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further_o confirm_v from_o several_a other_o chronology_n as_o that_o of_o regino_n prumiensis_fw-la hermannus_n contractus_fw-la marianus_n scotus_n the_o compilatlo_n chronologica_fw-la publish_v by_o joannes_n pistorius_n the_o pantheon_n of_o gotsridus_n viterbiensis_n and_o wâ—rner_n roleâ—inks_v fasciculus_fw-la temporum_fw-la also_o from_o spondanus_n epitome_n of_o baronius_n anno_fw-la christ_n 97_o &_o 99_o to_o have_v be_v write_v after_o his_o revelation_n and_o therefore_o what_o be_v here_o say_v can_v have_v reference_n to_o itself_o only_o and_o not_o to_o the_o other_o book_n which_o be_v write_v by_o other_o or_o to_o be_v write_v by_o himself_o §_o 33._o and_o however_o that_o the_o reference_n of_o it_o be_v only_o unto_o itself_o be_v evident_a by_o what_o go_v before_o and_o after_o in_o this_o and_o the_o follow_a verse_n for_o i_o testify_v say_v the_o author_n of_o this_o book_n unto_o every_o man_n that_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o prophecy_n of_o this_o 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that_o conclude_v infant_n baptism_n unlawful_a which_o must_v needs_o signify_v its_o be_v sinful_a i_o wonder_v how_o or_o whence_o they_o come_v to_o know_v it_o and_o conclude_v it_o sure_o they_o do_v not_o know_v more_o than_o st._n paul_n do_v and_o his_o rule_n to_o know_v sin_n by_o and_o so_o what_o be_v lawful_a and_o what_o unlawful_a be_v the_o law_n for_o say_v he_o by_o the_o law_n be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n rom._n 3._o 20._o and_o i_o have_v not_o know_v sin_n but_o by_o the_o law_n for_o i_o have_v not_o know_v lust_n i._n e._n have_v not_o know_v it_o to_o be_v a_o sin_n except_o the_o law_n have_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v rom._n 7._o 7._o so_o than_o infant_n baptism_n be_v no_o transgression_n of_o any_o law_n because_o there_o be_v no_o law_n against_o it_o for_o there_o can_v be_v no_o transgression_n of_o a_o law_n which_o be_v not_o it_o must_v follow_v that_o it_o can_v be_v no_o sin_n and_o so_o can_v be_v unlawful_a §_o 15._o the_o 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