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than_o his_o own_o word_n against_o another_o interpretation_n bring_v in_o as_o the_o anabaptist_n though_o i_o know_v none_o that_o so_o interpret_v it_o i_o use_v his_o own_o word_n pag._n 257._o sect_n 82._o mutatis_fw-la mutandis_fw-la now_o i_o demand_v of_o this_o pretend_a interpretation_n whether_o it_o be_v possible_a saint_n paul_n argument_n shall_v conclude_v in_o this_o sense_n suppose_v the_o corinthian_a parent_n of_o these_o young_a child_n have_v be_v one_o a_o believer_n and_o the_o other_o a_o unbeliever_n can_v it_o of_o they_o be_v conclude_v if_o they_o do_v not_o upon_o the_o hope_n of_o do_v good_a one_o upon_o the_o other_o cohabit_v their_o child_n can_v not_o be_v holy_a by_o designation_n of_o the_o church_n in_o baptism_n to_o which_o when_o they_o be_v bring_v by_o the_o congregation_n and_o admit_v by_o the_o minister_n they_o be_v thus_o consecrate_v and_o devote_v to_o god_n this_o be_v absolute_o to_o confine_v the_o church_n designation_n to_o 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child_n by_o lineal_a descent_n of_o such_o a_o father_n 2._o outward_a prerogative_n that_o accompany_v such_o a_o birth_n as_o his_o word_n be_v vindic._n foed_n cap._n 40._o whereas_o the_o apostle_n mention_n birth_n after_o the_o flesh_n as_o a_o debasement_n take_v it_o in_o the_o worse_a part_n not_o as_o import_v a_o descent_n from_o the_o father_n but_o from_o the_o mother_n and_o that_o mother_n a_o bond_n woman_n and_o therefore_o the_o child_n servant_n or_o bond_n slave_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n i_o will_v use_v the_o word_n of_o cameron_n in_o his_o conference_n with_o tilenus_n die_v dominica_n april_n 26._o 1620._o sect_n 18._o contrà _fw-la verò_fw-la ishmael_n etsi_fw-la patre_fw-la libero_fw-la attamen_fw-la matre_fw-la servanatus_fw-la est_fw-la porro_fw-la partus_fw-la ventrem_fw-la sequitur_fw-la nascendi_fw-la ergo_fw-la conditione_n servus_n fuit_fw-la tale_n scilicet_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la deo_fw-la cultum_fw-la 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