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	seal_n	seal_v	4,393	5	10.3434	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43469	Some plain letters in the defence of infant baptism and of the mode of baptizing (now generally used in the Church of England), which may serve, for a confutation of a small treatise entituled The reason why not infant-sprinkling, but believers-baptism ought to be approved, &c.	Hewerdine, Thomas, 1659 or 60-1738?	1699 (1699)	Wing H1630; ESTC R5896	62,852	138

child_n and_o therefore_o be_v baptise_a every_o one_o of_o you_o you_o and_o your_o child_n that_o you_o may_v receive_v it_o and_o thus_o i_o have_v finish_v the_o task_n which_o you_o set_v i_o and_o i_o hope_v you_o need_v not_o be_v remember_v that_o i_o have_v thus_o far_o be_v answer_v your_o grand_a objection_n that_o you_o no_o where_n find_v in_o scripture_n either_o that_o any_o infant_n be_v baptise_a or_o command_v to_o be_v baptise_a and_o therefore_o it_o must_v be_v consider_v that_o i_o can_v not_o fair_o insist_v upon_o any_o other_o argument_n in_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o poor_a child_n right_o to_o baptism_n but_o such_o as_o fall_v in_o the_o way_n wherein_o your_o objection_n have_v be_v my_o guide_n to_o lead_v i_o and_o yet_o i_o have_v some_o hope_n that_o notwithstanding_o our_o adversary_n great_a pretence_n to_o scripture_n i_o have_v say_v enough_o to_o satisfy_v you_o that_o there_o be_v not_o one_o syllable_n in_o the_o text_n which_o they_o allege_v against_o infant-baptism_n but_o a_o great_a deal_n for_o it_o but_o now_o then_o sir_n i_o shall_v huge_o wrong_v the_o cause_n shall_v i_o not_o here_o admonish_v you_o that_o there_o be_v twenty_o and_o twenty_o more_o argument_n still_o for_o the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n which_o i_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o once_o touch_v or_o hint_v at_o for_o they_o come_v not_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o my_o undertake_n so_o that_o if_o you_o will_v be_v furnish_v with_o all_o the_o plentiful_a variety_n of_o argument_n in_o this_o case_n you_o must_v consult_v the_o many_o excellent_a writer_n upon_o this_o subject_a and_o particular_o those_o very_a learned_a author_n mention_v in_o my_o four_o letter_n i_o be_o not_o willing_a to_o take_v their_o argument_n out_o of_o their_o hand_n for_o i_o be_o not_o so_o vain_a as_o to_o think_v myself_o able_a to_o mend_v they_o and_o therefore_o i_o will_v here_o conclude_v unless_o it_o may_v please_v you_o to_o lay_v some_o further_a command_n upon_o sir_n july_n 22._o 1698._o your_o real_a and_o humble_a servant_n t._n h._n letter_n ix_o sir_n i_o be_o very_o willing_a to_o take_v that_o one_o step_v more_o which_o you_o speak_v of_o and_o at_o your_o request_n to_o set_v before_o you_o so_o far_o as_o i_o be_o able_a a_o true_a notion_n of_o baptism_n as_o to_o the_o necessity_n of_o it_o which_o as_o you_o true_o imagine_v may_v give_v considerable_a light_n to_o some_o difficulty_n relate_v to_o this_o sacrament_n and_o here_o i_o will_v lay_v down_o this_o as_o a_o fundamental_a rule_n namely_o that_o when_o we_o have_v do_v all_o we_o be_v unprofitable_a servant_n we_o can_v never_o merit_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n the_o least_o of_o all_o his_o mercy_n but_o from_o whence_o then_o be_v all_o our_o hope_n of_o his_o great_a but_o from_o his_o own_o gracious_a promise_n well_o but_o it_o be_v every_o where_o plain_a in_o scripture_n that_o all_o his_o promise_n be_v conditional_a make_v to_o we_o by_o 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no_o but_o the_o uncircumcised_a manchild_n be_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o god_n people_n that_o be_v he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v reckon_v with_o those_o people_n who_o be_v in_o covenant_n with_o god_n gen._n 17.14_o and_o as_o circumcision_n be_v then_o so_o be_v baptism_n now_o viz._n a_o visible_a sign_n whereby_o the_o new_a covenant_n between_o god_n and_o we_o be_v seal_v and_o confirm_v and_o consequent_o till_o we_o be_v first_o baptise_a we_o be_v no_o more_o in_o covenant_n with_o god_n than_o be_v the_o uncircumcised_a manchild_n and_o now_o sir_n i_o hope_v you_o see_v the_o necessity_n of_o baptism_n as_o it_o be_v the_o sign_n and_o seal_n of_o that_o new_a covenant_n which_o give_v we_o all_o our_o hope_n of_o salvation_n for_o as_o faith_n and_o repentance_n be_v necessary_a to_o our_o salvation_n as_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n so_o be_v baptism_n necessary_a as_o the_o sign_n and_o seal_n of_o that_o covenant_n to_o make_v it_o of_o force_n and_o 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