Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	abraham_n	righteousness_n	seal_n	9,017	5	9.6941	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26961	Much in a little, or, An abstract of Mr. Baxters plain Scripture-proof for infants church-membership or baptism with a few notes upon the anti-queries of T.G. / by the same hand that wrote the Fifty queries.	Barret, John, 1631-1713.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. Plain Scripture-proof of infants church-membership and baptism.; Grantham, Thomas, 1634-1692. Quaeries examined.	1678 (1678)	Wing B1314; ESTC R14073	29,895	84

they_o not_o god_n engage_v in_o covenant_n to_o be_v their_o god_n and_o to_o take_v they_o for_o his_o peculiar_a people_n deut._n 29._o 10_o 11_o 12._o and_o those_o that_o be_v alien_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o 40._o israel_n be_v they_o not_o stranger_n to_o the_o covenant_n of_o promise_n and_o without_o hope_n and_o without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n eph._n 2._o 12._o and_o be_v there_o any_o scripture_n that_o speak_v of_o deliver_v any_o from_o this_o sad_a estate_n but_o church-member_n and_o when_o god_n add_v to_o the_o church_n such_o as_o shall_v be_v save_v can_v it_o be_v any_o know_a way_n of_o mercy_n to_o be_v cast_v or_o put_v out_o of_o the_o church_n do_v christ_n come_v in_o tho_o flesh_n to_o put_v infant_n out_o of_o his_o church_n in_o mercy_n will_v you_o say_v he_o can_v more_o fit_o save_v they_o out_o of_o his_o church_n than_o in_o it_o and_o if_o it_o be_v no_o benefit_n to_o the_o catholic_n church_n to_o have_v infant_n 42._o keep_v out_o of_o 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the_o jew_n be_v break_v off_o but_o for_o unbelief_n and_o consequent_o that_o believer_n and_o their_o seed_n be_v not_o break_v off_o will_v you_o say_v that_o the_o apostle_n speak_v there_o of_o the_o invisible_a church_n do_v he_o not_o speak_v of_o that_o 45._o church_n whereof_o the_o jew_n be_v natural_a branch_n v._n 24._o and_o be_v not_o that_o the_o visible_a church_n and_o if_o the_o break_n off_o be_v visible_a such_o wherein_n 46._o god_n severity_n be_v to_o be_v behold_v by_o the_o gentile_n as_o v_o 22._o be_v it_o not_o from_o the_o visible_a church_n direct_o can_v there_o be_v a_o visible_a break_v off_o or_o removal_n from_o a_o invisible_a term_n 4._o if_o it_o be_v into_o their_o own_o olive_n 48._o which_o they_o be_v break_v off_o from_o and_o of_o which_o they_o be_v natural_a branch_n that_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v re-ingraffed_n at_o their_o recovery_n as_o rom._n 11._o 24._o then_o how_o be_v god_n ordinance_n for_o their_o infant_n church-membership_n 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