Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	abraham_n	canaan_n	covenant_n	2,858	5	7.5931	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53334	A brief defence of infant-baptism with an appendix, wherein is shewed that it is not necessary that baptism should be administred by dipping / by John Ollyffe ...	Ollyffe, John, 1647-1717.	1694 (1694)	Wing O287; ESTC R32212	67,029	72

be_v bear_v and_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o church_n in_o adam_n family_n even_o cain_n be_v so_o gen._n 4.1_o 3._o till_o cast_v out_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n therein_o for_o the_o murder_n of_o his_o brother_n ver_fw-la 14._o be_v now_o manifest_o one_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n 1_o john_n 3.12_o and_o so_o become_v the_o father_n of_o a_o wicked_a unchurch_v race_n but_o then_o god_n appoint_v unto_o eve_n another_o viz._n seth_n in_o who_o to_o continue_v the_o line_n of_o her_o church-seed_n gen._n 4.25_o and_o how_o it_o do_v continue_v in_o his_o seed_n in_o their_o generation_n be_v show_v in_o gen._n 5._o and_o hence_o the_o child_n of_o the_o church_n be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n in_o contradistinction_n to_o the_o daughter_n of_o man_n the_o progeny_n of_o unchurch_v cain_n gen._n 6.2_o again_o if_o righteous_a noah_n be_v take_v into_o the_o ark_n than_o the_o only_a preserve_a place_n of_o the_o church_n to_o which_o the_o apostle_n appli_v baptism_n as_o have_v a_o mystical_a relation_n to_o it_o his_o child_n also_o be_v take_v in_o with_o he_o gen._n 7.1_o though_o one_o of_o they_o viz._n ham_n after_o prove_v degenerate_a and_o wicked_a but_o till_o he_o so_o appear_v he_o be_v continue_v in_o the_o church_n with_o his_o brethren_n and_o as_o the_o race_n of_o ham_n or_o his_o son_n canaan_n parent_n and_o child_n be_v curse_v gen._n 9.25_o 26_o 27._o so_o likewise_o shem_o parent_n and_o child_n be_v bless_v and_o continue_v in_o the_o place_n of_o blessing_n the_o church_n as_o japhet_n also_o or_o japhet_n posterity_n still_a parent_n and_o child_n shall_v in_o time_n be_v bring_v in_o and_o the_o holy_a line_n mention_v in_o gen._n 11_o 10_o 26._o show_n how_o the_o church_n continue_v in_o the_o seed_n of_o shem_n from_o he_o unto_o abraham_n and_o when_o that_o race_n grow_v degenerate_a as_o it_o be_v plain_a they_o do_v josh_n 24.2_o than_o god_n call_v abraham_n out_o of_o his_o country_n and_o from_o his_o kindred_n and_o establish_v his_o covenant_n with_o he_o which_o still_o take_v in_o parent_n and_o child_n gen._n 17.7_o and_o here_o be_v a_o token_n or_o sign_n order_v for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o this_o covenant_n which_o be_v to_o be_v apply_v to_o child_n in_o their_o infant-state_n even_o at_o eight_o day_n old_a ver_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12._o here_o indeed_o we_o have_v the_o first_o mention_n of_o infant_n as_o own_v by_o god_n and_o take_v into_o covenant_n by_o he_o together_o with_o their_o parent_n as_o here_o we_o read_v of_o the_o first_o token_n of_o the_o covenant_n that_o be_v to_o be_v apply_v to_o they_o but_o the_o same_o be_v also_o to_o be_v hold_v of_o those_o that_o be_v speak_v of_o before_o though_o it_o be_v not_o particular_o mention_v because_o there_o be_v no_o sign_n then_o appoint_v for_o the_o confirm_v of_o this_o covenant_n to_o they_o as_o there_o now_o be_v yet_o forasmuch_o as_o they_o be_v reckon_v still_o to_o be_v and_o continue_v in_o their_o church-state_n till_o by_o their_o wickedness_n or_o apostasy_n they_o be_v cut_v off_o and_o be_v reckon_v to_o be_v in_o this_o church-state_n as_o come_v and_o proceed_v from_o such_o parent_n as_o god_n have_v choose_v and_o call_v into_o so_o near_a a_o relation_n to_o himself_o they_o be_v therefore_o to_o be_v reckon_v even_o from_o their_o infancy_n to_o have_v be_v in_o this_o