Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	fire_n	ghost_n	holy_a	6,369	5	5.6726	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33523	A just vindication of the covenant and church-estate of children of church-members as also of their right unto bastisme : wherein such things as have been brought by divers to the contrary, especially by Ioh. Spilsbury, A.R. Ch. Blackwood, and H. Den are revised and answered : hereunto is annexed a refutation of a certain pamphlet styled The plain and wel-grounded treatise touching baptism / by Thomas Cobbet.	Cobbet, Thomas, 1608-1685.	1648 (1648)	Wing C4778; ESTC R25309	266,318	321

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against_o paedobaptism_n will_v be_v clear_v it_o stand_v thus_o the_o baptism_n of_o christ_n be_v dip_v the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n be_v not_o dip_v ergo_fw-la the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n be_v not_o the_o baptism_n of_o christ_n now_o what_o he_o mean_v by_o dip_v he_o show_v in_o his_o answer_n to_o that_o of_o wash_v of_o cup_n etc._n etc._n which_o say_v he_o be_v not_o by_o sprinkle_v but_o dip_v yea_o not_o only_o dip_v but_o total_a dip_v wash_v all_o over_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o minor_a we_o shall_v consider_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n and_o beginning_n with_o his_o major_n the_o major_n of_o this_o syllogism_n be_v fallacious_a for_o baptism_n of_o christ_n be_v wash_v ephes_n 5._o 25_o 26._o heb._n 10._o 22._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 21._o and_o wash_v be_v as_o well_o by_o sprinkle_v or_o pour_v on_o of_o water_n yea_o christ_n baptism_n be_v such_o a_o wash_n as_o be_v in_o way_n of_o pour_v out_o or_o sprinkle_n hence_o tit._n 3._o 5._o wash_v of_o regeneration_n and_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o if_o grammatical_o render_v be_v not_o in_o but_o with_o water_n beside_o it_o be_v most_o suitable_a to_o sacramental_a action_n which_o be_v sign_n to_o hold_v proportion_n to_o the_o thing_n signify_v wherefore_o also_o it_o be_v so_o render_v in_o mention_v the_o signatum_fw-la hence_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o sprinkle_v the_o nation_n by_o christ_n esay_n 52._o 15._o and_o of_o the_o blood_n of_o sprinkle_v heb._n 12._o 24._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 2._o see_v more_o ezek_n 35._o 25_o 26._o esay_n 43._o 3_o 4._o joel_n 2._o with_o act_n 2._o sprinkle_v or_o pour_v of_o water_n most_o fit_o express_v the_o main_a thing_n proper_o signify_v and_o seal_v visible_o 〈◊〉_d baptism_n scil_n first_o grace_n wherein_o the_o spirit_n appli_v not_o we_o to_o the_o word_n or_o to_o christ_n as_o in_o dip_v the_o party_n be_v apply_v to_o the_o water_n and_o not_o the_o water_n to_o he_o but_o the_o word_n and_o christ_n to_o we_o as_o first_o in_o order_n of_o 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