Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	ancient_a	bishop_n	see_v	3,267	5	3.6763	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65025	A vindication of the apostolick and primative manner of baptizing by immersion in a letter to Mr. George Keith : with remarks upon a second friendly epistle written to him / from one who stiles himself Trepidantium Malleus.	Trepidantium Malleus.	1700 (1700)	Wing V495; ESTC R22686	18,586	35

the_o 6_o of_o the_o roman_n in_o a_o sense_n that_o plain_o suppose_v baptise_v by_o immersion_n to_o be_v the_o allow_v and_o general_a practice_n of_o the_o church_n ibid._n ep._n leonis_fw-la primi_fw-la in_o tomo_fw-la tertio_fw-la edit_fw-la paris_n sepulturam_fw-la triduanam_fw-la imitatur_fw-la trina_fw-la demersio_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la aquis_fw-la elevatio_fw-la resurgentis_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la instar_fw-la de_fw-la sepulchro_fw-la ibid._n for_o say_v he_o the_o trine_n immersion_n represent_v our_o saviour_n abide_n three_o day_n in_o the_o grave_n and_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o party_n baptise_a out_o of_o the_o water_n resemble_v his_o rise_n out_o of_o the_o grave_n now_o where_o have_v the_o sense_n of_o this_o comparison_n be_v if_o there_o have_v be_v no_o such_o thing_n in_o be_v as_o baptise_v by_o immersion_n and_o to_o add_v but_o one_o authority_n more_o of_o this_o sort_n observalum_fw-la catechis_n ad_fw-la paroch_n part_n 2._o de_fw-la baptismo_fw-la cùm_fw-la 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learned_a casanbon_n his_o countryman_n ibid._n casaub_n notae_fw-la ad_fw-la 3_o mat._n commate_a 6t●_n hic_fw-la enim_fw-la fuit_fw-la baptizandi_fw-la ritus_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o aquas_fw-la immergerentur_fw-la quod_fw-la vel_fw-la ipsa_fw-la vex_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d declarat_fw-la satis_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la abs_fw-la quod_fw-la se_fw-la nonnulli_fw-la disputarunt_fw-la de_fw-la toto_fw-la corpore_fw-la immergendo_fw-la ibid._n be_v of_o the_o very_a same_o opinion_n which_o he_o free_o declare_v in_o his_o brief_a note_n upon_o the_o greek_a testament_n say_v that_o the_o manner_n of_o john_n be_v baptism_n be_v by_o immersion_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o without_o reason_n that_o some_o person_n argue_v for_o plunge_v the_o whole_a body_n under_o water_n in_o baptism_n since_o the_o very_a word_n have_v that_o signification_n this_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o those_o two_o renown_a divine_n and_o crity_n the_o most_o considerable_a perhaps_o that_o france_n 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