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long_a therein_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v those_o that_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n shall_v not_o live_v in_o sin_n but_o you_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n therefore_o you_o shall_v not_o live_v in_o sin_n contrary_n destroy_v their_o contrary_n death_n destroy_v life_n as_o the_o privation_n do_v the_o habit_n a_o man_n can_v live_v &_o die_v together_o but_o now_o it_o rest_v to_o be_v prove_v that_o we_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n v._o 3._o know_v you_o not_o that_o so_o many_o of_o we_o as_o be_v baptize_v into_o jesus_n christ_n be_v baptize_v into_o his_o death_n this_o he_o prove_v from_o our_o baptism_n which_o be_v the_o seal_n and_o expression_n of_o our_o faith_n if_o christ_n be_v dead_a to_o sin_n than_o those_o that_o be_v baptize_v be_v dead_a to_o sin_n but_o christ_n be_v dead_a to_o sin_n therefore_o those_o that_o be_v baptize_v be_v dead_a to_o sin_n that_o christ_n be_v dead_a to_o sin_n and_o how_o you_o shall_v hear_v v._o 10._o for_o in_o that_o he_o die_v he_o die_v 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prove_v further_o this_o communion_n in_o holiness_n by_o the_o contrary_a to_o death_n namely_o our_o rise_n again_o that_o like_a as_o christ_n be_v raise_v up_o from_o the_o dead_a by_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o father_n even_o so_o we_o also_o shall_v walk_v in_o newness_n of_o life_n for_o as_o baptism_n witness_n to_o you_o that_o you_o be_v dead_a with_o christ_n so_o the_o same_o baptism_n witness_n that_o you_o be_v rise_v with_o he_o so_o that_o as_o we_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n so_o we_o be_v alive_a to_o holiness_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o rise_n of_o christ_n that_o as_o christ_n be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a to_o a_o new_a glorious_a and_o heavenly_a life_n so_o we_o be_v raise_v to_o a_o life_n new_a and_o holy_a now_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o witness_n arise_v from_o the_o analogy_n and_o proportion_n that_o the_o sign_n have_v with_o the_o thing_n signify_v that_o baptism_n have_v with_o the_o thing_n witness_v those_o that_o be_v baptize_v they_o be_v drown_v and_o bury_v and_o bring_v again_o alive_a out_o of_o the_o water_n so_o by_o our_o union_n with_o christ_n we_o have_v the_o communion_n of_o be_v crucify_v &_o bury_v with_o he_o and_o of_o rise_v again_o to_o a_o new_a life_n verse_n 5._o if_o we_o have_v be_v plant_v together_o in_o the_o likeness_n of_o his_o death_n we_o shall_v be_v also_o in_o the_o likeness_n of_o his_o resurrection_n this_o word_n plant_v show_v the_o reality_n of_o these_o sign_n &_o seal_n this_o ordinance_n witness_n our_o plant_n and_o graft_v into_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o stock_n with_o who_o we_o live_v and_o die_v as_o we_o feel_v death_n with_o he_o so_o life_n also_o this_o be_v the_o great_a stay_n the_o great_a comfort_n we_o be_v plant_v into_o christ_n the_o true_a vine_n by_o god_n the_o father_n and_o now_o we_o shall_v run_v his_o fortune_n in_o life_n or_o death_n as_o the_o plant_n &_o stock_n die_v and_o live_v together_o ver_fw-la 6._o know_v this_o that_o our_o old_a man_n be_v crucify_v with_o he_o that_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n may_v be_v destroy_v that_o henceforth_o we_o shall_v not_o serve_v sin_n here_o he_o insist_o in_o the_o former_a argument_n namely_o our_o communion_n in_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n which_o death_n he_o declare_v by_o the_o kind_n of_o it_o namely_o crucifixion_n &_o show_v that_o as_o christ_n for_o our_o sin_n dye_v so_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n in_o we_o by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v crucify_v the_o power_n and_o force_n be_v abate_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o serve_v sin_n and_o live_v to_o sin_n verse_n 7._o for_o he_o that_o be_v dead_a be_v free_v from_o sin_n he_o that_o be_v free_a from_o sin_n be_v no_o long_o oblige_v to_o sin_n but_o believer_n baptize_v be_v free_v from_o sin_n because_o they_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n dead_a with_o christ_n therefore_o we_o be_v free_a from_o sin_n verse_n 8._o now_o if_o we_o be_v dead_a with_o christ_n we_o believe_v that_o we_o shall_v 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enim_fw-la baptizantur_fw-la &_o aquis_fw-la immerguntur_fw-la christum_fw-la mortuum_fw-la &_o sepultum_fw-la representant_fw-la allegoricè_fw-la etc._n etc._n into_o his_o death_n that_o be_v we_o be_v baptize_v into_o the_o similitude_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n for_o they_o who_o be_v put_v under_o the_o water_n represent_v christ_n dead_a &_o bury_v allegorical_o i_o shall_v add_v but_o one_o or_o two_o quotation_n more_o in_o a_o thing_n so_o evident_a deodati_n in_o his_o annotation_n upon_o the_o place_n vers_fw-la 4._o have_v these_o word_n ce_fw-fr qu'au_fw-fr baptesme_fw-fr nous_fw-fr sommes_fw-fr plongez_fw-fr dedans_fw-fr l'eau_fw-fr selon_fw-fr l'ancienne_fw-fr ceremony_n nous_fw-fr est_fw-fr un_fw-fr sign_n sacré_fw-fr qu'il_fw-fr faut_fw-fr que_fw-fr le_fw-fr peché_fw-fr soit_fw-fr estouffe_n en_fw-fr nous_fw-fr par_fw-fr l'esprit_fw-fr de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr comme_fw-fr c'est_fw-fr un_fw-fr seau_fw-fr du_fw-fr lavement_n de_fw-fr nos_fw-it ames_o devant_fw-fr 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