Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	baptize_v	church_n	infant_n	1,299	5	9.4082	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86484	A rejoynder to Master Samuel Eaton and Master Timothy Taylor's reply. Or, an answer to their late book called A defence of sundry positions and scriptures, &c. With some occasionall animadversions on the book called the Congregational way justified. For the satisfaction of all that seek the truth in love, especially for his dearly beloved and longed for, the inhabitants in and neer to Manchester in Lancashire. / Made and published by Richard Hollinworth. Mancuniens.	Hollingworth, Richard, 1607-1656.	1647 (1647)	Wing H2496; Thomason E391_1; ESTC R201545	213,867	259

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the_o language_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n act_v 4.32_o a_o place_n which_o seem_v parallel_v and_o the_o multitude_n of_o they_o that_o believe_v be_v of_o one_o heart_n and_o one_o soul_n neither_o say_v any_o of_o they_o that_o ought_v he_o possess_v be_v his_o own_o but_o have_v all_o thing_n common_a sure_o you_o dare_v not_o quarrel_v with_o the_o language_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 2._o suppose_v that_o this_o interpretation_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o act_n 2.44_o will_v darken_v the_o sense_n it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o the_o same_o interpretation_n in_o the_o text_n cite_v 1_o cor._n 11.20_o &_o 14.23_o will_v darken_v the_o sense_n also_o the_o same_o word_n may_v bear_v one_o sense_n in_o one_o scripture_n and_o yet_o not_o necessary_o bear_v the_o same_o sense_n in_o all_o other_o scripture_n reply_n p._n 19_o will_v those_o word_n in_o act_n 3.1_o now_o peter_n and_o john_n go_v up_o together_o into_o the_o temple_n be_v well_o translate_v they_o go_v 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it_o do_v not_o necessary_o include_v it_o they_o may_v meet_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o one_o mind_n and_o to_o one_o end_n and_o meet_v more_o place_n too_o and_o the_o rather_o because_o if_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cany_fw-mi any_o respect_n to_o place_n peter_n and_o john_n be_v but_o two_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o meet_v distributive_o in_o several_a place_n as_o the_o phrase_n if_o it_o do_v respect_n place_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v understand_v in_o other_o text_n as_o have_v be_v show_v reply_n but_o act_v 4.26_o compare_v with_o psal_n 2.2_o be_v allege_v to_o confirm_v the_o exposition_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o which_o we_o answer_v we_o see_v nothing_o but_o that_o the_o conspirator_n against_o christ_n meet_v in_o one_o place_n for_o psal_n 2._o say_v they_o take_v counsel_n together_o and_o how_o can_v that_o be_v better_o do_v then_o by_o meet_v in_o one_o place_n act_n 4.27.5_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o without_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v they_o come_v together_o in_o one_o place_n and_o they_o may_v do_v it_o easy_o because_o all_o the_o person_n mention_v be_v in_o one_o city_n and_o the_o story_n make_v it_o plain_a that_o the_o ruler_n and_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n and_o pontius_n pilate_n and_o the_o gentile_n gather_v together_o and_o there_o be_v nothing_o repugnant_a but_o that_o herod_n may_v meet_v with_o they_o especial_o see_v that_o we_o read_v that_o pilate_n and_o he_o be_v make_v friend_n rejoynder_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v signify_v consent_n of_o mind_n in_o one_o thing_n and_o that_o herod_n pilate_n and_o the_o gentile_n do_v agree_v in_o one_o design_n be_v as_o clear_a as_o the_o sun_n but_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v their_o meeting_n in_o one_o place_n as_o you_o assert_v be_v improbable_a 1_o because_o though_o i_o deny_v not_o but_o they_o may_v come_v together_o yet_o it_o can_v be_v make_v to_o appear_v by_o the_o story_n that_o ever_o th●y_o do_v come_v together_o all_o at_o once_o in_o one_o place_n 2._o suppose_v they_o do_v sometime_o meet_v together_o do_v you_o in_o good_a earnest_n think_v that_o the_o pprophecy_n psal_n 2._o or_o the_o history_n act_v 4._o of_o their_o be_v gather_v together_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v verify_v of_o they_o only_o in_o that_o punctilio_fw-la of_o time_n when_o all_o the_o foresay_a person_n without_o exception_n meet_v together_o in_o one_o place_n and_o not_o any_o other_o time_n the_o lord_n and_o commons_o be_v together_o sometime_o in_o one_o house_n can_v they_o be_v say_v to_o meet_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o any_o other_o time_n but_o then_o sect._n 5._o reply_n p._n 19_o we_o