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260_o to_o 267._o flanders_n flanders_n
and_o many_o suffer_v bond_n and_o martyrdom_n from_o protestant_a brethren_n for_o the_o profession_n thereof_o p._n 260._o thessalonian_o 5._o thessalonian_o the_o church_n in_o thessalonica_n of_o the_o same_o faith_n and_o practice_v p._n 76._o fleming_n 6._o fleming_n the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o flanders_n assert_v the_o same_o and_o multitude_n of_o martyr_n that_o witness_v thereto_o by_o blood_n p._n 267_o etc._n etc._n bohemian_o 7._o bohemian_o the_o church_n in_o bohemia_n witness_v to_o this_o truth_n and_o their_o great_a suffering_n for_o the_o same_o pag._n 271._o hungarian_n 8._o hungarian_n the_o church_n of_o hungaria_n of_o the_o same_o practice_n p._n 274._o pole_n 9_o pole_n the_o church_n in_o poland_n of_o like_a faith_n and_o practice_v p._n 274._o transilvanian_o 10._o transilvanian_o the_o church_n in_o transylvania_n of_o the_o same_o practice_n 274._o english_a 11._o english_a the_o church_n in_o this_o nation_n own_v the_o same_o principle_n and_o 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of_o their_o own_o party_n surety_n magd._n against_o surety_n the_o magdeburg_n century_n 1._o p._n 497._o do_v tell_v we_o that_o godfathers_n or_o fidejussor_n for_o infant_n or_o other_o they_o find_v nothing_o of_o in_o the_o scripture_n that_o in_o the_o second_o of_o the_o act_n they_o offer_v themselves_o to_o baptism_n &_o that_o it_o will_v be_v very_o ridiculous_a to_o think_v the_o apostle_n will_v baptise_v none_o without_o surety_n and_o doctor_n tayler_n pag._n 84._o i_o know_v say_v he_o reason_n dr._n tailor_n against_o surety_n and_o his_o reason_n god_n may_v if_o he_o will_v have_v appoint_v godfathers_n to_o give_v answer_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o child_n and_o to_o be_v fidejussor_n for_o they_o but_o we_o can_v find_v any_o authority_n or_o ground_n that_o he_o have_v and_o if_o he_o have_v that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v he_o will_v have_v give_v they_o commission_n to_o have_v transact_v the_o solemnity_n with_o better_a circumstance_n and_o have_v give_v 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dixit_fw-la only_o i_o shall_v give_v they_o brief_o to_o you_o with_o what_o i_o have_v since_o meet_v with_o to_o confirm_v the_o same_o which_o be_v as_o follow_v viz._n first_o from_o what_o be_v mention_v of_o donatus_n himself_o himself_o donatus_n himself_o who_o as_o sebastian_n frank_n in_o his_o chronicle_n say_v do_v teach_v that_o no_o infant_n shall_v be_v baptize_v but_o only_o those_o that_o believe_v and_o desire_v it_o p._n 222._o viz._n donatist_n his_o followersr_n viz._n second_o from_o what_o we_o find_v mention_v of_o his_o follower_n viz._n cresconius_n cresconius_n 1._o cresconius_n who_o do_v oppose_v austin_n in_o that_o point_n as_o say_v jacob_n mern_v p._n 230_o who_o be_v a_o donatist_n as_o say_v the_o magdeb._n cent._n 5._o p._n 631._o fulgentius_n fulgentius_n 2._o fulgentius_n another_o learned_a donatist_n as_o the_o magdeb._n tell_v we_o cent._n 5._o p._n 631._o do_v deny_v infant_n baptism_n and_o assert_v only_o that_o baptism_n that_o be_v after_o 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