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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	catholic_n	church_n	visible_a	3,605	5	9.5506	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B23662	The controversie about infants church-membership and baptism, epitomized in two treatises the first, shewing the certainty of the salvation of all dying infants, against the doctrine of the Pædo-baptists, who deny salvation to all infants that die unbaptized, either directly, or by the natural consequence of their arguments : the second, being a plain confutation of Mr. J.B. his second book of more than 60 queries, about infants church-membership and baptism, by a proportionable number of antiqueries : being an essay towards a more Christian accomodation between the Pædo-baptists, and the baptized believers, published for that happy end / by Thomas Grantham.	Grantham, Thomas, 1634-1692.; Grantham, Thomas, 1634-1692. Querist examined.	1680 (1680)	Wing G1529	50,899	65

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gen._n 3._o 15._o therefore_o no_o infant_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o it_o although_o it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o original_a sin_n be_v come_v upon_o infant_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n yet_o this_o be_v as_o true_a that_o original_a sin_n be_v not_o commit_v against_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o therefore_o infant_n be_v not_o guilty_a of_o any_o sin_n commit_v against_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o consequent_o be_v not_o deprive_v of_o the_o benefit_n of_o it_o otherwise_o if_o the_o sin_n of_o subsequent_a parent_n shall_v make_v void_a the_o grace_n of_o the_o second_o covenant_n to_o their_o infant_n as_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n make_v his_o posterity_n guilty_a of_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o first_o covenant_n we_o may_v then_o just_o cry_v out_o who_o then_o can_v be_v save_v and_o therefore_o be_v our_o saviour_n the_o mediator_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n for_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o transgression_n that_o be_v under_o the_o first_o testament_n heb._n 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and_o be_v it_o not_o therefore_o say_v gen._n 17._o 14._o that_o such_o man_n child_n as_o be_v not_o circumcise_a shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o his_o people_n because_o they_o have_v break_v the_o covenant_n and_o be_v it_o not_o plain_a then_o that_o these_o child_n be_v already_o in_o covenant_n and_o of_o the_o church_n else_o they_o can_v not_o be_v cut_v off_o and_o yet_o whether_o any_o thing_n here_o threaten_v concern_v the_o eternal_a state_n of_o infant_n shall_v we_o think_v that_o god_n will_v damn_v they_o to_o hell_n because_o their_o parent_n neglect_v to_o circumcise_v they_o or_o be_v it_o like_o a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n to_o make_v such_o a_o ceremony_n so_o absolute_o necessary_a to_o the_o salvation_n of_o infant_n now_o see_v infant_n be_v not_o make_v member_n of_o the_o church_n much_o less_o of_o heaven_n by_o circumcision_n what_o need_v we_o assert_v the_o repeal_n of_o their_o membership_n in_o the_o church_n as_o it_o contain_v the_o whole_a people_n of_o god_n but_o the_o repeal_n of_o circumcision_n be_v evident_a and_o there-withal_a they_o be_v free_v from_o any_o obligation_n to_o the_o duty_n of_o religion_n unless_o it_o can_v be_v show_v that_o god_n have_v appoint_v the_o contrary_a which_o never_o yet_o can_v be_v show_v thus_o if_o we_o give_v you_o all_o the_o advantage_n imaginable_a yet_o nothing_o accrue_v to_o your_o cause_n from_o this_o instance_n of_o circumcision_n till_o you_o can_v show_v authority_n from_o god_n to_o baptise_v infant_n as_o plain_a as_o they_o have_v to_o circumcise_v infant_n for_o do_v not_o one_o of_o your_o own_o way_n tell_v we_o that_o circumcision_n be_v a_o fine_a historical_a argument_n brooks_n mr._n brooks_n to_o illustrate_v a_o point_n well_o prove_v before_o but_o be_v not_o this_o that_o wherein_o you_o always_o fail_v i._o e._n to_o prove_v by_o plain_a scripture_n what_o you_o promise_v j._n b._n 11._o if_o the_o law_n of_o infant_n church-membership_n be_v no_o part_n of_o 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