Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	church_n	infant_n	visible_a	2,976	5	9.7844	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B23662	The controversie about infants church-membership and baptism, epitomized in two treatises the first, shewing the certainty of the salvation of all dying infants, against the doctrine of the Pædo-baptists, who deny salvation to all infants that die unbaptized, either directly, or by the natural consequence of their arguments : the second, being a plain confutation of Mr. J.B. his second book of more than 60 queries, about infants church-membership and baptism, by a proportionable number of antiqueries : being an essay towards a more Christian accomodation between the Pædo-baptists, and the baptized believers, published for that happy end / by Thomas Grantham.	Grantham, Thomas, 1634-1692.; Grantham, Thomas, 1634-1692. Querist examined.	1680 (1680)	Wing G1529	50,899	65

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and_o be_v it_o not_o therefore_o say_v gen._n 17._o 14._o that_o such_o man_n child_n as_o be_v not_o circumcise_a shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o his_o people_n because_o they_o have_v break_v the_o covenant_n and_o be_v it_o not_o plain_a then_o that_o these_o child_n be_v already_o in_o covenant_n and_o of_o the_o church_n else_o they_o can_v not_o be_v cut_v off_o and_o yet_o whether_o any_o thing_n here_o threaten_v concern_v the_o eternal_a state_n of_o infant_n shall_v we_o think_v that_o god_n will_v damn_v they_o to_o hell_n because_o their_o parent_n neglect_v to_o circumcise_v they_o or_o be_v it_o like_o a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n to_o make_v such_o a_o ceremony_n so_o absolute_o necessary_a to_o the_o salvation_n of_o infant_n now_o see_v infant_n be_v not_o make_v member_n of_o the_o church_n much_o less_o of_o heaven_n by_o circumcision_n what_o need_v we_o assert_v the_o repeal_n of_o their_o membership_n in_o the_o church_n as_o it_o contain_v the_o whole_a people_n 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