Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	aaron_n	birth_n	moses_n	29	3	8.7710	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36663	A treatise of baptism wherein that of believers and that of infants is examined by the Scriptures, with the history of both out of antiquity : making it appear that infants baptism was not practised for near 300 years after Christ ... and that the famous Waldensian and old British churches and Christians witnessed against it : with the examination of the stories about Thomas Munzer, and John a Leyden : as also, the history of Christianity amongst the ancient Britains and Waldenses : and, a brief answer to Mr. Bunyan about communion with persons unbaptized / by H.D.	Danvers, Henry, d. 1687.	1673 (1673)	Wing D233; ESTC R35615	154,836	411

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than_o abraham_n seed_n and_o heir_n of_o promise_n no_o birth_n privilege_n but_o the_o new_a birth_n therefore_o to_o go_v back_o to_o the_o national_a birth_n privilege_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o privilege_n that_o it_o i●_n a_o bondage_n rather_o to_o return_v to_o the_o type_n and_o shadow_n the_o antitype_n and_o substance_n be_v come_v 2._o neither_o ought_v such_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v any_o more_o esteem_v the_o loss_n of_o a_o privilege_n than_o our_o not_o enjoy_v literal_o a_o holy_a land_n city_n temple_n a_o succession_n of_o a_o high_a priest_n and_o a_o priesthood_n by_o generation_n or_o lineal_a descent_n for_o y●u_o know_v their_o child_n be_v priest_n successive_o in_o their_o generation_n a_o levite_n beget_v a_o priest_n or_o minister_n as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o tribe_n beget_v church-member_n since_o all_o those_o type_n be_v spiritualise_v to_o we_o the_o believer_n under_o the_o gospel_n who_o be_v now_o the_o holy_a nation_n the_o holy_a city_n 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to_o be_v circumcise_a but_o here_o only_o one_o of_o a_o city_n or_o two_o of_o a_o tribe_n for_o believer_n be_v but_o thin_a sow_o and_o the_o child_n of_o unbeliever_n and_o wicked_a man_n be_v to_o receive_v no_o such_o benefit_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o so_o many_o and_o second_o you_o ●ould_v be_v very_o short_a in_o another_o respect_n as_o be_v at_o a_o utter_a uncertainty_n when_o you_o have_v a_o right_a subject_n for_o if_o the_o parent_n be_v a_o hypocrite_n or_o no_o elect_a person_n which_o be_v out_o of_o your_o reach_n to_o understand_v you_o can_v know_v whether_o the_o child_n be_v fit_a for_o baptism_n for_o the_o seed_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n you_o must_v not_o meddle_v with_o by_o any_o mean_n whereas_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o doubt_n or_o scruple_n in_o israel_n as_o to_o the_o subject_a for_o the_o father_n be_v circumcise_a it_o be_v a_o infallible_a mark_n they_o be_v right_a and_o three_o neither_o can_v the_o child_n when_o he_o be_v grow_v up_o 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be_v by_o dip_v that_o the_o manner_n and_o ceremony_n of_o baptism_n ought_v to_o be_v by_o dip_v or_o plunge_v the_o whole_a body_n under_o water_n and_o not_o by_o sprinkle_v or_o pour_v a_o little_a water_n on_o the_o face_n or_o head_n as_o have_v common_o be_v use_v especial_o since_o the_o subject_n have_v be_v change_v from_o man_n to_o babe_n be_v thus_o make_v good_a viz._n first_o word_n first_o from_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n from_o the_o proper_a and_o genuine_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n so_o well_o agree_v with_o the_o end_n and_o use_n of_o baptism_n the_o ceremony_n to_o the_o substance_n sign_n to_o the_o thing_n signify_v the_o word_n we_o call_v baptism_n and_o the_o latin_n baptismus_fw-la be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o greek_a word_n itself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v so_o retain_v all_o along_o as_o gomarus_n observe_v in_o the_o latin_a church_n and_o in_o plain_a english_a be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o dip_v plunge_v or_o 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