Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	church_n	kingdom_n	visible_a	4,215	5	9.6422	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19033	The plea for infants and elder people, concerning their baptisme, or, A processe of the passages between M. Iohn Smyth and Richard Clyfton wherein, first is proved, that the baptising of infants of beleevers, is an ordinance of God, secondly, that the rebaptising of such, as have been formerly baptised in the apostate churches of Christians, is utterly unlawful, also, the reasons and objects to the contrarie, answered : divided into two principal heads, I. Of the first position, concerning the baptising of infants, II. Of the second position, concerning the rebaptising of elder people.	Clyfton, Richard, d. 1616.	1610 (1610)	STC 5450; ESTC S1572	214,939	244

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or_o to_o be_v baptize_v for_o christ_n do_v not_o say_v of_o these_o but_o of_o such_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n although_o you_o do_v so_o constant_o avouch_v against_o i_o yet_o it_o be_v but_o your_o stout_a denial_n without_o any_o reason_n or_o probability_n to_o the_o contrary_n that_o these_o infant_n which_o be_v bring_v to_o christ_n be_v of_o the_o jew_n i_o have_v show_v my_o reason_n before_o but_o not_o believe_v say_v you_o i_o answer_v how_o dare_v you_o deny_v they_o to_o be_v professor_n of_o the_o hart_n we_o be_v no_o judge_n stand_v they_o not_o member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n and_o be_v they_o not_o so_o long_o to_o be_v account_v for_o believer_n nay_o they_o come_v to_o hear_v christ_n and_o by_o present_v their_o child_n unto_o he_o and_o desire_v he_o to_o pray_v testify_v their_o faith_n in_o he_o and_o 7._o and_o 1_o cor._n 1●_n 7._o charity_n bind_v we_o to_o esteem_v of_o such_o in_o the_o better_a part_n if_o their_o parent_n believe_v yet_o 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16._o you_o say_v that_o the_o visible_a church_n be_v the_o only_a kingdom_n of_o christ_n &_o that_o therefore_o they_o who_o be_v not_o member_n of_o christ_n true_a visible_a church_n be_v no_o subject_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n the_o like_a be_v affirm_v in_o pag._n 18._o 19_o consider_v therefore_o what_o you_o have_v write_v i_o marvel_v you_o demand_v this_o question_n for_o by_o your_o own_o word_n you_o insinuate_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n or_o of_o god_n be_v the_o only_a visible_a church_n in_o that_o you_o say_v they_o be_v not_o of_o christ_n kingdom_n that_o be_v not_o member_n of_o a_o true_a constitute_v church_n and_o then_o must_v it_o need_v follow_v that_o by_o kingdom_n of_o god_n in_o this_o place_n be_v understand_v the_o visible_a church_n 25_o rev._n 18._o 4_o luk._n 19_o ●_o 12._o act._n 3._o mat._n 5._o ●_o gen._n 17._o ●_o psal_n 73._o ●_o psal_n 147_o ●_o rom._n 9_o esa_n 28._o ●6_n &_o 51._o 3_o ●_o chap._n 54_o ●s_n 132._o 13_o ●_o 17._o ps_n 128._o 1_o ●_o ps_n 13_a ●_o 112._o 1._o 2_o &_o 119._o 1_o ●_o 92._o 13_o &_o 4._o 4._o 5._o ●at_a 5._o 1_o ●_o eph._n 5._o 25_o of_o the_o new_a testament_n see_v you_o say_v it_o be_v the_o only_a kingdom_n of_o christ._n but_o i_o do_v not_o consent_v unto_o you_o herein_o for_o there_o be_v many_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n that_o be_v no_o member_n of_o a_o true_a constitute_v visible_a church_n as_o *_o god_n be_v people_n in_o babylon_n and_o those_o seven_o thousand_o in_o israel_n that_o never_o bow_v their_o knee_n to_o baal_n the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n extend_v more_o large_o though_o invisible_o then_o to_o the_o visible_a church_n 2._o to_o your_o question_n i_o answer_v that_o the_o visible_a †_o church_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o so_o to_o understand_v it_o in_o this_o place_n of_o ma●k_v 10._o 14._o 15._o be_v nothing_o repugnant_a to_o the_o circumstance_n and_o scope_n thereof_o although_o the_o kingdom_n of_o glory_n 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spiritual_a blessing_n and_o of_o those_o that_o be_v purchase_v by_o christ_n death_n than_o i_o say_v *_o such_o blessing_n apperteyne_a to_o the_o church_n and_o to_o the_o †_o true_a member_n thereof_o whether_o visible_a or_o invisible_a because_o “_o christ_n be_v give_v only_o to_o his_o church_n 〈◊〉_d 22._o 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n ●_o 2_o cor._n 1._o ●_o 21._o 22._o who_o all_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n be_v yea_o and_o in_o he_o amen_n or_o how_o can_v you_o prove_v that_o the_o blessing_n of_o abraham_n appertain_v only_o to_o the_o member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n etc._n etc._n and_o i_o

his_o seed_n indefinite_o as_o we_o also_o do_v believe_v that_o god_n will_v ●_o our_o god_n and_o the_o god_n of_o our_o seed_n because_o he_o have_v so_o promise_v and_o therefore_o do_v we_o in_o assurance_n hereof_o cause_v our_o infant_n to_o be_v baptize_v according_a to_o the_o *_o commandment_n of_o christ_n if_o any_o of_o they_o come_v to_o year_n do_v manifest_a 28._o mat_n 28._o by_o their_o unbeleef_n that_o they_o be_v reprobate_a then_o be_v we_o to_o take_v notice_n that_o they_o ‡_o be_v not_o of_o we_o but_o till_o then_o we_o be_v to_o account_v they_o as_o child_n 19_o io_n 2._o 19_o of_o the_o covenant_n as_o well_o as_o we_o do_v those_o that_o be_v hypocrite_n do_v outward_o 13._o act._n 8._o 13._o profess_v the_o faith_n &_o so_o be_v baptize_v as_o simon_n magus_n second_o you_o say_v the_o spiritual_a covenant_n be_v offer_v to_o all_o abraham_n seed_n under_o the_o carnal_a etc._n etc._n how_o god_n covenant_n be_v give_fw-ge to_o abraham_n and_o his_o 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neither_o make_v i_o this_o covenaunt_n with_o you_o ●_o but_o with_o he_o that_o stand_v here_o with_o we_o this_o day_n as_o with_o he_o that_o be_v not_o here_o ●_o we_o this_o day_n etc._n etc._n which_o covenaunt_n be_v the_o 3._o the_o deut._n 2_o 13._o confy_v with_o gen_n 17._o 1._o 2._o 7_o 19_o &_o 2d_o 3._o same_o that_o be_v make_v to_o ●raham_n and_o renew_v both_o on_o god_n behalf_n and_o the_o people_n now_o that_o avenant_n that_o god_n confirm_v to_o abraham_n with_o a_o oath_n be_v the_o covenant_n ●_o grace_n as_o luke_n 1._o 72._o 75._o confer_v with_o gen._n 22._o 16._o heb._n 6._o 13._o 14._o and_o his_o covenaunt_n that_o be_v make_v to_o abraham_n be_v the_o very_a same_o that_o isra●l_n renew_v with_o the_o lord_n for_o themselves_o and_o their_o posterity_n deut._n 19_o 13._o ●4_n 15._o which_o be_v not_o bare_o offer_v but_o confirm_v unto_o abraham_n &_o his_o ●ed_n by_o the_o lord_n oath_n yea_o in_o verse_n 10._o 12._o it_o be_v say_v you_o stand_v this_o 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