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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	argument_n	circumcision_n	covenant_n	4,685	5	10.4381	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47391	The ax laid to the root, or, One blow more at the foundation of infant baptism, and church-membership. Part I containing an exposition of that metaphorical text of Holy Scripture, Mat. 3. 10. : being the substance of two sermons lately preached, with some additions, wherein is shewed that God made a two-fold covenant with Abraham, and that circumcision appertained not to the covenant of grace, but to the legal and external covenant God made with Abraham's natural seed, as such : together with an answer to Mr. John Flavel's last grand arguments in his Vindiciarum Vindex, in his last reply to Mr. Philip Cary, also to Mr. Rothwell's Pædo-baptisms vindicatur, as to what seems most material / by Benjamin Keach ...	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.; Rothwell, Edward, d. 1731. Paedobaptismus vindicatus.	1693 (1693)	Wing K47; ESTC R39052	37,123	40

be_v my_o people_n ver_fw-la 33._o and_o they_o shall_v teach_v no_o more_o every_o man_n his_o neighbour_n and_o every_o man_n his_o brother_n say_v know_v the_o lord_n for_o they_o shall_v all_o know_v i_o from_o the_o least_o of_o they_o unto_o the_o great_a of_o they_o say_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n pray_v observe_v in_o the_o old_a covenant_n infant_n be_v member_n who_o do_v not_o when_o take_v into_o that_o covenant_n and_o make_v member_n of_o that_o legal_a church_n know_v the_o lord_n nor_o indeed_o their_o right_a hand_n from_o their_o left_a therefore_o they_o when_o grow_v up_o have_v need_n to_o be_v teach_v say_v know_v the_o lord_n and_o thus_o upon_o this_o account_n every_o one_o have_v need_v to_o teach_v his_o neighbour_n and_o his_o brother_n but_o in_o the_o gospel_n covenant_n god_n say_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v thus_o for_o that_o all_o who_o he_o will_v make_v that_o covenant_n with_o shall_v know_v he_o before_o they_o be_v receive_v as_o member_n of_o that_o church_n though_o afterward_o it_o be_v grant_v they_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o further_a teach_n and_o in_o this_o respect_n the_o gospel_n covenant_n and_o gospel_n church_n state_n differ_v or_o be_v not_o according_a to_o the_o old_a legal_a and_o external_a covenant_n and_o church_n state_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o well_o as_o in_o other_o thing_n that_o be_v a_o conditional_a covenant_n the_o new_a covenant_n absolute_a i_o will_v and_o they_o shall_v that_o be_v a_o covenant_n of_o work_n this_o of_o grace_n etc._n etc._n they_o shall_v all_o know_v i_o from_o the_o least_o to_o the_o great_a not_o one_o infant_n then_o be_v sure_o be_v in_o it_o as_o a_o member_n of_o the_o gospel_n church_n they_o be_v now_o require_v to_o repent_v to_o believe_v to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n meet_v for_o repentance_n they_o must_v be_v make_v disciple_n by_o teach_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o great_a commission_n mat._n 28_o 19_o 20._o before_o baptise_a who_o be_v to_o be_v member_n of_o the_o gospel_n church_n arg._n 5._o the_o covenant_n of_o circumcision_n can_v not_o be_v the_o gospel_n covenant_n because_o the_o term_n of_o it_o run_v according_a to_o the_o sinai_n covenant_n which_o be_v say_v not_o to_o be_v of_o faith_n but_o 1_o the_o man_n that_o do_v those_o thing_n shall_v live_v in_o they_o gal._n 3._o 22._o 2_o life_n be_v promise_v to_o obedience_n to_o it_o and_o death_n threaten_v to_o disobedience_n 3_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o sinai_n covenant_n be_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n riches_n peace_n and_o prosperity_n to_o be_v bless_v in_o the_o basket_n and_o store_n and_o so_o run_v the_o covenant_n of_o circumcision_n see_v gen._n 17._o 9_o 10_o 14._o thou_o shall_v keep_v my_o covenant_n etc._n etc._n and_o i_o will_v give_v unto_o thou_o and_o to_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 8._o and_o the_o uncircumcised_a manchild_n who_o flesh_n of_o his_o foreskin_n be_v not_o circumcise_v that_o soul_n shall_v be_v cu●_n off_o from_o his_o people_n he_o have_v break_v my_o covenant_n ver_fw-la 14._o thus_o run_v the_o law_n and_o covenant_n of_o circumcision_n it_o be_v life_n upon_o the_o