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A36265 The reason why not infant sprinkling but believers baptism ought to be approved is because the Lord Jesus Christ, his forerunner, and apostles preach't it, and practic'd it as hereby will further appear by Scripture authority in about fourty texts, with notes on every text : to which is added, how infant sprinkling came in fashion, the evil tendencies of infant sprinkling, answers to objections, differences betw. believ. baptism and inf. sprink. with several other things / by a believer baptiz'd. Doe, Charles. 1694 (1694) Wing D1827B; ESTC R33458 41,356 85

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administer_v whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o god_n have_v make_v repentance_n as_o the_o root_n or_o tree_n and_o baptism_n as_o the_o branch_n and_o so_o gospel_n baptism_n can_v actual_o have_v a_o be_v without_o sign_n of_o repentance_n god_n have_v ordain_v that_o gospel_n baptism_n shall_v be_v the_o fruit_n on_o the_o sign_n of_o repentance_n if_o you_o rake_v away_o the_o cause_n the_o effect_n cease_v and_z according_o john_n baptise_a none_n but_o they_o in_o who_o he_o find_v the_o cause_n again_o john_n foresee_v the_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o consider_v the_o manner_n of_o baptise_v to_o be_v over-whelming_a in_o water_n take_v occasion_n from_o thence_o to_o foretell_v of_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o the_o saint_n shall_v be_v endue_v with_o &_o so_o it_o be_v fulfil_v act_v 2.2_o 3_o 4._o and_o sudden_o there_o come_v a_o sound_n from_o heaven_n as_o of_o a_o rush_v mighty_a wind_n and_o it_o fill_v all_o the_o house_n where_o they_o 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