Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	ghost_n	holy_a	mind_n	7,027	5	5.7568	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53334	A brief defence of infant-baptism with an appendix, wherein is shewed that it is not necessary that baptism should be administred by dipping / by John Ollyffe ...	Ollyffe, John, 1647-1717.	1694 (1694)	Wing O287; ESTC R32212	67,029	72

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have_v this_o do_v but_o by_o dip_v but_o indeed_o this_o text_n if_o right_o interpret_v do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o prove_v that_o our_o saviour_n go_v into_o the_o water_n at_o all_o for_o in_o the_o greek_a it_o be_v only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o come_v up_o from_o the_o water_n not_o out_o of_o it_o and_o so_o he_o may_v be_v very_o well_o say_v to_o do_v if_o he_o only_o go_v to_o the_o side_n or_o brink_n there_o be_v some_o little_a ascent_n at_o least_o from_o the_o water_n to_o the_o dry_a ground_n but_o however_o there_o be_v not_o determinate_a manner_n of_o our_o saviour_n baptism_n in_o it_o express_v nor_o can_v be_v necessary_o or_o demonstrative_o infer_v and_o therefore_o at_o most_o that_o particular_a form_n which_o the_o anabaptist_n insist_v upon_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a probability_n another_o text_n that_o be_v urge_v be_v joh._n 3.23_o that_o john_n be_v baptise_v in_o enon_n near_o to_o salim_n because_o there_o be_v much_o water_n there_o and_o because_o of_o the_o number_n of_o those_o that_o go_v to_o john_n to_o be_v baptize_v it_o be_v most_o convenient_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o such_o place_n where_o there_o be_v plenty_n of_o water_n but_o can_v any_o one_o prove_v hence_o that_o they_o be_v baptize_v by_o dip_v into_o it_o or_o under_o it_o be_v this_o any_o thing_n more_o than_o a_o conjecture_n though_o he_o baptize_v there_o where_o there_o be_v much_o water_n yet_o the_o manner_n of_o baptise_v there_o be_v not_o state_v or_o determine_v so_o that_o this_o which_o be_v so_o much_o insist_v upon_o at_o most_o from_o hence_o be_v but_o a_o conjectural_a probability_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v no_o matter_n of_o faith_n nor_o can_v lay_v any_o obligation_n upon_o practice_n for_o beside_o in_o that_o place_n it_o be_v not_o say_v that_o there_o be_v much_o water_n together_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d many_o water_n that_o be_v many_o stream_n or_o rivulet_n which_o be_v not_o very_o common_a 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eunuch_n though_o not_o by_o dip_v but_o from_o none_o of_o these_o relation_n of_o baptism_n can_v the_o particular_a or_o determinate_a manner_n of_o the_o administration_n certain_o he_o gather_v and_o therefore_o much_o less_o the_o necessity_n of_o any_o form_n be_v conclude_v so_o that_o at_o most_o all_o that_o these_o place_n amount_v to_o be_v a_o mere_a probability_n of_o the_o thing_n that_o it_o be_v do_v in_o that_o manner_n and_o no_o more_o and_o yet_o these_o be_v all_o the_o place_n from_o example_n that_o use_v to_o be_v produce_v to_o prove_v the_o necessity_n but_o how_o short_a do_v all_o come_v of_o a_o demonstrative_a proof_n 2._o in_o some_o of_o the_o example_n or_o instance_n

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this_o can_v be_v evidence_v without_o profession_n of_o faith_n there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o that_o profession_n to_o qualify_v for_o baptism_n as_o be_v show_v before_o in_o cornelius_n and_o his_o company_n and_o then_o as_o for_o repentance_n while_o they_o be_v in_o their_o infant-state_n they_o have_v no_o need_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o may_v be_v baptize_v without_o 〈◊〉_d they_o have_v no_o need_n of_o repentance_n for_o sin_n because_o they_o have_v no_o actual_a sin_n to_o repent_v of_o and_o therefore_o their_o want_n of_o repentance_n can_v be_v no_o bar_n to_o their_o baptism_n to_o those_o indeed_o that_o have_v actual_o sin_v baptism_n be_v a_o baptism_n of_o repentance_n signify_v it_o already_o to_o be_v in_o some_o measure_n and_o oblige_v to_o it_o far_o but_o where_o there_o