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the_o infant_n of_o all_o god_n people_n of_o old_a by_o our_o doctrine_n and_o envious_o add_v pag._n 171._o the_o anabaptist_n be_v not_o only_o erroneous_a in_o their_o faith_n and_o there_o pollute_v but_o also_o garnish_v with_o shame_n to_o nature_n in_o pag._n 169._o calling_n our_o faith_n a_o carnal_a faith_n i_o think_v be_v he_o a_o spiritual_a man_n he_o can_v not_o have_v such_o carnal_a language_n o_o how_o far_o be_v this_o poor_a man_n from_o imitate_v our_o lord_n when_o he_o be_v revile_v he_o revile_v not_o again_o but_o this_o man_n revile_v when_o no_o occasion_n be_v give_v he_o but_o he_o have_v not_o yet_o spit_v all_o his_o venom_n for_o in_o pag._n 71._o he_o say_v the_o anabaptist_n doctrine_n be_v not_o of_o god_n but_o a_o point_n of_o their_o natural_a faith_n and_o further_o say_v these_o man_n be_v sensual_a have_v not_o the_o spirit_n call_v we_o beast_n pag._n 111._o and_o that_o we_o make_v falsehood_n our_o refuge_n and_o pag._n 117._o say_v christ_n 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church_n of_o christ_n of_o the_o use_n of_o the_o bible_n o_o full_a of_o all_o subtlety_n and_o all_o mischief_n 3.15_o mat._n 3.15_o enemy_n of_o righteousness_n for_o the_o ordinance_n be_v so_o call_v when_o will_v thou_o cease_v to_o pervert_v the_o right_a way_n of_o the_o lord_n how_o many_o leave_n have_v thou_o spend_v in_o thy_o book_n in_o assert_v and_o maintain_v a_o lie_n and_o to_o cast_v filth_n upon_o the_o holy_a way_n of_o the_o lord_n can_v not_o the_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v lose_v in_o the_o apostasy_n be_v revive_v as_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n be_v though_o lose_v a_o great_a while_n unless_o in_o such_o a_o filthy_a way_n as_o you_o false_o assert_v viz._n that_o the_o english_a baptist_n receive_v their_o baptism_n from_o mr._n john_n smith_n it_o be_v absolute_o untrue_a it_o be_v well_o know_v by_o some_o yet_o alive_a how_o false_a this_o assertion_n be_v and_o if_o j._n w._n will_v but_o give_v a_o meeting_n to_o any_o of_o we_o 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