Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	church_n	faith_n	part_n	1,462	5	5.0430	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57687	Paedobaptismus vindicatus, or, Infant-baptism stated in an essay to evidence its lawfulness from the testimony of the Holy Scripture, especially St. Matthew, XXVIII, 19 : the grand, if not sole place, so much insisted on by the antipaedobaptists, to prove their mistaken principle : handled in a different method form other tracts on the subject, as appears in the contents : with an account of a conference publickly held with an antipaedobaptist of no small fame / by J.R., A.M., a Presbyter of te Church of England.	Rothwell, John, d. 1661.	1693 (1693)	Wing R2005; ESTC R6073	107,326	230

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quotation_n or_o authority_n from_o they_o to_o have_v produce_v it_o in_o their_o behalf_n so_o on_o the_o most_o curious_a and_o diligent_a enquiry_n i_o have_v be_v ever_o able_a to_o make_v i_o profess_v i_o have_v not_o be_v able_a to_o find_v any_o and_o then_o learned_o from_o tertullian_n st._n gregory_n nyssen_n st._n basil_n st._n gregory_n nazianzen_n and_o st._n chrysostome_n he_o give_v eighteen_o or_o nineteen_o instance_n of_o several_a case_n for_o the_o defer_v of_o baptism_n and_o afterward_o bring_v in_o three_o or_o four_o other_o case_n which_o be_v all_o i_o think_v can_v be_v reckon_v up_o upon_o which_o he_o say_v that_o i_o may_v draw_v to_o a_o conclusion_n and_o now_o so_o many_o reason_n be_v allege_v for_o the_o delay_n of_o baptism_n so_o many_o shift_n use_v for_o the_o put_v it_o off_o in_o the_o primitiv_n time_n and_o yet_o the_o lawfulness_n

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usage_n of_o the_o day_n apostolic_a to_o admit_v the_o infant_n of_o christian_a parent_n unto_o baptism_n and_o so_o expound_v by_o the_o christian_a author_n of_o the_o early_a century_n 4._o by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o ancient_a primitive_a father_n that_o treat_v of_o this_o doctrine_n without_o the_o least_o pretence_n of_o they_o who_o be_v best_a acquaint_v with_o their_o custom_n that_o this_o be_v not_o a_o holy_a apostolic_a usage_n and_o therefore_o continue_v in_o all_o the_o time_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n successive_o 5._o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o council_n when_o the_o obstinacy_n of_o false_a teacher_n contradict_v resist_v and_o gain_v say_v it_o 6._o at_o last_o enjoin_v by_o the_o holy_a church_n whence_o i_o believe_v with_o the_o other_o account_n already_o give_v the_o needfulness_n of_o its_o usage_n and_o continuance_n arise_v and_o not_o from_o any_o other_o ground_n now_o all_o i_o urge_v with_o due_a submission_n of_o myself_o and_o the_o 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by_o way_n of_o appeal_n unto_o all_o disintere_v and_o unbiased_a person_n to_o engage_v their_o belief_n unto_o such_o a_o comfortable_a and_o christian_n doctrine_n as_o well_o as_o so_o necessary_a and_o useful_a a_o practice_n that_o whatsoever_o appointment_n or_o precept_n have_v god_n the_o father_n for_o its_o author_n whether_o discover_v by_o the_o revelation_n of_o the_o holy_a prophet_n or_o by_o the_o service_n of_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d minister_a spirit_n above_o that_o be_v send_v forth_o into_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n to_o minister_v for_o they_o who_o shall_v be_v the_o heir_n of_o salvation_n as_o the_o author_n of_o the_o epistle_n unto_o the_o hebrew_n acquaint_v we_o or_o the_o holy_a jesus_n for_o its_o institutor_n whether_o direct_o from_o himself_o 1.14_o heb._n 1.14_o or_o mediate_o by_o his_o successor_n the_o holy_a apostle_n and_o those_o that_o succeed_v they_o holy_a apostolic_a man_n be_v not_o of_o infallible_a 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