condition_n of_o obedience_n death_n upon_o disobedience_n it_o be_v do_a and_o live_v but_o thus_o run_v not_o the_o term_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n but_o direct_o contrariwise_o believe_v and_o thou_o shall_v be_v save_v be_v the_o term_n of_o the_o gospel_n covenant_n from_o whence_o i_o shall_v draw_v this_o argument_n that_o covenant_n that_o be_v in_o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o it_o as_o much_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n as_o the_o sinai_n covenant_n can_v not_o be_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n but_o so_o be_v the_o law_n and_o covenant_n of_o circumcision_n therefore_o circumcision_n be_v no_o gospel_n law_n or_o covenant_n arg._n 6._o the_o covenant_n of_o circumcision_n be_v of_o the_o letter_n and_o not_o of_o the_o spirit_n this_o the_o apostle_n lay_v down_o rom._n 3._o 29._o but_o he_o be_v not_o a_o jew_n which_o be_v one_o outward_a and_o circumcision_n be_v that_o of_o the_o heart_n in_o the_o spirit_n and_o not_o in_o the_o letter_n who_o praise_n be_v not_o of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n do_v he_o not_o clear_o hereby_o intimate_v that_o circumcision_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v of_o the_o law_n and_o not_o of_o the_o gospel_n for_o by_o letter_n the_o law_n be_v mean_v all_o expositor_n confess_v in_o that_o parallel_n text_n 2_o cor._n 5._o who_o have_v make_v we_o able_a minister_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n not_o of_o the_o letter_n but_o of_o the_o spirit_n see_v our_o late_a worthy_a annotator_n by_o the_o letter_n here_o say_v they_o the_o apostle_n understand_v the_o law_n or_o the_o law_n be_v call_v the_o letter_n rom._n 2._o 27._o who_o by_o the_o letter_n and_o circumcision_n do_v transgress_v the_o law_n the_o law_n say_v they_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o gospel_n be_v call_v the_o letter_n and_o again_o they_o say_v the_o gospel_n be_v call_v the_o spirit_n both_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o carnal_a ordinance_n of_o the_o law_n and_o because_o christ_n be_v the_o matter_n subject_a and_o argument_n of_o it_o the_o law_n kill_v but_o the_o gospel_n give_v life_n yet_o some_o affirm_v that_o law_n write_v in_o stone_n be_v the_o gospel_n or_o a_o dark_a ministration_n of_o it_o what_o law_n be_v it_o then_o that_o kill_v and_o what_o be_v the_o covenant_n of_o work_n which_o as_o such_o be_v take_v away_o but_o no_o more_o of_o that_o here_o it_o be_v plain_a circumcision_n be_v not_o of_o the_o spirit_n i._n e._n not_o of_o the_o gospel_n but_o of_o the_o law_n arg._n 7._o that_o covenant_n in_o which_o faith_n be_v not_o reckon_v to_o abraham_n for_o righteousness_n be_v not_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n or_o a_o gospel_n covenant_n but_o the_o apostle_n show_v we_o that_o faith_n be_v not_o reckon_v to_o abraham_n in_o circumcision_n rom._n 4._o that_o faith_n be_v reckon_v to_o abraham_n for_o righteousness_n vers_fw-la 9_o how_o then_o be_v it_o reckon_v when_o he_o be_v in_o circumcision_n or_o in_o uncircumcision_n not_o in_o circumcision_n but_o in_o uncircumcision_n ver_fw-la 10._o what_o need_n be_v there_o for_o st._n paul_n to_o argue_v thus_o against_o circumcision_n if_o it_o be_v as_o our_o brethren_n say_v a_o gospel_n law_n precept_n or_o covenant_n and_o remarkable_a it_o be_v that_o the_o apostle_n put_v in_o this_o chapter_n the_o law_n and_o circumcision_n together_o as_o be_v of_o one_o stamp_n or_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o exclude_v they_o both_o from_o the_o free_a promise_n of_o god_n make_v to_o abraham_n which_o i_o have_v show_v be_v the_o pure_a gospel_n or_o new_a covenant_n reader_n see_v mr._n philip_n cory_n solemn_a call_n where_o thou_o will_v meet_v with_o this_o and_o some_o other_o of_o these_o argument_n large_o open_v and_o his_o reply_n to_o mr._n flavel_n both_o worth_a thy_o read_n arg._n 8._o the_o law_n or_o covenant_n of_o circumcision_n be_v as_o the_o say_v worthy_a writer_n observe_v contrary_a distinguish_v or_o oppose_v by_o the_o apostle_n in_o rom._n 4._o to_o the_o covenant_n of_o faith_n or_o gospel_n covenant_n therefore_o can_v not_o be_v one_o nor_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n read_v 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o and_o 14_o verse●_n arg._n 9_o that_o covenant_n