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that_o may_v befall_v unstable_a soul_n through_o the_o juggle_a fraud_n cunning_a craftiness_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n for_o want_v of_o a_o right_a understanding_n of_o our_o saviour_n mind_n in_o this_o text_n for_o they_o will_v hence_o take_v occasion_n to_o cry_v up_o christ_n commission_n unto_o his_o apostle_n in_o matth._n 28.19_o 20._o viz._n of_o make_v man_n disciple_n before_o they_o can_v be_v capable_a of_o baptism_n put_v no_o difference_n between_o those_o that_o be_v to_o be_v make_v christian_n of_o alien_n and_o those_o that_o be_v bear_v christian_n of_o christian_n and_o also_o put_v no_o difference_n between_o the_o apostolical_a ministration_n and_o the_o pastoral_a ministration_n and_o so_o by_o a_o confuse_a urge_v of_o the_o text_n in_o the_o strict_a letter_n they_o seduce_v many_o a_o unstable_a soul_n unto_o their_o heretical_a practice_n of_o rebaptise_v whereas_o can_v they_o but_o look_v upon_o this_o commission_n as_o a_o universal_a commission_n they_o will_v soon_o discern_v the_o fraud_n of_o these_o man_n and_o will_v not_o be_v carry_v away_o by_o they_o christian_n then_o in_o these_o day_n shall_v labour_v to_o be_v man_n in_o knowledge_n and_o not_o be_v always_o child_n toss_v to_o and_o fro_o and_o carry_v about_o with_o every_o wind_n of_o doctrine_n by_o the_o sleight_n of_o man_n and_o cunning_a craftiness_n whereby_o they_o lie_v in_o wait_n to_o deceive_v ephes_n 4.14_o seducer_n have_v a_o sleight_n whereby_o they_o can_v deceive_v child_n i_o e._n man_n of_o little_a knowledge_n in_o divine_a mystery_n and_o of_o a_o unstable_a and_o waver_a mind_n these_o seducer_n can_v use_v the_o scripture_n as_o the_o juggler_n use_v their_o dice._n for_o as_o the_o juggler_n have_v a_o sleight_n to_o make_v his_o die_n to_o turn_v up_o what_o may_v serve_v his_o turn_n to_o defraud_v such_o as_o he_o play_v withal_o so_o seducer_n have_v a_o sleight_n when_o they_o deal_v with_o man_n of_o little_a knowledge_n and_o of_o 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