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man_n be_v liable_a to_o mistake_n mistake_n witness_v his_o reprove_v and_o threaten_v of_o lose_a labour_n to_o those_o that_o so_o do_v mat._n 15._o 9_o 9_o john_n 5._o 30._o 8._o 16._o 17._o 12._o 49._o 50._o 14._o 31_o 31_o act._n 1._o 1._o 2_o 3._o 10._o 33._o 33._o act._n 2._o 42._o 1_o cor._n 14._o 37._o eph._n 2._o 20._o heb._n 6._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d pet._n 3._o 2._o judas_n 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a form_n of_o christ_n doctrine_n deliver_v by_o the_o apostle_n to_o person_n as_o from_o he_o which_o they_o be_v to_o obey_v and_o after_o obedience_n unto_o which_o and_o not_o before_o they_o be_v count_v unto_o christ_n as_o now_o his_o servant_n which_o till_o they_o have_v obey_v they_o be_v coâ—…ted_v none_o of_o he_o but_o unto_o sin_n as_o its_o servant_n stand_v in_o several_a particular_n whereof_o its_o most_o evident_a that_o water_n baptism_n be_v one_o for_o obedience_n in_o baptism_n and_o obedience_n to_o that_o form_n of_o doctrine_n deliver_v 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