Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67315	Baptism anatomized being propounded in five queries, viz. I. What water-baptism is? II. What is the end for which it was instituted? III. What giveth right to it? IV. Who are the true administrators of it? V. Whether it be lawful for a man to baptize himself? Wherein the right that the infants of believers have to water-baptism is vindicated: the duty of believing parents in that matter, asserted: and that by the contrary tenet and practise, they ought themselves to be excluded from the Lords-Supper, is plainly and fully proved. And wherein also is proved, that the covenant which God made with Abraham, Gen. 17. and with Israel Exod. ch. 19. and Deut. 29. are the Covenant of Grace in Christ, and not part of the covenant of works made with Adam before his fall. By Thomas Wall.	Wall, Thomas.	1691 (1691)	Wing W474; ESTC R218344	98,232	196

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the_o gospel_n matt._n 5._o 17._o think_v not_o that_o i_o be_o come_v to_o destroy_v the_o law_n or_o the_o prophet_n i_o be_o not_o come_v to_o destroy_v but_o to_o fulfil_v rom._n 3._o 30_o 31._o see_v it_o be_v one_o god_n which_o shall_v justify_v the_o circumcision_n by_o faith_n and_o the_o uncircumcision_n through_o faith_n do_v we_o then_o make_v void_a the_o law_n through_o faith_n god_n forbid_v yea_o we_o establish_v the_o law_n rom._n 7._o 7._o what_o shall_v i_o say_v then_o be_v the_o law_n sin_n god_n forbid_v i_o have_v not_o know_v sin_n but_o by_o the_o law_n for_o i_o have_v not_o know_v lust_n except_o the_o law_n have_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v james_n 2._o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o thus_o the_o law_n be_v of_o the_o same_o use_n to_o we_o now_o as_o it_o be_v to_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n we_o have_v the_o gospel_n to_o show_v we_o our_o righteousness_n by_o christ_n without_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n so_o have_v they_o heb._n 4._o 2._o for_o unto_o we_o be_v the_o gospel_n preach_v as_o well_o as_o unto_o they_o see_v levit._n 26._o 42_o 45._o luke_n 54._o 55._o 72._o 73._o deut._n 30._o 1._o 12_o 13_o 14._o rom._n 10._o 5_o 6_o 8._o gen._n 15._o 6._o psalm_n 32._o 1_o 2._o with_o rom._n 4._o 6._o etc._n etc._n 1_o cor._n 10._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o heb._n chap._n 11._o only_a in_o the_o manner_n of_o administration_n of_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n there_o be_v difference_n manifest_v ainsworth_n defence_n of_o scripture_n page_n 119._o in_o which_o answer_n of_o mr._n ainsworth_n be_v prove_v these_o thing_n 1._o that_o the_o church_n of_o israel_n have_v the_o very_a same_o use_n of_o the_o law_n we_o now_o have_v to_o show_v they_o and_o we_o our_o sin_n that_o we_o as_o well_o as_o they_o may_v be_v lead_v to_o christ_n 2._o they_o have_v the_o same_o gospel_n to_o show_v they_o as_o we_o our_o righteousness_n in_o christ_n without_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n 3._o they_o have_v ordinance_n for_o worship_n which_o 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the_o apostle_n testify_v worship_v god_n in_o the_o spirit_n though_o not_o all_o as_o it_o be_v write_v for_o we_o be_v of_o the_o circumcision_n which_o worship_n god_n in_o the_o spirit_n and_o rejoice_v in_o christ_n jesus_n and_o have_v no_o confidence_n in_o the_o flesh_n phil._n 3._o 3_o and_o thus_o in_o the_o church_n of_o israel_n many_o be_v righteous_a walk_v in_o all_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o lord_n blameless_a wait_v by_o faith_n for_o christ_n in_o the_o promise_n to_o come_v the_o consolation_n of_o israel_n as_o it_o be_v write_v of_o old_a simeon_n when_o christ_n be_v bear_v and_o bring_v into_o the_o temple_n he_o then_o take_v he_o up_o in_o his_o arm_n and_o bless_a god_n and_o say_v lord_n now_o let_v thou_o thy_o servant_n depart_v in_o peace_n according_a to_o thy_o word_n for_o my_o eye_n have_v see_v thy_o salvation_n which_o thou_o have_v prepare_v before_o the_o face_n of_o all_o people_n a_o light_n to_o lighten_v the_o gentile_n and_o the_o glory_n 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