Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	holy_a	person_n	son_n	20,542	5	6.1434	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47591	Light broke forth in Wales, expelling darkness, or, The Englishman's love to the antient Britains [sic] being an answer to a book, iutituled [sic] Children's baptism from Heaven, published in the Welsh tongue by Mr. James Owen / by Benjamin Keach.	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1696 (1696)	Wing K75; ESTC R32436	280,965	390

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our_o infant_n without_o any_o authority_n command_v or_o example_n in_o god_n word_n 2._o do_v baptism_n wash_v away_o original_a corruption_n i_o know_v the_o papist_n assert_v it_o do_v do_v this_o but_o how_o do_v they_o or_o you_o prove_v it_o baptism_n st._n peter_n say_v do_v not_o wash_v away_o the_o filthiness_n of_o the_o flesh_n or_o corruption_n of_o natural_a pollution_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 21._o 3._o your_o reverend_a brother_n mr._n stephen_n charnock_n full_o prove_v that_o baptism_n be_v not_o regeneration_n that_o can_v cleanse_v from_o sin_n answer_v his_o argument_n in_o his_o book_n of_o regeneration_n what_o though_o those_o baptist_n in_o germany_n you_o speak_v of_o understand_v that_o the_o ancient_a err_a father_n that_o introduce_v infant-baptism_n do_v bring_v it_o in_o to_o wash_v away_o original_a sin_n can_v christ_n cleanse_v elect_a

imagine_v yet_o the_o necessity_n of_o this_o sacament_n be_v very_o great_a and_o the_o profit_n and_o advantage_n very_o considerable_a see_v dr._n du_fw-fr veil_n act._n 2._o page_n 87._o tertullian_n say_v whatsoever_o savour_v contrary_a to_o truth_n be_v heresy_n though_o it_o be_v a_o ancient_a custom_n thus_o you_o see_v the_o learned_a though_o they_o own_v not_o rebaptisation_n where_o baptism_n at_o first_o be_v due_o administer_v yet_o such_o who_o at_o first_o receive_v only_o a_o pretend_a baptism_n aught_o to_o be_v true_o baptize_v to_o baptize_v a_o believer_n again_o be_v sinful_a and_o very_a unlawful_a thing_n but_o since_o you_o be_v no_o baptism_n but_o only_a rhantism_n our_o practice_n be_v no_o rebaptisation_n for_o as_o you_o do_v not_o the_o act_n so_o it_o be_v not_o do_v on_o the_o proper_a subject_n 7._o they_o be_v guilty_a say_v you_o that_o be_v such_o as_o deny_v infant_n baptism_n of_o a_o great_a sin_n by_o give_v offence_n to_o many_o that_o be_v baptize_v in_o their_o infancy_n tempt_v they_o to_o think_v that_o they_o be_v not_o under_o any_o vow_n unto_o god_n and_o that_o their_o baptism_n bind_v they_o not_o to_o a_o new_a course_n of_o life_n if_o people_n judge_v themselves_o free_a from_o their_o baptismal_a obligation_n o_o how_o naked_a come_v they_o to_o satan_n temptation_n etc._n etc._n answ_n i_o answer_v if_o you_o take_v a_o offence_n at_o we_o because_o we_o cast_v away_o a_o humane_a tradition_n we_o can_v help_v that_o ought_v we_o to_o obey_v man_n rather_o than_o god_n judge_v you_o 2._o it_o be_v the_o force_n of_o scripture_n argument_n or_o the_o power_n of_o god_n word_n that_o provoke_v we_o and_o many_o thousand_o more_o to_o throw_v off_o the_o innovation_n and_o sinful_a practice_n of_o infant_n baptism_n and_o dare_v you_o say_v it_o be_v satan_n that_o tempt_v we_o no_o i_o fear_v it_o be_v satan_n or_o worldly_a profit_n or_o to_o free_v themselves_o from_o reproach_n that_o tempt_v some_o of_o 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authority_n of_o christ_n commission_n or_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o holy_a precept_n and_o none_o but_o such_o child_n that_o do_v believe_v have_v any_o right_n thereunto_o you_o say_v solomon_n be_v very_o young_a when_o the_o lord_n love_v he_o answ_n no_o doubt_n but_o the_o lord_n love_v his_o elect_n before_o they_o be_v bear_v even_o from_o everlasting_a but_o what_o of_o this_o yet_o when_o they_o be_v call_v and_o regenerate_v and_o not_o till_o then_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v baptize_v in_o a_o word_n that_o which_o render_v person_n capable_a of_o baptism_n be_v the_o prerequisites_n of_o baptism_n or_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v require_v by_o christ_n to_o be_v in_o the_o true_a subject_n thereof_o which_o be_v faith_n and_o the_o profession_n of_o it_o or_o faith_n and_o repentance_n you_o may_v be_v capable_a of_o be_v make_v a_o justice_n of_o peace_n but_o you_o must_v not_o exercise_v that_o office_n without_o a_o lawful_a commission_n so_o let_v our_o child_n be_v 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those_o infant_n that_o go_v to_o heaven_n be_v make_v holy_a in_o some_o secret_a way_n unknown_a to_o we_o because_o no_o unclean_a ●…ng_n can_v enter_v into_o heaven_n yet_o we_o dare_v not_o baptize_v they_o because_o we_o want_v authority_n to_o do_v it_o put_v to_o come_v to_o your_o answer_n that_o say_v you_o can_v be_v certain_o know_v of_o the_o adult_n therefore_o by_o this_o objection_n none_o can_v be_v baptize_v it_o be_v sufficient_a in_o this_o case_n that_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n belong_v to_o the_o infant●…_n of_o the_o faithful_a they_o be_v member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n through_o which_o the_o line_n of_o g●…_n election_n run_v rom._n 9_o 4_o 5._o &_o chap._n 11._o 7._o answ._n

be_v no_o ordinance_n of_o god_n but_o a_o mere_a human_a tradition_n but_o the_o custom_n ●…ng_v the_o jew_n of_o baptise_v the_o heathen_a and_o their_o child_n 〈◊〉_d be_v admit_v into_o their_o church_n be_v never_o comm●…_n of_o god_n nor_o any_o where_o give_v unto_o they_o by_o moses_n who_o be_v faithful_a in_o all_o his_o house_n ergo_fw-la that_o custom_n be_v no_o ordinance_n of_o god_n but_o a_o mere_a human_a tradition_n last_o take_v what_o a_o worthy_a and_o learned_a author_n have_v say_v in_o confutation_n of_o this_o foolish_a and_o absurd_a argument_n for_o pedo_n baptism_n it_o be_v sir_n norton_n knatchbul_n kt._n and_o baronet_n the_o thing_n say_v he_o be_v uncertain_a that_o it_o can_v be_v say_v of_o the_o r●bbins_n that_o there_o be_v not_o several_a among_o they_o who_o differ_v very_o much_o about_o this_o matter_n for_o rabbi_n eli●zar_n express_o contradict_v rabbi_n joshua_n who_o be_v the_o first_o that_o i_o know_v of_o who_o assert_v this_o sort_n of_o 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