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to_o impossibility_n as_o the_o civil_a lawyer_n speak_v yet_o in_o a_o precept_n in_o act_v that_o for_o other_o of_o which_o all_o be_v alike_o able_a to_o who_o the_o precept_n be_v deliver_v as_o certain_o there_o be_v no_o more_o difficulty_n for_o the_o commissionated_a teacher_n to_o administer_v baptism_n to_o child_n than_o to_o adult_n person_n there_o be_v no_o ground_n to_o limit_v or_o confine_v it_o and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o truth_n may_v appear_v because_o the_o precept_n be_v not_o deliver_v to_o all_o nation_n to_o fit_a and_o qualify_v themselves_o for_o baptism_n but_o to_o the_o h._n disciple_n to_o disciple_v they_o and_o administer_v baptism_n to_o they_o and_o of_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o church_n and_o admission_n into_o the_o number_n of_o the_o member_n of_o christ_n mystical_a body_n and_o of_o cleanse_v by_o the_o baptismal_a water_n the_o infant_n be_v capable_a though_o not_o of_o worship_v god_n or_o sing_v at_o least_o musical_o and_o harmonical_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o all_o nation_n neither_o be_v the_o conjunction_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nation_n and_o they_o improper_a because_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v most_o expressive_a in_o the_o original_a tongue_n and_o so_o fit_a to_o make_v the_o construction_n perfect_a nation_n be_v make_v up_o and_o compose_v of_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n and_o see_v now_o we_o be_v criticise_v upon_o the_o text_n let_v i_o offer_v something_o shall_v have_v be_v bring_v in_o at_o the_o coherence_n go_v teach_v all_o nation_n baptise_v they_o if_o we_o correct_v our_o translation_n by_o the_o original_a it_o will_v run_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d disciple_n you_o all_o nation_n not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d teach_v you_o they_o the_o