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rom._n 2._o 7_o 8._o and_o believe_v they_o seek_v more_o than_o we_o can_v here_o full_o enjoy_v phil._n 1._o 23._o 10._o final_o if_o any_o that_o be_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n or_o a_o proselyte_n do_v neglect_v circumcision_n he_o do_v grievous_o sin_n against_o god_n and_o as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v to_o provoke_v god_n to_o displeasure_n exod._n 4._o 24_o 25_o 26._o so_o any_o that_o be_v now_o of_o the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n but_o new_o bear_v babe_n in_o christ_n it_o be_v their_o great_a sin_n to_o omit_v dip_v if_o they_o â—now_v it_o and_o my_o have_v it_o act_n 22._o 16._o for_o without_o it_o they_o can_v right_o put_v on_o the_o profession_n of_o jesus_n christ_n gal._n 3._o 27._o nor_o meddle_v with_o any_o other_o the_o holy_a thing_n of_o god_n in_o the_o church_n fellowship_n act_v 2._o 39_o now_o follow_v wherein_o they_o differ_v which_o i_o conceive_v the_o best_a way_n the_o more_o plain_o to_o show_v the_o nature_n of_o they_o both_o first_o 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but_o dip_v do_v belong_v to_o all_o nation_n whosoever_o be_v believer_n matth_n 28._o 19_o 20._o mark_n 16._o 15_o 16._o act_n 8_o 36_o 37_o 38._o 4._o in_o circumcision_n the_o male_a only_o may_v enjoy_v it_o gen._n 17._o 9_o 10._o but_o dip_v both_o male_a and_o female_a for_o they_o be_v all_o one_o in_o christ_n jesus_n gal._n 3._o 28._o collos_n 3._o 11._o act_n 16._o 15_o 16._o 5._o circumcision_n do_v belong_v to_o all_o of_o abraham_n carnal_a seed_n under_o the_o law_n gen._n 17._o 13_o 14._o but_o dip_v to_o his_o spiritual_a seed_n only_o under_o the_o gospel_n gallat_n 3._o 16._o 29._o 6._o as_o a_o male-child_n of_o abraham_n seed_n of_o eight_o day_n old_a may_v be_v circumcise_a gen._n 17._o 11_o 12._o 13._o but_o now_o either_o male_a or_o female_a coll._n 3._o 11._o of_o the_o everlasting_a father_n seed_n isai_n 9_o 7._o a_o new_a bear_v babe_n in_o christ_n must_v be_v dip_v act._n 8._o 37._o act_n 16._o 15._o if_o they_o can_v come_v to_o any_o place_n or_o 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