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church_n and_o if_o so_o i_o matter_n not_o what_o censure_v i_o lie_v under_o for_o my_o record_n be_v on_o high_a and_o my_o witness_n be_v in_o heaven_n i_o be_o content_v to_o be_v any_o thing_n or_o nothing_o if_o i_o know_v my_o own_o deceitful_a heart_n that_o god_n may_v be_v all_o in_o all_o to_o who_o be_v praise_n and_o glory_n by_o jesus_n christ_n now_o and_o for_o evermore_o amen_n finis_fw-la the_o table_n of_o the_o content_n chap._n i._o baptism_n of_o water_n only_o intend_v in_o the_o commission_n prove_v by_o eight_o reason_n from_o page_z 1_o to_o p._n 6._o water-baptism_n to_o continue_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n from_o p._n 7_o 8_o 9_o baptise_a in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n prove_v to_o be_v according_a to_o the_o commission_n p._n 11_o 12._o the_o objection_n that_o the_o baptism_n in_o water_n be_v john_n baptism_n answer_v p._n 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o object_n that_o paul_n be_v not_o send_v to_o baptize_v answer_v p._n 20_o 22_o chap._n ii_o open_v the_o true_a genuine_a literal_a proper_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n baptizo_fw-la p._n 24_o 25_o 26_o chap._n iii_o baptism_n be_v dip_v etc._n etc._n prove_v from_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n p._n 32_o 33_o etc._n etc._n chap._n iv._o baptism_n dip_v or_o plunge_v prove_v from_o the_o spiritual_a signification_n of_o the_o ordinance_n p._n 42_o 43_o etc._n etc._n chap._n v._o baptism_n prove_v immerge_v or_o dip_v from_o the_o typical_a and_o metaphorical_a baptism_n speak_v of_o in_o scripture_n p._n 56_o 57_o etc._n etc._n chap._n vi_o believer_n the_o only_a subject_n of_o baptism_n from_o the_o commission_n p._n 63_o 64_o etc._n etc._n chap._n vii_o baptism_n of_o believer_n prove_v the_o only_a subject_n of_o it_o from_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n p._n 76_o 77_o etc._n etc._n chap._n viii_o believer_n the_o only_a subject_n from_o the_o end_n of_o baptism_n p._n 78._o seven_o end_n of_o baptism_n p._n 80_o chap._n ix_o contain_v eight_o argument_n prove_v believer_n the_o only_a subject_n p._n 86_o to_o p._n 99_o chap._n x._o the_o argument_n for_o infant-baptism_n answer_v p._n 100_o to_o 124_o chap._n xi_o other_o objection_n and_o pretend_a proof_n for_o pedo-baptism_n answer_v p._n 125_o 126_o etc._n etc._n chap._n xii_o answer_v to_o several_a argument_n p._n 146_o chap._n xiii_o show_v the_o evil_a consequent_n of_o infants-baptism_n p._n 165_o 166_o etc._n etc._n chap._n fourteen_o baptism_n a_o great_a ordinance_n and_o initiate_a p._n 171_o 172_o etc._n etc._n water_n baptism_n a_o institution_n of_o christ_n water_n baptism_n a_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world._n world._n gal._n 3._o 15._o 15._o joh._n 12._o 49._o 49._o heb._n 3._o 5._o continuation_n of_o pool_n aâ—not_n on_o â—at_a 28_o 1â—_n 20._o 20._o act_n 2._o 1_o 〈◊〉_d 3._o jewel_n b._n of_o sal._n sect._n 9_o in_o confâ—t_n harding_n cyprian_n epist_n 73._o ad_fw-la jubaian_a augustin_n lib._n 3._o against_o maxim_n bp._n of_o the_o arrian_n c._n 17._o eulogius_n of_o alexandria_n l._n 2._o contra_fw-la novatian_n apud_fw-la photium_fw-la in_o bibliotheca_fw-la see_v mr._n s._n f_n baptism_n before_o or_o after_o faith._n mat._n 3._o 1._o 1._o act._n 2._o 39_o &_o 8._o 16._o &_o 10._o 47._o 47._o mat._n 3._o 16_o 17._o act_n 10._o 36_o 37_o 38_o 39_o 40_o 41._o rom._n 15._o 18._o joh._n 10._o 41._o neh._n 8._o 14_o 15._o 15._o mr._n delaune_n delaune_n s._n fisher_n circumcision_n â—_o cut_n the_o foreskin_n round_o about_o quite_o off_o danvers_n treatise_n of_o baptism_n 2d_o edit_fw-la p._n 182._o grotius_n pasor_n vossius_fw-la mincaeus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d casaubon_n dr._n duveil_n liegh_n de_fw-fr prim_fw-la papae_fw-la p._n 193._o beza_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la nat