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to_o impossibility_n as_o the_o civil_a lawyer_n speak_v yet_o in_o a_o precept_n in_o act_v that_o for_o other_o of_o which_o all_o be_v alike_o able_a to_o who_o the_o precept_n be_v deliver_v as_o certain_o there_o be_v no_o more_o difficulty_n for_o the_o commissionated_a teacher_n to_o administer_v baptism_n to_o child_n than_o to_o adult_n person_n there_o be_v no_o ground_n to_o limit_v or_o confine_v it_o and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o truth_n may_v appear_v because_o the_o precept_n be_v not_o deliver_v to_o all_o nation_n to_o fit_a and_o qualify_v themselves_o for_o baptism_n but_o to_o the_o h._n disciple_n to_o disciple_v they_o and_o administer_v baptism_n to_o they_o and_o of_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o church_n and_o admission_n into_o the_o number_n of_o the_o member_n of_o christ_n mystical_a body_n and_o of_o cleanse_v by_o the_o baptismal_a water_n the_o infant_n be_v capable_a though_o not_o of_o worship_v god_n or_o sing_v at_o least_o musical_o and_o harmonical_o obj._n a_o obj._n again_o another_o objection_n they_o fetch_v from_o the_o original_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d baptise_v they_o into_o the_o name_n because_o the_o baptize_v shall_v not_o only_o catch_v for_o themselves_o the_o profession_n and_o name_n but_o also_o be_v deep_o immerse_v in_o the_o thing_n name_v and_o profess_v answ_n to_o which_o i_o return_v the_o sponsor_n promise_v for_o the_o child_n out_o of_o a_o regard_n to_o the_o profession_n but_o the_o name_n and_o thing_n themselves_o take_v they_o be_v sanctify_v and_o wash_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n and_o be_v thereupon_o term_v christian_n outward_a communication_n be_v needful_a to_o a_o member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n but_o not_o profession_n personal_a and_o outward_a in_o this_o matter_n the_o party_n be_v not_o fit_a for_o it_o and_o the_o profession_n of_o other_o equivalent_a for_o those_o party_n obj._n a_o obj._n but_o still_o they_o object_n against_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o and_o perceive_v it_o to_o be_v of_o another_o gender_n and_o not_o the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o find_v out_o a_o word_n to_o lay_v it_o on_o which_o themselves_o have_v obosen_v and_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d disciple_n and_o thus_o they_o will_v have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o not_o apply_v to_o nation_n 8._o rev._n xx_o 8._o but_o to_o the_o disciple_n of_o the_o nation_n to_o which_o i_o return_v we_o have_v the_o same_o conjunction_n in_o h._n writ_n i_o mean_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nation_n and_o they_o and_o they_o be_v both_o mention_v in_o one_o verse_n with_o relation_n to_o one_o another_o and_o why_o may_v not_o we_o more_o natural_o draw_v a_o companion_n from_o the_o common_a custom_n of_o speech_n and_o rather_o substitute_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o word_n appliable_a to_o all_o age_n man_n woman_n and_o child_n and_o bound_v up_o all_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o construction_n with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o all_o nation_n neither_o be_v the_o conjunction_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nation_n and_o they_o improper_a because_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v most_o expressive_a in_o the_o original_a tongue_n and_o so_o fit_a to_o make_v the_o construction_n perfect_a nation_n be_v make_v up_o and_o compose_v of_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n and_o see_v now_o we_o be_v criticise_v upon_o the_o text_n let_v i_o offer_v something_o shall_v have_v be_v bring_v in_o at_o the_o coherence_n go_v teach_v all_o nation_n baptise_v they_o if_o we_o correct_v our_o translation_n by_o the_o original_a it_o will_v run_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d disciple_n you_o all_o nation_n not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d teach_v you_o they_o the_o