Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	circumcision_n	covenant_n	seal_n	7,337	5	9.8059	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91973	Pædo-baptisme: or, the baptizing of infants justified: by the judgement and practice of ancient and moderne Protestant divines, both foraine, and of this nation: clearly proving the absolute necessity of baptizing infants, from the authority of sacred scripture and the force of undeniable reason. Together with an excellent letter of Mr. John Philpots to the same purpose. / Collected by Robert Ram, minister of Spalding in Lincolnshire. Published by authority.	Ram, Robert, d. 1657.; Philpot, John, 1516-1555.	1645 (1645)	Wing R194; Thomason E276_12; ESTC R209870	23,751	33

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and_o be_v baptize_v shall_v be_v save_v but_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o shall_v be_v damn_v etc._n etc._n to_o this_o i_o add_v that_o nothing_o be_v add_v to_o god_n word_n by_o baptism_n of_o child_n as_o you_o pretend_v but_o that_o be_v do_v which_o the_o same_o word_n do_v require_v for_o that_o child_n be_v account_v of_o christ_n in_o the_o gospel_n among_o the_o number_n of_o such_o as_o do_v believe_v as_o it_o appear_v by_o these_o word_n 18._o matth._n 18._o he_o that_o offend_v one_o of_o these_o little_a babe_n which_o believe_v in_o i_o it_o be_v better_o for_o he_o to_o have_v a_o millstone_n tie_v about_o his_o neck_n and_o to_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n where_o plain_o christ_n call_v such_o as_o be_v not_o able_a to_o confess_v their_o faith_n believer_n because_o of_o his_o mere_a grace_n he_o repute_v they_o for_o believer_n and_o this_o be_v no_o wonder_n so_o to_o be_v take_v since_o god_n impute_v faith_n for_o righteousness_n unto_o 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circumcision_n and_o bear_v a_o correspondency_n with_o it_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o jew_n child_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n shall_v not_o be_v better_o than_o that_o of_o the_o infant_n of_o christian_n under_o the_o new_a spanh_o dubia_fw-la evangelica_n part_n 3._o lavater_n lavater_n see_v the_o grace_n of_o the_o gospel_n extend_v itself_o more_o large_o than_o that_o of_o the_o law_n it_o be_v expedient_a that_o a_o sacrament_n shall_v be_v ordain_v divulge_v more_o grace_n than_o circumcision_n therefore_o baptism_n be_v administer_v to_o woman_n though_o circumcision_n be_v not_o whereby_o we_o may_v conclude_v against_o those_o who_o deny_v the_o baptise_v of_o infant_n for_o if_o child_n under_o the_o law_n be_v circumcise_v notwithstanding_o they_o can_v know_v nothing_o of_o the_o nature_n and_o benefit_n of_o that_o covenant_n why_o shall_v not_o our_o child_n be_v baptize_v now_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o child_n better_o under_o the_o old_a testament_n 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which_o the_o holy_a spirit_n pour_v on_o they_o that_o be_v baptize_v whereby_o they_o be_v justify_v be_v make_v heir_n of_o eternal_a life_n tit._n 3.5_o and_o that_o little_a child_n do_v receive_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n christ_n himself_o affirm_v matth._n 10.15_o and_o this_o be_v call_v the_o faith_n of_o infant_n for_o as_o circumcision_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v to_o infant_n a_o sign_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n rom._n 4.11_o so_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n because_o child_n that_o be_v baptize_v do_v please_v god_n and_o be_v save_v they_o neither_o may_v nor_o aught_o to_o be_v reject_v among_o infidel_n but_o be_v true_o to_o be_v reckon_v among_o believer_n and_o so_o unto_o they_o belong_v the_o word_n he_o that_o believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v shall_v be_v save_v mar._n 16.16_o chemnitii_fw-la loca_fw-la theol._n de_fw-fr bapt._n marlorat_n marlorat_n if_o you_o ask_v how_o the_o child_n of_o christian_n do_v belong_v to_o the_o church_n or_o 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