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the_o supper_n and_o penance_n be_v sacrament_n to_o begin_v therefore_o with_o baptism_n the_o external_a rite_n we_o gather_v out_o of_o the_o three_o of_o saint_n john_n and_o the_o last_o of_o saint_n matthew_n which_o be_v water_n and_o wash_n the_o commandment_n and_o institution_n be_v prove_v out_o of_o these_o word_n unless_o a_o man_n be_v regenerate_v of_o water_n and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n 3._o io._n 3._o the_o promise_n of_o grace_n which_o be_v annex_v to_o this_o sacrament_n the_o last_o chapter_n of_o saint_n matthew_n propose_v in_o those_o word_n he_o who_o believe_v and_o shall_v be_v baptize_v 16._o mar._n 16._o shall_v be_v save_v and_o to_o go_v on_o with_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n the_o external_a rite_n of_o this_o sacrament_n be_v bread_n and_o wine_n or_o the_o form_n of_o bread_n &_o wine_n the_o institution_n and_o commandment_n be_v contain_v in_o those_o word_n 15._o mat._n 26.1_o cor._n 15._o d_o you_o this_o in_o commemoratâ—n_n of_o i_o the_o promise_n of_o grace_n we_o gather_v out_o of_o saint_n john_n he_o who_n eat_v this_o bread_n shall_v live_v for_o ever_o â—_o io._n â—_o in_o confirmation_n also_o we_o find_v a_o external_a rite_n which_o be_v imposition_n of_o hand_n by_o which_o the_o apostle_n and_o apostle_n and_o bishop_n only_o use_v after_o baptism_n to_o give_v the_o holy_a ghost_n 〈◊〉_d actâ—_n â—_z 19_o dionis_fw-la l._n 〈◊〉_d hierâ—p_n 3._o c._n 2_o tert_n l._n de_fw-la res_fw-la â—arnis_fw-la &_o lib_n de_fw-fr baptis_fw-la cip_n lâ—_n ep_v 12â—_n aug._n l_o 2._o count_n lit_fw-fr pre._n â—_o 〈◊〉_d the_o promise_n of_o grace_n appearethe_v by_o the_o performance_n because_o all_o they_o upon_o who_o the_o apostle_n lay_v their_o hand_n receve_v the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o consequent_o grace_n the_o institution_n and_o commandment_n we_o may_v well_o presume_v to_o have_v proceed_v from_o christ_n because_o apostle_n can_v not_o institute_v sacrament_n nor_o cause_v any_o external_a ceremony_n to_o 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