Selected quad for the lemma: blood_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
blood_n	body_n	sacrament_n	shed_v	7,772	5	9.7148	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76812	The covenant sealed. Or, A treatise of the sacraments of both covenants, polemicall and practicall. Especially of the sacraments of the covenant of grace. In which, the nature of them is laid open, the adæquate subject is largely inquired into, respective to right and proper interest. to fitnesse for admission to actual participation. Their necessity is made known. Their whole use and efficacy is set forth. Their number in Old and New Testament-times is determined. With several necessary and useful corollaries. Together with a brief answer to Reverend Mr. Baxter's apology, in defence of the treatise of the covenant. / By Thomas Blake, M.A. pastor of Tamworth, in the counties of Stafford and Warwick.	Blake, Thomas, 1597?-1657.; Cartwright, Christopher, 1602-1658.	1655 (1655)	Wing B3144; Thomason E846_1; ESTC R4425	638,828	706

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be_v examine_v which_o may_v be_v find_v in_o that_o apology_n from_o p._n 115_o to_o p._n 144._o i_o think_v more_o be_v speak_v for_o i_o then_o against_o i_o he_o be_v please_v pag._n 139._o to_o say_v the_o difference_n be_v so_o small_a that_o be_v it_o not_o for_o some_o scatter_a by-passage_n i_o will_v scarce_o have_v reply_v to_o you_o i_o therefore_o shall_v return_v no_o other_o rejoynder_n but_o only_o to_o observe_v such_o passage_n as_o may_v best_o serve_v to_o clear_v the_o truth_n in_o question_n he_o go_v about_o to_o take_v away_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o question_n and_o say_v i_o never_o hear_v of_o nor_o know_v a_o conditional_a seal_n in_o the_o world_n which_o to_o i_o be_v very_o strange_a beside_o what_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o it_o he_o have_v doubtless_o read_v mr._n marshal_n answer_v to_o mr._n t._n and_o pag._n 224._o of_o his_o treatise_n of_o infant-baptisme_n he_o make_v we_o know_v that_o he_o have_v read_v it_o and_o he_o express_o call_v it_o a_o 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the_o saint_n in_o light_n he_o confer_v habitual_a grace_n and_o he_o honour_n with_o relative_a privilege_n five_o these_o may_v be_v distinguish_v divide_v blood_n and_o spirit_n may_v be_v distinguish_v but_o must_v not_o be_v divide_v but_o they_o must_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v divide_v christ_n do_v not_o impart_v his_o merit_n where_o he_o do_v deny_v his_o spirit_n we_o account_v it_o a_o great_a presumption_n in_o man_n of_o year_n to_o talk_v of_o justification_n and_o want_v sanctification_n and_o we_o can_v say_v to_o such_o if_o any_o man_n have_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v none_o of_o he_o god_n write_v his_o law_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o put_v it_o into_o the_o inward_a part_n where_o he_o remember_v sin_n no_o more_o jer._n 31.33_o they_o be_v quicken_v together_o with_o christ_n that_o have_v their_o trespass_n forgive_v they_o col._n 2.13_o and_o it_o be_v a_o unwarrantable_a conceit_n to_o imagine_v that_o relative_a privilege_n of_o adoption_n and_o 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in_o they_o somewhat_o the_o bare_a sign_n themselves_o be_v apt_a to_o signify_v viz._n that_o the_o take_n off_o of_o the_o stain_n and_o the_o removal_n of_o our_o guilt_n be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o another_o power_n why_o be_v this_o apply_v by_o another_o hand_n but_o to_o let_v we_o know_v that_o it_o be_v above_o our_o strength_n somewhat_o not_o the_o sign_n of_o themselves_o but_o the_o word_n of_o the_o covenant_n that_o be_v annex_v teach_v and_o that_o be_v that_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n remove_v this_o guilt_n and_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n take_v away_o this_o stain_n this_o the_o sign_n of_o themselves_o can_v never_o show_v but_o the_o word_n of_o the_o covenant_n abundant_o do_v demonstrate_v that_o remission_n of_o guilt_n be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o regeneration_n or_o sanctification_n the_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o the_o water_n in_o baptism_n hold_v out_o the_o spirit_n unto_o we_o for_o sanctification_n and_o 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faith_n be_v not_o sanctification_n sanctification_n be_v inherent_a the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n be_v impute_v but_o circumcision_n be_v a_o sign_n and_o seal_v of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n and_o that_o baptism_n signify_v and_o seal_v the_o same_o thing_n we_o find_v express_o in_o peter_n word_n ast._n 2.38_o be_v baptize_v every_o one_o of_o you_o in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n christ_n for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n remission_n of_o sin_n be_v by_o blood_n heb._n 9.22_o without_o shed_v of_o blood_n there_o be_v no_o remission_n baptism_n be_v for_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o therefore_o the_o water_n in_o baptism_n hold_v out_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o ananias_n have_v respect_n to_o this_o in_o his_o speech_n to_o paul_n act._n 22.16_o rise_v and_o be_v baptize_v and_o wash_v away_o thy_o sin_n somewhat_o it_o be_v to_o which_o these_o sign_n engage_v and_o that_o be_v all_o unto_o which_o a_o christian_a in_o duty_n as_o 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