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the_o undertake_n of_o any_o other_o susceptor_n such_o as_o our_o godfather_n and_o godmother_n be_v without_o a_o better_a title_n than_o their_o susception_n but_o if_o any_o will_v say_v this_o child_n be_v i_o and_o at_o my_o disposal_n though_o not_o i_o by_o natural_a generation_n i_o will_v not_o dare_v to_o refuse_v to_o baptise_v it_o if_o the_o person_n that_o present_v it_o and_o devote_v it_o to_o god_n be_v capable_a of_o so_o do_v as_o be_v himself_o a_o believer_n and_o i_o think_v that_o it_o be_v a_o considerable_a work_n of_o charity_n to_o get_v the_o child_n of_o infidel_n or_o such_o among_o we_o be_v nominal_a christian_n and_o infidel_n indeed_o that_o they_o may_v have_v that_o benefit_n by_o you_o which_o they_o can_v have_v from_o their_o natural_a parent_n the_o 5_o title_n that_o be_v common_o plead_v for_o the_o right_n of_o the_o child_n of_o notorious_o ungodly_a parent_n to_o baptism_n be_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o church_n faith_n and_o the_o 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but_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n yea_o the_o scripture_n make_v it_o plain_a that_o it_o be_v save_a faith_n which_o it_o mean_v that_o be_v pre-requisite_a to_o baptism_n as_o be_v already_o manifest_a from_o act_n 16.30_o 31_o 32_o 33._o &_o 16_o 14_o 15._o &_o 15_o 7_o 8_o 9_o &_o 8.37.2.38_o 39_o 40_o 41_o 42_o 44_o mark_v 16.16_o etc._n etc._n to_o which_o add_v mat._n 28.19_o 20._o go_v you_o therefore_o and_o disciple_n i_o all_o nation_n baptise_v they_o in_o the_o name_n etc._n etc._n those_o and_o only_o those_o that_o be_v disciple_v must_v be_v baptize_v but_o none_o be_v disciple_v internal_o but_o true_a believer_n nor_o visible_o but_o the_o professor_n of_o a_o true_a save_v belief_n and_o their_o seed_n therefore_o no_o other_o shall_v be_v baptize_v the_o minor_a which_o only_o require_v proof_n be_v thus_o prove_v none_o be_v disciple_n but_o those_o that_o take_v or_o profess_v to_o take_v christ_n for_o their_o chief_a teacher_n and_o saviour_n but_o all_o 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