Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	baptism_n	baptize_v	bury_v	4,398	5	9.3006	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74998	Some baptismal abuses briefly discovered. Or A cordial endeavour to reduce the administration and use of baptism, to its primitive purity; in two parts. The first part, tending to disprove the lawfulness of infant baptism. The second part, tending to prove it necessary for persons to be baptized after they believe, their infant baptism, or any pre-profession of the Gospel notwithstanding. As also, discovering the disorder and irregularity that is in mixt communion of persons baptized, with such as are unbaptized, in church-fellowship. By William Allen.	Allen, William, d. 1686.	1653 (1653)	Wing A1075; Thomason E702_12; ESTC R10531	105,249	135

respect_n it_o be_v like_a unto_o the_o feast_n that_o be_v in_o juda_n to_o wit_n of_o god_n own_o appoint_v yet_o because_o he_o take_v liberty_n to_o vary_v the_o time_n of_o its_o celebration_n from_o the_o fourteen_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n the_o time_n of_o god_n own_o choose_n unto_o the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o the_o eight_o month_n which_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o month_n which_o he_o have_v devise_v of_o his_o own_o heart_n therefore_o be_v this_o feast_n worthy_o esteem_v none_o of_o god_n feast_n but_o jeroboam'_v feast_n 1_o king_n 12.32_o 33._o and_o be_v there_o not_o the_o same_o proportion_n of_o reason_n to_o adjudge_v infant-baptism_n to_o have_v none_o other_o author_n but_o man_n and_o to_o be_v a_o thing_n devise_v of_o man_n own_o heart_n though_o it_o shall_v be_v grant_v that_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o outward_a element_n and_o action_n thereto_o belong_v it_o be_v like_a unto_o the_o baptism_n which_o be_v from_o god_n yet_o in_o as_o much_o as_o 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upon_o any_o good_a ground_n be_v expect_v 3._o i_o have_v prove_v before_o in_o another_o argument_n that_o now_o under_o the_o gospel-ministration_n there_o be_v no_o benefit_n come_v either_o by_o baptism_n or_o any_o other_o ordinance_n but_o by_o mean_n of_o his_o faith_n who_o partake_v thereof_o without_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n hebr._n 11.6_o i._n e._n in_o any_o service_n to_o approve_v one_o self_n acceptable_a to_o he_o for_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n rom._n 14.23_o it_o then_o the_o benefit_n we_o speak_v of_o come_v not_o without_o faith_n than_o neither_o do_v it_o accrue_v without_o that_o willingness_n of_o mind_n and_o obedientious_a disposition_n god-ward_o we_o speak_v of_o because_o it_o be_v impossible_a this_o shall_v be_v separate_a from_o faith_n i_o mean_v a_o