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	promise_n	seed_n	3,082	5	8.1194	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12552	The character of the beast, or, The false constitution of the church discovered in certayne passages betwixt Mr. R. Clifton & Iohn Smyth, concerning true Christian baptisme of new creatures, or new borne babes in Christ, &nd false baptisme of infants borne after the flesh : referred to two propositions, 1. That infants are not to bee baptized, 2. That antichristians converted are to bee admitted into the true church by baptisme.	Smyth, John, d. 1612.	1609 (1609)	STC 22875; ESTC S991	85,221	80

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kind_n &_o if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o commandment_n or_o example_n of_o baptise_v any_o one_o infant_n it_o have_v be_v sufficient_a though_o it_o have_v not_o be_v mention_v how_o many_o particular_a infant_n but_o as_o it_o fall_v out_o in_o circumcision_n that_o one_o particular_a precept_n be_v sufficient_a though_o it_o be_v not_o write_v how_o many_o thousand_o be_v circumcise_v so_o likewise_o of_o baptism_n finaly_n for_o that_o you_o say_v of_o the_o eunuch_n though_o i_o intend_v it_o not_o as_o you_o answer_v i●_n i_o think_v that_o some_o mention_n shall_v be_v make_v of_o philip_n to_o the_o eunuch_n or_o of_o the_o eunuch_n to_o philip_n his_o infant_n or_o child_n be_v at_o home_n far_o of_o concern_v infant_n or_o at_o least_o of_o some_o other_o that_o have_v infant_n or_o do_v baptis●_n person_n that_o have_v infant_n &_o that_o after_o this_o manner_n what_o have_v you_o any_o infant_n let_v they_o be_v bring_v to_o baptism_n aswell_o as_o your_o selus_fw-la 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of_o christ_n be_v baptize_v answer_n 1._o the_o apostle_n be_v indeed_o command_v to_o make_v disciple_n &_o to_o call_v unto_o the_o faith_n &_o fellowship_n of_o the_o gospel_n not_o only_o the_o jew_n but_o the_o gentile_n through_o out_o the_o world_n mat._n 28_o 19_o &_o give_v they_o power_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n which_o before_o have_v be_v preach_v to_o abraham_n gal._n 3.8_o &_o to_o baptise_v all_o that_o do_v receive_v it_o &_o thus_o we_o grant_v that_o faith_n must_v go_v before_o baptism_n in_o all_o such_o as_o be_v to_o be_v make_v disciple_n &_o bring_v into_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n so_o go_v faith_n before_o circumcision_n abraham_n first_o believe_v &_o after_o be_v circumcise_v &_o likewise_o must_v all_o they_o which_o with_o abraham_n enter_v into_o god_n covenant_n first_o believe_v &_o then_o be_v baptize_v as_o the_o eunuch_n act._n 8.37_o lydia_n act._n 16.13_o &_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o prison_n act._n 16.33_o but_o when_o such_o have_v 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