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answer_v that_o do_v no_o wise_n follow_v that_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o water-baptism_n sect_n iii_o and_o because_o i_o find_v that_o robert_n barclay_n in_o that_o chapter_n of_o his_o print_a apology_n reprint_v by_o his_o son_n robert_n barclay_n at_o london_n 1696_o do_v much_o insist_v upon_o this_o place_n in_o peter_n as_o if_o it_o do_v effectual_o prove_v that_o water-baptism_n be_v no_o gospel_n institution_n and_o it_o be_v a_o common_a text_n the_o teacher_n among_o the_o quaker_n bring_v to_o oppose_v baptism_n with_o water_n therefore_o i_o think_v fit_v the_o more_o full_o to_o examine_v the_o argument_n bring_v by_o he_o from_o this_o place_n against_o it_o but_o in_o the_o first_o place_n i_o do_v apologise_v for_o my_o meddle_v to_o answer_v or_o correct_v any_o passage_n in_o the_o book_n of_o r._n barclay_n who_o as_o i_o do_v great_o love_v and_o esteem_v and_o who_o i_o believe_v be_v one_o of_o the_o find_v writer_n among_o the_o people_n call_v quaker_n so_o i_o do_v true_o honour_v his_o memory_n believe_v that_o as_o to_o the_o main_a he_o be_v a_o true_a christian_a though_o in_o divers_a thing_n he_o be_v bias_v and_o mislead_v as_o i_o also_o be_v by_o the_o too_o great_a esteem_n that_o he_o have_v and_o too_o great_a credit_n he_o give_v as_o i_o also_o do_v of_o those_o call_v his_o elder_n who_o gross_a perversion_n and_o misinterpretation_n of_o holy_a scripture_n we_o both_o do_v upon_o their_o authority_n take_v for_o divine_a inspiration_n and_o i_o hope_v it_o may_v be_v a_o just_a apology_n to_o i_o and_o defence_n against_o the_o injurious_a clamour_n of_o some_o that_o may_v and_o will_v object_v it_o against_o i_o as_o a_o breach_n of_o friendship_n to_o censure_v or_o correct_v any_o thing_n of_o that_o my_o decease_a friend_n that_o i_o do_v no_o otherwise_o in_o this_o case_n than_o i_o will_v be_v do_v by_o for_o if_o after_o my_o decease_n as_o well_o as_o before_o any_o friend_n of_o i_o shall_v censure_v and_o 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