Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	day_n	zeal_n	zealous_a	63	3	9.3408	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77497	The doctrine and practice of paedobaptisme, asserted and vindicated. By a large and full improovement of some principall arguments for it, and a briefe resolution of such materiall objections as are made against it. Whereunto is annexed a briefe and plaine Enarration, both doctrinall and practicall, upon Mark 10.V.13.14.15.16. As it was some time since preached in the church of Great Yarmouth: now published for an antidote against those yet spreading errours of the times, Anabaptisme and Catabaptisme. / By Joh. Brinsley.	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1645 (1645)	Wing B4712; Thomason E300_14; ESTC R200258	127,125	196

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their_o imitation_n this_o they_o either_o know_v not_o or_o remember_v not_o or_o consider_v not_o thus_o they_o err_v not_o know_v the_o scripture_n nor_o the_o power_n of_o jesus_n christ_n how_o he_o be_v able_a to_o communicate_v his_o virtue_n to_o infant_n as_o well_o as_o any_o other_o 2._o even_o so_o do_v the_o anabaptist_n at_o this_o day_n they_o err_v not_o know_v the_o scripture_n which_o will_v inform_v they_o that_o child_n be_v conceive_v in_o sin_n and_o bring_v forth_o in_o iniquity_n and_o be_v by_o nature_n child_n of_o wrath_n and_o consequent_o have_v need_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o this_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n nor_o yet_o know_v the_o power_n of_o god_n how_o he_o be_v able_a to_o make_v this_o ordinance_n effectual_a unto_o they_o though_o for_o the_o present_a destitute_a of_o actual_a faith_n here_o be_v the_o first_o ground_n of_o this_o error_n in_o the_o disciple_n ignorance_n misapprehension_n master_n the_o second_o be_v not_o much_o unlike_a viz._n 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son_n of_o god_n and_o such_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a time_n those_o which_o tender_v themselves_o to_o baptism_n be_v adulti_fw-la able_a to_o answer_v for_o themselves_o of_o which_o sort_n then_o there_o be_v many_o they_o have_v certain_a question_n propound_v to_o they_o to_o which_o they_o make_v answer_v as_o credis_fw-la credo_fw-la abrenuncias_fw-la abrenuncio_fw-la do_v thou_o believe_v say_v the_o minister_n i_o do_v believe_v say_v the_o party_n do_v thou_o renounce_v the_o devil_n and_o his_o pomp_n etc._n etc._n i_o do_v renounce_v they_o such_o be_v their_o manner_n then_o of_o baptise_v person_n come_v 21._o to_o year_n of_o discretion_n which_o as_o beza_n note_v upon_o that_o place_n of_o peter_n after_o age_n out_o of_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o perverse_a imitation_n draw_v down_o and_o apply_v to_o the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n but_o not_o so_o fit_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o answer_v for_o themselves_o and_o this_o be_v the_o 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