Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	scripture_n	speak_v	truth_n	7,071	5	5.8060	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85422	VVater-dipping no firm footing for Church-communion: or Considerations proving it not simply lawful, but necessary also (in point of duty) for persons baptized after the new mode of dipping, to continue communion with those churches, or imbodied societies of saints, of which they were members before the said dipping; and that to betray their trust or faith given unto Jesus Christ to serve him in the relation and capacity, whether of officers, or other members, in these churches (respectively) by deserting these churches, is a sin highly provoking in the sight of God. Together with a post-script touching the pretended Answer to the Forty queries about Church-communion, infant and after baptism. By John Goodwin, a servant of God in the Gospel of his dear Son.	Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.	1653 (1653)	Wing G1213; Thomason E723_15; ESTC R202234	72,402	91

mention_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o we_o by_o one_o spirit_n be_v all_o etc._n etc._n he_o shall_v rather_o have_v insist_v upon_o the_o oneness_n or_o same-ness_n of_o water_n baptism_n as_o he_o do_v ephes._n 4._o 5._o 4._o the_o unity_n or_o oneness_n of_o the_o body_n of_o which_o the_o apostle_n speak_v be_v not_o so_o much_o or_o so_o proper_a a_o effect_n of_o water-baptism_n no_o nor_o of_o the_o oneness_n of_o this_o baptism_n if_o it_o be_v any_o effect_n of_o either_o at_o all_o be_v of_o the_o spirit_n by_o which_o this_o body_n be_v inspire_v animate_v act_v and_o move_v and_o the_o member_n of_o it_o knit_v together_o and_o keep_v from_o dissolution_n 5._o whether_o all_o the_o member_n of_o the_o body_n be_v baptise_v with_o water_n or_o no_o be_v uncertain_a the_o apostle_n express_o profess_v that_o he_o baptise_v viz._n with_o water_n very_o few_o of_o they_o and_o who_o else_o shall_v baptise_v they_o all_o nowhere_o appear_v whereas_o that_o they_o 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himself_o or_o other_o never_o to_o gather_v apple_n more_o what_o frivolous_a and_o empty_a reason_n be_v these_o let_v i_o here_o observe_v this_o one_o thing_n more_o the_o apostle_n be_v not_o so_o uniform_a in_o impose_v ordinance_n upon_o church_n in_o their_o day_n but_o that_o what_o upon_o occasion_n they_o impose_v upon_o one_o sometime_o they_o relax_v unto_o another_o they_o impose_v abstinence_n from_o meat_n offer_v to_o idol_n and_o so_o from_o blood_n upon_o the_o church_n at_o antioch_n simple_o and_o indefinite_o act._n 15._o 29._o whereas_o the_o apostle_n paul_n enjoin_v the_o former_a abstinence_n unto_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n only_o in_o the_o case_n of_o scandal_n unto_o weak_a brethren_n and_o of_o encouragement_n to_o idolater_n 1_o cor._n 8_o 7_o 9_o 10._o compare_v with_o chap._n 10._o 23_o 27_o 28_o etc._n etc._n and_o concerning_o the_o latter_a he_o seem_v to_o relax_v it_o unto_o the_o generality_n of_o christian_n those_o haply_o except_v to_o 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