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etc._n etc._n do_v thou_o believe_v etc._n etc._n will_v thou_o be_v baptize_v in_o this_o faith_n the_o child_n have_v not_o understanding_n nor_o faith_n nor_o desire_n of_o baptism_n and_o how_o be_v it_o the_o child_n have_v faith_n can_v the_o godfather_n tell_v absolute_o and_o in_o particular_a that_o this_o child_n who_o he_o present_v do_v believe_v desire_v baptism_n or_o forsake_v the_o devil_n it_o be_v a_o foolish_a thing_n therefore_o and_o great_a mockery_n of_o god_n service_n to_o demand_v that_o of_o infant_n which_o be_v at_o the_o first_o demand_v of_o such_o as_o be_v come_v to_o year_n of_o discretion_n and_o be_v convert_v from_o gentilism_n the_o child_n of_o faithful_a parent_n be_v within_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n whereupon_o it_o be_v that_o they_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n
of_o shire_n from_o synod_n to_o national_n assembly_n they_o must_v step_v up_o a_o popish_a ladder_n by_o archdeacon_n official_o bishop_n deane_n of_o arch_n archbishop_n save_v that_o at_o the_o top_n of_o the_o ladder_n they_o find_v the_o prince_n for_o the_o pope_n to_o who_o they_o must_v not_o appeal_v nor_o yet_o to_o any_o great_a counsel_n of_o many_o reform_a or_o unreformed_a church_n or_o to_o a_o ecumenical_a council_n whatsoever_o they_o talk_v of_o general_n counsel_n now_o the_o cause_n convoy_v by_o these_o subordinate_a appellation_n be_v all_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n agitate_a in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n of_o which_o cause_n we_o be_v to_o treat_v in_o the_o three_o chapter_n these_o which_o belong_v to_o canon_n or_o ecclesiastical_a law_n concern_v either_o the_o make_n of_o they_o or_o the_o administration_n and_o execution_n of_o they_o or_o the_o relaxation_n of_o they_o as_o for_o the_o make_n of_o they_o 1._o in_o that_o the_o prince_n may_v make_v 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in_o the_o church_n to_o weigh_v the_o case_n of_o necessity_n when_o to_o put_v this_o â—er_n power_n in_o practice_n as_o for_o the_o administration_n and_o execution_n of_o law_n in_o that_o the_o prince_n may_v 1._o visit_v the_o ecclesiastical_a state_n and_o their_o person_n 2._o reform_v redress_n and_o correct_v they_o and_o whatsoever_o sort_n of_o heresy_n schism_n error_n abuse_n offence_n contempt_n and_o enormity_n of_o any_o whosoever_o 3_o to_o assign_v nominate_v and_o authorise_v when_o and_o as_o often_o as_o it_o be_v his_o pleasure_n such_o person_n be_v natural_a bear_v subject_n as_o he_o shall_v think_v meet_a 1._o to_o exercise_n and_o execute_v all_o manner_n of_o jurisdiction_n privilege_n and_o preeminence_n in_o any_o wise_a touch_v or_o concern_v any_o spiritual_a or_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n 2_o to_o visit_v 3_o to_o reform_v correct_v and_o amend_v all_o such_o excess_n or_o defect_n whatsoever_o which_o by_o any_o manner_n of_o ecclesiastical_a 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