Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	baptism_n	dip_v	sprinkle_v	5,026	5	11.1171	5	false

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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one_o but_o not_o to_o the_o other_o obj._n 12._o if_o infant_n ought_v to_o be_v baptize_v why_o be_v it_o leave_v so_o dark_a in_o the_o new_a testament_n ans_fw-fr 1._o it_o be_v not_o dark_a which_o admit_v of_o such_o clear_a proof_n as_o you_o see_v this_o do_v 2._o that_o all_o christ_n disciple_n ought_v to_o be_v baptize_v be_v not_o dark_a matth._n 28.19_o infant_n be_v disciple_n therefore_o it_o be_v plain_a they_o ought_v to_o be_v baptize_v obj._n 13._o the_o baptise_v person_n before_o they_o know_v occasion_n much_o gross_a ignorance_n ans_fw-fr 1._o christ_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o ruin_n and_o damnation_n of_o thousand_o for_o he_o be_v set_v for_o the_o fall_n as_o well_o as_o the_o rise_n of_o many_o in_o israel_n luke_n 2.3_o 4._o but_o have_v it_o be_v better_o the_o world_n have_v have_v no_o christ_n 2._o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o savour_n of_o death_n to_o many_o have_v it_o be_v better_a than_o we_o have_v have_v no_o gospel_n what_o will_v not_o 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