be_v there_o no_o sin_n so_o small_a but_o it_o will_v condemn_v us._n for_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n can_v endure_v no_o sin_n therefore_o there_o be_v no_o great_a comfort_n upon_o the_o earth_n than_o baptism_n baptism_n the_o comfort_n which_o we_o have_v of_o baptism_n through_o which_o we_o enter_v into_o the_o sentence_n of_o grace_n and_o mercy_n which_o judge_v not_o sin_n but_o expel_v it_o with_o many_o exercise_n baptism_n the_o true_a understanding_n and_o use_n of_o baptism_n etc._n etc._n in_o respect_n whereof_o no_o man_n have_v cause_n to_o be_v terrify_v though_o he_o feel_v evil_a lust_n and_o desire_n and_o not_o to_o despair_v though_o he_o shall_v even_o fall_v but_o shall_v call_v his_o baptism_n to_o mind_n and_o refresh_v himself_o hearty_o with_o the_o same_o that_o god_n have_v bind_v himself_o therein_o to_o mortify_v his_o sin_n and_o not_o reckon_v they_o to_o damnation_n if_o he_o do_v not_o consent_v thereunto_o or_o remain_v therein_o etc._n etc._n 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etc._n etc._n and_o do_v not_o know_v that_o they_o have_v power_n give_v they_o for_o their_o whole_a life_n even_o unto_o the_o time_n of_o death_n yea_o and_o to_o the_o young_a day_n as_o be_v say_v before_o also_o be_v there_o any_o man_n fall_v into_o sin_n then_o let_v he_o most_o strong_o remember_v his_o baptism_n how_o god_n do_v there_o join_v in_o contract_n with_o he_o to_o pardon_v all_o his_o sin_n if_o he_o will_v but_o resist_v they_o to_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n upon_o the_o same_o truth_n and_o covenant_n of_o god_n a_o man_n must_v cheerful_o repose_v himself_o and_o then_o do_v baptism_n proceed_v in_o his_o work_n and_o strength_n again_o and_o then_o be_v the_o heart_n again_o quiet_v and_o refresh_v not_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o work_n or_o satisfaction_n but_o in_o god_n mercy_n which_o be_v promise_v he_o in_o baptism_n for_o ever_o to_o remain_v and_o a_o man_n must_v be_v so_o steadfast_a in_o faith_n that_o though_o all_o creature_n and_o all_o sin_n shall_v conspire_v against_o he_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o be_v remove_v in_o respect_n that_o whosoever_o yield_v himself_o to_o be_v beat_v from_o that_o hold_n he_o make_v god_n a_o liar_n in_o his_o contract_n in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n etc._n etc._n so_o then_o we_o see_v that_o baptism_n howsoever_o it_o be_v hinder_v in_o his_o work_n by_o sin_n baptism_n res_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la baptism_n yet_o the_o forgiveness_n and_o crucify_a of_o sin_n be_v only_o make_v void_a through_o unbelief_n of_o the_o same_o and_o faith_n recal_n again_o the_o same_o hindrance_n of_o his_o operation_n so_o that_o it_o do_v whole_o consist_v in_o faith_n and_o that_o i_o may_v speak_v it_o plain_o then_o be_v it_o one_o thing_n to_o pardon_v sin_n and_o a_o other_o to_o put_v off_o and_o renounce_v sin_n faith_n lay_v hold_v on_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n though_o they_o be_v not_o whole_o expulse_v but_o to_o expulse_v sin_n be_v by_o a_o endeavour_n against_o sin_n and_o die_v at_o the_o last_o sin_n sink_v to_o the_o bottom_n both_o of_o these_o work_n appertain_v to_o baptism_n so_o write_v the_o apostle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n that_o they_o who_o be_v baptize_v and_o their_o sin_n pardon_v they_o shall_v cast_v away_o sin_n which_o press_v down_o for_o while_o i_o do_v believe_v that_o god_n will_v not_o attribute_v my_o sin_n unto_o i_o than_o remain_v baptism_n in_o force_n and_o my_o sin_n be_v pardon_v though_o a_o great_a part_n thereof_o remain_v after_o that_o follow_v the_o final_a disposition_n thereof_o through_o