Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	abraham_n	covenant_n	seed_n	2,898	5	8.8760	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47399	[The ax laid to the root, or, One blow more at the foundation of infant baptism and church-membership containing an exposition of that metaphorical text of Holy Scripture, Mat. 3, 10].	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1693 (1693)	Wing K48_pt2; ESTC R20690	57,342	56

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say_v expositor_n then_o though_o those_o ceremony_n be_v dead_a and_o so_o nothing_o in_o they_o act._n 21.24_o circumcision_n be_v alas_o dead_a and_o this_o paul_n know_v therefore_o can_v not_o hurt_v timothy_n but_o those_o to_o who_o he_o write_v think_v it_o be_v alive_a and_o therefore_o it_o will_v not_o only_o hurt_v but_o destroy_v they_o or_o be_v destructive_a to_o they_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o obligation_n it_o lay_v they_o under_o if_o it_o be_v as_o they_o conceive_v this_o be_v so_o what_o be_v become_v of_o mr._n flavel_n argument_n which_o he_o make_v such_o boast_n of_o as_o if_o unanswerable_a pag._n 231._o obj._n 10._o the_o root_n be_v holy_a therefore_o the_o branch_n that_o be_v as_o abraham_n be_v holy_a so_o be_v all_o his_o seed_n and_o as_o believer_n be_v holy_a so_o be_v all_o their_o child_n and_o as_o the_o natural_a branch_n of_o abraham_n be_v break_v off_o for_o their_o unbelief_n so_o the_o gentile_n be_v graft_v in_o in_o their_o stead_n 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