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5._o for_o paedobaptism_n than_o it_o be_v spurious_a and_o the_o word_n of_o ruffinus_n now_o how_o shall_v one_o behave_v himself_o amid_o this_o contradiction_n of_o the_o antipartie_n well_o we_o shall_v ward_v off_o both_o blow_v as_o they_o come_v god_n willing_a as_o for_o this_o testimony_n as_o much_o be_v in_o the_o treatise_n and_o the_o same_o place_n bring_v out_o of_o austin_n in_o his_o 8_o book_n of_o confession_n that_o albeit_o the_o author_n conceal_v the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n where_o victorinus_n be_v to_o have_v make_v confession_n of_o the_o faith_n as_o the_o custom_n be_v namely_o at_o rome_n yea_o but_o how_o then_o say_v austin_n lib._n 4_o cont_n donat._n cap._n 13._o 14._o that_o it_o be_v ever_o the_o use_n of_o the_o church_n and_o that_o deliver_v from_o the_o apostle_n to_o baptize_v infant_n very_o both_o be_v subordinate_n and_z not_o contrary_n according_a to_o the_o subject_n mention_v if_o speak_v of_o adult_n than_o the_o former_a be_v true_a 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all_o without_o regard_n to_o their_o parent_n church_n or_o covenant_n estate_n yet_o be_v it_o a_o old_a error_n albeit_o not_o so_o old_a so_o far_o as_o i_o can_v find_v but_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v take_v in_o reference_n to_o child_n visible_o in_o the_o covenant_n i_o wonder_v if_o he_o shall_v speak_v any_o such_o thing_n in_o that_o sense_n have_v so_o solemn_o subscribe_v to_o the_o contrary_a in_o that_o famous_a meeting_n at_o wittenberg_n former_o mention_v sect_n iii_o calvin_n that_o grand_a opposer_n and_o stigmatizer_n of_o anabaptist_n be_v quote_v to_o confirm_v proposition_n 6._o and_o 8_o lib._n 4._o instit_fw-la cap._n 16._o he_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v not_o where_o express_o mention_v by_o the_o evangelist_n that_o any_o one_o child_n be_v by_o the_o apostle_n hand_n baptize_v now_o calvin_n have_v say_v sect._n 8._o that_o there_o be_v none_o which_o see_v not_o that_o paedobaptism_n be_v not_o of_o humane_a devise_v which_o be_v establish_v by_o such_o 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