Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	baptize_v	ghost_n	holy_a	13,898	5	6.3810	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54199	Quakerism, a new nick-name for old Christianity being an answer to a book entituled Quakerism no Christianity, subscribed by J. Faldo : in which the rise, doctrine and practice of the abused Quakers are truly, briefly and fully declared and vindicated from the false charges ... made by that adversary with a key opening the true meaning of some of their doctrine ... / by one of them and a sufferer with them in all their sufferings, William Penn.	Penn, William, 1644-1718.	1672 (1672)	Wing P1347; ESTC R30094	154,759	271

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every_o impartial_a soul_n then_o that_o i_o faldo_n make_v that_o prayer_n only_o which_o he_o be_v capable_a of_o himself_o that_o stand_v in_o his_o own_o time_n will_n wisdom_n and_o invention_n to_o be_v gospel_n rather_o than_o to_o deny_v it_o and_o seek_v after_o one_o more_o true_o evangelical_n be_v not_o so_o much_o to_o maintain_v the_o truth_n as_o himself_o §_o 2._o second_o he_o say_v that_o we_o own_v no_o prayer_n that_o be_v not_o by_o immediate_a inspiration_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o without_o the_o use_n of_o our_o conception_n 30._o and_o direction_n of_o our_o understanding_n his_o three_o i_o will_v add_v to_o this_o because_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n viz._n that_o we_o own_v no_o prayer_n but_o what_o be_v by_o and_o in_o the_o light_n within_o and_o here_o he_o bring_v 3._o or_o 4._o testimony_n which_o be_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n i_o grant_v what_o he_o say_v of_o we_o in_o this_o particular_a to_o be_v our_o faith_n and_o shall_v prove_v it_o to_o be_v sound_a doctrine_n from_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n the_o worship_n of_o god_n be_v in_o the_o spirit_n and_o in_o the_o truth_n now_o unless_o man_n 24._o may_v perform_v gospel-worship_n without_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o truth_n or_o if_o in_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o truth_n yet_o not_o by_o the_o motion_n of_o either_o a_o thing_n absurd_a it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o man_n ought_v only_o to_o pray_v or_o preach_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o of_o the_o truth_n if_o such_o only_a be_v child_n of_o god_n who_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o light_n as_o christ_n be_v light_a and_o that_o therein_o access_n alone_o may_v be_v have_v to_o god_n who_o be_v light_n and_o in_o who_o be_v no_o darkness_n at_o all_o then_o with_o good_a reason_n may_v we_o say_v that_o no_o prayer_n that_o ascend_v to_o god_n without_o the_o lead_v of_o god_n spirit_n and_o which_o be_v not_o by_o and_o in_o the_o 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