Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	abraham_n	child_n	seed_n	2,807	5	8.0209	4	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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which_o the_o holy_a spirit_n pour_v on_o they_o that_o be_v baptize_v whereby_o they_o be_v justify_v be_v make_v heir_n of_o eternal_a life_n tit._n 3.5_o and_o that_o little_a child_n do_v receive_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n christ_n himself_o affirm_v matth._n 10.15_o and_o this_o be_v call_v the_o faith_n of_o infant_n for_o as_o circumcision_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v to_o infant_n a_o sign_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n rom._n 4.11_o so_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n because_o child_n that_o be_v baptize_v do_v please_v god_n and_o be_v save_v they_o neither_o may_v nor_o aught_o to_o be_v reject_v among_o infidel_n but_o be_v true_o to_o be_v reckon_v among_o believer_n and_o so_o unto_o they_o belong_v the_o word_n he_o that_o believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v shall_v be_v save_v mar._n 16.16_o chemnitii_fw-la loca_fw-la theol._n de_fw-fr bapt._n marlorat_n marlorat_n if_o you_o ask_v how_o the_o child_n of_o christian_n do_v belong_v to_o the_o church_n or_o 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beza_n question_n and_o answer_n hemingius_fw-la hemingius_fw-la the_o command_n of_o christ_n be_v general_a that_o all_o nation_n shall_v be_v baptize_v matth._n 28._o therefore_o we_o gather_v that_o it_o be_v sacrilege_n to_o deny_v baptism_n to_o infant_n hemingii_n euchiridion_n de_fw-fr bapt._n zanche_n zanche_n we_o believe_v with_o the_o ancient_a catholic_a church_n that_o not_o only_a person_n of_o year_n who_o can_v express_v repentance_n and_o be_v able_a to_o make_v profession_n of_o their_o faith_n shall_v be_v admit_v to_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n but_o even_o infant_n also_o see_v we_o be_v to_o account_v they_o within_o the_o covenant_n for_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o the_o child_n of_o believer_n be_v holy_a 1_o cor._n 7.14_o especial_o see_v christ_n have_v no_o where_o alter_v the_o command_n of_o god_n give_v

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deal_v very_o presumptuous_o aretius_n aretius_n in_o deny_v infant_n to_o have_v faith_n but_o suppose_v they_o have_v not_o faith_n their_o parent_n have_v and_o their_o child_n be_v holy_a 1_o cor._n 7.14_o and_o do_v belong_v to_o the_o church_n and_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n who_o administer_v the_o true_a baptism_n why_o therefore_o shall_v they_o not_o be_v baptize_v shall_v our_o child_n be_v more_o unhappy_a than_o the_o child_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v not_o debar_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v our_o baptism_n inferior_a to_o circumcision_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v administer_v to_o infant_n as_o that_o be_v but_o infant_n have_v faith_n in_o their_o kind_n their_o parent_n do_v believe_v and_o they_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n it_o be_v our_o part_n therefore_o to_o hope_v well_o of_o they_o see_v election_n be_v one_o of_o the_o hide_a secret_n of_o god_n therefore_o by_o no_o honest_a reason_n may_v baptism_n be_v deny_v to_o infant_n 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