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receive_v teach_v afterward_o he_o add_v that_o such_o when_o they_o be_v instruct_v aught_o to_o be_v baptize_v adjoin_v a_o promise_n that_o they_o which_o believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v shall_v be_v save_v be_v there_o in_o all_o that_o say_n so_o much_o as_o one_o syllable_n of_o infant_n what_o form_n therefore_o of_o reason_v shall_v this_o be_v wherewith_o they_o assail_v we_o they_o which_o be_v of_o grow_a age_n must_v first_o be_v instruct_v that_o they_o may_v believe_v ere_o they_o be_v baptize_v therefore_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o make_v baptism_n common_a to_o infant_n although_o they_o will_v burst_v themselves_o they_o shall_v prove_v nothing_o else_o by_o this_o place_n but_o that_o the_o gospel_n must_v be_v preach_v to_o they_o that_o be_v of_o capacity_n able_a to_o hear_v it_o before_o that_o they_o be_v baptize_v forasmuch_o as_o he_o there_o speak_v of_o such_o only_a let_v they_o hereof_o if_o they_o can_v make_v a_o stop_n to_o debar_v infant_n from_o 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