Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	act_n	jerusalem_n	zion_n	21	3	8.7506	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62864	Anti-pædobaptism, or, The third part being a full review of the dispute concerning infant baptism : in which the arguments for infant baptism from the covenant and initial seal, infants visible church membership, antiquity of infant baptism are refelled [sic] : and the writings of Mr. Stephen Marshal, Mr. Richard Baxter ... and others are examined, and many points about the covenants, and seals and other truths of weight are handled / by John Tombes.	Tombes, John, 1603?-1676.	1657 (1657)	Wing T1800; ESTC R28882	1,260,695	1,095

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untruth_n he_o imagine_v be_v that_o infant_n baptism_n be_v not_o practise_v by_o the_o apostle_n which_o be_v deny_v by_o the_o an●ipaedobaptists_n the_o proof_n lie_v upon_o they_o but_o by_o his_o ●●ave_n the_o proof_n lie_v upon_o the_o paedobaptist_n to_o prove_v they_o do_v baptize_v infant_n since_o they_o claim_v a_o right_a to_o it_o which_o mu●●_n be_v prove_v by_o precept_n o●_n example_n of_o the_o do_v it_o validity●o_o ●o_z sh●w_a infant_n baptism_n not_o to_o be_v according_a to_o god_n will_v since_o in_o mere_a positive_a institute_v worship_n wherein_o ●od_a have_v set_v down_o what_o he_o will_v have_v do_v he_o will_v have_v it_o so_o do_v and_o no_o otherwise_o it_o be_v pro●ed_v b●fore_o review_n part_v 2._o sect_n 5._o etc._n etc._n part_n 3._o sect_n 52_o that_o the_o apostle_n baptize_v not_o infant_n mr._n crs._n imagine_v reason_n why_o they_o may_v baptize_v none_o but_o of_o ripe_a age_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la be_v vain_a there_o be_v no_o intimation_n of_o any_o such_o ●_z in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o apostle_n act_n yea_o the_o story_n be_v against_o his_o surmise_n for_o the_o convert_v and_o baptize_v do_v not_o travel_v far_o to_o hear_v the_o apostle_n but_o the_o apostle_n travel_v far_o to_o preach_v to_o they_o in_o their_o own_o city_n and_o in_o they_o they_o go_v from_o house_n to_o house_n act_v 16.15_o 34._o &_o 20.20_o jerusalem_n and_o all_o judea_n and_o all_o the_o region_n round_o about_o jordan_n be_v say_v to_o go_v out_o to_o john_n baptist_n to_o be_v baptize_v of_o he_o in_o jordan_n confess_v their_o sin_n which_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o infant_n though_o infant_n be_v a_o par●_n of_o a_o nation_n yet_o mat._n ●8_o 19_o is._n 2.2_o by_o nation_n no_o infant_n be_v mean_v nor_o luk_n 19.19_o be_v in●ant_a baptism_n intimate_v the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n be_v not_o prove_v from_o act._n