Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	apostle_n	church_n	time_n	1,642	5	3.9468	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67270	Baptismōn didachē, the doctrine of baptisms, or, A discourse of dipping and sprinkling wherein is shewed the lawfulness of other ways of baptization, besides that of a total immersion, and objections against it answered / by William Walker ...	Walker, William, 1623-1684.	1678 (1678)	Wing W417; ESTC R39415	264,191	320

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compassionate_a enquiry_n have_v make_v a_o observation_n 156._o compass_n enquiry_n part_n 2._o c._n 5._o pag._n 156._o which_o i_o shall_v beg_v the_o favour_n to_o borrow_v from_o he_o namely_o that_o the_o definition_n of_o the_o most_o minute_n circumstance_n of_o this_o great_a sacrament_n and_o among_o other_o that_o they_o shall_v eat_v the_o passeover_n with_o staff_n in_o their_o hand_n shoe_n on_o their_o foot_n and_o their_o loin_n gird_v be_v a_o plain_a intimation_n and_o according_o by_o they_o understand_v and_o practise_v that_o they_o shall_v eat_v it_o in_o the_o posture_n of_o stand_v and_o though_o it_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d express_v in_o the_o law_n that_o they_o shall_v so_o eat_v it_o or_o in_o the_o history_n that_o they_o do_v so_o eat_v it_o yet_o as_o mr._n pool_n in_o his_o synopsis_n on_o the_o place_n from_o bochartus_fw-la tell_v we_o there_o be_v several_a thing_n that_o persuade_v to_o think_v they_o do_v so_o eat_v it_o and_o if_o 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in_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o apostle_n whereby_o it_o be_v bind_v up_o into_o so_o strait_a a_o room_n as_o to_o be_v confine_v in_o all_o even_o the_o great_a case_n of_o necessity_n to_o one_o way_n of_o baptise_v and_o particular_o to_o that_o of_o a_o total_a immersion_n it_o make_v use_v of_o that_o power_n about_o the_o ritual_n of_o religion_n and_o circumstantial_o of_o worship_n wherewith_o christ_n as_o his_o trustee_n on_o earth_n after_o his_o departure_n to_o heaven_n for_o the_o manage_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o his_o kingdom_n here_o till_o his_o come_n again_o have_v endue_v it_o 347._o it_o ut_fw-la instituendi_fw-la alicujus_fw-la ritûs_fw-la si_fw-la usus_fw-la exigat_fw-la ita_fw-la ejus_fw-la abrogandi_fw-la si_fw-la abusus_fw-la requirat_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la habet_fw-la potestatem_fw-la voss_n de_fw-fr bapt._n disp_n 1._o thes_n 8._o pag._n 347._o and_o in_o order_n both_o to_o the_o fulfil_n of_o that_o which_o be_v the_o declare_a will_n of_o his_o father_n must_v needs_o be_v interpret_v to_o be_v his_o will_n too_o even_o that_o of_o have_v mercy_n and_o not_o i._n e._n rather_o than_o sacrifice_n and_o to_o the_o perform_n of_o that_o precept_n of_o his_o apostle_n whereby_o he_o command_v that_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o a_o honest_a decency_n on_o just_a occasion_n wave_v that_o severe_a way_n of_o baptise_v by_o a_o total_a immersion_n and_o admit_v the_o other_o more_o benign_a way_n of_o affusion_n and_o conspersion_n §_o 3._o how_o far_o the_o church_n be_v from_o be_v enforce_v by_o any_o indispensable_a precept_n of_o christ_n to_o keep_v sole_o to_o the_o way_n of_o a_o total_a immersion_n have_v be_v show_v and_o i_o will_v fain_o hope_v sufficient_o in_o the_o forego_n paper_n and_o if_o nothing_o else_o have_v be_v say_v to_o any_o modest_a inquirer_n this_o methinks_v may_v be_v sufficient_a to_o persuade_v that_o our_o saviour_n intend_v only_o a_o prescription_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o ceremony_n that_o man_n shall_v be_v baptize_v and_o not_o a_o description_n of_o the_o circumstance_n of_o it_o or_o manner_n how_o they_o shall_v be_v baptize_v in_o that_o whereas_o he_o know_v there_o be_v in_o use_n among_o the_o jew_n diverse_a wash_n call_v baptism_n some_o total_a of_o all_o the_o body_n some_o partial_a only_o of_o the_o hand_n etc._n etc._n have_v in_o a_o general_a term_n prescribe_v the_o matter_n he_o add_v not_o one_o syllable_n to_o determine_v the_o manner_n neither_o say_n baptise_v their_o head_n nor_o baptise_v their_o hand_n nor_o baptise_v their_o whole_a body_n neither_o sprinkle_v they_o with_o water_n nor_o dip_v they_o into_o water_n nor_o pour_v water_n upon_o they_o nor_o particularise_v any_o manner_n of_o way_n how_o he_o will_v have_v the_o application_n of_o water_n make_v to_o they_o and_o consequent_o that_o the_o church_n keep_v to_o the_o substance_n be_v by_o he_o leave_v at_o 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