or_o precept_n that_o profit_v none_o unless_o they_o keep_v the_o law_n can_v not_o belong_v to_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n but_o so_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o circumcision_n for_o circumcision_n very_o profit_v if_o thou_o keep_v the_o law_n rom._n 2._o 25._o that_o be_v as_o i_o have_v observe_v if_o thou_o keep_v the_o law_n perfect_o but_o if_o thou_o break_v the_o law_n thy_o circumcision_n be_v make_v uncircumcision_n that_o be_v of_o none_o effect_n it_o be_v strange_a to_o i_o that_o circumcision_n shall_v be_v a_o gospel_n covenant_n and_o yet_o not_o profit_v any_o unless_o they_o perfect_o keep_v the_o law_n and_o also_o oblige_v they_o so_o to_o do_v gal._n 5._o 3._o can_v a_o man_n have_v perfect_o keep_v the_o law_n of_o the_o old_a covenant_n he_o may_v have_v thereby_o be_v justify_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o then_o no_o need_n of_o a_o christ_n to_o have_v fulfil_v the_o righteousness_n of_o it_o for_o we_o and_o in_o our_o nature_n but_o do_v a_o gospel_n precept_n oblige_v any_o to_o the_o perfect_a keep_n of_o the_o whole_a law_n how_o then_o can_v this_o be_v a_o gospel_n precept_n o_o see_v how_o the_o law_n and_o circumcision_n agree_v and_o comport_v together_o in_o their_o nature_n end_n use_v and_o design_n and_o never_o plead_v for_o it_o as_o a_o gospel_n precept_n any_o more_o unless_o you_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o bring_v yourselves_o and_o child_n under_o the_o

the_o second_o but_o find_v fault_n with_o they_o he_o say_v behold_v the_o day_n come_v say_v the_o lord_n when_o i_o will_v make_v a_o new_a covenant_n with_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n heb._n 8._o 7_o 8._o it_o be_v not_o faulty_a in_o itself_o but_o holy_a just_a and_o good_a it_o require_v perfect_a righteousness_n of_o he_o that_o will_v be_v justify_v and_o therefore_o can_v not_o give_v life_n the_o creature_n be_v weak_a and_o unable_a to_o perform_v the_o requirement_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o paul_n say_v what_o the_o law_n can_v not_o do_v in_o that_o it_o be_v weak_a through_o the_o flesh_n god_n send_v his_o own_o son_n in_o likeness_n of_o sinful_a flesh_n and_o for_o sin_n condemn_v sin_n in_o the_o flesh_n rom._n 8._o 3._o it_o discover_v sin_n and_o condemn_v for_o sin_n but_o can_v not_o justify_v the_o sinner_n in_o god_n sight_n from_o sin_n he_o that_o keep_v it_o not_o perfect_o yea_o continue_v not_o in_o do_v all_o thing_n write_v therein_o be_v curse_v by_o it_o he_o that_o be_v circumcise_a be_v bind_v to_o keep_v the_o whole_a law_n that_o rite_n oblige_v they_o it_o seem_v to_o perform_v perfect_a obedience_n and_o yet_o some_o affirm_v it_o be_v a_o precept_n of_o the_o gospel_n covenant_n but_o more_o of_o this_o by_o and_o by_o but_o say_v some_o be_v not_o circumsion_n a_o privilege_n do_v it_o not_o profit_v they_o the_o apostle_n answer_v this_o question_n for_o circumcision_n very_o profit_v if_o thou_o keep_v the_o law_n but_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o breaker_n of_o the_o law_n thy_o circumcision_n be_v make_v uncircumcision_n see_v how_o the_o apostle_n bring_v in_o circumcision_n vers_fw-la 23._o thou_o that_o make_v thy_o boast_n of_o the_o law_n through_o break_v the_o law_n dishonour_v thou_o god_n he_o it_o be_v evident_a show_v that_o circumcision_n appertain_v to_o the_o law_n to_o the_o old_a covenant_n or_o covenant_n of_o work_n for_o circumcision_n profit_v if_o thou_o keep_v the_o law_n etc._n etc._n no_o profit_n no_o advantage_n by_o circumcision_n unless_o the_o circumcise_a keep_v the_o law_n that_o be_v say_v the_o late_a annotation_n perfect_o to_o which_o circumcision_n oblige_v gal_n 5._o 5._o now_o this_o be_v so_o the_o first_o covenant_n be_v weak_a and_o faulty_a i._n e._n through_o the_o insufficiency_n and_o weakness_n of_o the_o creature_n he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o answer_v its_o just_a demand_n god_n in_o his_o infinite_a mercy_n send_v his_o own_o son_n in_o our_o nature_n and_o stead_n to_o fulfil_v the_o righteousness_n thereof_o he_o seek_v and_o find_v out_o the_o second_o covenant_n and_o the_o first_o be_v go_v which_o bring_v i_o to_o the_o three_o proof_n of_o the_o point_n 3._o heb._n 10._o 9_o he_o take_v away_o the_o first_o that_o may_v establish_v the_o second_o there_o be_v a_o first_o and_o