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A39573 Baby-baptism meer babism, or, An answer to nobody in five words to every-body who finds himself concern'd in't by Samuel Fisher. Fisher, Samuel, 1605-1665. 1653 (1653) Wing F1055; ESTC R25405 966,848 642

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proferrent_fw-la eam_fw-la promionem_fw-la in_o evangelio_fw-la datam_fw-la per_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la nobis_fw-la magis_fw-la declarat_fw-la deus_fw-la nempe_fw-la per_fw-la analogiam_fw-la signorum_fw-la cum_fw-la rebus_fw-la quae_fw-la per_fw-la ea_fw-la significantur_fw-la sicut_fw-la similitudo_fw-la declarat_fw-la id_fw-la cujus_fw-la est_fw-la similitudo_fw-la haec_fw-la enim_fw-la quando_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la etiam_fw-la id_fw-la cujus_fw-la est_fw-la similitudo_fw-la fit_a perspicuum_fw-la et_fw-la quidem_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la sine_fw-la similitudine_fw-la et_fw-la ut_fw-la vera_fw-la similitudo_fw-la non_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la nisi_fw-la analogia_fw-la similitudinis_fw-la intellegatur_fw-la ita_fw-la nec_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la nisi_fw-la analogia_fw-la signorum_fw-la et_fw-la rerum_fw-la intellegatur_fw-la hoc_fw-la sensu_fw-la apologia_fw-la augustanae_n confessionis_fw-la aliquoties_fw-la sa_fw-it cramenta_fw-la vocat_fw-la picturas_fw-la x_o see_v legh_o crit_fw-fr sac_fw-mi p._n 76._o 77._o where_o he_o over_o and_o over_o again_o confess_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v to_o dip_v plunge_n under_o water_n etc._n etc._n primary_o and_o proper_o p._n 76._o it_o signifi_n eth_z primary_o such_o a_o kind_n of_o wash_v as_o be_v use_v in_o buck_n where_o linen_n be_v plunge_v or_o dip_v beza_n neque_fw-la vero_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d significat_fw-la lavare_fw-la nisi_fw-la a_o consequenti_fw-la nam_fw-la proprie_fw-la declarat_fw-la tingendi_fw-la causa_fw-la mergere_fw-la also_o p._n 77._o the_o native_a &_o proper_a signification_n o●…_n it_o be_v to_o dip_v into_o water_n or_o plunge_v under_o water_n joh_n 3._o 22_o 23._o mat._n 3._o 16._o tanquam_fw-la ad_fw-la tingendum_fw-la mergo_fw-la causab_n im_a go_v intingo_fw-la abluo_fw-la bucan_n mergo_fw-la et_fw-la tingo_fw-la bullinger_n proprie_fw-la significat_fw-la immergo_fw-la submergo_fw-la obruo_fw-la aquà_fw-la zanchius_n videtur_fw-la copiam_fw-la abundantiam_fw-la perfectam_fw-la quandam_fw-la perfusionem_fw-la denotate_fw-la aret._n witness_v these_o word_n receive_v in_o a_o late_a letter_n from_o two_o gentleman_n of_o chichester_n viz._n sir_n the_o occasion_n of_o these_o line_n be_v the_o result_n of_o a_o late_a conference_n viz._n ●…o_o desire_v your_o ground_n &_o argument_n in_o wriing_a for_o the_o continuance_n of_o water_n baptism_n &_o what_o you_o conceive_v require_v to_o evidence_n a_o right_a administrator_n and_o subject_n thereof_o sir_n our_o end_n herein_o if_o we_o know_v our_o own_o heart_n be_v to_o be_v assure_v of_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o lord_n christ_n touch_v that_o ordinance_n and_o our_o duty_n therein_o that_o we_o may_v walk_v conformable_o to_o his_o will_n etc._n etc._n etc._n act_n 3._o 22._o 22._o is._n 55._o 4._o 4._o for_o so_o mark_n record_v the_o commission_n whereby_o matthewes_n meaning_n be_v much_o explaind_v mar._n 16._o 15._o 16._o go_v you_o out_o into_o all_o the_o world_n 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the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n joh._n do_v baptize_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o preach_v the_o baptism_n of_o repentance_n for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin●…_n sin●…_n in_o his_o book_n call_v some_o glimpse_n of_o that_o bright_a and_o morning_n star_n star_n mat._n 24._o 34._o mar._n 13._o 30._o luk._n 21._o 32._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o generation_n o●…_n age_n mean_v wherein_o we_o see_v the_o sign_n of_o christ_n come_n will_v not_o pass_v or_o be_v end_v before_o all_o be_v 〈◊〉_d and_o ●…e_v come_v come_v eph._n 3_o 2._o speak_v of_o ages_fw-la divisim_fw-la even_o all_o the_o several_a age_n to_o the_o very_a end_n of_o time_n and_o age_n itself_o to_o the_o end_n of_o all_o 〈◊〉_d he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o all_o age_n of_o the_o world_n or_o to_o all_o age_n of_o time_n of_o time_n even_o for_o ever_o c_o which_o how_o near_o kin_n 〈◊〉_d ●…o_o to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o signify_v semper_fw-la i._n e._n always_o every_o smatterer_n 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