Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	eye_n	light_n	see_v	3,678	5	3.8010	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45681	Infant baptism God's ordinance, or, Clear proof that all the children of believing parents are in the covenant of grace and have as much a right to baptism the now seal of the covenant, as the infant seed of the Jewes had to circumcision, the then seal of the covenant / by Michael Harrison ...	Harrison, Michael, Minister at Potters-Pury.	1694 (1694)	Wing H905; ESTC R9581	26,416	65

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for_o their_o child_n answ_n that_o parent_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o covenant_n for_o their_o child_n plain_o appear_v 1_o from_o nature_n lex_fw-la naturae_fw-la est_fw-la lex_fw-la dei_fw-la may_v not_o parent_n take_v a_o lease_n for_o their_o child_n who_o buy_v land_n and_o not_o for_o himself_o and_o heir_n be_v not_o child_n bind_v by_o those_o tie_n and_o then_o much_o more_o to_o god_n 2._o from_o scripture_n deut._n 29.10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o here_o you_o may_v see_v the_o parent_n covenant_n not_o only_o for_o their_o child_n then_o present_a but_o unborn_a and_o they_o be_v by_o circumcision_n to_o enter_v they_o into_o covenant_n so_o deut._n 26.17_o 18._o and_o have_v the_o gospel_n take_v away_o the_o parent_n be_v right_a in_o his_o child_n obj._n we_o promise_v what_o we_o can_v perform_v ans_fw-fr we_o promise_v to_o educate_v this_o child_n for_o god_n to_o instruct_v he_o in_o gospel_n truth_n leave_v the_o renovation_n and_o sanctification_n of_o the_o heart_n to_o 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of_o cleanse_v the_o leper_n leu._n 14.4_o to_o 9_o 3._o wash_v sprinkle_v or_o pour_v water_n upon_o the_o body_n apt_o represent_v the_o thing_n signify_v and_o the_o sign_n need_v not_o exceed_v the_o thing_n signify_v the_o wash_n away_o sin_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o thing_n signify_v in_o baptism_n and_o this_o the_o holy_a ghost_n delight_v to_o express_v by_o wash_v sprinkle_v or_o pour_v out_o water_n psal_n 51.7_o ezek._n 36.25_o zec._n 12.10_o 1_o cor._n 6.11_o tit._n 3.5_o 1_o pet._n 1.2_o heb._n 9_o and_o 12.24_o quest_n but_o do_v not_o the_o apostle_n baptize_v by_o dip_v do_v not_o philip_n and_o the_o eunuch_n go_v down_o into_o the_o water_n ans_fw-fr 1._o it_o be_v