second_o covenant_n or_o a_o old_a or_o a_o new_a the_o first_o must_v not_o be_v confound_v with_o the_o second_o nor_o the_o second_o with_o the_o first_o because_o quite_o different_a in_o their_o nature_n design_n and_o end_n the_o first_o covenant_n be_v make_v it_o be_v true_a primary_o with_o the_o first_o adam_n and_o all_o mankind_n in_o he_o that_o be_v the_o first_o original_a or_o begin_v of_o it_o and_o then_o to_o he_o it_o do_v give_v life_n whilst_o he_o stand_v by_o his_o obedience_n to_o it_o but_o that_o ministration_n of_o it_o of_o which_o the_o apostle_n speak_v and_o call_v the_o first_o covenant_n be_v that_o which_o god_n give_v to_o abraham_n seed_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n by_o moses_n and_o to_o assure_v abraham_n that_o unto_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v give_v that_o law_n or_o the_o oracle_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n he_o give_v he_o the_o covenant_n or_o precept_n of_o circumcision_n rom._n 3._o 1_o 2._o it_o serve_v as_o a_o pledge_n of_o the_o law_n and_o oblige_v they_o to_o keep_v it_o therefore_o under_o this_o old_a covenant_n or_o first_o covenant_n it_o be_v evident_a come_v in_o circumcision_n and_o the_o policy_n and_o national_a church_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o all_o other_o legal_a and_o external_a right_n and_o privilege_n whatsoever_o both_o the_o national_a church_n and_o church-membership_n but_o when_o the_o root_n be_v strike_v at_o i._n e._n the_o first_o covenant_n be_v take_v away_o all_o its_o right_n law_n privilege_n and_o appurtenance_n whatsoever_o go_v with_o it_o so_o that_o now_o we_o say_v the_o apostle_n know_v no_o man_n after_o the_o flesh_n 2._o cor._n 5._o that_o be_v we_o prefer_v or_o esteem_v no_o man_n better_o than_o other_o upon_o the_o score_n of_o the_o first_o covenant_n or_o fleshly_a privilege_n i._n e._n be_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n or_o of_o the_o church_n of_o jew_n old_a thing_n be_v pass_v away_o and_o all_o thing_n be_v become_v new_a all_o type_n sacrifice_n priest_n and_o priesthood_n legal_a place_n of_o worship_n legal_a time_n of_o worship_n legal_a minister_n and_o legal_a maintenance_n of_o those_o minister_n the_o legal_a church_n and_o legal_a church-membership_n be_v all_o take_v away_o when_o the_o covenant_n be_v take_v away_o and_o thus_o the_o axe_n be_v lay_v to_o the_o root_n of_o the_o tree_n by_o the_o establish_n the_o gospel_n dispensation_n the_o anti-type_n be_v come_v and_o the_o heir_n come_v to_o full_a age_n god_n deal_v with_o we_o now_o no_o more_o as_o with_o child_n in_o nonage_n but_o as_o with_o man_n who_o be_v come_v to_o knowledge_n and_o understanding_n this_o i_o desire_v may_v be_v consider_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v a_o type_n or_o shadow_n do_v appertain_v to_o the_o old_a covenant_n and_o a_o great_a error_n or_o mistake_v it_o be_v for_o any_o to_o say_v the_o shadow_n of_o the_o ceremonal_a law_n be_v gospel_n because_o they_o point_v to_o the_o gospel_n which_o mistake_v i_o shall_v far_o clear_v up_o hereafter_o and_o proceed_v to_o the_o four_o proof_n gal._n 4._o 30._o cast_v out_o the_o bondwoman_n and_o her_o son_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o bondwoman_n agar_n and_o ishmael_n her_o son_n you_o may_v see_v if_o you_o read_v vers_n 23_o 24_o 25._o it_o be_v write_v that_o abraham_n have_v two_o son_n the_o one_o by_o a_o bondmaid_n the_o other_o by_o a_o free_a woman_n vers_n 22._o but_o he_o who_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o bondwoman_n be_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n but_o he_o of_o the_o free_a woman_n be_v by_o promise_n by_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n be_v oppose_v to_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v by_o the_o promise_n the_o meaning_n be_v ishmael_n though_o he_o be_v abraham_n seed_n or_o son_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o his_o seed_n nor_o son_n according_a to_o the_o promise_n or_o covenant_n of_o grace_n god_n make_v with_o abraham_n which_o thing_n be_v a_o allegory_n for_o these_o be_v the_o two_o covenant_n the_o one_o from_o mount_n sinai_n which_o gender_v to_o bondage_n ver_fw-la 24._o a_o allegory_n be_v that_o by_o which_o another_o thing_n or_o thing_n be_v mean_v or_o it_o 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