Selected quad for the lemma: grace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	decree_n	deny_v	untrue_a	64	3	16.6701	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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the_o act_n of_o blaspheme_a the_o act_n of_o whore_v the_o act_n of_o drunkenness_n gluttony_n rail_v and_o in_o general_a every_o sinful_a act_n be_v free_o commit_v by_o every_o one_o by_o who_o it_o be_v commit_v as_o be_v apparent_a by_o this_o that_o there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o these_o sinful_a act_n but_o be_v forbear_v by_o divers_a

of_o they_o proceed_v on_o this_o manner_n the_o first_o thus_o praedestinatio_fw-la est_fw-la voluntas_fw-la dei_fw-la de_fw-la illustrandâ_fw-la suâ_fw-la gloriâ_fw-la per_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la &_o justitiam_fw-la at_o illa_fw-la voluntas_fw-la locum_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la in_o nondum_fw-la condito_fw-la ceu_fw-la condendo_fw-la the_o three_o thus_o praedestinatio_fw-la est_fw-la pars_fw-la providentiae_fw-la administrantis_fw-la &_o gubernantis_fw-la humanum_fw-la genus_fw-la ergò_fw-la posterior_n naturâ_fw-la actu_fw-la creationis_fw-la vel_fw-la proposito_fw-la creandi_fw-la si_fw-mi posterior_n actu_fw-la creationis_fw-la vel_fw-la propositio_fw-la creandi_fw-la hominem_fw-la jam_fw-la homo_fw-la praedestinationis_fw-la objectum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la consideratus_fw-la ut_fw-la nondum_fw-la conditus_fw-la his_o 4_o the_o argument_n be_v this_o predestinatio_fw-la est_fw-la praeparatio_fw-la supernaturalium_fw-la bonorum_fw-la ergo_fw-la praecedit_fw-la 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to_o god_n absolute_a decree_n of_o cut_v off_o from_o grace_n this_o we_o willing_o confess_v be_v mere_o absolute_a and_o unconditionall_a quoad_fw-la res_fw-la volitas_fw-la as_o touch_v the_o thing_n will_v by_o god_n for_o the_o thing_n will_v by_o god_n herein_o be_v the_o denial_n of_o mercy_n and_o grace_n to_o regenerate_v some_o the_o denial_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o faith_n and_o repentance_n concern_v which_o the_o apostle_n profess_v that_o god_n proceed_v herein_o mere_o according_a to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o his_o will_n rom._n 9_o 18._o he_o have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v and_o who_o he_o will_v he_o harden_v rom._n 11._o 30._o even_o as_o they_o in_o time_n past_a have_v not_o believe_v god_n yet_o have_v now_o obtain_v mercy_n through_o their_o unbelief_n where_o to_o obtain_v mercy_n in_o the_o apostle_n language_n be_v plain_o as_o much_o as_o to_o believe_v austin_n in_o many_o place_n justify_v this_o epist_n 105._o ad_fw-la sixtum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ille_fw-la credat_fw-la ille_fw-la non_fw-la credat_fw-la cum_fw-la ambo_fw-la idem_fw-la audiunt_fw-la etsi_fw-la miraculum_fw-la in_o eorum_fw-la conspectu_fw-la fiat_fw-la ambo_fw-la idem_fw-la vident_fw-la altitudo_fw-la est_fw-la divitiarum_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la &_o scientiae_fw-la dei_fw-la cujus_fw-la inscrutabilia_fw-la sunt_fw-la judici●_n &_o apud_fw-la quem_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la iniquitas_fw-la dum_fw-la cujus_fw-la vult_fw-la miseretur_fw-la &_o quem_fw-la vult_fw-la indurat_fw-la and_o near_o the_o end_n audiat_fw-la haec_fw-la &_o non_fw-la contemnat_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la contempserit_fw-la ut_fw-la contemneret_fw-la inveniat_fw-la se_fw-la obduratum_fw-la enchirid._n 98._o quis_fw-la porro_fw-la tam_fw-la impie_fw-la desipiat_fw-la ut_fw-la dicat_fw-la deum_fw-la malas_fw-la hominum_fw-la voluntates_fw-la quas_fw-la voluerit_fw-la quando_fw-la voluerit_fw-la ubi_fw-la voluerit_fw-la in_fw-la bonum_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la convertere_fw-la sed_fw-la cum_fw-la 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