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mr._n perkins_n say_v live_v in_o the_o year_n 370_o or_o 380._o command_v child_n to_o be_v baptise_a and_o give_v a_o reason_n orat._n 40._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o not_o miss_v of_o common_a grace_n nothing_o be_v except_v against_o this_o but_o that_o he_o give_v his_o opinion_n of_o other_o to_o defer_v their_o baptism_n unless_o they_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o death_n which_o i_o shall_v clear_v anon_o to_o these_o may_v be_v join_v athanasius_n who_o interpret_v script_n quest_n 94._o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o dip_v of_o the_o child_n quite_o under_o the_o water_n thrice_o and_o raise_v of_o it_o up_o again_o do_v signify_v the_o death_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o resurrection_n the_o three_o day_n in_o his_o second_o question_n ad_fw-la antioch_n he_o inquire_v how_o one_o shall_v know_v that_o he_o be_v true_o baptize_v and_o receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o when_o he_o receive_v baptism_n be_v but_o a_o infant_n he_o answer_v that_o it_o may_v be_v know_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o the_o woman_n know_v she_o have_v conceive_v when_o she_o feel_v the_o child_n stir_v in_o her_o womb_n and_o question_v 114._o he_o being_n ask_v whether_o infant_n die_v go_v to_o be_v punish_v or_o to_o the_o kingdom_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d your_o infant_n be_v holy_a here_o you_o see_v many_o hundred_o year_n before_o zuinglius_fw-la covenant-holiness_n be_v acknowledge_v and_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o infant_n of_o believer_n that_o be_v baptise_a do_v as_o unspotted_a and_o faithful_a enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n epiphanius_n among_o the_o greek_a father_n bring_v up_o the_o rear_n avouch_v that_o circumcision_n have_v its_o time_n until_o the_o great_a circumcision_n come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v
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decree_v that_o all_o baptize_v samaritan_n and_o grecian_n shall_v be_v punish_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o bring_v not_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n in_o their_o family_n to_o holy_a baptism_n tit._n 1._o de_fw-la fide_fw-la cap._n 10._o here_o you_o see_v that_o there_o be_v a_o law_n that_o upon_o strict_a penalty_n require_v of_o grecian_n that_o be_v baptize_v themselves_o that_o they_o shall_v bring_v their_o child_n to_o baptism_n he_o allege_v another_o imperial_a constitution_n that_o the_o samaritan_n shall_v not_o be_v admit_v to_o be_v baptize_v till_o catechise_v in_o or_o after_o conversion_n but_o their_o child_n though_o they_o know_v not_o the_o doctrine_n be_v to_o be_v baptize_v the_o council_n in_o trullo_n canon_n 84._o require_v that_o all_o the_o grecian_n little_a one_o without_o delay_n shall_v be_v baptize_v one_o of_o the_o eight_o canon_n in_o carthage_n conclude_v against_o pelagius_n affirm_v that_o whosoever_o deny_v baptism_n for_o the_o 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be_v find_v it_o can_v be_v justify_v without_o sacrilege_n his_o three_o allegation_n that_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o anabaptism_n be_v shine_v forth_o of_o lâ—ght_n from_o the_o scripture_n and_o other_o author_n what_o other_o author_n be_v not_o scripture_n by_o bellarmine_n own_o confession_n certissima_fw-la omnium_fw-la &_o perfectissima_fw-la regula_fw-la the_o most_o certain_a and_o perfect_a rule_n of_o all_o yea_o the_o sole_a and_o adequate_a rule_n of_o our_o faith_n scripture_n its_o true_a may_v impart_v its_o light_n to_o other_o author_n as_o the_o sun_n empty_v his_o ray_n as_o the_o astronomer_n speak_v in_o inferiores_fw-la crateras_fw-la into_o inferior_a sublunary_a vessel_n if_o the_o scripture_n have_v thus_o empty_v itself_o for_o the_o advantage_n of_o anabaptism_n they_o may_v do_v well_o to_o let_v it_o appear_v produce_v one_o solâ—d_a argument_n out_o of_o scripture_n against_o infant-baptism_n name_n one_o authentic_a and_o impartial_a author_n that_o 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