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necessary_a to_o be_v defer_v so_o long_o and_o that_o it_o be_v their_o universal_a judgement_n and_o resolution_n that_o the_o mercy_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v not_o to_o be_v deny_v to_o any_o though_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v bear_v conclude_v that_o it_o be_v the_o sentence_n of_o the_o council_n that_o none_o ought_v to_o be_v forbid_v baptism_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v and_o retain_v towards_o all_o man_n so_o much_o more_o towards_o infant_n and_o newborn_a child_n 108._o and_o that_o this_o sentence_n of_o they_o be_v no_o novel_a doctrine_n s._n augustine_n assure_v we_o where_o speak_v concern_v this_o synodical_a determination_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o in_o this_o cyprian_a do_v not_o make_v any_o new_a decree_n but_o keep_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o church_n most_o firm_a and_o sure_a i_o shall_v only_o take_v notice_n of_o one_o place_n more_o out_o of_o cyprian_a 171._o which_o methinks_v evident_o make_v for_o 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though_o he_o recover_v afterward_o to_o this_o custom_n of_o clinic_n baptism_n some_o not_o improbable_o think_v the_o apostle_n have_v reference_n in_o that_o famous_a place_n 18._o where_o he_o speak_v of_o those_o that_o be_v baptize_v for_o the_o dead_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o they_o expound_v with_o reference_n to_o the_o state_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o that_o it_o be_v mean_v of_o such_o who_o in_o danger_n of_o death_n will_v be_v baptize_v matth._n that_o it_o may_v fare_v well_o with_o they_o after_o death_n this_o epiphanius_n think_v the_o true_a interpretation_n 41._o that_o it_o be_v mean_v of_o catechuman_n who_o be_v sudden_o surprise_v with_o death_n will_v be_v baptize_v that_o so_o their_o sin_n be_v remit_v in_o baptism_n they_o may_v go_v hence_o under_o the_o hope_n of_o that_o eternal_a life_n which_o await_v good_a man_n after_o death_n and_o testify_v their_o belief_n and_o expectation_n of_o their_o future_a happy_a resurrection_n other_o 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repentance_n for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o life_n everlasting_a to_o all_o which_o the_o person_n answer_v i_o do_v believe_v this_o form_n of_o interrogation_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v very_o ancient_a in_o the_o church_n and_o the_o apostle_n be_v just_o think_v to_o refer_v to_o it_o when_o he_o style_v baptism_n the_o answer_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n towards_o god_n which_o can_v reasonable_o refer_v to_o nothing_o so_o well_o as_o that_o common_a custom_n of_o answer_v in_o baptism_n these_o answer_n and_o action_n in_o the_o adult_n be_v do_v by_o the_o person_n themselves_o in_o child_n by_o their_o sponsores_fw-la 231._o as_o tertullian_n call_v they_o their_o surety_n and_o undertaker_n for_o that_o both_o infant_n and_o adult_a person_n have_v those_o that_o undertake_v for_o they_o at_o their_o baptism_n be_v so_o notorious_o know_v that_o it_o be_v impertinent_a to_o insist_v upon_o it_o after_o this_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o exorcism_n and_o a_o 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