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
A52602	An account of Mr. Firmin's religion, and of the present state of the Unitarian controversy	Nye, Stephen, 1648?-1719.	1698 (1698)	Wing N1502; ESTC R4610	32,345	84

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its_o institution_n namely_o a_o solemn_a public_a and_o formal_a initiation_n into_o the_o religion_n of_o jesus_n and_o this_o may_v in_o some_o sense_n be_v do_v in_o infancy_n by_o the_o intervention_n of_o undertaker_n common_o call_v godfather_n and_o how_o it_o can_v be_v do_v without_o they_o i_o see_v not_o but_o it_o be_v without_o all_o reason_n that_o parent_n shall_v not_o be_v admit_v to_o be_v undertaker_n when_o other_o can_v or_o can_v easy_o be_v have_v it_o be_v well_o methinks_v if_o the_o minister_n and_o churchwarden_n together_o with_o the_o parent_n be_v oblige_v to_o be_v undertaker_n ex_fw-la officio_fw-la or_o ratione_fw-la officii_fw-la by_o their_o place_n and_o office_n and_o it_o be_v yet_o better_a if_o the_o whole_a church_n undertake_v for_o the_o infant_n moreover_o where_o infant-baptism_n be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n confirmation_n or_o the_o person_n be_v take_v upon_o himself_o the_o covenant_n and_o promise_n that_o be_v make_v in_o 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