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baptize_v for_o dead_a body_n if_o the_o dead_a rise_v not_o 1_o cor._n c._n 15._o v._n 29._o as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v in_o vain_a do_v the_o church_n use_v the_o sign_n of_o baptism_n if_o there_o be_v no_o resurrection_n you_o have_v it_o abundant_o prove_v also_o in_o the_o primitive_a and_o late_a writer_n for_o example_n that_o believe_v on_o his_o death_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o his_o baptism_n you_o may_v be_v make_v partaker_n of_o his_o resurrection_n ignat._n ep._n ad_fw-la trall_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d baptism_n be_v give_v to_o set_v forth_o the_o death_n of_o the_o lord_n ep._n ad_fw-la philadel_n in_o the_o name_n of_o ignatius_n the_o death_n of_o christ_n const_n apost_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o baptism_n we_o perform_v the_o sign_n of_o his_o passion_n and_o resurrection_n just_o mar._n we_o know_v one_o save_v baptism_n since_o there_o be_v but_o one_o death_n for_o the_o world_n and_o one_o resurrection_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whereof_o baptism_n be_v the_o type_n etc._n etc._n basil_n mag._n hear_v what_o st_n paul_n say_v they_o be_v all_o baptise_a in_o the_o cloud_n and_o in_o the_o sea_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o call_v their_o passage_n through_o the_o sea_n baptism_n for_o it_o be_v a_o escape_n from_o death_n etc._n etc._n basil_n seleuc_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o we_o go_v about_o to_o baptise_v we_o bid_v to_o say_v i_o believe_v in_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o in_o this_o faith_n be_v we_o baptise_a chryso_v baptismus_fw-la resurrectionis_fw-la pignus_fw-la &_o imago_fw-la baptism_n be_v a_o pledge_n and_o figure_n of_o the_o resurrection_n ambr._n baptismus_fw-la arrhabo_fw-la resurrectionis_fw-la baptism_n be_v a_o earnest_n of_o the_o resurrection_n lactant._n aquarum_fw-la elemento_fw-la sepelimur_fw-la we_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o element_n of_o water_n anselm_n mersio_fw-la mortis_fw-la &_o sepulturae_fw-la formam_fw-la gerit_fw-la 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etc._n zanch._n i_o can_v add_v to_o these_o a_o innumerable_a heap_n of_o testimony_n but_o these_o i_o think_v be_v enough_o to_o prove_v two_o irrefragable_a doctrine_n first_o that_o baptism_n be_v proper_o and_o sole_o the_o type_n of_o the_o death_n and_o resurrection_n of_o jesus_n christ_n by_o faith_n wherein_o we_o be_v assure_v of_o the_o humanity_n and_o godhead_n of_o our_o saviour_n the_o very_a foundation_n of_o our_o christian_n faith_n and_o second_o of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o all_o true_a christian_n who_o be_v baptise_a in_o and_o live_v according_a to_o that_o faith_n know_v that_o if_o they_o shall_v rise_v from_o the_o death_n of_o sin_n to_o newness_n of_o life_n they_o shall_v also_o after_o death_n with_o christ_n arise_v to_o glory_n i_o shall_v only_o add_v the_o judgement_n of_o a_o ingenuous_a and_o learned_a man_n who_o testimony_n in_o this_o matter_n be_v not_o to_o be_v suspect_v or_o refuse_v his_o word_n be_v these_o porro_fw-la quamvis_fw-la 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