Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	covenant_n	grace_n	seal_n	4,967	5	9.5543	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49508	An apologie for our publick ministerie and infant-baptism written som years ago for private satisfaction of som dissenting brethren and upon request enlarged and published for the same ends / by William Lyford.	Lyford, William, 1598-1653.	1652 (1652)	Wing L3544; ESTC R24102	42,825	54

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and_o give_v that_o commandment_n the_o which_o be_v still_o so_o of_o force_n that_o if_o christ_n the_o lord_n of_o the_o house_n have_v not_o change_v it_o we_o be_v all_o bind_v at_o this_o day_n to_o be_v circumcise_a and_o see_v he_o have_v change_v that_o sign_n into_o baptism_n but_o not_o the_o covenant_n itself_o nor_o the_o commandment_n thereto_o annex_v it_o follow_v that_o by_o the_o old_a commandment_n enjoin_v infant_n to_o be_v mark_v and_o by_o christ_n new_a commandment_n enjoin_v baptism_n to_o be_v that_o mark_n all_o that_o be_v not_o except_v out_o of_o the_o covenant_n stand_v bind_v to_o recei_fw-mi it_o in_o like_a manner_n as_o the_o four_o commandment_n injoin_v one_o day_n of_o seven_o for_o a_o holy_a rest_n to_o the_o lord_n do_v bind_v we_o to_o observe_v our_o lordsday_n the_o commandment_n stand_v of_o force_n though_o the_o first_o day_n be_v change_v so_o the_o commandment_n for_o sign_v of_o the_o nation_n who_o god_n receive_v into_o covenant_n 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regeneration_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n through_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n do_v also_o belong_v to_o they_o for_o except_v a_o infant_n be_v bear_v again_o 35._o joh._n 35._o and_o cleanse_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n he_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n 23._o heb._n 9.22_o 23._o but_o some_o infant_n do_v enter_v into_o heaven_n therefore_o some_o infant_n be_v bear_v again_o justify_v and_o sanctify_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n now_o what_o have_v the_o anabaptist_n to_o except_v against_o this_o plain_a doctrine_n of_o scripture_n object_n 1_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o covenant_n belong_v to_o elect_a infant_n not_o to_o all_o shall_v we_o under_o that_o pretence_n baptize_v all_o in_o general_n this_o be_v object_v to_o i_o in_o our_o