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faith_n into_o which_o you_o have_v be_v baptise_a nevertheless_o the_o foundation_n of_o god_n stand_v sure_a have_v this_o seal_n which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v set_v twice_o to_o the_o same_o covenant_n but_o yet_o this_o baptism_n when_o they_o come_v of_o age_n to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o their_o faith_n they_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o ratify_v by_o episcopal_a confirmation_n and_o so_o by_o take_v their_o baptismal_a vow_n upon_o themselves_o your_o child_n at_o last_o shall_v make_v it_o their_o own_o act_n and_o deed_n and_o this_o be_v no_o superstitious_a ceremony_n but_o ground_v on_o the_o apostle_n practise_v and_o plain_a testimony_n of_o scripture_n as_o act_n 8.14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o where_o we_o find_v that_o after_o the_o whole_a country_n of_o samaria_n be_v converâ—ed_v by_o the_o preach_a of_o philip_n and_o have_v receive_v baptism_n at_o his_o hand_n the_o apostle_n send_v st._n peter_n and_o john_n thither_o to_o confirm_v they_o which_o they_o need_v not_o to_o have_v do_v if_o philip_n who_o be_v one_o of_o the_o seven_o deacon_n mention_v act_n 6.5_o can_v have_v confirm_v as_o well_o as_o he_o have_v baptise_a they_o but_o that_o be_v a_o work_n peculiar_a to_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n the_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n two_o of_o that_o sacred_a order_n be_v delegated_a on_o purpose_n for_o the_o do_v of_o it_o and_o a_o work_n it_o be_v that_o be_v needful_a to_o be_v do_v not_o only_o to_o ratify_v our_o baptism_n and_o make_v it_o our_o own_o voluntary_a fact_n but_o also_o to_o receive_v a_o great_a degree_n of_o the_o ordinary_a and_o save_v grace_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n now_o that_o the_o extraordinary_a and_o miraculous_a gift_n be_v long_o since_o cease_v for_o which_o reason_n the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n reckon_v confirmation_n among_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n and_o place_n it_o next_o to_o baptism_n as_o a_o thing_n which_o in_o the_o course_n of_o the_o gospel_n dispensation_n ought_v next_o to_o follow_v it_o heb._n 6.2_o where_o in_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n the_o apostle_n set_v baptism_n and_o after_o that_o lay_v on_o of_o hand_n which_o be_v confirmation_n and_o confir_n and_o calvin_n instit_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 19_o sect._n 4._o &_o 13._o de_fw-fr confir_n mr._n calvin_n himself_o be_v so_o far_o from_o condemn_v the_o right_a use_n of_o this_o ceremony_n as_o superstitious_a that_o he_o wish_v it_o be_v restore_v and_o practise_v in_o all_o church_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o primitive_a time_n and_o then_o i_o be_o sure_a the_o practice_n of_o it_o can_v be_v condemn_v in_o our_o church_n and_o he_o prove_v at_o large_a the_o reasonableness_n and_o benefit_n thereof_o by_o way_n of_o preparation_n for_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o to_o mr._n calvin_n wish_n i_o shall_v add_v i_o that_o confirmation_n be_v as_o due_o and_o conscientious_o perform_v by_o all_o bishop_n in_o we_o as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o 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