Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	according_a	church_n	word_n	982	5	3.8217	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09599	The way to heauen shevving, 1. That saluation is onely in the Church. 2. What that Church is. 3. By what meanes men are added to the Church. 4. The author, or efficient of this addition. 5. The time & continuance of that worke. 6. The happinesse of those that are added to the Church. By Iohn Phillips, Bachelor of Diuinity, and pastor of Feuersham in Kent.	Phillips, John, d. 1640.	1625 (1625)	STC 19878; ESTC S114718	63,953	76

covenant_n be_v propound_v in_o the_o word_n and_o accept_v and_o embrace_v of_o the_o believer_n by_o faith_n be_v ratify_v and_o confirm_v by_o the_o seal_n of_o baptism_n and_o so_o salvation_n as_o by_o a_o deed_n under_o hand_n and_o seal_v be_v effectual_o convey_v unto_o us._n therefore_o baptism_n be_v call_v by_o s._n peter_n 3.21_o the_o like_a figure_n which_o now_o save_v we_o because_o it_o be_v not_o a_o naked_a or_o bare_a sign_n of_o our_o regeneration_n and_o salvation_n but_o a_o effectual_a seal_n organ_n and_o instrument_n to_o convey_v and_o as_o it_o be_v to_o set_v the_o very_a stamp_n and_o character_n of_o save_v grace_n upon_o the_o soul_n of_o every_o faithful_a christian._n hence_o be_v that_o of_o s._n ambrose_n 5._o origo_fw-la verae_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la veraeque_fw-la iustitiae_fw-la in_o regenerationis_fw-la posita_fw-la est_fw-la sacramento_n etc._n etc._n the_o original_n of_o true_a life_n and_o of_o true_a righteousness_n be_v ground_v in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o regeneration_n suitable_a to_o this_o antiquity_n be_v the_o modern_a doctrine_n of_o our_o christian_a church_n 27._o baptism_n say_v our_o church_n of_o england_n be_v not_o only_o a_o sign_n of_o profession_n and_o mark_v of_o difference_n etc._n etc._n but_o be_v also_o a_o sign_n of_o regeneration_n or_o new_a birth_n whereby_o as_o by_o a_o instrument_n they_o that_o receive_v baptism_n right_o be_v graft_v into_o the_o church_n etc._n etc._n yea_o calvin_n himself_o be_v so_o plain_a for_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o bare_a sign_n 6.3_o that_o he_o prove_v out_o of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n quòd_fw-la per_fw-la baptismum_fw-la 5._o christus_fw-la nos_fw-la mortis_fw-la suae_fw-la fecerit_fw-la participes_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o eam_fw-la inseramur_fw-la that_o by_o baptism_n christ_n have_v make_v we_o partaker_n of_o his_o death_n that_o we_o may_v be_v ingraft_v into_o it_o and_o immediate_o 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salvation_n not_o allege_v the_o believer_n to_o repose_v himself_o upon_o any_o one_o place_n as_o rome_n or_o constantinople_n or_o the_o like_a but_o place_v he_o that_o shall_v be_v save_v in_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o good_a reason_n for_o he_o know_v well_o that_o arianisme_n have_v possess_v all_o place_n yea_o rome_n itself_o and_o have_v infect_v the_o head_n even_o liberius_n himself_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o be_v not_o only_o witness_v by_o the_o father_n as_o athanasius_n hierome_n hilary_n augustine_n but_o be_v also_o acknowledge_v by_o their_o own_o romish_a doctor_n cardinal_n and_o historian_n though_o bellarmine_n and_o baronius_n will_v glad_o feign_v some_o excuse_n for_o he_o be_v 4._o moreover_o it_o must_v be_v consider_v that_o rome_n be_v and_o ever_o be_v when_o it_o be_v at_o the_o best_a but_o a_o particular_a church_n and_o member_n of_o the_o universal_a as_o other_o church_n be_v and_o therefore_o can_v no_o more_o 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