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	righteousness_n	seal_n	13,716	5	9.8320	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77834	Mans inbred malady, or The doctrine of original sin maintained, as also the necessity of infants baptism. / By George Burches B.D. late Rector of Wood-Church in Cheshire.	Burches, George, d. 1658.	1655 (1655)	Wing B5613; Thomason E1708_2; ESTC R10375	36,789	142

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for_o it_o out_o of_o god_n word_n ans_fw-fr i_o answer_v this_o will_v appear_v unto_o we_o mat._n 28.19_o where_o christ_n command_v he_o disciple_n and_o in_o they_o all_o minister_n successive_o unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n to_o go_v and_o disciple_v all_o nation_n baptise_v they_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d teach_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v make_v disciple_n which_o be_v by_o by_o be_v admit_v into_o christ_n school_n their_o parent_n give_v their_o name_n to_o christ_n both_o for_o themselves_o and_o their_o family_n and_o in_o christ_n precept_n teach_v do_v not_o go_v before_o but_o follow_v baptise_v ver_fw-la 20._o teach_v they_o to_o observe_v all_o thing_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v punctual_o observe_v in_o the_o child_n of_o the_o faithful_a who_o after_o they_o be_v baptize_v when_o they_o come_v 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