state_n and_o as_o for_o the_o covenant_n make_v with_o abraham_n and_o his_o infant-seed_n i_o shall_v brief_o observe_v for_o the_o prevent_n of_o objection_n that_o it_o be_v the_o same_o which_o in_o the_o gospel_n be_v call_v the_o new_a covenant_n and_o circumcision_n which_o be_v order_v to_o be_v the_o token_n or_o seal_n of_o it_o and_o to_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o same_o infant-seed_n be_v a_o token_n and_o seal_n of_o it_o as_o such_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o term_n which_o in_o the_o main_a article_n of_o it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o those_o which_o be_v reckon_v by_o the_o apostle_n to_o belong_v to_o the_o new_a covenant_n 17.7_o gen._n 17.7_o for_o i_o will_v establish_v say_v god_n my_o covenant_n between_o i_o and_o thou_o and_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o in_o their_o generation_n for_o a_o everlasting_a covenant_n to_o be_v a_o god_n unto_o thou_o and_o to_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o this_o be_v the_o main_a point_n and_o thus_o that_o which_o the_o apostle_n call_v the_o new_a covenant_n run_v in_o the_o same_o term_n in_o that_o main_a article_n likewise_o heb._n 8.10_o i_o will_v be_v to_o they_o a_o god_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v to_o i_o a_o people_n and_o the_o psalmist_n have_v teach_v we_o that_o this_o import_v and_o signify_v much_o more_o than_o any_o kind_n of_o outward_a prosperity_n whatsoever_o or_o all_o together_o for_o howsoever_o a_o people_n may_v be_v look_v upon_o happy_a that_o be_v in_o such_o a_o case_n yet_o this_o be_v the_o chief_a point_n the_o all_o in_o all_o the_o sum_n of_o that_o blessedness_n that_o can_v belong_v to_o a_o people_n psal_n 144.15_o happy_a be_v that_o people_n who_o god_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o our_o saviour_n have_v deduce_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o resurrection_n itself_o from_o god_n be_v the_o god_n of_o abraham_n and_o of_o isaac_n and_o of_o jacob_n matth._n 22._o so_o that_o consequent_o the_o resurrection_n of_o all_o other_o to_o who_o god_n be_v a_o god_n may_v be_v conclude_v from_o the_o same_o covenant-relation_n likewise_o so_o that_o the_o covenant_n make_v with_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n in_o their_o generation_n be_v the_o gospel-covenant_n for_o the_o main_a article_n of_o it_o and_o contain_v in_o it_o the_o great_a gospel-blessing_n the_o promise_n and_o give_v of_o canaan_n be_v but_o a_o appendix_n or_o appurtenance_n to_o it_o and_o not_o the_o principal_a thing_n respect_v but_o under_o that_o a_o better_a country_n be_v intend_v and_o so_o abraham_n understand_v it_o for_o he_o look_v for_o a_o city_n which_o have_v a_o foundation_n who_o builder_n and_o maker_n be_v god_n heb._n 11.10_o but_o he_o sojourn_v in_o that_o earthly_a land_n of_o promise_n as_o in_o a_o strange_a country_n dwell_v in_o tabernacle_n with_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n the_o heir_n with_o he_o of_o the_o same_o promise_n ver_fw-la 9_o so_o that_o neither_o he_o himself_o nor_o many_o other_o to_o who_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v do_v enjoy_v the_o earthly_a canaan_n for_o a_o inheritance_n but_o they_o confess_v themselves_o that_o they_o be_v stranger_n and_o pilgrim_n upon_o earth_n and_o they_o desire_v a_o better_a country_n that_o be_v a_o heavenly_a ver_fw-la 13_o 16._o which_o they_o do_v no_o doubt_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o promise_n as_o they_o understand_v it_o and_o this_o the_o apostle_n look_v upon_o a_o verify_n and_o make_v good_a that_o relation_n that_o god_n engage_v himself_o in_o to_o they_o for_o therefore_o say_v he_o he_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o be_v call_v 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