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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	call_v	church_n	national_a	2,044	5	11.4074	5	true

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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

interest_n in_o christ_n or_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n constitute_v a_o christian_a for_o the_o joint_n and_o orderly_a profession_n of_o faith_n and_o interest_n in_o that_o covenant_n or_o god_n own_v a_o people_n to_o be_v his_o in_o covenant_n be_v that_o which_o constitute_v they_o a_o church_n 2._o baptism_n be_v not_o essential_a to_o the_o constitute_n of_o a_o church_n be_v but_o adventitious_a or_o additional_a as_o a_o sign_n or_o pledge_v of_o people_n admission_n into_o the_o church_n the_o penitent_a thief_n on_o the_o cross_n be_v a_o true_a believer_n though_o unbaptise_v and_o a_o multitude_n of_o such_o penitent_a one_o joint_o profess_v christ_n shall_v be_v a_o true_a church_n 7.38_o act._n 7.38_o though_o they_o want_v opportunity_n to_o be_v baptise_a as_o that_o penitent_a do_v the_o israelite_n in_o the_o wilderness_n be_v a_o true_a church_n 6._o josh_n 5.5_o 6._o though_o they_o want_v circumcision_n for_o forty_o year_n 3._o this_o church_n or_o these_o 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nation_n to_o it_o why_o then_o shall_v the_o name_n of_o national-church_n be_v so_o odious_a 2._o and_o sure_o if_o 1._o a_o company_n of_o believer_n in_o one_o house_n have_v be_v just_o call_v a_o church_n domestical_a rom._n 16.15_o 1_o cor._n 16.19_o col._n 4.15_o phil._n 2.2_o and_o if_o the_o number_n of_o believer_n in_o a_o small_a village_n or_o town_n may_v be_v call_v a_o church_n congregational_a rom._n 16.1_o 3._o and_o the_o multitude_n of_o believer_n in_o one_o city_n embrace_v the_o truth_n in_o so_o great_a number_n that_o no_o one_o room_n or_o place_n can_v contain_v they_o all_o at_o once_o for_o the_o ordinary_a orderly_a edify_a administration_n of_o god_n ordinance_n may_v be_v call_v the_o church_n of_o a_o city_n or_o classical_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o increase_v into_o many_o thousand_o yea_o many_o ten_o thousand_o and_o yet_o be_v but_o one_o church_n act._n 2.44.47_o act._n 5.14_o 15._o &_o 6.1_o act._n 21.20_o 4._o and_o multitude_n of_o believer_n scatter_v in_o many_o and_o several_a country_n be_v still_o the_o flock_n and_o church_n of_o god_n and_o a_o holy_a nation_n 1_o pet._n 2.1_o with_o chap._n 2.11_o and_o chap._n 5.2_o 1_o cor._n 15.9_o 5._o and_o if_o the_o whole_a company_n of_o the_o faithful_a on_o earth_n consist_v for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o many_o particular_a visible_a church_n may_v be_v call_v the_o church_n ecumenical_a mat._n 16.18_o 1_o cor._n 12.28_o 6._o last_o if_o all_o the_o believer_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n comprehend_v the_o militant_a and_o triumphant_a church_n may_v yet_o in_o a_o more_o comprehensive_a sense_n be_v call_v the_o church_n catholic_n heb._n 12.23_o i_o think_v no_o good_a reason_n can_v be_v give_v why_o man_n shall_v make_v it_o so_o shy_a without_o scorn_n or_o reproach_n to_o call_v the_o faithful_a in_o a_o whole_a nation_n especial_o when_o the_o whole_a nation_n do_v general_o profess_v the_o truth_n a_o 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