Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	apostle_n	scripture_n	tradition_n	4,180	5	9.2107	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19033	The plea for infants and elder people, concerning their baptisme, or, A processe of the passages between M. Iohn Smyth and Richard Clyfton wherein, first is proved, that the baptising of infants of beleevers, is an ordinance of God, secondly, that the rebaptising of such, as have been formerly baptised in the apostate churches of Christians, is utterly unlawful, also, the reasons and objects to the contrarie, answered : divided into two principal heads, I. Of the first position, concerning the baptising of infants, II. Of the second position, concerning the rebaptising of elder people.	Clyfton, Richard, d. 1616.	1610 (1610)	STC 5450; ESTC S1572	214,939	244

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in_o force_n to_o the_o faithful_a and_o their_o seed_n rom._n 9_o 6._o 8._o 15._o &_o 11_o 1._o 2-5_a 2._o christ_n speak_v to_o such_o of_o the_o jew_n as_o by_o their_o work_n do_v show_v themselves_o to_o be_v of_o the_o devil_n he_o intend_v not_o to_o teach_v that_o this_o be_v the_o constitution_n &_o state_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o much_o as_o christ_n say_v to_o these_o jew_n may_v be_v say_v to_o we_o under_o the_o gospel_n as_o of_o those_o antichristian_o whereof_o john_n speak_v 1._o john_n 2._o 19_o and_o therefore_o all_o that_o you_o have_v say_v prove_v nothing_o for_o the_o question_n in_o hand_n again_o to_o prove_v the_o disciple_n to_o be_v baptize_v you_o cite_v joh._n 4._o 1._o &_o 1._o 35._o 40._o i_o answer_v in_o the_o latter_a place_n be_v no_o mention_n of_o baptism_n and_o in_o the_o former_a it_o be_v say_v that_o jesus_n baptize_v more_o disciple_n than_o john_n which_o in_o verse_n 2._o be_v explain_v that_o he_o 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as_o be_v to_o be_v make_v disciple_n and_o bring_v into_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n so_o go_v faith_n before_o circumcision_n abraham_n first_o believe_v &_o after_o be_v circumcise_v and_o likewise_o must_v all_o they_o which_o with_o abraham_n enter_v into_o god_n covenant_n first_o believe_v and_o then_o be_v baptize_v as_o the_o eunuch_n act._n 8._o 37._o lydia_n act._n 16._o 15._o &_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o prison_n verse_n 33._o but_o when_o such_o have_v receve_v the_o faith_n then_o be_v their_o infant_n and_o household_n capable_a also_o of_o baptism_n as_o abraham_n family_n be_v of_o circumcision_n he_o believe_v the_o promise_n gen._n 17._o &_o therefore_o it_o be_v write_v that_o when_o god_n open_v the_o hart_n of_o lydia_n that_o she_o do_v attend_v to_o the_o word_n that_o paul_n preach_v and_o beleve_v not_o only_o she_o herself_o but_o all_o her_o household_n be_v baptize_v and_o yet_o be_v there_o no_o mention_n of_o the_o faith_n of_o any_o of_o they_o save_v 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