Selected quad for the lemma: opinion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
opinion_n	church_n	council_n	trent_n	1,107	5	10.4717	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36539	A collection of texts of Scripture, with short notes upon them, and some other observations against the principal popish errors; Abrégé des controverses. English	Drelincourt, Charles, 1595-1669.; Comber, Thomas, 1645-1699.	1688 (1688)	Wing D2160B; ESTC R14004	125,272	218

pure_a from_o sin_n psal_n 19_o 13._o who_o can_v understand_v his_o error_n psal_n 130._o 2._o if_o thou_o lord_n shall_v mark_v iniquity_n who_o shall_v stand_v therefore_o psal_n 143._o 3._o enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n o_o lord_n for_o in_o thy_o sight_n shall_v no_o man_n live_v be_v justify_v job_n 9_o 2._o i_o know_v it_o be_v so_o of_o a_o truth_n for_o how_o shall_v man_n be_v just_a with_o god_n if_o he_o will_v contend_v with_o he_o he_o can_v answer_v he_o one_o of_o a_o thousand_o job_n 15._o 14._o for_o what_o be_v man_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v clean_o or_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v righteous_a isa_n 64._o 6._o for_o we_o be_v all_o as_o a_o unclean_a thing_n and_o our_o righteousness_n as_o filthy_a rag_n 1_o joh._n 1._o 8._o if_o we_o say_v that_o we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o jam._n 3._o 4._o for_o in_o many_o thing_n we_o offend_v all_o none_o except_v of_o baptism_n chap._n xxiv_o that_o baptism_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n so_o that_o those_o who_o die_v without_o baptism_n be_v damn_v council_n triden_n sess_z 7._o can._n 5._o bellarm._n de_fw-fr amiss_o great_a &_o stat_fw-la peccat_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 6._o the_o necessity_n of_o baptism_n we_o constant_o maintain_v and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o law_n of_o christ_n which_o he_o have_v establish_v in_o the_o gospel_n to_o be_v for_o ever_o observe_v but_o we_o think_v it_o very_o uncharitable_a to_o determine_v that_o all_o those_o that_o die_v without_o it_o be_v absolute_o exclude_v from_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n nor_o have_v all_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v of_o this_o uncharitable_a opinion_n but_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o martyrdom_n or_o penance_n and_o act_n of_o faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n may_v supply_v the_o defect_n of_o it_o but_o if_o child_n which_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o these_o die_v without_o baptism_n they_o very_o uncharitable_o hold_v that_o they_o 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23._o 42._o even_o after_o those_o word_n be_v speak_v by_o our_o saviour_n except_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v again_o of_o water_n and_o the_o spirit_n he_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god._n now_o if_o there_o may_v be_v this_o grace_n of_o faith_n without_o baptism_n than_o so_o likewise_o there_o may_v be_v salvation_n for_o john_n 3._o 16._o god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n so_o that_o if_o they_o may_v believe_v without_o baptism_n than_o so_o likewise_o they_o may_v be_v save_v as_o we_o see_v the_o thief_n on_o the_o cross_n be_v who_o enter_v into_o paradise_n without_o be_v baptize_v sacrament_n be_v seal_n of_o grace_n which_o they_o serve_v to_o increase_v and_o confirm_v as_o be_v before_o but_o they_o do_v not_o give_v grace_n or_o salvation_n any_o other_o way_n than_o as_o they_o confirm_v the_o covenant_n by_o which_o it_o be_v promise_v to_o they_o who_o be_v in_o 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the_o wilderness_n that_o be_v not_o circumcise_v no_o doubt_n die_v in_o that_o time_n josh_n 5._o 5._o and_o shall_v we_o think_v therefore_o they_o be_v all_o deprive_v of_o eternal_a salvation_n and_o what_o become_v of_o the_o other_o sex_n that_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o circumcision_n if_o the_o sacrament_n of_o circumcision_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n and_o if_o that_o be_v not_o absolute_o necessary_a then_o why_o be_v baptism_n so_o for_o if_o baptism_n be_v so_o absolute_o necessary_a to_o eternal_a salvation_n that_o all_o child_n die_v without_o it_o shall_v be_v exclude_v from_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n than_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o child_n will_v mere_o perish_v by_o the_o fault_n or_o negligence_n of_o other_o without_o their_o own_o this_o will_v make_v the_o salvation_n of_o a_o child_n to_o depend_v upon_o the_o will_n of_o a_o midwife_n if_o she_o baptize_v the_o child_n after_o his_o come_n forth_o of_o the_o womb_n behold_v he_o be_v save_v but_o if_o she_o crush_v he_o behold_v he_o be_v lose_v for_o ever_o what_o can_v be_v more_o unreasonable_a than_o this_o ezek._n 18._o 20._o the_o soul_n that_o sin_v it_o shall_v die_v the_o son_n shall_v not_o bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n but_o if_o a_o little_a child_n be_v not_o baptize_v this_o do_v not_o come_v from_o his_o fault_n and_o sure_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v punish_v for_o the_o negligence_n of_o his_o parent_n or_o for_o want_n of_o opportunity_n when_o moses_n neglect_v to_o circumcise_v his_o son_n exod._n 4._o god_n spare_v the_o child_n in_o that_o he_o be_v innocent_a but_o seek_v to_o kill_v moses_n for_o his_o carelessness_n in_o the_o omission_n note_v therefore_o that_o when_o it_o be_v say_v mark_v 16._o 16._o he_o that_o believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v shall_v be_v save_v it_o be_v plain_a from_o the_o follow_a word_n that_o baptism_n be_v not_o of_o the_o same_o necessity_n with_o faith_n for_o it_o be_v add_v only_o and_o he_o that_o 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