Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	administer_v	baptism_n	true_a	3,320	5	5.9973	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47744	Five discourses by the author of The snake in the grass viz. On water baptism, episcopacy, primitive heresie of the Quakers, reflections on the Quakers, a brief account of the Socinian trinity ; to which is added a preface to the whole.; Selections. 1700	Leslie, Charles, 1650-1722.	1700 (1700)	Wing L1133; ESTC R1214	55,897	120

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be_v the_o form_n of_o make_v they_o such_o if_o any_o will_v say_v that_o he_o baptise_a they_o to_o be_v disciple_n to_o john_n that_o will_v be_v answer_v sect._n vi._n but_o as_o to_o the_o present_a point_n it_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n who_o disciple_n they_o be_v make_v for_o we_o be_v now_o only_o to_o show_v that_o baptism_n in_o the_o general_n be_v a_o initiate_v form_n and_o when_o christ_n practise_v it_o as_o well_o as_o john_n as_o this_o text_n do_v express_o declare_v no_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v that_o he_o do_v not_o use_v it_o as_o a_o initiate_a form_n as_o well_o as_o john_n especial_o when_o the_o text_n do_v express_v that_o he_o do_v make_v they_o disciple_n by_o baptise_v of_o they_o as_o above_o be_v show_v and_o pursuant_n to_o this_o when_o christ_n send_v his_o apostle_n to_o convert_v all_o nation_n his_o commission_n of_o baptise_v be_v as_o large_a as_o that_o of_o teach_v matth._n xxviii_o 19_o go_v teach_v all_o nation_n baptise_v they_o etc._n etc._n i._n e._n baptise_v all_o who_o shall_v receive_v your_o word_n and_o according_o it_o be_v say_v act_v two_o 41._o they_o that_o receive_v the_o word_n be_v baptize_v pursuant_n to_o what_o the_o apostle_n have_v preach_v to_o they_o verse_n 28._o repent_v and_o be_v baptise_a and_o accordin_o we_o find_v it_o the_o constant_a custom_n to_o baptize_v all_o that_o be_v convert_v to_o the_o faith_n thus_o paul_n though_o miraculous_o convert_v from_o heaven_n be_v command_v to_o be_v baptize_v act_v xxii_o 16._o and_o he_o baptize_v lydia_n and_o the_o jailor_n and_o their_o household_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v convert_v they_o act_v xuj_o 15_o 33._o and_o the_o corinthian_n act_n xviii_o 8._o and_o the_o disciple_n of_o john_n who_o have_v not_o yet_o be_v make_v christian_n act_n nineteeen_o 5._o philip_n do_v baptise_v the_o eunuch_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o believe_v in_o christ_n act_v viij_o 37_o 38._o and_o peter_n immediate_o upon_o the_o conversion_n of_o cornelius_n 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