Selected quad for the lemma: father_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
father_n	ghost_n	john_n	son_n	20,120	5	6.1565	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88695	The persecuted minister, in defence of the ministerie, the great ordinance of Jesus Christ. Setting forth the severall names of Apostles, prophets, &c. [brace] 1. That there is a ministerial office. 2. That the sacrament of baptisme by a lay-person is invalid. 3. That necessity is no plea. 4. That the long omission of the Lords Supper is unwarrantable. With many other things, plainly and methodically handled / by William Langley late of S. Maryes in the city of Lichfield, minister ...	Langley, William, b. 1609 or 10.	1656 (1656)	Wing L408; Thomason E860_4; ESTC R202682	143,990	208

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ba_o quaest_n 3._o instit_fw-la lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr bapt._n instit_fw-la lib_n 4._o cap._n 15_o &_o 16._o instit_fw-la bapt_n ●xplic_n 〈◊〉_d apud_fw-la marcum_fw-la cap._n 16._o ve●s_fw-la 15_o 16._o &_o expos_fw-mi in_o mat._n 28.18_o beza_n quaest_n &_o respon_n the_o lat_fw-la cons_n of_o helvetia_n cap_n 20._o so_o zanchy_a nulla_fw-la est_fw-la necessitas_fw-la quae_fw-la nos_fw-la cogat_fw-la praescriptos_fw-la à_fw-la deo_fw-la ordines_fw-la violare_fw-la so_o trelcatius_n have_v the_o same_o word_n non_fw-la homini_fw-la privato_fw-la in_o casu_fw-la necessitatis_fw-la baptizare_fw-la licet_fw-la cùm_fw-la nulla_fw-la sit_fw-la necessitas_fw-la quae_fw-la etc._n etc._n calvin_n be_v large_a to_o this_o very_a purpose_n so_o be_v piscator_fw-la so_o be_v beza_n propound_v of_o the_o question_n whether_o baptism_n ought_v to_o be_v administer_v by_o midwife_n he_o answer_v apage_z verò_fw-la crassam_fw-la &_o putidam_fw-la hanc_fw-la sacri_fw-la ministerii_fw-la prophanationem_fw-la and_o further_o add_v sed_fw-la quid_fw-la si_fw-la urgeat_fw-la necessitas_fw-la jam_fw-la antea_fw-la respondi_fw-la salutis_fw-la nestrae_fw-la initium_fw-la duci_fw-la à_fw-la tabulis_fw-la ipsius_fw-la foederis_fw-la non_fw-la à_fw-la sigillo_fw-la iis_fw-la appenso_fw-la quod_fw-la tamen_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la aspernetur_fw-la illarum_fw-la beneficio_fw-la meritò_fw-la privetur_fw-la non_fw-la videri_fw-la verò_fw-la contempsisse_fw-la qui_fw-la illud_fw-la obtinere_fw-la servato_fw-la legitimo_fw-la ordine_fw-la non_fw-la potuerit_fw-la this_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o helvetia_n we_o teach_v that_o baptism_n shall_v not_o be_v minister_v in_o the_o church_n by_o woman_n or_o midwife_n for_o paul_n seclude_v woman_n from_o ecclesistical_a calling_n but_o baptism_n belong_v to_o ecclesiastical_a office_n and_o see_v say_v bucanus_n baptism_n 47_o com._n place_n of_o baptism_n the_o office_n of_o preach_v be_v not_o permit_v to_o woman_n nor_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n why_o shall_v they_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o baptize_v and_o for_o that_o example_n of_o zephora_n who_o circumcise_a her_o son_n it_o be_v either_o to_o be_v hold_v as_o a_o rash_a unlawful_a act_n of_o a_o foolish_a and_o angry_a woman_n or_o as_o a_o singular_a action_n not_o to_o be_v follow_v 3._o atter_n 2_o