Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	church_n	invisible_a	visible_a	9,700	5	9.4455	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B20542	Believers-baptism from heaven, and of divine institution Infants-baptism from earth, and human invention. Proved from the commission of Christ, the great law-giver to the gospel-church. With a brief, yet sufficient answer to Thomas Wall's book, called, Baptism anatomized. Together with a brief answer to a part of Mr. Daniel William's catechism, in his book unto youth. By Hercules Collins, a servant of the servants of Christ.	Collins, Hercules, d. 1702.	1691 (1691)	Wing C5360; ESTC R224066	50,763	158

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the_o parallel_n text_n mat._n 28.18_o there_o be_v first_o teach_v before_o baptise_v not_o first_o baptize_v but_o teach_v first_o from_o this_o part_n of_o our_o lord_n commission_n we_o collect_v these_o truth_n doct._n 1._o it_o be_v the_o unalterable_a will_n of_o jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v king_n and_o lawgiver_n to_o his_o gospel-church_n that_o all_o person_n believe_v before_o they_o be_v baptize_v doct._n 2._o it_o be_v the_o indispensable_a duty_n of_o all_o true_a believer_n to_o be_v baptise_a i_o call_v it_o a_o indispensable_a duty_n because_o i_o know_v no_o place_n where_o our_o lord_n have_v leave_v this_o to_o the_o liberty_n of_o believer_n to_o do_v it_o or_o leave_v it_o undo_v as_o best_o please_v they_o therefore_o if_o this_o be_v your_o lord_n and_o saviour_n will_n believer_n pray_v obey_v he_o in_o your_o prayer_n you_o desire_v you_o may_v be_v enable_v to_o do_v his_o will_n on_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v in_o heaven_n this_o be_v one_o part_n of_o his_o divine_a will_n your_o redeemer_n be_v willing_a to_o be_v baptize_v in_o blood_n for_o your_o salvation_n and_o will_v not_o you_o be_v baptize_v in_o water_n in_o obedience_n to_o his_o commission_n moreover_o christ_n call_v it_o 3.15_o mat._n 3.15_o a_o fulfil_n of_o all_o righteousness_n i_o be_o persuade_v shall_v god_n have_v command_v some_o great_a thing_n as_o be_v once_o say_v to_o naaman_n the_o syrian_a 5.13_o 2_o king_n 5.13_o it_o will_v have_v be_v do_v by_o many_o in_o the_o reform_a church_n before_o now_o how_o much_o rather_o when_o he_o only_o say_v go_v wash_v and_o be_v clean_a or_o as_o ananias_n unto_o st._n paul_n arise_v and_o wash_v away_o thy_o sin_n viz._n sacramental_o and_o symbolical_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o lord_n supper_n take_v heed_n my_o friend_n you_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o contempt_n look_v upon_o christ_n ordinance_n as_o mean_v low_a and_o little_a thing_n for_o nothing_o be_v mean_a

a_o secret_a design_n to_o decry_v the_o holy_a scripture_n cry_v up_o the_o power_n of_o godliness_n in_o word_n to_o undermine_v the_o form_n of_o godliness_n cry_v up_o faith_n and_o justification_n by_o faith_n to_o lessen_v repentance_n and_o a_o holy_a life_n cry_v out_o against_o the_o error_n of_o all_o church_n and_o under_o that_o pretence_n leave_v the_o true_a church_n and_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n until_o at_o last_o they_o have_v lose_v the_o church_n in_o the_o wilderness_n the_o ready_a way_n to_o lose_v themselves_o too_o if_o grace_n prevent_v not_o which_o i_o desire_v may_v chap._n vi_o contain_v the_o use_n 1._o if_o it_o be_v their_o duty_n who_o believe_v to_o be_v baptise_a then_o i_o infer_v those_o who_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o this_o grace_n of_o faith_n be_v under_o no_o divine_a obligation_n nor_o their_o parent_n neither_o to_o baptise_v they_o it_o be_v only_o a_o piece_n of_o will-worship_n which_o god_n never_o require_v col._n 2.23_o if_o any_o reckon_v themselves_o oblige_v to_o baptise_v or_o be_v baptise_a from_o man_n authority_n let_v such_o baptize_v in_o their_o name_n of_o who_o they_o have_v this_o authority_n and_o not_o