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that_o if_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o baptize_v infant_n in_o rome_n be_v it_o therefore_o a_o true_a church_n baptism_n may_v be_v true_a in_o a_o true_a church_n but_o it_o may_v be_v so_o abuse_v that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v lawful_a after_o that_o manner_n the_o fault_n be_v not_o that_o they_o be_v baptize_v but_o it_o be_v do_v by_o a_o heretic_n or_o a_o man_n not_o approve_v thus_o imagine_v a_o priest_n in_o rome_n or_o germany_n shall_v baptize_v one_o i_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o not_o the_o son_n or_o holy_a ghost_n that_o baptism_n be_v unlawful_a and_o now_o suppose_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o any_o to_o baptize_v than_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o midwife_n to_o baptize_v but_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o she_o to_o baptize_v although_o she_o baptize_v right_a for_o the_o matter_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n because_o she_o have_v no_o true_a call_n to_o it_o she_o be_v not_o in_o office_n so_o to_o do_v 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and_o therefore_o examine_v yourselves_o it_o be_v not_o what_o other_o man_n think_v or_o judge_v of_o you_o for_o you_o may_v lose_v all_o the_o benefit_n of_o ordinance_n and_o lose_v yourselves_o and_o all_o and_o lose_v your_o profession_n and_o all_o that_o you_o have_v do_v in_o the_o gospel_n if_o you_o do_v not_o search_v yourselves_o rom._n 2d_o 29._o he_o be_v a_o jew_n that_o be_v one_o within_o who_o praise_n be_v not_o of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n that_o will_v give_v he_o assurance_n if_o he_o be_v find_v in_o the_o statute_n of_o god_n who_o praise_n be_v not_o of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n such_o a_o man_n may_v have_v comfort_n 1_o john_n 3.21_o if_o our_o heart_n condemn_v we_o not_o then_o have_v we_o bâ—lanâ—sse_v etc._n etc._n otherwise_o if_o man_n think_v you_o be_v good_a and_o you_o know_v you_o be_v not_o if_o man_n think_v you_o be_v true_a and_o you_o know_v you_o be_v false_a god_n know_v all_o thing_n and_o will_v proceed_v more_o rigid_o against_o you_o he_o know_v more_o than_o yourselves_o do_v now_o to_o the_o next_o head_n infant_n be_v capable_a and_o here_o be_v the_o maâ—â—â—_n thing_n of_o the_o business_n and_o therefore_o you_o must_v give_v i_o leave_v to_o expatiate_v i_o will_v be_v 〈◊〉_d more_o large_a where_o the_o most_o difficulty_n lie_v and_o i_o will_v open_v myself_o in_o several_a proposition_n how_o to_o discern_v they_o be_v capable_a first_o that_o there_o be_v a_o portion_n and_o provision_n of_o grace_n appoint_v by_o god_n and_o bestow_v of_o god_n on_o some_o child_n according_a to_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o own_o will_n here_o be_v two_o thing_n to_o be_v avoid_v 1_o curiosity_n for_o secret_a thing_n belong_v to_o god_n 2_o carelessness_n for_o where_o god_n have_v a_o mouth_n to_o speak_v we_o must_v have_v a_o ear_n to_o heat_n we_o must_v be_v careful_a therefore_o to_o know_v this_o truth_n but_o what_o the_o number_n of_o infant_n be_v and_o after_o what_o manner_n he_o do_v bestow_v this_o 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