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book_n	church_n	scripture_n	tradition_n	4,849	5	9.4717	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B20542	Believers-baptism from heaven, and of divine institution Infants-baptism from earth, and human invention. Proved from the commission of Christ, the great law-giver to the gospel-church. With a brief, yet sufficient answer to Thomas Wall's book, called, Baptism anatomized. Together with a brief answer to a part of Mr. Daniel William's catechism, in his book unto youth. By Hercules Collins, a servant of the servants of Christ.	Collins, Hercules, d. 1702.	1691 (1691)	Wing C5360; ESTC R224066	50,763	158

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the_o infant_n of_o all_o god_n people_n of_o old_a by_o our_o doctrine_n and_o envious_o add_v pag._n 171._o the_o anabaptist_n be_v not_o only_o erroneous_a in_o their_o faith_n and_o there_o pollute_v but_o also_o garnish_v with_o shame_n to_o nature_n in_o pag._n 169._o calling_n our_o faith_n a_o carnal_a faith_n i_o think_v be_v he_o a_o spiritual_a man_n he_o can_v not_o have_v such_o carnal_a language_n o_o how_o far_o be_v this_o poor_a man_n from_o imitate_v our_o lord_n when_o he_o be_v revile_v he_o revile_v not_o again_o but_o this_o man_n revile_v when_o no_o occasion_n be_v give_v he_o but_o he_o have_v not_o yet_o spit_v all_o his_o venom_n for_o in_o pag._n 71._o he_o say_v the_o anabaptist_n doctrine_n be_v not_o of_o god_n but_o a_o point_n of_o their_o natural_a faith_n and_o further_o say_v these_o man_n be_v sensual_a have_v not_o the_o spirit_n call_v we_o beast_n pag._n 111._o and_o that_o we_o make_v falsehood_n our_o refuge_n and_o pag._n 117._o say_v christ_n 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