join_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n with_o humane_a invention_n 109._o baptism_n of_o infant_n be_v not_o practise_v for_o near_o 300_o year_n after_o christ_n nor_o enjoin_v as_o necessary_a till_o 400_o year_n after_o christ._n magdeburgh_n hist_o cent._n 5._o p._n 835._o danvers_n on_o baptim_n p._n 105_o 106_o 107_o 108_o 109._o infant-baptism_n be_v hardly_o hear_v of_o till_o about_o three_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n augustine_n be_v the_o first_o that_o preach_v it_o necessary_a in_o his_o heat_n against_o pelagius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o deny_v original_a sin_n which_o augustine_n suppose_v to_o be_v take_v away_o in_o baptism_n about_o the_o 5_o century_n it_o be_v confirm_v and_o decree_v by_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o council_n in_o the_o milevetan_a council_n a_o province_n in_o africa_n 2._o be_v faith_n to_o precede_v baptism_n then_o how_o irregular_a do_v they_o act_v who_o baptize_v first_o before_o the_o subject_n have_v any_o grace_n and_o know_v not_o whether_o ever_o they_o will_v our_o lord_n know_v how_o he_o place_v his_o word_n when_o he_o say_v believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v and_o for_o person_n to_o act_v contrary_a reflect_v upon_o the_o wisdom_n of_o christ_n as_o though_o they_o know_v it_o be_v better_a to_o baptise_v first_o whatever_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o the_o contrary_n 3._o be_v faith_n to_o precede_v baptism_n then_o we_o infer_v those_o who_o be_v in_o this_o practice_n be_v very_o unjust_o call_v anabaptist_n martyr_n person_n baptise_a in_o infancy_n be_v to_o be_v baptise_a after_o they_o believe_v which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v esteem_v rebaptisation_n but_o right_a baptism_n as_o peter_n bruce_n the_o great_a waldensian_a martyr_n rebaptizer_n we_o know_v but_o of_o one_o baptism_n ephes_n 4._o and_o that_o be_v believer_n have_v the_o broad-seal_n and_o stamp_v of_o divine_a authority_n upon_o it_o how_o in_o derision_n be_v such_o call_v catabaptist_n as_o if_o they_o be_v against_o baptism_n because_o they_o plead_v for_o christ_n institution_n against_o man_n invention_n 4._o be_v faith_n to_o precede_v baptism_n then_o we_o infer_v they_o be_v great_o heterodox_n who_o assert_v that_o baptism_n work_v regeneration_n by_o the_o very_a operatum_fw-la very_a some_o call_v it_o opus_fw-la operatum_fw-la act_n although_o we_o doubt_v not_o of_o the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o strengthen_v and_o comfort_v god_n people_n in_o the_o way_n of_o their_o duty_n but_o to_o say_v the_o very_a act_n work_v it_o be_v not_o allowable_a forasmuch_o as_o regeneration_n be_v require_v before_o it_o and_o this_o sacrament_n be_v a_o sign_n and_o signification_n of_o regeneration_n therefore_o call_v by_o the_o apostle_n the_o wash_n of_o regeneration_n tit._n 3.5_o death_n to_o sin_n and_o sanctification_n be_v figure_v out_o in_o this_o ordinance_n when_o person_n be_v bury_v with_o christ_n in_o baptism_n rom._n 6.4_o show_v grotius_n say_v in_o his_o annotation_n upon_o matth._n 19_o the_o synod_n of_o neocesarea_n decree_v a_o woman_n with_o child_n may_v be_v baptise_a because_o it_o reach_v not_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o womb_n forasmuch_o as_o in_o baptism_n each_o one_o be_v free_a choice_n be_v show_v 5._o be_v person_n to_o believe_v before_o baptism_n then_o a_o actual_a personal_a faith_n be_v to_o precede_v this_o ordinance_n it_o be_v not_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o church_n nor_o a_o imputative_a faith_n of_o the_o parent_n in_o covenant_n nor_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o gossip_n or_o surety_n can_v be_v a_o sufficient_a argument_n for_o any_o minister_n to_o baptise_v but_o a_o profession_n of_o their_o own_o faith_n as_o philip_n require_v of_o the_o eunuch_n act._n 8.37_o and_o whereas_o some_o assert_v infant_n