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not_o such_o sect._n xix_o the_o 6._o imagine_a error_n charge_v on_o i_o by_o mr._n baxter_n be_v clear_v from_o his_o censure_n sect._n xx._n many_o learned_a man_n with_o the_o oxford_n convocation_n of_o former_a &_o late_a time_n take_v infant-baptism_n only_o for_o a_o unwritten_a tradition_n sect._n xxi_o many_o thing_n be_v clear_v about_o my_o conformity_n anabaptist_n necessity_n to_o be_v baptize_v the_o manner_n of_o dip_v use_v by_o they_o their_o stand_n to_o their_o confession_n of_o faith_n etc._n etc._n sect._n xxii_o the_o speech_n that_o no_o one_o country_n be_v gather_v into_o christ_n visible_a church_n contain_v no_o malignancy_n to-christ_n but_o be_v a_o manifest_a truth_n errata_fw-la page_n 2._o l._n 13._o debare_a read_v debate_n p._n 4._o l._n 14._o special_o r._n specious_o p._n 5._o l._n 3._o after_o r._n afore_o p._n 7._o l._n 7._o contrary_a r._n century_n p._n
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a_o man_n to_o dispute_v etc._n etc._n for_o my_o uncircumcised_a opinion_n be_v conservant_n with_o mr._n m._n and_o mr._n ley_n their_o unjust_a and_o false_a charge_n of_o i_o to_o which_o i_o answer_v in_o my_o apology_n sect_n 7._o and_o mr._n bs_n insult_a speech_n thereupon_o be_v not_o without_o show_n of_o vain_a glory_n page_n 211._o he_o blame_v i_o for_o desire_v his_o argument_n in_o writing_n though_o not_o deny_v the_o validity_n of_o any_o one_o of_o his_o reason_n against_o writing_n many_o man_n write_n be_v yet_o unaswer_v by_o i_o my_o answer_n to_o mr._n ms._n defence_n be_v weak_a that_o i_o have_v do_v he_o great_a injury_n in_o force_v he_o to_o write_v answ._n the_o desire_n i_o and_o other_o have_v to_o see_v his_o argument_n in_o writing_n be_v because_o we_o can_v not_o otherwise_o well_o judge_v of_o they_o which_o he_o may_v easy_o have_v do_v be_v those_o as_o he_o say_v he_o preach_v at_o coventrey_n and_o have_v write_v in_o his_o book_n at_o the_o 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effect_n the_o same_o with_o mr._n ms._n and_o other_o by_o overthrow_v in_o my_o sermon_n the_o hypothesis_n of_o the_o covenant_n seal_n baptism_n succession_n to_o circumcision_n they_o be_v answer_v mr._n drew_n main_a argument_n page_n 23._o though_o his_o book_n by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o obey_v the_o present_a govenrment_n be_v judge_v to_o be_v write_v with_o sharp_a reason_n and_o mild_a language_n yet_o either_o there_o be_v four_o term_n in_o it_o or_o else_o it_o conclude_v we_o be_v to_o circumcise_v the_o dispute_n of_o mr._n baily_n have_v be_v show_v to_o be_v very_o fallacious_a if_o my_o letter_n to_o the_o press_n have_v find_v one_o willing_a to_o print_v it_o i_o desire_v to_o have_v mr._n bs._n argument_n in_o write_v beside_o these_o because_o he_o be_v better_o know_v to_o those_o of_o bewdley_n i_o compare_v not_o myself_o with_o man_n excellent_a in_o writing_n nor_o do_v i_o think_v i_o use_v the_o term_n silly_a people_n though_o mr._n 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