it_o be_v say_v i_o from_o hence_o none_o but_o such_o at_o age_n ought_v to_o be_v baptize_v philip_n cause_v the_o eunuch_n to_o profess_v before_o he_o will_v baptize_v he_o that_o he_o believe_v that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n saul_n have_v also_o say_v he_o more_o than_o a_o bare_a profession_n before_o baptism_n act_v 9_o 5_o 15_o 17._o p._n 28._o the_o promise_n itself_o say_v he_o do_v express_o require_v a_o faith_n of_o our_o own_o of_o all_o the_o adult_n that_o will_v have_v part_n in_o the_o privilege_n therefore_o there_o be_v a_o faith_n of_o our_o own_o that_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o our_o title_n mark_v 16._o 16._o p._n 16._o he_o may_v have_v add_v by_o the_o force_n of_o his_o argument_n therefore_o infant_n shall_v not_o have_v the_o privilege_n for_o i_o argue_v thus_o viz._n arg._n 22._o if_o there_o be_v but_o one_o baptism_n of_o water_n leave_v by_o jesus_n christ_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o but_o one_o condition_n or_o manner_n 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say_v he_o but_o such_o as_o be_v to_o be_v baptize_v do_v fâ—â—t_o profess_v this_o mortification_n and_o a_o consent_n to_o be_v bury_v &_o c._n in_o our_o baptism_n we_o put_v off_o the_o body_n of_o the_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o flesh_n by_o the_o circumcision_n of_o christ_n bring_v bury_v with_o he_o and_o raise_v with_o he_o through_o faith_n quicken_v with_o he_o and_o have_v all_o our_o trespass_n forgiveâ—_n col._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 12_o â—3_n and_o will_v any_o man_n say_v he_o yea_o will_v paul_n ascribe_v all_o this_o to_o 〈◊〉_d that_o do_v noâ—_n so_o much_o as_o profess_v the_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d will_v baptism_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n do_v all_o this_o for_o a_o infidel_n or_o say_v i_o for_o a_o infant_n that_o can_v make_v a_o profession_n that_o he_o be_v a_o christian_n pag._n 31_o 32._o he_o proceed_v arg._n 23._o the_o baptise_a be_v in_o scripture_n call_v man_n wash_v sanctify_a justify_v â—â—â—y_v be_v call_v saint_n and_o church_n of_o saint_n 1_o 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