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and_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n to_o declare_v the_o baptism_n of_o john_n to_o be_v of_o god_n even_o he_o that_o come_v to_o fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n come_v from_o galilee_n to_o jordan_n to_o be_v baptize_v of_o john_n 2._o it_o be_v evident_a that_o baptism_n be_v appoint_v not_o only_o to_o the_o jew_n but_o to_o the_o gentile_a it_o be_v indeed_o first_o administer_v to_o the_o jew_n by_o john_n and_o by_o the_o disciple_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o after_o christ_n resurrection_n by_o the_o apostle_n to_o those_o primitive_a convert_v 4.1_o but_o when_o the_o partition_n wall_n be_v break_v down_o baptism_n of_o repentance_n be_v preach_v unto_o the_o gentile_n 41._o not_o only_o in_o judea_n but_o in_o samaria_n also_o they_o that_o believe_v be_v baptize_v both_o man_n and_o woman_n 16_o and_o so_o cornelius_n the_o roman_a centurion_n and_o so_o the_o jailor_n and_o all_o his_o at_o philippi_n and_o corinth_n paul_n baptize_v crispus_n and_o gaius_n and_o the_o household_n of_o stephanus_n 3._o this_o ordinance_n of_o baptism_n institute_v both_o for_o jew_n and_o gentile_n be_v not_o to_o continue_v only_o in_o the_o infancy_n of_o the_o church_n as_o the_o photinian_o and_o socinian_o affirm_v but_o be_v perpetual_a as_o may_v appear_v by_o these_o argument_n 1._o the_o promise_n and_o precept_n of_o christ_n wherein_o the_o lord_n command_v the_o word_n to_o be_v preach_v unto_o all_o 20.20_o and_o all_o nation_n to_o be_v baptize_v and_o christ_n promise_v that_o he_o will_v be_v with_o his_o officer_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o his_o ordinance_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n if_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n there_o shall_v be_v disciple_n and_o if_o all_o disciple_n must_v be_v baptize_v than_o baptism_n must_v continue_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n 2._o the_o end_n for_o which_o baptism_n be_v ordain_v be_v not_o
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with_o this_o age_n be_v by_o luke_n 11.31_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o man_n of_o this_o age_n now_o where_o the_o holy_a ghost_n use_v diversity_n of_o term_n so_o distinguish_v we_o ought_v not_o to_o confound_v they_o again_o sometime_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v in_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o subject_a for_o the_o frame_n or_o fabric_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n as_o we_o common_o use_v that_o word_n yet_o for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o â—_o figurative_a sense_n as_o hereafter_o shall_v be_v show_v thus_o when_o the_o devil_n be_v by_o the_o apostle_n style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o god_n of_o this_o world_n 2_o cor._n 4.4_o he_o be_v by_o our_o saviour_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n term_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o prince_n or_o ruler_n of_o this_o world_n joh._n 12.21_o &_o 14.30_o where_o yet_o in_o a_o metaleptical_a manner_n of_o speak_v this_o world_n that_o be_v the_o world_n here_o below_o 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also_o be_v archbishop_n of_o crect_n and_o that_o he_o receive_v no_o commission_n from_o st._n paul_n to_o ordain_v single_a elder_n but_o only_o for_o ordain_v of_o bishop_n in_o every_o city_n it_o seem_v this_o author_n slight_v the_o postscript_n where_o titus_n be_v call_v the_o first_o bishop_n of_o crect_n and_o slight_v all_o those_o ancient_a father_n that_o be_v cite_v by_o his_o own_o party_n to_o prove_v that_o he_o be_v bishop_n of_o crect_n but_o he_o must_v be_v a_o archbishop_n and_o so_o must_v tymothy_n be_v also_o or_o else_o these_o assertion_n of_o he_o will_v fall_v to_o the_o ground_n now_o that_o they_o be_v neither_o bishop_n nor_o archbishop_n have_v be_v sufficient_o prove_v as_o we_o conceive_v in_o the_o former_a discourse_n 5._o five_o and_o last_o those_o paradox_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o very_a letter_n of_o the_o scripture_n as_o we_o have_v make_v it_o evident_a in_o our_o argument_n against_o the_o jus_o divinum_fw-la of_o episcopacy_n and_o 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