have_v faith_n what_o they_o may_v have_v be_v not_o know_v by_o any_o sign_n appear_v in_o they_o 8._o see_v dr._n duveil_n on_o act_n 8._o and_o for_o personal_a and_o actual_a faith_n they_o have_v none_o which_o the_o commission_n require_v as_o prerequisite_a to_o baptism_n and_o for_o any_o to_o assert_v infant_n have_v faith_n or_o any_o other_o inspire_v habit_n may_v we_o not_o say_v with_o dr._n taylor_n such_o be_v constrain_v to_o answer_v this_o without_o revelation_n against_o reason_n common_a sense_n and_o all_o the_o experience_n in_o the_o world_n no_o great_a advantage_n can_v be_v desire_v against_o such_o a_o position_n 6._o be_v faith_n to_o be_v profess_v before_o we_o be_v baptise_a then_o we_o infer_v those_o that_o have_v suffer_v in_o defence_n of_o this_o doctrine_n have_v a_o good_a foundation_n for_o what_o they_o do_v the_o waldensian_a christian_n suffer_v imprisonment_n 114._o danvers_n on_o baptism_n p._n 113_o 114._o confiscation_n of_o good_n and_o some_o death_n many_o in_o germany_n holland_n flanders_n vienna_n mentz_n the_o palatinate_n for_o their_o oppose_a pedo-baptism_n and_o assert_v believer_n ii_o let_v all_o believer_n be_v exhort_v to_o obey_v christ_n who_o yet_o lie_v short_a of_o their_o duty_n the_o king_n or_o subject_a pastor_n or_o people_n learned_a or_o illiterate_a for_o the_o king_n of_o king_n have_v do_v it_o the_o great_a shepherd_n of_o the_o sheep_n and_o he_o who_o be_v only_o wise_a if_o any_o object_n i_o be_v baptise_a in_o my_o infancy_n i_o answer_v as_o one_o say_v of_o marriage_n it_o be_v not_o the_o bed_n that_o make_v marriage_n for_o then_o fornication_n be_v marriage_n but_o it_o be_v a_o lawful_a consent_n by_o covenant_n so_o i_o say_v of_o baptism_n it_o be_v not_o a_o little_a water_n sprinkle_v upon_o the_o face_n make_v baptism_n but_o also_o consent_v and_o subjection_n to_o christ_n command_n when_o thou_o be_v a_o infant_n not_o mr._n baxter_n say_v enter_v covenant_n with_o god_n be_v the_o essential_a point_n of_o baptism_n without_o it_o it_o be_v not_o baptism_n child_n can_v covenant_n surety_n neither_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n nor_o nature_n ought_v not_o parent_n by_o the_o canon_n law_n must_v not_o thou_o give_v no_o consent_n but_o rather_o dissent_n by_o cry_v when_o the_o water_n be_v scatter_v upon_o thy_o face_n thou_o have_v no_o faith_n no_o love_n no_o active_a obedience_n thy_o judgement_n not_o inform_v thy_o will_n and_o affection_n not_o incline_v but_o whole_o passive_a in_o the_o thing_n 〈…〉_o dr._n barlow_n say_v in_o the_o primitive_a time_n person_n be_v first_o catecumini_fw-la then_o illuminati_fw-la or_o baptizati_fw-la if_o matter_n and_o form_n be_v want_v the_o essence_n of_o the_o ordinance_n be_v 〈…〉_o like_o a_o stock_n or_o stone_n so_o that_o thou_o be_v not_o yet_o baptise_a because_o there_o want_v then_o the_o very_a essence_n of_o the_o ordinance_n which_o be_v right_a matter_n and_o form_n as_o for_o matter_n a_o ignorant_a infant_n be_v the_o subject_a in_o the_o room_n of_o a_o understand_a believer_n for_o the_o form_n sprinkle_v instead_o of_o dip_v so_o that_o thy_o infant-baptism_n be_v a_o mere_a non_fw-la entity_n and_o nothing_o the_o church_n of_o the_o rome_n confess_v she_o change_v dip_v into_o sprinkle_v cyprian_n be_v the_o first_o who_o plead_v for_o baptise_v the_o sick_a by_o sprinkle_v and_o for_o sprinkle_v new_a convert_v in_o the_o prisonhouse_n 126._o danvers_n p._n 204_o 205_o 206._o magd._n cent._n 3._o c._n 6._o p._n 126._o by_o degree_n they_o bring_v it_o in_o for_o sick_a child_n then_o for_o all_o child_n rome_n first_o and_o great_a argument_n infant-baptism_n novatian_o and_o donatist_n against_o infant-baptism_n by_o which_o infant-baptism_n be_v bring_v in_o be_v their_o imagine_v it_o take_v away_o original-sin_n upon_o which_o they_o make_v this_o canon_n in_o the_o milevetan_a council_n it_o be_v our_o will_n now_o too_o many_o be_v very_o tenacious_a of_o this_o