Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	infant_n	kingdom_n	visible_a	3,042	5	9.7675	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65671	Infant baptism plainly proved a discourse wherein certain select arguments for infant baptism, formerly syllogyistically handled, are now reviewed, abbreviated, and reduced to a plain method, for the benefit of the unlearned, and persons of weaker capacity / by Joseph Whiston ; with a large epistle to the pious and learned among the anti-pædobaptists, especially the authors of the late confession of their faith.	Whiston, Joseph, d. 1690.	1678 (1678)	Wing W1694; ESTC R1322	72,861	137

answerable_o be_v admit_v and_o incorporate_v thereinto_o this_o way_n viz._n by_o baptism_n that_o baptism_n be_v appoint_v for_o this_o end_n and_o purpose_n be_v plain_o express_v 1_o cor._n 12.13_o and_o that_o there_o be_v any_o other_o way_n appoint_v for_o that_o end_n and_o purpose_n be_v not_o neither_o can_v be_v affirm_v by_o any_o now_o that_o infant_n as_o under_o or_o as_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o promise_n do_v appertain_v to_o the_o visible_a church_n kingdom_n or_o body_n of_o christ_n and_o be_v own_a and_o look_v upon_o so_o to_o do_v both_o by_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n be_v plain_a 1._o because_o as_o under_o the_o promise_n and_o in_o covenant_n with_o god_n they_o be_v as_o personal_o and_o particular_o consider_v the_o actual_a subject_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o salvation_n now_o whosoever_o be_v as_o personal_o and_o particular_o consider_v a_o actual_a subject_n of_o the_o promise_n they_o must_v needs_o appertain_v to_o the_o visible_a church_n kingdom_n or_o body_n of_o christ_n christ_n be_v only_o the_o saviour_n of_o his_o body_n eph._n 5.23_o though_o it_o be_v true_a christ_n in_o a_o large_a sense_n may_v be_v and_o be_v in_o scripture_n say_v to_o be_v the_o saviour_n of_o all_o man_n and_o the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n yet_o none_o but_o such_o as_o be_v member_n of_o his_o mystical_a body_n at_o least_o do_v appertain_v thereunto_o and_o have_v a_o right_n of_o admission_n thereinto_o be_v under_o the_o promise_n of_o salvation_n by_o he_o as_o personal_o and_o particular_o consider_v hence_o all_o other_o be_v say_v to_o be_v stranger_n to_o the_o covenant_n of_o promise_n eph._n 2.12_o so_o that_o the_o infant-seed_n of_o believer_n be_v under_o the_o promise_n of_o salvation_n by_o christ_n and_o that_o as_o personal_o and_o particular_o consider_v and_o he_o be_v only_o the_o saviour_n of_o his_o body_n they_o must_v needs_o appertain_v to_o his_o body_n and_o answerable_o aught_o to_o be_v admit_v and_o 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be_v their_o interest_n in_o the_o promise_n that_o he_o ground_n his_o exhortation_n to_o they_o to_o be_v baptize_v upon_o hence_o however_o person_n come_v to_o have_v a_o interest_n in_o the_o promise_n whether_o it_o be_v by_o their_o descent_n from_o covenant-parent_n or_o by_o their_o own_o personal_a faith_n and_o repentance_n it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o our_o present_a purpose_n it_o be_v their_o interest_n in_o the_o promise_n that_o be_v the_o proper_a ground_n and_o that_o alone_o be_v a_o sufficient_a ground_n for_o the_o application_n of_o baptism_n be_v baptize_v for_o the_o promise_n be_v to_o you_o not_o be_v baptize_v because_o you_o have_v repent_v but_o because_o the_o promise_n be_v to_o you_o and_o this_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o first_o command_n to_o keep_v the_o covenant_n that_o be_v the_o token_n of_o the_o covenant_n the_o command_n be_v ground_v upon_o interest_n in_o the_o promise_n gen._n 17.9_o thou_o shall_v keep_v my_o covenant_n therefore_o 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believer_n but_o as_o the_o father_n of_o and_o answerable_o be_v in_o his_o receive_n of_o it_o the_o pattern_n to_o all_o that_o shall_v be_v receive_v into_o the_o same_o covenant_n with_o himself_o and_o of_o the_o same_o use_n be_v baptism_n as_o be_v evident_a 1_o pet._n 3.21_o with_o act_n 2.38_o 3._o the_o use_n and_o end_n of_o circumcision_n be_v to_o engage_v those_o to_o who_o it_o be_v apply_v to_o keep_v exact_o to_o the_o article_n of_o the_o covenant_n hence_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v circumcise_v to_o the_o lord_n jer._n 4.4_o and_o for_o the_o same_o end_n again_o baptism_n be_v appoint_v hence_o the_o baptise_a be_v say_v to_o be_v baptize_v into_o or_o unto_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n the_o son_n and_o holy-ghost_n and_o into_o or_o unto_o christ_n mat._n 28.19_o with_o gal._n 3.27_o 4._o circumcision_n be_v appoint_v a_o visible_a badge_n whereby_o the_o people_n of_o god_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o the_o same_o 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