Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	father_n	heaven_n	maker_n	3,071	5	10.1314	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88809	Of baptisme. The heads and order of such things as are especially insisted on, you will find in the table of chapters.	Lawrence, Henry, 1600-1664.	1646 (1646)	Wing L663; Thomason E1116_1; ESTC R210176	92,194	427

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there_o be_v certain_a necessitous_a &_o extraordinary_a case_n wherein_o other_o may_v be_v use_v for_o baptism_n than_o such_o as_o be_v the_o ordinary_a minister_n of_o it_o but_o now_o because_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o be_v and_o another_o thing_n to_o be_v right_o or_o well_o in_o relation_n to_o ourselves_o and_o the_o ordinary_a and_o orderly_a administration_n of_o baptism_n we_o shall_v consider_v whether_o baptism_n be_v a_o thing_n of_o public_a or_o private_a cognisance_n and_o to_o what_o predicament_n it_o belong_v and_o whether_o it_o pretend_v which_o will_v be_v the_o bound_n of_o this_o discourse_n and_o show_v we_o whence_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fetch_v and_o derive_v that_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o public_a cognisance_n appear_v to_o i_o both_o by_o the_o primitive_a commission_n and_o primitive_a practice_n the_o commission_n lie_v matt._n 28.19_o go_v you_o therefore_o and_o teach_v all_o nation_n baptise_v they_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o 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