Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	word_n	work_n	world_n	1,254	4	4.3360	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41786	The quæries examined, or, Fifty anti-queries seriously propounded to the people called Presbyterians Occasioned by the publication of Fifty queries, gathered out of the works of Mr. Rich. Baxter. By J. B. Wherein the principal allegations usually brought to support infant-baptism are discovered to be insufficient. By T. G.	Grantham, Thomas, 1634-1692.	1676 (1676)	Wing G1543A; ESTC R223637	27,933	56

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have_v no_o faith_n lib._n de_fw-fr pe●cat_fw-la mer._n &_o remis_n chap._n 28._o presbyterian_a query_n 13._o what_o can_v be_v more_o absurd_a then_o to_o maintain_v a_o transient_a fact_n as_o mr._n t._n have_v do_v make_v infant_n church-member_n without_o any_o law_n promise_v ●r_o covenant-gra●t_a of_o god_n give_v they_o r●ght_n whether_o a_o gift_n that_o be_v never_o give_v be_v not_o a_o contradiction_n v._n p._n 32_o 35_o 39_o 44_o 45_o 151._o and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o promise_n or_o covenant-grant_a of_o infant_n be_v church-membership_n when_o or_o where_o be_v it_o revoke_v baptist_n antiqu._n 13._o whether_o these_o thing_n be_v sure_o suggest_v against_o mr._n t_o and_o whether_o you_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v set_v down_o his_o opinion_n in_o his_o own_o word_n and_o whether_o he_o do_v not_o main_o oppose_v himself_o against_o mr._n baxter_n pretend_a law_n for_o infant_n church-membership_n and_o baptism_n while_o yet_o he_o deny_v not_o infant_n a_o 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unaware_o serve_v the_o design_n of_o the_o great_a enemy_n and_o whether_o you_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o the_o fault_n wherewith_o you_o will_v charge_v we_o presbyterian_a 48._o whether_o too_o many_o well-meaning_a but_o weak_a christian_n be_v not_o disaffect_v to_o lawful_a and_o warrantable_a thing_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n mere_o because_o they_o see_v such_o as_o be_v ungodly_a use_n and_o own_v they_o and_o whether_o if_o god_n shall_v but_o let_v we_o have_v a_o king_n and_o other_o ruler_n that_o be_v against_o infant-baptism_n and_o sing_v of_o psalm_n etc._n etc._n and_o will_v make_v law_n for_o their_o own_o way_n and_o impose_v it_o on_o other_o so_o that_o the_o ungodly_a multitude_n shall_v fall_v in_o with_o they_o it_o will_v not_o present_o cure_v many_o that_o be_v now_o for_o such_o opinion_n baptist_n antiqu._n 48._o whether_o many_o but_o weak_a christian_n will_v hold_v to_o the_o errou●_n of_o infant-sprinkling_a but_o mere_o because_o j._n b._n and_o mr._n baxter_n etc._n etc._n do_v so_o and_o whether_o this_o be_v not_o as_o much_o weakness_n of_o the_o one_o hand_n as_o the_o case_n put_v by_o you_o on_o the_o other_o and_o whether_o both_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v amend_v and_o whether_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o this_o query_n do_v not_o show_v that_o to_o follow_v the_o great_a number_n be_v not_o always_o the_o best_a way_n and_o why_o then_o will_v you_o discourage_v we_o by_o our_o paucity_n and_o whether_o such_o consideration_n may_v not_o have_v discourage_v the_o apostle_n see_v they_o be_v to_o alter_v the_o state_n of_o religion_n in_o the_o jewish_a church_n yea_o throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n presbyterian_a query_n 49._o whether_o mr._n baxter_n in_o the_o second_o and_o three_o part_n of_o that_o his_o second_o defence_n of_o our_o infant_n right_n have_v not_o sufficient_o detect_v the_o great_a and_o notorious_a untruth_n in_o fact_n and_o history_n wherewith_o mr._n h._n d._n treatise_n of_o 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