Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	father_n	son_n	speak_v	11,770	5	5.4768	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74992	An ansvver to Mr. J.G. his XL. queries, touching the lawfulness, or unlawfulness of holding church-communion, between such who have been baptized after their beleeving, and others who have not otherwise been baptized, then in their infancie. As likewise touching infant, and after baptism. In which answer, the undueness of such mixt communion is declared, the unlawfulness of infant-baptism, and the necessity of after baptism is asserted. By W.A.	Allen, William, d. 1686.	1653 (1653)	Wing A1054A; Thomason E713_17; ESTC R207237	74,298	97

audaciousnes_n in_o any_o man_n once_o to_o imagine_v if_o so_o than_o what_o be_v more_o plain_a then_o that_o the_o commission_n of_o christ_n to_o they_o be_v to_o teach_v and_o baptise_v first_o and_o to_o admit_v into_o church_n fellowship_n thereupon_o and_o not_o otherwise_o as_o be_v visible_a in_o that_o prime_a example_n of_o they_o act_v 2.41.42_o then_o they_o that_o glad_o receive_v his_o word_n be_v baptise_a and_o the_o same_o day_n there_o be_v add_v unto_o they_o about_o three_o thousand_o soul_n and_o they_o continue_v steadfast_o in_o the_o apostle_n doctrine_n and_o fellowship_n and_o in_o break_v of_o bread_n and_o in_o prayer_n where_o you_o see_v they_o be_v first_o teach_v by_o preach_v second_o do_v glad_o receive_v the_o word_n by_o which_o they_o be_v teach_v three_o be_v baptize_v fourthly_a be_v add_v unto_o they_o viz._n the_o church_n ver_fw-la 47._o five_o continue_v steadfast_o in_o the_o apstles_a doctrine_n and_o fellowship_n etc._n etc._n addition_n 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the_o same_o chapter_n and_o what_o do_v a_o plant_n and_o a_o plant_n together_o import_n but_o the_o first_o put_v together_o of_o christian_n in_o order_n to_o their_o grow_v together_o in_o christ_n and_o yet_o all_o this_o be_v do_v by_o baptism_n and_o may_v you_o not_o therefore_o as_o well_o suppose_v tree_n to_o grow_v together_o before_o they_o be_v plant_v together_o as_o to_o suppose_v christian_n to_o grow_v together_o before_o they_o be_v plant_v together_o and_o yet_o plant_v together_o they_o be_v by_o baptism_n not_o into_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a church_n but_o into_o that_o one_o church_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v distribute_v into_o several_a part_n and_o particular_a society_n hereupon_o it_o be_v that_o baptism_n be_v call_v one_o of_o the_o principle_n or_o begin_n doctrine_n of_o christ_n and_o likewise_o part_v of_o the_o foundation_n heb._n 6.1_o 2._o and_o what_o house_n stand_v without_o its_o principle_n or_o be_v build_v without_o a_o foundation_n 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christ_n or_o god_n the_o father_n as_o the_o agent_n baptise_v with_o the_o spirit_n but_o never_o as_o make_v the_o spirit_n both_o the_o subject_a matter_n wherewith_o and_o also_o the_o agent_n whereby_o man_n be_v baptise_a in_o the_o same_o baptism_n see_v for_o this_o mat._n 3.11_o mark_n 1.8_o luke_n 3.16_o act._n 1.4_o 5._o with_o luke_n 24.49_o act_n 11.16_o the_o premise_n therefore_o consider_v i_o hope_v it_o will_v sufficient_o appear_v and_o that_o to_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o any_o indifferent_a man_n that_o in_o the_o primitive_a time_n none_o be_v admit_v to_o church-communion_n without_o baptism_n and_o if_o so_o have_v we_o in_o these_o day_n reason_n to_o do_v any_o other_o wise_a ought_v not_o that_o which_o be_v a_o reason_n to_o they_o not_o to_o admit_v

other_o scripture_n they_o be_v or_o if_o the_o querist_n will_v grant_v that_o child_n be_v hereby_o exclude_v communion_n in_o the_o supper_n than_o we_o desire_v he_o if_o he_o can_v to_o show_v reason_n why_o such_o a_o require_v of_o faith_n in_o person_n to_o be_v baptize_v do_v not_o as_o well_o exclude_v child_n from_o baptism_n as_o from_o the_o supper_n there_o be_v no_o other_o scripture_n that_o do_v any_o more_o warrant_v the_o baptise_v of_o child_n than_o the_o admission_n of_o they_o to_o the_o supper_n of_o the_o lord_n xxix_o querie_n answer_v that_o dip_v be_v of_o the_o essence_n and_o necessity_n of_o baptism_n i_o conceive_v there_o be_v good_a reason_n to_o believe_v but_o that_o they_o be_v selfe-baptisers_a who_o by_o go_v into_o the_o water_n dispose_v their_o body_n for_o a_o burial_n under_o the_o water_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o baptiser_n i_o do_v no_o more_o believe_v than_o i_o believe_v they_o be_v selfe-murderer_n or_o selfe-slayer_n who_o lie_v 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