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A89268 A brief discourse about baptisme. By Thomas Moore, for his friends. Moore, Thomas, Senior. 1649 (1649) Wing M2591; Thomason E579_5; ESTC R206159 44,120 47

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that_o sore_a judgement_n on_o dissembler_n act_n 5._o be_v say_v and_o of_o other_o dare_v no_o man_n join_v himself_o unto_o they_o which_o intimate_v strong_o that_o before_o they_o do_v act_v 5.11_o to_o 13._o beside_o he_o that_o weigh_v what_o be_v say_v to_o divers_a church_n and_o what_o the_o apostle_n mind_n they_o of_o from_o those_o that_o go_v through_o the_o sea_n with_o moses_n may_v easy_o perceive_v such_o to_o have_v be_v baptize_v 1_o cor._n 10.1_o to_o 11._o and_o for_o those_o that_o in_o hear_v the_o gospel_n have_v believe_v before_o baptise_v some_o unfeigned_o and_o some_o feign_o they_o be_v also_o baptize_v act_v 8.12_o 13.36_o 37._o &_o 18.8_o yea_o even_o such_o as_o in_o believe_v the_o gospel_n do_v also_o receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n before_o they_o be_v baptize_v with_o water_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n they_o also_o be_v so_o baptize_v act_v 10.47_o 48._o so_o that_o no_o one_o of_o these_o can_v be_v set_v forth_o to_o limit_v the_o 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that_o as_o circumcision_n be_v a_o ordinance_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o then_o reveal_v so_o baptism_n be_v now_o a_o ordinance_n of_o the_o same_o gospel_n as_o now_o more_o full_o reveal_v and_o as_o circumcision_n be_v for_o discipling_n or_o make_v of_o the_o family_n of_o abraham_n then_o so_o baptism_n now_o and_o as_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n have_v its_o name_n from_o circumcision_n then_o so_o from_o baptism_n now_o as_o be_v foreshew_v only_a baptism_n now_o be_v more_o free_a and_o of_o large_a extent_n col._n 3.10_o 11._o so_o that_o the_o business_n of_o discipling_n lead_v we_o to_o understand_v child_n now_o as_o former_o 3._o by_o the_o command_n to_o disciple_n all_o nation_n baptise_v they_o before_o the_o privilege_n of_o ordinance_n belong_v but_o to_o one_o nation_n and_o yet_o to_o all_o that_o nation_n and_o so_o it_o be_v call_v one_o nation_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 12.2_o and_o 18.8_o and_o 35.11_o and_o 46_o 3._o deut._n 4.6_o 7_o 8._o psal_n 147_o 19_o 20._o 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end_n and_o subject_n of_o it_o but_o that_o any_o of_o our_o brethren_n either_o baptizer_n or_o baptise_a do_v this_o evil_a know_o or_o purposely_o yea_o sure_o i_o think_v at_o the_o first_o they_o will_v abhor_v the_o thought_n of_o such_o a_o evil_a i_o do_v not_o charge_v they_o with_o it_o but_o as_o a_o sin_n of_o ignorance_n intimate_v in_o the_o renounce_n the_o first_o baptism_n i_o desire_v they_o may_v never_o come_v know_o to_o do_v such_o evil_a 2._o for_o the_o evil_a course_n they_o be_v constrain_v to_o take_v to_o bring_v man_n to_o renounce_v their_o first_o baptism_n and_o take_v up_o another_o and_o to_o justify_v the_o same_o when_o oppose_v by_o scripture_n though_o all_o of_o they_o take_v not_o every_o of_o these_o way_n but_o some_o one_o some_o another_o but_o i_o will_v mention_v none_o but_o what_o i_o have_v meet_v in_o their_o discourse_n and_o writing_n in_o my_o hand_n first_o add_v too_o or_o take_v from_o many_o say_n of_o scripture_n to_o force_v 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