Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	apostle_n	covenant_n	faith_n	4,318	5	5.7426	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96995	The covenants plea for infants: or, The covenant of free grace, pleading the divine right of Christian infants unto the seale of holy baptisme. Against the rusticke sophistry, and wicked cavillations of sacrilegious Anabaptists: being the summe of certaine sermons had in the parish-church of Cranham, neere the city of Gloucester, in Gloucester-shire, with the exceptions of certaine Anabaptists against the foresaid sermons, and the authors answers thereunto. Very seasonable for weake consciences in these unsettled times of schisme and apostacie. By Thomas Wynell minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.	Wynell, Thomas, b. 1599 or 1600.	1642 (1642)	Wing W3778; Thomason E115_17; ESTC R8440	86,631	137

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speak_v express_o afterward_o say_v and_o my_o covenant_n shall_v be_v in_o your_o flesh_n v._o 13._o to_o teach_v we_o that_o the_o covenant_n make_v infant_n capable_a of_o the_o seal_n and_o not_o god_n mere_a mandamus_fw-la as_o our_o abstract_a anabaptist_n play_v with_o notion_n and_o so_o they_o will_v consider_v god_n here_o in_o his_o absolute_a prerogative_n and_o not_o as_o in_o covenant_n with_o this_o people_n whereas_o the_o seal_n can_v be_v nothing_o but_o a_o confirmation_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o grace_n unto_o such_o as_o have_v the_o promise_v make_v unto_o they_o so_o then_o the_o promise_n of_o grace_n make_v these_o infant_n capable_a of_o have_v the_o promise_v confirm_v unto_o they_o by_o god_n initial_a seal_n now_o what_o seal_n shall_v be_v authentic_a in_o heaven_n and_o seal_v up_o divine_a promise_n unto_o person_n under_o the_o promise_n or_o in_o covenant_n with_o god_n that_o depend_v upon_o god_n institution_n now_o god_n institute_v circumcision_n 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