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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16492	A sermon of confirmation preached in Oxford, at the first visitation of the right reuerend Father in God, Iohn Lord Bishop of Oxford. September, 27. 1619. By Edward Boughen, chaplaine to the Lord Bishop of Oxford.	Boughen, Edward, 1587?-1660?	1620 (1620)	STC 3407; ESTC S114770	43,639	78

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time_n and_o continue_v long_o after_o in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n for_o you_o may_v read_v the_o same_o interpretation_n in_o a_o sermon_n of_o euseb_n me●●s_v e●●s_n ●●n_fw-la in_o do_v 〈◊〉_d post_n me●●s_v emis_fw-la who_o live_v about_o 200._o year_n after_o s._n cyprian_n 80_o and_o s._n aust_n prove_v against_o the_o novatians_n that_o s._n peter_n be_v baptize_v seem_v to_o favour_v the_o same_o interpretation_n for_o he_o say_v that_o s._n peter_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v baptize_v before_o the_o time_n that_o s._n peter_n deny_v his_o mr._n but_o nondum_fw-la confirmati_fw-la 〈…〉_o a●_n epist_n 1st_a 〈…〉_o etc._n etc._n they_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o confirm_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o appear_v unto_o they_o on_o the_o day_n of_o pentecost_n neither_o be_v they_o confirm_v by_o that_o inspiration_n of_o our_o saviour_n when_o he_o breathe_v on_o they_o say_v receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n vnde_fw-la recte_fw-la dici_fw-la potest_fw-la 12._o 〈◊〉_d 12._o from_o whence_o say_v s._n austin_n we_o may_v safe_o conclude_v that_o when_o s._n peter_n deny_v his_o mr_n nondum_fw-la fuerant_fw-la apostoli_fw-la baptizati_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la aqua_fw-la sed_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la the_o apostle_n be_v not_o then_o baptize_v baptize_v they_o be_v with_o water_n but_o they_o be_v not_o baptize_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o be_v confirm_v and_o yet_o s._n austin_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o apostle_n be_v baptize_v with_o the_o baptism_n of_o christ_n ib._n a._n ●_o ib._n 81_o this_o exposition_n of_o s._n cyprian_n upon_o those_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n nisi_fw-la quis_fw-la renatu_fw-la fuerit_fw-la etc._n etc._n though_o it_o be_v not_o now_o common_o receive_v be_v far_o more_o probable_a &_o much_o more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o analogy_n of_o faith_n steph._n cip._n epist_n 76_o add_v steph._n &_o practice_v of_o the_o first_o church_n than_o that_o late_a construction_n of_o some_o novelist_n who_o take_v water_n in_o that_o sentence_n of_o our_o saviour_n by_o a_o metaphor_n or_o borrow_a speech_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o