that_o save_v he_o 2._o the_o godfather_n may_v be_v a_o hypocrite_n and_o mean_v nothing_o that_o he_o promise_v and_o shall_v the_o child_n be_v save_v by_o his_o lie_n that_o damn_v the_o liar_n himself_o 3._o why_o shall_v a_o promise_n of_o future_a education_n save_o a_o child_n that_o must_v die_v to_o morrow_n or_o ere_o long_o 4._o but_o if_o it_o be_v the_o mere_a opus_fw-la operatum_fw-la of_o baptise_v that_o must_v save_v that_o may_v be_v a_o profanation_n when_o undue_o apply_v and_o the_o priest_n sin_n that_o damn_v himself_o can_v save_v other_o §_o 11._o 8._o some_o lie_v the_o hope_n upon_o ancestor_n faith_n and_o say_v that_o if_o the_o great_a grandfather_n or_o other_o before_o they_o be_v faithful_a the_o infant_n shall_v be_v save_v but_o then_o be_v all_o man_n save_v for_o noah_n faith_n or_o how_o far_o must_v our_o confidence_n ascend_v §_o 12._o 9_o most_o of_o the_o anabaptist_n with_o we_o hold_v that_o there_o be_v no_o promise_n nor_o assurance_n of_o 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case_n of_o impedition_n and_o the_o child_n of_o cannibal_n and_o infidel_n may_v by_o soldier_n be_v take_v away_o by_o thousand_o and_o baptize_v against_o the_o parent_n will_n and_o then_o turn_v to_o they_o again_o to_o be_v educate_v and_o who_o can_v believe_v that_o barbarous_a soldier_n that_o must_v themselves_o â—e_v damn_v can_v thus_o save_v thousand_o at_o 〈◊〉_d pleasure_n there_o be_v many_o infant_n that_o have_v no_o right_n to_o baptism_n and_o why_o then_o shall_v it_o save_v they_o §_o 7._o 4._o some_o think_v that_o all_o that_o be_v baptize_v by_o the_o parent_n conâ—int_n be_v save_v but_o what_o if_o a_o heathen_a or_o infidel_n or_o athent_v say_v i_o believe_v not_o in_o god_n or_o christ_n myself_o but_o for_o worldly_a end_n i_o desire_v my_o child_n may_v be_v baptize_v whether_o he_o say_v i_o will_v or_o i_o will_v not_o educate_v he_o uâ—to_o christianity_n there_o be_v no_o show_n of_o reason_n much_o less_o of_o scripture_n that_o this_o shall_v save_v the_o child_n that_o be_v no_o better_o offer_v to_o god_n §_o 8._o 5._o some_o say_v that_o all_o that_o any_o christian_a sinner_n or_o hypocrite_n offer_v to_o god_n and_o be_v so_o baptize_v shall_v be_v save_v that_o be_v that_o have_v christian_a godfather_n or_o godmother_n but_o if_o so_o then_o what_o if_o christian_n take_v heathen_n child_n against_o their_o will_n and_o baptize_v they_o and_o then_o turn_v they_o home_o again_o be_v they_o save_v by_o the_o ceremony_n or_o by_o consent_n to_o the_o covenant_n not_o by_o the_o mere_a geremony_n as_o be_v and_o shall_v be_v show_v not_o by_o consent_n of_o any_o such_o christian_n that_o have_v no_o right_a to_o they_o nor_o power_n to_o represent_v they_o else_o all_o the_o child_n on_o earth_n shall_v be_v save_v for_o christian_n will_v sit_v at_o home_n and_o consent_n for_o they_o and_o dedicate_v they_o to_o god_n unseen_a and_o sure_a god_n will_v not_o refuse_v to_o save_v they_o because_o of_o distance_n nor_o 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