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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	church_n	infant_n	visible_a	1,818	5	10.0471	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79560	The divine warrant of infant-baptism. Or VI. arguments for baptism of infants of Christians. viz. I. Infants of Christians are rightly judged in the promise of propriety in God. p.1. II. Infants of Christians are rightly judged to be of the church. p.20. III. Infants of Christians are rightly judged meet for baptisme. p.25. IV. The sealing of the promise to infants of visible professors, hath been the practise of the universal church ever since God added seals to the covenant. p.30 V. The profit of baptism is great to the infants of Christians. p.36. VI. The promise was sealed by the initiall sacrament aforetime to infants of visible professors, both Jews and of the Gentiles. p.38. / By John Church, M.A. minister of Seachurch, in the county of Essex.	Church, Josiah.	1648 (1648)	Wing C3987; Thomason E441_9	42,925	58

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refert_fw-la calv._n instit_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 16._o §_o 8._o origen_n affirm_v that_o the_o church_n receive_v instruction_n to_o baptize_v infant_n from_o the_o apostle_n ecclesia_fw-la traditionem_fw-la baptizandi_fw-la parvulos_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n accepit_fw-la orig._n l._n 2._o in_o roman_a c._n 6._o dionysius_n say_v that_o it_o be_v deliver_v by_o the_o apostle_n that_o infant_n shall_v be_v baptize_v ab_fw-la apostolis_n traditum_fw-la fuit_fw-la ut_fw-la infant_n baptizarentur_fw-la diony_n augustine_n mention_n it_o as_o a_o custom_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n receive_v from_o the_o apostle_n and_o say_v it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v receive_v if_o it_o be_v not_o apostolical_a consuetudo_fw-la matris_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la in_o baptizandis_fw-la parvulis_fw-la non_fw-la esset_fw-la omnino_fw-la credenda_fw-la nisi_fw-la apostolica_fw-la traditio_fw-la esset_fw-la august_n propos_fw-fr 2._o baptise_v infant_n of_o christian_n have_v be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n from_o the_o time_n immediate_o follow_v the_o apostle_n day_n and_o it_o have_v be_v hold_v by_o the_o same_o a_o divine_a institution_n long_o before_o the_o man_n of_o sin_n be_v reveal_v zanchy_a who_o testimony_n be_v honour_v by_o all_o of_o sound_a judgement_n witness_n that_o the_o catholic_n church_n never_o doubt_v of_o baptism_n of_o infant_n of_o those_o that_o may_v be_v judge_v of_o the_o church_n de_fw-fr infantibus_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la esse_fw-la judicentur_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la catholica_fw-la nunquam_fw-la dubitavit_fw-la zanch._n in_o eph._n p._n 226._o in_o the_o second_o century_n about_o the_o year_n 143._o higinus_n bishop_n of_o rome_n appoint_v godfather_n and_o godmother_n to_o undertake_v for_o infant_n in_o baptism_n 6._o willet_n in_o rom._n c._n 6._o controv_n 6._o which_o argue_v that_o baptism_n of_o infant_n be_v in_o use_n then_o and_o before_o augustine_n live_v in_o the_o four_o century_n and_o he_o call_v it_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o mother_n church_n origen_n live_v