Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	ghost_n	holy_a	john_n	9,594	5	6.3997	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50679	An antidote against the venom of Quakerism, or, Some observations, on a little pamphlet, stiled, The Christianity of the people commonly called Quakers by John Meriton ...	Meriton, John, 1666-1717.	1699 (1699)	Wing M1816; ESTC R11247	24,688	49

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baptism_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v not_o yet_o give_v no_o not_o till_o 50_o day_n after_o the_o resurrection_n see_v the_o 2d_o of_o the_o act_n and_o the_o 3d_o of_o st._n john_n v._o 22._o jesus_n come_v and_o his_o disciple_n into_o the_o land_n of_o judea_n and_o there_o he_o tarry_v with_o they_o and_o baptise_a nay_o further_o it_o appear_v that_o before_o our_o saviour_n baptise_a those_o in_o judea_n he_o represent_v the_o solemnity_n of_o baptism_n as_o a_o thing_n necessary_a to_o enter_v man_n into_o that_o kingdom_n of_o god_n to_o which_o he_o invite_v they_o our_o saviour_n not_o only_o tell_v nicodemus_n john_n 13._o 5._o that_o except_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v again_o he_o can_v not_o see_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n but_o yet_o more_o plain_o that_o except_o he_o be_v bear_v again_o of_o water_n v._o 5._o and_o of_o the_o spirit_n he_o can_v not_o enter_v into_o it_o agreeable_a hereto_o see_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o apostle_n act_n 8._o 36_o 38._o and_o as_o 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