Selected quad for the lemma: child_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
child_n	abraham_n	circumcision_n	covenant_n	3,742	5	7.6946	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54591	Infant-baptism vindicated from the exceptions of Mr. Thomas Grantham by Sam. Petto ...	Petto, Samuel, 1624?-1711.	1691 (1691)	Wing P1899; ESTC R35388	11,225	26

person_n will_v have_v enough_o there_o to_o answer_v he_o abraham_n have_v a_o ecclesiastical_a seed_n even_o of_o infant_n gen._n 17._o the_o infant-seed_n of_o jew_n be_v break_v off_o with_o their_o parent_n from_o external_a interest_n in_o and_o privilege_n by_o the_o covenant_n rom._n 11._o unless_o he_o can_v prove_v the_o infant_n remain_v in_o covenant_n still_o the_o seed_n of_o believer_n be_v visible_o under_o the_o promise_n the_o word_n of_o faith_n as_o the_o seed_n of_o other_o be_v not_o and_o so_o be_v of_o the_o faith_n i_o see_v nothing_o to_o invalidate_v what_o i_o say_v thereof_o i_o say_v infant_n interest_n in_o the_o covenant_n gen._n 17._o be_v not_o cut_v off_o instead_o of_o prove_v a_o repeal_n and_o the_o cut_v they_o off_o without_o which_o all_o that_o he_o or_o other_o say_v be_v nothing_o he_o repli_v obj._n 1_o infant_n have_v as_o good_a right_n to_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n before_o circumcision_n and_o have_v the_o same_o right_n now_o v._o 17_o 18._o ans_fw-fr and_o what_o if_o they_o have_v and_o have_v it_o that_o be_v for_o i_o not_o against_o i_o but_o under_o favour_n circumcision_n be_v a_o new_a privilege_n which_o infant_n have_v not_o before_o gen._n 17._o however_o this_o do_v not_o prove_v they_o cut_v off_o from_o any_o but_o the_o contrary_n obj._n 2._o no_o person_n be_v right_a to_o circumcision_n do_v arise_v out_o of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n but_o it_o do_v only_a issue_n from_o the_o command_n of_o god_n p._n 17._o ans_fw-fr 1._o here_o be_v no_o syllable_n to_o prove_v that_o infant-interest_n in_o the_o covenant_n gen._n 17._o be_v cut_v off_o some_o infant_n certain_o have_v it_o and_o so_o must_v still_o unless_o there_o be_v a_o repeal_n 2._o the_o command_n be_v express_v to_o all_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n to_o keep_v the_o covenant_n by_o apply_v the_o token_n and_o infant_n be_v express_o concern_v in_o that_o command_n gen._n 17._o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o and_o so_o all_o infant_n 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wilderness_n infant_n now_o have_v no_o part_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o circumcision_n yet_o they_o lose_v nothing_o by_o it_o and_o then_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o typical_a covenant_n of_o circumcision_n be_v make_v void_a p._n 17_o 18._o ans_fw-fr 1._o who_o say_v that_o circumcision_n do_v give_v they_o interest_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n rather_o a_o be_v in_o that_o covenant_n give_v interest_n in_o circumcision_n which_o be_v a_o token_n of_o it_o moses_n his_o delaylay_v of_o circumcision_n be_v his_o sin_n exod._n 4._o 24_o 25_o 26._o and_o have_v like_a to_o have_v cost_v he_o his_o life_n and_o israel_n omission_n of_o it_o be_v their_o sin_n and_o be_v it_o no_o loss_n in_o mr._n grantham_n account_n to_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o external_n privilege_n unless_o man_n be_v whole_o cut_v off_o from_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o the_o salvation_n thereof_o be_v it_o nothing_o for_o god_n to_o say_v loami_n the_o take_v away_o circumcision_n be_v a_o mercy_n 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