Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	church_n	day_n	sabbath_n	20,024	5	9.8526	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34433	The font uncover'd for infant-baptisme, or, An answer to the challenges of the Anabaptists of Stafford, never yet reply'd unto, though long since promised wherein the baptisme of all church-members infants is by plain Scripture-proof maintained to be the will of Jesus Christ, and many points about churches and their constitutions are occasionally handled / by William Cook, late minister of the Gospel at Ashby-Delazouch.	Cook, William, Minister of the gospel at Ashby-Delazouch.	1651 (1651)	Wing C6042; ESTC R1614	62,529	56

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of_o all_o in_o his_o house_n if_o the_o governor_n believe_v it_o be_v enough_o to_o put_v the_o whole_a family_n into_o a_o save_a estate_n inchoative_o at_o least_o in_o respect_n of_o admission_n into_o covenant_n neither_o be_v any_o to_o be_v exclude_v but_o such_o as_o by_o stubborn_a refusal_n of_o the_o gospel_n offer_v deprive_v themselves_o of_o that_o privilege_n 2._o it_o be_v say_v indeed_o that_o they_o speak_v to_o he_o and_o all_o in_o his_o house_n vers_n 32._o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o whether_o it_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o prisoner_n in_o the_o prisonhouse_n with_o paul_n and_o silas_n or_o of_o those_o of_o his_o household_n be_v not_o express_v the_o former_a seem_v very_o probable_a rather_o then_o the_o late_a 1._o those_o to_o who_o they_o speak_v the_o word_n be_v say_v to_o be_v all_o that_o be_v in_o his_o house_n v._o 32._o those_o that_o be_v baptize_v with_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v all_o he_o now_o prisoner_n and_o stranger_n may_v be_v in_o his_o house_n but_o those_o only_a of_o his_o own_o family_n be_v he_o 2._o ver._n 32._o it_o be_v say_v they_o speak_v to_o all_o in_o the_o house_n and_o yet_o afterward_o it_o be_v say_v ver_fw-la 34._o that_o he_o bring_v they_o into_o his_o house_n as_o if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v in_o his_o dwell_a house_n before_o 3._o if_o it_o be_v mean_v of_o his_o family_n to_o which_o they_o speak_v the_o word_n that_o prove_v not_o that_o there_o be_v no_o infant_n in_o the_o family_n or_o that_o the_o infant_n be_v not_o take_v into_o covenant_n and_o baptize_v with_o their_o parent_n any_o more_o than_o the_o exhortation_n of_o moses_n to_o that_o great_a assembly_n of_o the_o israelite_n mention_v deut._n