suffering_n and_o death_n this_o be_v the_o article_n which_o we_o confess_v i_o believe_v in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n etc._n etc._n there_o consist_v baptism_n most_o especial_o in_o which_o this_o forgiveness_n be_v perform_v through_o god_n contract_n with_o we_o etc._n etc._n also_o for_o which_o cause_n must_v we_o keep_v a_o good_a watch_n lest_o a_o deceivable_a security_n do_v not_o intrude_v 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thy_o return_n come_v and_o though_o thou_o then_o will_v believe_v in_o baptism_n or_o trust_n therein_o that_o through_o god_n perm_n ssion_n thy_o tentation_n be_v so_o great_a that_o there_o will_v be_v no_o place_n for_o faith_n for_o if_o so_o be_v that_o they_o do_v scarce_o remain_v who_o do_v not_o sin_n or_o indeed_o do_v fall_v by_o mere_a frailty_n where_o shall_v the_o outrageous_a appear_v who_o have_v tempt_v and_o mock_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n therefore_o let_v we_o walk_v with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a that_o we_o may_v maintain_v the_o riches_n of_o his_o divine_a majesty_n with_o a_o steadfast_a faith_n and_o give_v praise_n unto_o his_o mercy_n cheerful_o for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n behold_v
with_o law_n but_o aught_o to_o be_v free_a tom._n 5._o jen._n fol._n 15._o b._n and_o the_o popish_a canon_n confess_v themselves_o that_o the_o private_a confession_n be_v not_o the_o command_n of_o the_o old_a or_o new_a testament_n but_o be_v impose_v by_o the_o church_n dist_n 5._o de_fw-la poenit_fw-la the_o five_o fault_n they_o find_v be_v sick_a 5._o the_o communion_n to_o the_o sick_a for_o that_o we_o carry_v not_o the_o holy_a communion_n to_o the_o sick_a into_o their_o house_n but_o herein_o also_o do_v we_o nothing_o against_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o the_o word_n of_o god_n say_v the_o supper_n shall_v be_v a_o communion_n also_o it_o shall_v be_v hold_v when_o they_o come_v together_o and_o one_o ought_v to_o tarry_v for_o another_o 1._o cor._n 11.18.33_o and_o therefore_o do_v we_o think_v that_o it_o be_v not_o conformable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n when_o it_o be_v administer_v to_o one_o alone_a and_o therefore_o also_o do_v we_o admonish_v our_o 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be_v exorcism_n 6._o of_o the_o exorcism_n for_o that_o we_o do_v not_o use_v the_o exorcism_n that_o be_v conjure_v of_o the_o devil_n in_o baptism_n which_o yet_o concern_v not_o we_o alone_o but_o also_o many_o other_o even_o of_o their_o own_o lutheran_n church_n who_o leave_v out_o the_o exorcism_n in_o baptism_n even_o as_o well_o as_o we_o as_o the_o order_n of_o their_o church_n manifest_a and_o doctor_n hunnius_n chief_a professor_n of_o wittenberg_n a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n do_v write_v very_o large_a thesis_n de_fw-fr abrogando_fw-la exorcismo_fw-la which_o be_v afterward_o print_v at_o erphord_n and_o from_o thence_o come_v to_o our_o hand_n wherein_o he_o allege_v many_o cause_n wherefore_o the_o exorcism_n shall_v also_o be_v abrogate_a in_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o lutherian_a church_n whole_o where_o yet_o it_o be_v in_o use_n as_o namely_o and_o for_o the_o first_o while_o christ_n be_v not_o the_o author_n thereof_o but_o it_o be_v a_o very_a mere_a invention_n of_o man_n for_o the_o second_o while_o the_o word_n i_o conjure_v thou_o thou_o unclean_a spirit_n etc._n etc._n let_v they_o be_v turn_v and_o trim_v the_o best_a that_o may_v be_v yet_o for_o all_o that_o they_o bear_v show_v of_o no_o other_o construction_n then_o as_o if_o the_o child_n of_o christian_n be_v bodily_a possess_v of_o the_o devil_n for_o the_o three_o while_o the_o