o chap._n 1_o hold_v that_o as_o it_o be_v a_o true_a and_o natural_a serpent_n which_o tempt_v our_o first_o father_n so_o it_o be_v natural_a unto_o it_o to_o speak_v understand_v yea_o and_o to_o go_v upright_o like_a unto_o man_n and_o that_o understand_v man_n felicity_n move_v with_o envy_n he_o seek_v his_o overthrow_n maliciose_fw-la persuadens_fw-la mulieri_fw-la ut_fw-la de_fw-la arbore_fw-la scientiae_fw-la gustaret_fw-la malicious_o persuade_v the_o woman_n that_o she_o shall_v taste_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n ephraim_n the_o syrian_a as_o barsalas_n relate_v in_o his_o book_n of_o paradise_n the_o 27._o chap._n hold_v that_o the_o serpent_n which_o speak_v with_o eve_n be_v a_o true_a corporal_a serpent_n and_o that_o satan_n have_v obtain_v of_o god_n the_o faculty_n of_o speech_n to_o be_v give_v unto_o the_o serpent_n for_o a_o time_n so_o that_o as_o in_o balaams_n reprehension_n god_n give_v the_o use_n of_o speech_n unto_o the_o ass_n for_o his_o just_a reprehension_n and_o punishment_n so_o likewise_o here_o say_v ephraim_n god_n give_v not_o only_a speech_n but_o even_o intellectual_a power_n and_o understanding_n unto_o the_o serpent_n for_o a_o trial_n of_o our_o first_o father_n obedience_n cyrillus_n in_o his_o three_o book_n against_o julian_n the_o apostata_fw-la and_o eugubinus_n in_o his_o cosmopoeia_fw-la be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o be_v not_o