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punishment_n which_o it_o shall_v award_v the_o utmost_a in_o my_o opinion_n that_o can_v be_v say_v in_o this_o particular_a be_v that_o as_o man_n by_o the_o corruption_n of_o their_o nature_n be_v averse_a from_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a so_o that_o averseness_n will_v indispose_v those_o in_o who_o that_o corruption_n abide_v to_o all_o good_a action_n whatsoever_o and_o infallible_o take_v they_o off_o from_o they_o where_o either_o some_o work_n of_o god_n upon_o their_o mind_n do_v not_o thrust_v they_o on_o to_o they_o or_o the_o comeliness_n or_o profitableness_n thereof_o shall_v not_o more_o strong_o impel_v they_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o they_o the_o former_a whereof_o will_v make_v the_o consent_n of_o such_o person_n even_o to_o those_o good_a action_n which_o they_o perform_v incomplete_a and_o imperfect_a and_o indeed_o a_o consent_n to_o they_o rather_o as_o expedient_a than_o good_a whence_o it_o be_v that_o our_o church_n 13._o church_n art._n 13._o 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martyr_n whether_o that_o book_n be_v he_o or_o at_o least_o as_o we_o now_o have_v it_o but_o what_o may_v be_v find_v in_o his_o second_o aplogy_n 〈◊〉_d aplogy_n pag._n 62._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o concern_v which_o there_o be_v not_o any_o the_o least_o controversy_n in_o the_o church_n in_o which_o apology_n speak_v of_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o christian_a law_n above_o that_o of_o any_o humane_a one_o in_o set_v bound_n to_o the_o carnal_a desire_n of_o man_n he_o have_v these_o word_n and_o there_o be_v many_o man_n and_o woman_n of_o sixty_o and_o seventy_o year_n of_o age_n who_o have_v from_o their_o childhood_n be_v disciple_v unto_o christ_n have_v all_o their_o time_n continue_v uncorrupt_a or_o virgin_n and_o i_o boast_v that_o i_o can_v show_v such_o among_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n for_o why_o shall_v we_o also_o speak_v of_o that_o innumerable_a multitude_n of_o man_n who_o have_v change_v from_o intemperance_n and_o so_o have_v learn_v these_o thing_n 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to_o christ_n from_o their_o very_a childhood_n and_o before_o they_o be_v in_o a_o capacity_n of_o learn_v he_o and_o his_o doctrine_n by_o instruction_n to_o this_o be_v justin_n martyr_n subjoin_v we_o another_o of_o irenaeus_n which_o be_v yet_o more_o clear_a for_o the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n for_o christ_n say_v that_o father_n 39_o father_n omnes_fw-la enim_fw-la venit_fw-la per_fw-la semetipsum_fw-la salvare_fw-la omnes_fw-la inquam_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la eum_fw-la renascuntur_fw-la in_o deum_fw-la infant_n &_o parvulos_fw-la &_o pueros_fw-la &_o jâ—venes_n &_o seniores_fw-la ideo_fw-la per_fw-la omnem_fw-la venit_fw-la aetatem_fw-la &_o infantibus_fw-la infans_fw-la factus_fw-la sanctificans_fw-la infant_n &_o in_o parvulis_fw-la parvulus_fw-la sanctificans_fw-la hanc_fw-la ipsam_fw-la habentes_fw-la aetatem_fw-la adu._n haeres_fw-la li.a.c._o 39_o come_v to_o save_v all_o person_n by_o himself_o all_o i_o say_v who_o by_o he_o be_v bear_v again_o to_o god_n infant_n 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