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jurisdiction_n be_v a_o yoke_n which_o law_n have_v impose_v on_o the_o neck_n of_o man_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o they_o must_v endure_v it_o for_o the_o good_a of_o other_o how_o contrary_a soever_o it_o be_v to_o their_o own_o particular_a appetite_n and_o inclination_n jurisdiction_n bridle_v man_n against_o their_o will_n that_o which_o a_o judge_n do_v prevail_v by_o virtue_n of_o his_o very_a power_n and_o therefore_o not_o without_o great_a reason_n except_o the_o law_n have_v give_v he_o authority_n whatsoever_o he_o do_v vanish_v baptism_n on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v a_o favour_n which_o it_o please_v god_n to_o bestow_v a_o benefit_n of_o soul_n to_o we_o that_o receive_v it_o and_o a_o grace_n which_o they_o that_o deliver_v be_v but_o as_o mere_a vessel_n either_o appoint_v by_o other_o or_o offer_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n to_o this_o service_n of_o which_o two_o if_o they_o be_v the_o one_o it_o be_v but_o their_o own_o honour_n their_o own_o offence_n to_o be_v the_o other_o can_v it_o possible_o stand_v with_o lâoen_fw-mi equity_n and_o right_n that_o the_o faultiness_n of_o their_o presumption_n in_o give_v baptism_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o prejudice_v we_o who_o by_o take_v baptism_n have_v no_o way_n offend_v i_o know_v there_o be_v many_o sentence_n find_v in_o the_o book_n and_o write_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n to_o prove_v both_o ecclesiastical_a and_o also_o moral_a defect_n in_o the_o minister_n of_o baptism_n a_o bar_n to_o the_o heavenly_a benefit_n thereof_o which_o sentence_n we_o always_o so_o understand_v 23._o as_o augustine_n understand_v in_o a_o case_n of_o like_a nature_n the_o word_n of_o st._n cyprian_n when_o infant_n baptize_v be_v after_o their_o parent_n revolt_v carry_v by_o they_o in_o arm_n to_o the_o stew_n of_o idol_n those_o wretched_a creature_n as_o st._n cyprian_a thought_n be_v not_o only_o their_o own_o ruin_n but_o their_o child_n also_o their_o child_n who_o this_o their_o apostasy_n profane_v do_v lose_v
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ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ammon_n vide_fw-la 1_o thes._n 4._o 17._o 17._o maturatae_fw-la resurrection_n be_v laethunila_fw-la solemnia_fw-la cypr._n de_fw-fr coea_n deut._n cap._n 1â_n 1â_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ignat._n epist._n ad_fw-la ephes_n iren._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 34._o 34._o eâst_v âih_o i_o serile_a murandum_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la solemnibus_fw-la tamen_fw-la ubi_fw-la aequiras_n evidens_fw-la praser_n sââirâiendum_fw-la est_fw-la lib._n 183._o ff_n de_fw-fr reg._n jur._n of_o festival_n day_n and_o the_o natural_a cause_n of_o their_o convenient_a institution_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d hippââ_n l._n qua_fw-la praterproââ_n in_fw-la ââabitur_fw-la exod._n 3._o 5._o psal._n 118_o 24._o ecclus._n 33._o 5._o the_o manner_n of_o celebrate_v festival_n day_n day_n grande_n vialrââcer_n octiciurn_v seces_fw-la se_fw-la choros_fw-la in_o pub_fw-la licurn_v endurete_a vicatim_fw-la epuiaâ_n ebitatem_fw-la taâârna_fw-la âalun_v âole_a âââ_o vino_fw-la lucââ_n cugrâe_n catervarim_n cursirare_fw-la ad_fw-la injurias_fw-la ad_fw-la iniurin_fw-mi ad_fw-la impuââcitias_fw-la ad_fw-la iâbiâinis_fw-la illecebras_fw-la siccine_fw-la exprimiââ_n publicum_fw-la qanâinst_a per_fw-la publicum_fw-la dedecus_fw-la tert._n apol._n âp_n 35._o die_v sello_n majestiri_fw-la altiâsame_n dedicarâs_fw-la âulli_fw-la âââââus_fw-la voluptatiââtes_fw-la accupâri_fw-la âl_o 12._o tit_n 12._o lib._n 1_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d thess._n âââiraâ_n liâiâ_n ser._n 9_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d philo._n lib._n de_fw-fr abâaba_n deut._n 15._o 14._o nehe_fw-ge 8._o 9_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d arist._n 1_o chro._n 23.30_o esâh_o 9_o 27._o joh._n 10._o 21._o 1_o mac._n 4._o 3â_n gal_n 4._o 10._o si_fw-mi omnem_fw-la la_fw-fr torum_fw-la devotionem_fw-la temporum_fw-la &_o dierum_fw-la &_o menlium_fw-la &_o annorum_fw-la eralis_fw-la apostolus_fw-la ear_n pâneta_fw-la celebramus_fw-la nanca_fw-la cireââ_fw-la in_o mense_fw-la primo_fw-la cur_n quinquagiâta_fw-la âxinde_fw-la âââbus_fw-la in_o omai_fw-fr exulrainne_n decuârimiâ_n lib_fw-la adver_n psyth_n aug._n de_fw-fr civir_fw-fr dci_o lib_n 10._o cap._n 4._o luk_n 1._o 25._o luk._n 2._o 21._o exception_n against_o our_o keep_n of_o other_o festival_n day_n beside_o the_o sabbath_n t._n c._n lib._n 6._o pag._n 151._o if_o they_o have_v be_v never_o abuse_v neither_o by_o the_o papist_n nor_o by_o the_o jew_n as_o they_o have_v be_v and_o be_v daily_o yet_o such_o make_n of_o holiday_n be_v never_o without_o some_o great_a danger_n of_o bring_v in_o some_o evil_a and_o corrupt_a opinion_n into_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n i_o will_v use_v a_o example_n in_o one_o and_o that_o the_o chief_a of_o holiday_n and_o most_o general_o and_o of_o long_a time_n observe_v in_o the_o church_n which_o be_v the_o feast_n of_o easter_n which_o be_v keep_v of_o some_o more_o day_n of_o some_o sewer_n how_o many_o thousand_o be_v there_o i_o will_v not_o say_v of_o the_o ignorant_a papist_n but_o of_o those_o 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