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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	apostle_n	church_n	time_n	2,079	5	3.8715	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79560	The divine warrant of infant-baptism. Or VI. arguments for baptism of infants of Christians. viz. I. Infants of Christians are rightly judged in the promise of propriety in God. p.1. II. Infants of Christians are rightly judged to be of the church. p.20. III. Infants of Christians are rightly judged meet for baptisme. p.25. IV. The sealing of the promise to infants of visible professors, hath been the practise of the universal church ever since God added seals to the covenant. p.30 V. The profit of baptism is great to the infants of Christians. p.36. VI. The promise was sealed by the initiall sacrament aforetime to infants of visible professors, both Jews and of the Gentiles. p.38. / By John Church, M.A. minister of Seachurch, in the county of Essex.	Church, Josiah.	1648 (1648)	Wing C3987; Thomason E441_9	42,925	58

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practise_v baptism_n of_o infant_n of_o christian_n ideò_fw-la baptizantur_fw-la nostri_fw-la pveri_fw-la sicut_fw-la veterum_fw-la circumcidebantur_fw-la quia_fw-la extra_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la deputandi_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la pet._n martyr_n i_o e._n therefore_o our_o child_n be_v baptize_v as_o of_o old_a such_o be_v circumcise_v because_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v judge_v without_o the_o church_n pet._n mart._n although_o baptism_n be_v a_o sacrament_n and_o repentance_n of_o faith_n we_o affirm_v that_o infant_n ought_v to_o be_v baptize_v because_o they_o be_v judge_v with_o their_o parent_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n french_a church_n confess_v cur_n non_fw-la per_fw-la sanctum_fw-la baptismum_fw-la qui_fw-la sunt_fw-la peculium_fw-la et_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la dei_fw-la initiantur_fw-la helvet_n confess_v communion_n with_o the_o church_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v deny_v to_o any_o which_o be_v right_o judge_v of_o the_o church_n except_o