Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	circumcision_n	covenant_n	typical_a	453	4	15.7742	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97212	Caleb's inheritance in Canaan: by grace, not works, an answer to a book entituled The doctrine of baptism, and distinction of the covenants, lately published by Tho. Patient: wherein a review is taken, I. Of his four essentials, and they fully answered; ergo II. Dipping proved no gospel practice, from cleer scripture. III. His ten arguments for dipping refuted. IV. The two covenants answered, and circumcision proved a covenant of grace. V. His seven arguments to prove it a covenant of works, answered. VI. His four arguments to prove it a seale onely to Abraham, answered: and the contrary proved. VII. The seven fundamentals that he pretends to be destroyed by taking infants into covenant, cleeered; and the aspersion proved false. VIII. A reply to his answer given to our usual scriptures. For infant-subjects of the kingdom, in all which infant-baptism is cleered, and that ordinance justifyed, / by E.W. a member of the army in Ireland.	Warren, Edward, Member of the army in Ireland.	1655 (1655)	Wing W956; Thomason E856_2; ESTC R9139	117,844	134

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and_o as_o god_n unchurcht_v israel_n for_o breach_n of_o covenant_n so_o he_o do_v still_o when_o a_o church_n or_o people_n do_v apostatise_v from_o his_o ordinance_n the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o so_o heb._n 3.6_o who_o house_n be_v we_o if_o we_o hold_v fast_o the_o confidence_n and_o rejoice_v of_o the_o hope_v firm_a to_o the_o end_n his_o meaning_n be_v we_o be_v his_o house_n if_o we_o keep_v to_o the_o ordinance_n of_o worship_n imply_v that_o if_o a_o people_n once_o cast_v off_o the_o ordinance_n they_o have_v break_v the_o covenant_n and_o stand_v relate_v to_o christ_n no_o long_o as_o his_o house_n i_o be_o sure_a that_o the_o extent_n of_o this_o explication_n will_v reach_v mr_n patient_n who_o have_v break_v the_o covenant_n of_o god_n by_o cast_v

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the_o four_o and_o five_o fundamental_o be_v maintain_v iu_o p._n pag._n 79._o the_o next_o fundamental_a he_o tell_v we_o we_o destroy_v by_o maintain_v circumcision_n a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n the_o nature_n of_o it_o and_o the_o manner_n of_o god_n make_v of_o it_o with_o the_o soul_n in_o which_o he_o write_v his_o law_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o pardon_v their_o sin_n infuse_v faith_n bind_v himself_o over_o to_o be_v their_o god_n without_o any_o condition_n in_o the_o creature_n and_o thus_o and_o no_o otherwise_o do_v god_n make_v a_o new_a covenant_n with_o the_o soul_n whereas_o this_o dream_n will_v make_v we_o believe_v that_o a_o whole_a nation_n may_v be_v in_o the_o new_a covenant_n and_o yet_o have_v no_o work_n of_o grace_n wrought_v upon_o the_o heart_n a._n that_o the_o new_a covenant_n have_v condition_n have_v be_v already_o prove_v god_n neither_o pardon_n save_v nor_o justify_v any_o man_n without_o the_o 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