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	natural_a	2,822	5	8.0344	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63778	A discovrse of baptisme its institution and efficacy upon all beleevers : together with a consideration of the practice of the church in baptizing infants of beleeving parents and the practice justified / by Jer. Taylor.	Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667.	1653 (1653)	Wing T316; ESTC R27533	53,917	65

baptise_v unto_o moses_n in_o the_o cloud_n and_o in_o the_o sea_n so_o by_o a_o double_a figure_n foretell_v that_o as_o they_o be_v initiate_v to_o moses_n law_n by_o the_o cloud_n above_o and_o the_o sea_n beneath_o so_o 2._o shall_v all_o the_o person_n of_o the_o church_n man_n woman_n and_o child_n be_v initiate_v unto_o christ_n by_o the_o spirit_n from_o above_o and_o the_o water_n below_o for_o it_o be_v the_o design_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o that_o discourse_n to_o represent_v that_o the_o father_n and_o we_o be_v equal_a as_o to_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o covenant_n he_o prove_v that_o we_o do_v not_o exceed_v they_o and_o it_o ought_v therefore_o to_o be_v certain_a that_o they_o do_v not_o exceed_v we_o nor_o their_o child_n we_o but_o after_o this_o something_o be_v to_o remain_v which_o may_v not_o only_o consign_v the_o covenant_n which_o god_n make_v with_o abraham_n but_o be_v 7._o as_o a_o passage_n from_o the_o father_n through_o the_o synagogue_n to_o the_o 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