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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
word_n	body_n	dead_a	resurrection_n	2,720	5	9.2201	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27031	A letter from a minister to a person of quality shewing some reasons for his nonconformity.	A. B.	1662 (1662)	Wing B14; ESTC R12373	8,893	4

the_o babe_n a_o certain_a assurance_n of_o salvation_n and_o keep_v it_o in_o the_o interim_n under_o a_o suspicion_n of_o damnation_n and_o this_o also_o according_a to_o his_o own_o persuasion_n for_o as_o he_o deny_v it_o christendom_n so_o also_o he_o will_v deny_v it_o christian_a burial_n if_o it_o die_v unbaptise_v though_o by_o the_o way_n i_o see_v no_o great_a reason_n for_o it_o nor_o can_v i_o approve_v of_o it_o but_o so_o it_o be_v appoint_v viz._n that_o the_o office_n of_o the_o dead_a shall_v nor_o be_v use_v for_o any_o who_o die_v unbaptise_v and_o why_o not_o use_v because_o they_o have_v no_o sure_a and_o certain_a hope_n of_o a_o resurrection_n unto_o life_n concern_v such_o a_o person_n and_o therefore_o the_o unbaptised_a in_o that_o order_n be_v rank_v with_o self-murderer_n and_o excommunicate_a but_o now_o shall_v a_o minister_n dare_v to_o withhold_v so_o much_o good_a from_o and_o endeavour_v so_o much_o evil_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o poor_a infant_n in_o deny_v they_o their_o christendom_n and_o all_o mere_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o some_o accessory_n and_o scruple_v accident_n invent_v and_o impose_v by_o man_n and_o nothing_o at_o all_o of_o the_o essence_n of_o baptisin_n itself_o beside_o the_o impiety_n and_o irreligion_n of_o such_o a_o process_n the_o minister_n according_a to_o his_o own_o faith_n will_v be_v most_o cruel_a and_o unmerciful_a in_o so_o do_v and_o deserve_v if_o possible_a to_o be_v unchristened_a himself_o again_o and_o turn_v among_o cannibal_n as_o one_o more_o deep_o dip_v and_o baptize_v in_o their_o barbarous_a inhumanity_n than_o any_o of_o themselves_o and_o yet_o if_o he_o be_v a_o true_a son_n of_o the_o church_n and_o punctual_o observe_v his_o prescribe_a rule_n he_o must_v not_o baptize_v any_o infant_n without_o godfather_n and_o godmother_n without_o sign_v of_o it_o with_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n whether_o it_o be_v save_v or_o damn_v but_o these_o thing_n be_v hard_a to_o assent_v 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this_o i_o profess_v be_v utter_o beyond_o my_o faith_n and_o of_o the_o gospel_n also_o which_o if_o i_o understand_v aright_o speak_v altogether_o in_o another_o language_n to_o impenitent_a sinner_n it_o be_v past_a contradiction_n that_o thousand_o be_v cut_v off_o by_o god_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o sin_n drunkenness_n whore_v swear_v without_o all_o sign_n of_o repentance_n from_o first_o to_o last_o so_o live_v and_o so_o die_v now_o how_o can_v it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n take_v away_o such_o person_n out_o of_o this_o world_n by_o death_n in_o mercy_n in_o great_a mercy_n inasmuch_o as_o at_o the_o same_o instant_n they_o be_v take_v away_o from_o all_o possibility_n of_o future_a repentance_n and_o amendment_n of_o life_n we_o may_v rather_o fear_v that_o god_n take_v they_o away_o in_o wrath_n in_o great_a wrath_n provoke_v hereunto_o by_o the_o long_a abuse_n of_o his_o patience_n and_o their_o own_o impenitency_n yet_o nevertheless_o the_o priest_n must_v not_o 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