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may_v see_v in_o fulgentius_n life_n but_o what_o be_v all_o this_o to_o infant-baptism_n §_o 51._o next_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o in_o the_o nine_o century_n hincmarus_n laudunens_n be_v against_o infant-baptism_n and_o recite_v many_o word_n of_o hincmarus_n rhenensis_fw-la to_o he_o answ_n the_o book_n be_v bib._n pat._n suppl_n to._n 2._o contain_v 55._o chapter_n and_o if_o i_o must_v read_v every_o word_n of_o such_o long_a book_n to_o try_v his_o citation_n i_o must_v spend_v many_o month_n to_o be_v able_a to_o tell_v you_o that_o a_o man_n tell_v you_o so_o many_o untruth_n all_o that_o i_o can_v find_v by_o a_o cursory_a perusal_n be_v but_o this_o about_o a_o village_n in_o the_o other_o pariâ—h_n who_o it_o shall_v pay_v tithe_n to_o habebas_fw-la imbreviatos_fw-la quot_fw-la infant_n sine_fw-la baptismate_fw-la &_o quot_fw-la homines_fw-la sine_fw-la communione_fw-la inde_fw-la obierunt_fw-la quae_fw-la mihi_fw-la in_o publicum_fw-la objicere_fw-la nolles_fw-la ne_fw-la 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and_o loathsome_a a_o business_n that_o be_v set_v before_o we_o fit_a to_o be_v weep_v over_o than_o answer_v at_o large_a i_o shall_v yet_o take_v notice_n of_o what_o he_o say_v of_o the_o waldenses_n and_o to_o that_o further_o say_v 1._o that_o i_o have_v elsewhere_o vindicate_v they_o already_o from_o this_o slander_n 2._o that_o so_o do_v many_o of_o their_o bitter_a adversary_n in_o lay_v no_o such_o thing_n to_o their_o charge_n among_o who_o to_o what_o be_v say_v elsewhere_o i_o add_v but_o the_o testimony_n of_o nauclerus_fw-la a_o popish_a bitter_a enemy_n to_o they_o who_o vol._n 2._o part_n 2._o pag._n 265._o recite_v their_o doctrine_n as_o be_v agreeable_a with_o the_o body_n of_o doctrine_n hold_v in_o the_o reform_a church_n never_o mention_v any_o denial_n of_o infant-baptism_n but_o only_o that_o they_o affirm_v water_n to_o be_v sufficient_a without_o oil_n and_o now_o as_o to_o our_o testimony_n for_o the_o common_a practice_n of_o infant-baptism_n from_o the_o day_n of_o the_o apostle_n i_o will_v not_o abuse_v the_o reader_n by_o recite_v again_o the_o testimony_n long_v ago_o recite_v let_v he_o but_o consider_v what_o i_o have_v there_o say_v out_o of_o justin_n irenaeus_n origen_n tertullian_n cyprian_n nazianzen_n augustin_n and_o other_o and_o i_o leave_v the_o matter_n to_o his_o judgement_n §_o 53._o and_o further_o where_o they_o feign_v nazianzen_n to_o be_v indifferent_a i_o will_v add_v but_o these_o word_n out_o of_o his_o orat._n 40._o vol._n 1._o p._n 648._o ed._n morel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v thou_o a_o infant_n let_v not_o naughtiness_n surprise_v he_o first_o let_v he_o be_v sanctify_v from_o his_o infancy_n let_v he_o be_v consecrate_v to_o the_o spirit_n from_o his_o infancy_n but_o do_v thou_o fear_v the_o seal_n because_o of_o the_o weakness_n of_o his_o nature_n how_o weak_a a_o mind_a mother_n be_v thou_o and_o of_o how_o little_a faith_n but_o hannah_n etc._n etc._n thou_o have_v no_o need_n of_o 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