gift_n of_o dispossession_n together_o with_o other_o miracle_n be_v cease_v &_o we_o know_v not_o now_o any_o more_o of_o any_o conjurer_n of_o the_o devil_n then_o of_o the_o popish_a exorcist_n and_o witch_n for_o the_o four_o while_o not_o only_o the_o common_a man_n but_o also_o many_o learned_a make_v it_o a_o thing_n of_o necessity_n as_o if_o without_o it_o baptism_n be_v not_o complete_a which_o be_v manifest_a by_o this_o for_o that_o they_o strive_v so_o vehement_o therefore_o and_o deal_v so_o evil_o when_o the_o removal_n be_v require_v for_o the_o five_o while_o it_o be_v a_o take_n of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o vain_a when_o as_o it_o be_v say_v i_o conjure_v thou_o thou_o unclean_a spirit_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n etc._n etc._n whereas_o there_o be_v no_o unclean_a spirit_n therein_o and_o also_o there_o be_v no_o warrant_n from_o god_n for_o any_o such_o conjuration_n for_o the_o six_o while_o it_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o much_o contention_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n the_o peace_n and_o quietness_n whereof_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v hinder_v unnecessary_o for_o the_o seven_o while_o it_o be_v comely_a to_o hold_v in_o these_o thing_n also_o a_o conformity_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o protestant_a church_n wherein_o it_o be_v always_o most_o reasonable_a for_o those_o church_n to_o yield_v who_o yet_o have_v the_o exorcism_n for_o the_o other_o who_o have_v abrogate_a it_o can_v with_o good_a conscience_n establish_v it_o again_o for_o the_o eight_o for_o that_o thereby_o 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those_o thing_n be_v not_o the_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n but_o the_o invention_n of_o man_n therefore_o they_o lie_v under_o the_o say_n of_o christ_n in_o vain_a they_o worship_v i_o teach_v for_o doctrine_n man_n precept_n matth._n 15._o these_o be_v near_o about_o the_o cause_n which_o doctor_n hunnius_n allege_v wherefore_o the_o exorcism_n aught_o to_o be_v disannul_v in_o all_o protestant_a church_n which_o motive_n be_v worthy_a of_o deep_a consideration_n and_o at_o the_o very_a lest_o they_o do_v demonstrat_fw-la thus_o much_o that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o caluinish_n heresy_n whereas_o many_o have_v abrogate_a the_o exorcism_n for_o they_o must_v the_o wirtenberger_n the_o hessen_v and_o the_o pfaltzgrave_n of_o newburge_n church_n be_v also_o caluinish_n it_o so_o be_v that_o in_o the_o order_n of_o their_o church_n there_o be_v no_o exorcism_n to_o be_v find_v need_n 7._o of_o woman_n baptise_v of_o child_n or_o baptise_v in_o need_n the_o seven_o fault_n they_o find_v in_o 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16._o where_o he_o say_v and_o doctor_n mylius_n shall_v not_o also_o present_o conclude_v si_fw-mi deus_fw-la distinxit_fw-la ergo_fw-la non_fw-la omnes_fw-la dignatur_fw-la misere_fw-la cordia_fw-la if_o god_n make_v difference_n of_o man_n then_o do_v he_o not_o wish_v all_o man_n salvation_n for_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v worthy_a of_o great_a reverence_n as_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v compare_v with_o the_o sudden_a speech_n of_o man_n one_o thing_n yet_o must_v we_o needs_o put_v the_o christian_a reader_n in_o mind_n of_o for_o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o chapter_n doctor_n mylius_n will_v afterward_o avouch_v that_o the_o caluinist_n shall_v teach_v that_o the_o elect_n can_v never_o perish_v though_o they_o live_v as_o they_o listen_v and_o to_o prove_v this_o upon_o they_o to_o be_v so_o 116._o thes_n 172._o pag_n 116._o he_o
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