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of_o they_o 12._o they_o levit._fw-la 26.11_o 12._o and_o sanctify_v they_o unto_o himself_o 135.4_o himself_o exod._n 31.13_o psal_n 135.4_o and_o give_v unto_o they_o his_o bless_a oracle_n 3.2_o oracle_n rom._n 3.2_o and_o holy_a ordinance_n yea_o and_o the_o gentile_n also_o who_o have_v like_o precious_a faith_n with_o the_o jew_n be_v then_o make_v partaker_n of_o the_o like_a precious_a privilege_n with_o they_o which_o extend_v unto_o their_o infant_n 12.48_o infant_n exod._n 12.48_o as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o infant_n of_o the_o jew_n therefore_o as_o the_o infant_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v holy_a so_o be_v the_o infant_n of_o the_o proselyte_n or_o beleeâ—ing_v gentile_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o distribution_n of_o god_n gift_n under_o the_o gospel_n be_v large_a than_o they_o be_v under_o the_o law_n the_o infant_n of_o believer_n now_o 6._o ephe._n 3.5_o 6._o have_v the_o same_o spiritual_a privilege_n as_o the_o infant_n of_o believer_n have_v thâ—n_o and_o have_v the_o 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