Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	great_a	holy_a	scripture_n	3,501	5	5.3746	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B09923	An epistle concerning baptism. [occai]sionally written upon the sight [of] two treatises published by Thomas James father of a Presbyterian congre[ga]tion at Ashford in Kent : who [ha]th reflected upon the baptized [C]hristians / [by] [W]illiam Russell.	Russel, William.	1696 (1696)	Wing R2357B; ESTC R187283	23,383	34

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archbishop_n of_o canterhury_n dr._n john_n tillotson_n ●●●h_o in_o his_o sermon_n upon_o 2_o tim._n 2.19_o ancient_o those_o ●ho_n be_v baptize_v put_v off_o their_o garment_n which_o signify_v the_o put_v off_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n and_o be_v immerse_v and_o bury_v in_o the_o water_n to_o represent_v the_o death_n of_o sin_n and_o then_o do_v rise_v up_o again_o out_o of_o the_o water_n to_o signify_v their_o entrance_n upon_o a_o new_a life_n and_o to_o these_o custom_n the_o apostle_n allude_v rom._n 6.4_o also_o dr._n fowler_n the_o present_a bishop_n of_o gloucester_n in_o his_o ●ook_n of_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n interpret_v this_o say_n of_o the_o great_a apostle_n rom._n 6.4_o as_o follow_v christian_n be_v plunge_v into_o the_o water_n in_o baptism_n signify_v their_o undertake_n and_o oblige_v themselves_o in_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n to_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v with_o jesus_n christ_n which_o death_n and_o burial_n consist_v in_o a_o utter_a 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i_o shall_v forbear_v recite_v they_o and_o proceed_v 〈◊〉_d other_o author_n cajetan_n say_v christ_n be_v baptize_v not_o by_o sprinkle_v but_o 〈◊〉_d dip_v he_o into_o the_o water_n and_o piscator_fw-la on_o john_n 3.23_o 〈◊〉_d baptism_n be_v administer_v by_o dip_v the_o whole_a body_n in_o ●●●er_n mr._n mede_n on_o titus_n 3.5_o say_v there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o sprinkle_v use_v in_o baptism_n in_o the_o apostle_n time_n nor_o many_o age_n after_o they_o it_o be_v also_o the_o observation_n of_o that_o late_a learned_a and_o pious_a ●●●aister_n of_o christ_n mr._n john_n gosnold_n in_o his_o book_n entitle_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o mr._n john_n calvin_n up_o and_o down_o in_o his_o work_n do_v often_o with_o many_o other_o in_o our_o day_n confess_v that_o the_o ancient_a manner_n of_o baptism_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n be_v by_o dip_v the_o whole_a body_n under_o water_n and_o also_o confess_v that_o the_o church_n have_v assume_v this_o liberty_n to_o herself_o of_o use_v sprinkle_v in_o the_o room_n thereof_o the_o same_o author_n also_o observe_v that_o the_o translator_n themselves_o never_o so_o much_o as_o once_o in_o all_o the_o new_a testament_n render_v it_o by_o sprinkle_v there_o be_v another_o word_n for_o that_o which_o they_o constant_o translate_v to_o sprinkle_v to_o wit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rantizo_n whereby_o it_o be_v evident_a rantism_n be_v not_o baptism_n sprinkle_v be_v not_o dip_v beside_o in_o all_o the_o place_n that_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o where_o nothing_o of_o the_o stress_n of_o this_o controversy_n depend_v our_o translator_n have_v every_o where_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n to_o dip_v for_o instance_n in_o rev._n 19.13_o he_o have_v his_o vesture_n dip_v in_o blood_n and_o in_o mat._n 26.23_o he_o that_o dip_v his_o hand_n with_o i_o in_o the_o dish_n luke_n 16.24_o that_o he_o may_v dip_v the_o tip_n of_o his_o finger_n in_o late_a and_o in_o john_n 13.26_o it_o be_v twice_o use_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dip_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o when_o he_o have_v dip_v jesus_n answer_v he_o it_o be_v to_o who_o i_o shall_v give_v a_o sop_n when_o i_o have_v dip_v it_o and_o when_o he_o have_v dip_v the_o sop_n he_o give_v it_o to_o judas_n ●●eariot_n etc._n etc._n moreover_o if_o we_o will_v but_o consider_v the_o place_n where_o this_o holy_a ordinance_n be_v administer_v by_o the_o first_o baptizer_n it_o will_v great_o elucidate_v this_o truth_n for_o it_o be_v not_o practise_v in_o the_o temple_n nor_o in_o their_o synagogue_n nor_o yet_o in_o private_a house_n in_o which_o it_o may_v have_v be_v do_v more_o commodious_o if_o sprinkle_v a_o 〈◊〉_d drop_v of_o water_n upon_o their_o face_n will_v have_v suffice_v but_o they_o baptize_v in_o the_o river_n of_o jordan_n and_o other_o place_n where_o there_o be_v much_o water_n because_o plunge_v the_o whole_a body_n under_o water_n do_v require_v it_o in_o john_n 3.23_o and_o john_n also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v dip_v in_o enon_n near_o to_o salim_n because_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d water_n there_o and_o they_o come_v and_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dip_v now_o here_o we_o have_v the_o reason_n give_v why_o j●●●_n baptize_v in_o this_o place_n i._n e._n because_o there_o be_v much_o water_n but_o if_o he_o have_v not_o plunge_v they_o into_o the_o water_n but_o on●●_n sprinkle_v they_o with_o a_o few_o drop_v thereof_o this_o reason_n 〈◊〉_d be_v without_o foundation_n for_o as_o cornelius_n à_fw-fr lapide_fw-la 〈◊〉_d serve_v a_o very_a little_a water_n will_v have_v serve_v to_o have_v sprinkle_v thousand_o but_o their_o manner_n of_o baptise_v be_v to_o dip_v