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	receive_v	18,187	5	5.7163	4	true

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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collect_v it_o be_v no_o strange_a thing_n that_o they_o do_v go_v down_o into_o the_o water_n in_o that_o warm_a country_n that_o they_o may_v do_v and_o yet_o philip_n not_o dip_v the_o eunuch_n in_o it_o but_o take_v up_o water_n with_o his_o hand_n to_o pour_v it_o upon_o he_o and_o yet_o the_o word_n in_o the_o original_a may_v be_v as_o convenient_o interpret_v that_o they_o both_o go_v down_o to_o the_o water_n as_o the_o eunuch_n be_v journey_v upon_o the_o road_n by_o and_o come_v up_o from_o it_o only_o for_o so_o the_o particle_n here_o render_v into_o and_o out_o of_o 1.71_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v matth._n 15.24_o luk._n 1.71_o be_v often_o expound_v and_o if_o so_o than_o this_o text_n do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o prove_v that_o they_o go_v into_o the_o water_n but_o only_o to_o the_o bank_n or_o side_n of_o it_o and_o beside_o that_o water_n if_o they_o do_v go_v into_o it_o be_v report_v by_o those_o that_o have_v travel_v 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by_o the_o learned_a which_o will_v give_v a_o great_a light_n to_o this_o matter_n one_a the_o first_o be_v that_o which_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o most_o authentic_a record_n of_o the_o jewish_a write_n 30._o vid._n dr._n walker_n plea_n for_o infant-baptism_n ch_n 30._o and_o those_o author_n that_o be_v of_o great_a note_n among_o they_o and_o it_o be_v this_o that_o even_o before_o our_o saviour_n time_n it_o be_v the_o manner_n among_o the_o jew_n to_o admit_v proselyte_n into_o the_o jewish_a church_n by_o three_o thing_n circumcision_n 3_o dr._n hammond_n be_v defence_n sect._n 3_o sacrifice_n and_o baptism_n whatever_o be_v the_o ground_n or_o original_a of_o this_o custom_n which_o be_v different_o account_v for_o by_o learned_a man_n and_o baptism_n be_v think_v so_o necessary_a that_o though_o one_o be_v circumcise_v yet_o if_o he_o be_v not_o baptize_v he_o be_v not_o a_o true_a proselyte_n which_o be_v deliver_v as_o a_o know_a axiom_n by_o the_o gemara_fw-la babylonica_fw-la but_o if_o it_o be_v a_o woman_n she_o must_v only_o be_v baptize_v and_o bring_v a_o sacrifice_n and_o there_o be_v a_o statute_n among_o the_o jew_n numb_a 15.15_o that_o one_o ordinance_n shall_v be_v both_o for_o themselves_o and_o for_o the_o stranger_n or_o proselyte_n that_o sojourn_v among_o they_o therefore_o what_o they_o do_v to_o their_o proselyte_n they_o do_v also_o to_o themselves_o so_o that_o as_o the_o jewish_a talmud_n and_o gemara_n say_v the_o israelite_n themselves_o do_v not_o enter_v into_o covenant_n but_o by_o these_o three_o thing_n circumcision_n baptism_n and_o peace-offering_a and_o as_o this_o be_v the_o manner_n and_o custom_n of_o admit_v grow_v proselyte_n so_o also_o their_o infant-children_n if_o they_o have_v any_o be_v baptize_v likewise_o as_o the_o gemara_n say_v and_o so_o also_o maimonides_n a_o author_n of_o great_a account_n among_o the_o jew_n upon_o condition_n that_o there_o be_v security_n give_v for_o the_o education_n 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not_o understand_v the_o phrase_n of_o his_o own_o nation_n in_o which_o our_o saviour_n speak_v to_o he_o though_o include_v also_o more_o in_o it_o when_o he_o say_v except_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v of_o water_n and_o of_o the_o spirit_n he_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n but_o to_o conclude_v this_o it_o have_v be_v as_o we_o see_v the_o manner_n before_o among_o the_o jew_n to_o receive_v the_o infant_n of_o proselyte_n as_o well_o as_o grow_v person_n into_o the_o jewish_a church_n by_o this_o ceremony_n of_o baptism_n unless_o our_o saviour_n have_v prohibit_v the_o same_o to_o they_o how_o can_v the_o apostle_n otherwise_o understand_v but_o when_o our_o saviour_n order_v they_o by_o this_o ceremony_n to_o admit_v christian_a proselyte_n they_o shall_v likewise_o receive_v their_o infant_n as_o the_o manner_n have_v be_v before_o in_o the_o reception_n of_o jewish_a proselyte_n among_o themselves_o which_o make_v it_o therefore_o high_o credible_a that_o it_o 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