Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	church_n	doctrine_n	tradition_n	2,974	5	9.2119	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91973	Pædo-baptisme: or, the baptizing of infants justified: by the judgement and practice of ancient and moderne Protestant divines, both foraine, and of this nation: clearly proving the absolute necessity of baptizing infants, from the authority of sacred scripture and the force of undeniable reason. Together with an excellent letter of Mr. John Philpots to the same purpose. / Collected by Robert Ram, minister of Spalding in Lincolnshire. Published by authority.	Ram, Robert, d. 1657.; Philpot, John, 1516-1555.	1645 (1645)	Wing R194; Thomason E276_12; ESTC R209870	23,751	33

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womb_n then_o st._n paul_n 1_o cor._n 7.14_o say_v they_o be_v holy_a because_o they_o be_v comprise_v in_o god_n covenant_n and_o have_v right_a to_o be_v baptize_v fulk_n on_o rhem._n test_n rom._n 5._o hieron_n mr._n hieron_n indeed_o the_o anabaptist_n who_o dispute_n against_o the_o baptise_v of_o infant_n do_v much_o urge_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o of_o philip_n baptise_v the_o eunuch_n urge_v that_o they_o baptize_v none_o but_o such_o as_o be_v able_a to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o their_o faith_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v 1._o that_o it_o be_v not_o simple_o improper_a to_o call_v the_o infant_n of_o believe_a parent_n a_o believer_n because_o though_o he_o do_v not_o now_o actual_o believe_v yet_o partly_o because_o for_o his_o parent_n sake_n he_o be_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o partly_o because_o of_o that_o which_o may_v well_o be_v hope_v for_o hereafter_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o term_v he_o a_o infidel_n so_o it_o be_v not_o 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probability_n on_o the_o contrary_a that_o they_o baptize_v even_o some_o infant_n as_o namely_o when_o they_o baptize_v whole_a family_n 4._o be_v it_o that_o none_o of_o all_o these_o thing_n will_v serve_v to_o justify_v the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n yet_o unable_a to_o make_v confession_n of_o their_o faith_n yet_o their_o interest_n into_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n be_v a_o sufficient_a plea_n that_o promise_n act_v 2.39_o be_v make_v to_o they_o that_o believe_v and_o to_o their_o child_n if_o then_o the_o promise_n belong_v to_o infant_n why_o not_o also_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o promise_n hieron_n in_o his_o sermon_n of_o baptise_v the_o eunuch_n this_o covenant_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o scripture_n whitaker_n dr._n whitaker_n i_o will_v be_v thy_o god_n and_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o seed_n gen._n 17.7_o therefore_o the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o write_a word_n of_o god_n and_o certain_o if_o we_o have_v not_o better_a authority_n for_o the_o 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