Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	ghost_n	holy_a	trinity_n	2,581	5	9.6972	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B20542	Believers-baptism from heaven, and of divine institution Infants-baptism from earth, and human invention. Proved from the commission of Christ, the great law-giver to the gospel-church. With a brief, yet sufficient answer to Thomas Wall's book, called, Baptism anatomized. Together with a brief answer to a part of Mr. Daniel William's catechism, in his book unto youth. By Hercules Collins, a servant of the servants of Christ.	Collins, Hercules, d. 1702.	1691 (1691)	Wing C5360; ESTC R224066	50,763	158

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christian_n it_o be_v most_o likely_a those_o who_o baptize_v infant_n baptize_v heathen_n for_o we_o be_v all_o the_o child_n of_o wrath_n by_o nature_n eph._n 2.3_o it_o be_v you_o plead_v for_o baptise_v heathen_n we_o plead_v for_o baptise_v believer_n and_o christian_n object_n 11._o there_o be_v no_o express_a command_n for_o woman_n receive_n the_o lord_n supper_n yet_o there_o may_v be_v good_a consequence_n to_o prove_v it_o lawful_a so_o of_o infant-baptism_n i_o answer_v who_o will_v say_v there_o be_v no_o command_n for_o woman_n communicate_v so_o long_o as_o that_o stand_v upon_o record_n 1_o cor._n 11.28_o but_o let_v a_o man_n examine_v himself_o gender_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o common_a gender_n and_o so_o let_v he_o eat_v the_o learned_a do_v know_v the_o original_a word_n signify_v man_n or_o woman_n the_o apostle_n say_v there_o be_v one_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n 2.5_o 1_o tim._n 2.5_o the_o word_n signify_v man_n or_o woman_n 3.28_o 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