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archbishop_n of_o constantinople_n 382._o for_o the_o year_n 382._o in_o his_o homil._n to_o the_o neophytes_n be_v for_o the_o baptism_n of_o child_n and_o in_o his_o 40._o homil_n upon_o genes_n call_v baptism_n our_o circumcision_n his_o being_n not_o baptise_a until_o he_o be_v 21._o year_n of_o age_n do_v not_o prejudice_v here_o as_o who_o father_n and_o mother_n be_v not_o christian_n at_o his_o birth_n and_o who_o himself_o be_v bring_v up_o under_o libanius_n a_o enemy_n to_o and_o a_o scoffer_n at_o religion_n but_o after_o he_o be_v instruct_v in_o the_o divinity_n knowledge_n by_o miletus_n a_o bishop_n and_o baptise_a of_o he_o in_o his_o homil_n ad_fw-la neoph_n have_v speak_v of_o the_o honour_n and_o benefit_n of_o baptism_n he_o say_v a_o little_a from_o the_o beginning_n for_o this_o cause_n we_o baptise_v the_o little_a infant_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v defile_v with_o sin_n that_o to_o they_o may_v be_v add_v sanctity_n righteousness_n adoption_n inheritance_n 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recourse_n to_o he_o say_v give_v i_o my_o master_n meaning_n tertullian_n in_o his_o book_n of_o baptism_n chap._n 18._o according_a to_o the_o condition_n disposition_n and_o also_o age_n of_o every_o person_n the_o delay_n of_o baptism_n be_v more_o profitable_a especial_o in_o and_o about_o infant_n for_o what_o necescessity_n be_v there_o if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o necessary_a to_o bring_v the_o surety_n into_o danger_n of_o not_o perform_v their_o promise_n and_o whether_o this_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o child_n which_o be_v not_o bear_v of_o christian_a parent_n as_o some_o will_n or_o of_o the_o child_n of_o believe_a parent_n as_o other_o say_v its_o evident_a that_o baptism_n be_v administer_v in_o all_o age_n and_o he_o intimate_v the_o custom_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n in_o his_o age_n to_o baptise_v they_o even_o child_n as_o well_o as_o other_o though_o he_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v so_o well_o please_v with_o it_o and_o yet_o again_o the_o word_n import_v no_o 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