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book_n	bishop_n	call_v	church_n	3,274	5	3.8983	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66525	Infant=baptism asserted & vindicated by Scripture and antiquity in answer to a treatise of baptism lately published by Mr. Henry Danvers : together with a full detection of his misrepresentations of divers councils and authors both ancient and modern : with a just censur of his essay to palliate the horrid actings of the anabaptists in Germany : as also a perswasive to unity among all Christians, though of different judgments about baptism / by Obed Wills ...	Wills, Obed.	1674 (1674)	Wing W2867; ESTC R31819	255,968	543

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be_v give_v not_o for_o conversion_n but_o confirmation_n of_o grace_n be_v mere_a nullity_n or_o that_o the_o baptism_n administer_v by_o they_o be_v to_o be_v reiterated_a take_v a_o instance_n in_o the_o circumcision_n of_o the_o 10_o tribe_n after_o jeroboam_n apostasy_n and_o the_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n 2_o chron._n 11.14_o 15._o it_o be_v general_o administer_v by_o wicked_a priest_n and_o man_n that_o have_v no_o regular_a call_n thereunto_o when_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o office_n in_o the_o 10_o tribe_n jeroboam'_v priest_n come_v in_o their_o room_n which_o be_v as_o ignorant_a and_o unskilful_a to_o expound_v the_o law_n as_o those_o you_o call_v dumb-dog_n 1_o king_n 13.33_o 2_o cor._n 15.3_o 2._o we_o must_v put_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o essential_o of_o a_o ordinance_n and_o some_o circumstantial_a addition_n and_o corruption_n if_o there_o be_v a_o corruption_n in_o the_o essenee_n or_o substance_n of_o the_o 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matter_n of_o baptism_n all_o divine_n hold_v it_o be_v water_n mere_a pure_a water_n without_o mixture_n take_v the_o judgement_n of_o two_o very_a eminent_a divine_n the_o first_o be_v the_o learned_a zanchy_a tom._n 1._o lib._n 1._o pag._n 404._o materia_fw-la externa_fw-la baptismi_fw-la est_fw-la aqua_fw-la interna_fw-la sanguis_fw-la &_o spiritus_fw-la christi_fw-la the_o external_n matter_n of_o baptism_n be_v water_n the_o internal_a the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n of_o christ_n the_o other_o be_v bucan_n professor_n of_o divinity_n in_o academia_n lausanensi_fw-la he_o in_o his_o theological_a institution_n or_o common_a place_n answer_v several_a question_n concern_v baptism_n &_o this_o be_v the_o 18_o quae_fw-la est_fw-la materia_fw-la baptismi_fw-la what_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o baptism_n to_o which_o he_o give_v this_o answer_n it_o be_v twofold_a externa_fw-la &_o interna_fw-la external_n and_o internal_a the_o external_n be_v aqua_fw-la pura_fw-la munda_fw-la &_o 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5.26_o that_o he_o may_v sanctify_v and_o cleanse_v it_o by_o the_o wash_v of_o water_n through_o the_o word_n cite_v that_o famous_a speech_n of_o austin_n accedit_fw-la verbum_fw-la ad_fw-la elementum_fw-la &_o fit_a sacramentum_fw-la the_o word_n join_v to_o the_o element_n i.e._n the_o word_n of_o institution_n make_v the_o sacrament_n so_o bucan_n quest_n 22._o quae_fw-la est_fw-la igitur_fw-la forma_fw-la baptismi_fw-la scil_n externa_fw-la what_o be_v therefore_o the_o external_n form_n of_o baptism_n ans_fw-fr the_o rehearse_v the_o word_n of_o institution_n by_o a_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n viz._n i_o baptise_v thou_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n etc._n etc._n which_o he_o call_v aspersio_fw-la aquae_fw-la and_o then_o intern_a baptismi_fw-la forma_fw-la est_fw-la interna_fw-la illa_fw-la actio_fw-la quae_fw-la jesus_n christi_fw-la ipsius_fw-la per_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la agentis_fw-la propria_fw-la est_fw-la the_o internal_a form_n be_v that_o internal_a action_n of_o christ_n work_v by_o his_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n

the_o h._n ghost_n have_v no_o intent_n ☜_o to_o bind_z and_o determine_v our_o practice_n to_o this_o or_o that_o for_o see_v the_o word_n he_o use_v be_v indifferent_a for_o both_o he_o will_v have_v leave_v we_o some_o light_n either_o from_o precept_n or_o example_n which_o way_n he_o will_v have_v sacramental_a this_o assumption_n be_v confirm_v by_o this_o that_o nowhere_o be_v it_o express_v that_o it_o be_v do_v by_o dip_v yea_o in_o some_o it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o it_o be_v not_o viz._n act._n 2.41_o there_o be_v in_o one_o day_n 3000_o baptise_a which_o may_v well_o be_v do_v by_o sprinkle_v but_o not_o by_o dip_v so_o act._n 10.47_o there_o be_v many_o baptise_a at_o a_o time_n and_o place_n when_o there_o can_v not_o be_v accommodation_n of_o water_n and_o other_o convenience_n for_o total_a dip_v yea_o peter_n phrase_n can_v any_o man_n forbid_v water_n import_v a_o bring_n in_o of_o water_n to_o the_o place_n for_o the_o use_n which_o may_v well_o be_v 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