Selected quad for the lemma: grace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	abraham_n	covenant_n	infant_n	2,770	5	9.7357	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57981	A survey of the Survey of that summe of church-discipline penned by Mr. Thomas Hooker ... wherein the way of the churches of N. England is now re-examined ... / by Samuel Rutherfurd ...	Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661.	1658 (1658)	Wing R2395; ESTC R19199	491,661	530

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no_o seal_n neither_o 5._o circumcision_n nor_o baptism_n therefore_o these_o do_v not_o constitute_v it_o nor_o any_o member_n thereof_o gen._n 17_o 10_o 11._o ans._n 1._o these_o five_o argument_n mr._n h._n borrow_a from_o the_o be_v brethren_n but_o weaken_v they_o by_o a_o unjust_a conclusion_n which_o i_o own_v not_o nor_o any_o of_o our_o brethren_n this_o argument_n also_o be_v apt_a to_o destroy_v all_o the_o seal_n for_o there_o be_v a_o church_n of_o visible_a regenerate_a person_n and_o of_o such_o as_o by_o faith_n see_v christ_n day_n in_o abraham_n house_n gen._n 12._o and_o as_o yet_o neither_o be_v there_o circumcision_n nor_o passeover_n nor_o baptism_n will_v it_o hence_o follow_v that_o baptism_n be_v essential_o no_o seal_n of_o regeneration_n nor_o of_o any_o covenant_n or_o covenant-grace_n because_o covenant_n covenant-grace_n visible_a membership_n and_o all_o these_o be_v before_o either_o circumcision_n or_o baptism_n but_o sacred_a sign_n be_v seal_n of_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o church-visible_a mem●…_n and_o the_o visible_o call_v be_v the_o same_o almost_o now_o no_o man_n have_v right_a true_a and_o real_a to_o membership_n and_o seal_n and_o to_o be_v call_v of_o a_o god_n in_o a_o churchway_n by_o the_o preach_v gospel_n because_o he_o profess_v that_o he_o desire_v to_o be_v call_v but_o the_o whole_a right_n and_o ground_n here_o be_v the_o lord_n free_a grace_n send_v the_o gospel_n to_o who_o he_o will_v deut._n 7._o 7._o deut._n 10._o 14_o 15._o psal._n 147._o 10_o 29._o act_n 16._o 6_o 9_o 10._o act_n 18._o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o nor_o have_v it_o a_o shadow_n of_o right_n in_o scripture_n that_o macedonia_n and_o corinth_n have_v church-right_a to_o the_o gospel_n and_o to_o be_v a_o church_n and_o to_o be_v the_o call_v of_o god_n rather_o than_o other_o people_n bythinia_n especial_o at_o this_o time_n because_o so_o corinth_n shall_v profess_v the_o gospel_n before_o ever_o they_o hear_v the_o gospel_n but_o here_o the_o 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man_n right_n true_a and_o real_a to_o room_n in_o the_o church_n and_o to_o the_o seal_n but_o the_o former_a be_v true_a ps._n 50._o 16_o 17_o 18._o isa._n 1._o 12_o 13._o matth_n 22._o 12._o matth._n 13._o 7._o 2._o profession_n be_v in_o order_n to_o the_o ruler_n and_o member_n of_o the_o believe_v church_n which_o have_v hand_n according_a to_o their_o place_n either_o formal_a or_o tacit_n consent_n to_o receive_v in_o member_n here_o especial_o to_o be_v consider_v and_o here_o our_o brethren_n mistake_v the_o question_n for_o when_o the_o question_n be_v what_o profession_n be_v require_v in_o such_o as_o the_o ruler_n may_v without_o sin_n admit_v to_o membership_n and_o ordinance_n we_o say_v a_o profession_n moral_o true_a not_o real_a conversion_n judge_v to_o be_v real_a by_o man_n now_o this_o confession_n or_o profession_n do●h_v not_o make_v a_o church-member_n but_o declare_v a_o church-member_n and_o it_o only_o declare_v he_o to_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o 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judg._n 2._o 19_o 20._o deut._n 29._o 25._o ezek._n 2._o 3._o yet_o if_o they_o repent_v leu._n 26._o 42._o then_o i_o will_v say_v god_n remember_v my_o covenant_n with_o jacob_n and_o also_o my_o covenant_n with_o isaac_n and_o also_o my_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n will_v i_o remember_v and_o i_o will_v remember_v the_o land_n i_o will_v not_o cast_v they_o away_o etc._n etc._n nor_o be_v this_o a_o tempore●●●rcy_n only_o 〈◊〉_d ezek._n 38._o 24_o 25._o 1_o king_n 11._o 32._o &_o 8_o 19_o 〈◊〉_d king_n 19_o 34._o &_o 20._o 〈◊〉_d psal._n 132._o 10_o isa._n 37_o 35._o now_o if_o the_o parent_n near_o be_v the_o adequate_a cause_n the_o mercy_n be_v not_o convey_v by_o david_n o●_n for_o david_n sake_n as_o the_o scripture_n say_v more_o than_o to_o the_o wild_a pagan_n and_o that_o 1_o ●or_a 7_o 14._o must_v be_v mean_v of_o the_o far_o off_o child_n as_o rom._n 11._o 16._o if_o the_o root_n be_v holy_a so_o be_v the_o branch_n he_o mean_v the_o branch_n to_o be_v graff_v in_o again_o 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mr._n h._n the_o mercy_n here_o promise_v be_v not_o all_o the_o particular_a blessing_n and_o privilege_n that_o the_o parent_n be_v possess_v of_o israel_n want_v circumcision_n forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o in_o the_o 70_o year_n captivity_n they_o want_v sundry_a privilege_n they_o enjoy_v under_o david_n and_o solomon_n the_o mercy_n here_o must_v be_v grace_n and_o glory_n ans._n 1._o this_o be_v for_o i_o but_o when_o mr._n h._n will_v have_v infant_n of_o near_a parent_n excommunicate_v to_o be_v exclude_v both_o from_o baptism_n and_o covenant-mercy_n and_o have_v they_o in_o the_o case_n whole_o with_o the_o infant_n of_o pagan_n they_o must_v be_v exclude_v from_o grace_n and_o glory_n else_o mr._n h._n must_v show_v with_o anabaptist_n some_o way_n of_o salvation_n of_o infant_n who_o be_v without_o the_o covenant_n and_o so_o have_v no_o share_n in_o that_o only_a precious_a name_n by_o which_o man_n be_v save_v 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