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A39573 Baby-baptism meer babism, or, An answer to nobody in five words to every-body who finds himself concern'd in't by Samuel Fisher. Fisher, Samuel, 1605-1665. 1653 (1653) Wing F1055; ESTC R25405 966,848 642

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remission_n of_o sin_n and_o salvation_n viz._n that_o we_o shall_v die_v to_o sin_n and_o live_v holy_o and_o to_o this_o end_n also_o that_o we_o may_v be_v mind_v thereby_o to_o do_v so_o nos_fw-la ea_fw-la conditione_n in_fw-la mortem_fw-la sepeliri_fw-la in_o baptismo_fw-la scriptura_fw-la reclamet_fw-la ut_fw-la emoriamur_fw-la ac_fw-la mortificationem_fw-la istam_fw-la exinde_fw-la meditemer_n say_v calvin_n l._n 4._o c._n 16._o s._n 16._o now_o if_o this_o death_n and_o burial_n that_o we_o be_v bury_v with_o in_o baptism_n be_v to_o this_o end_n to_o teach_v we_o and_o show_v we_o that_o and_o how_o we_o must_v die_v to_o sin_n than_o the_o burial_n in_o baptism_n there_o speak_v of_o be_v not_o the_o death_n to_o sin_n itself_o for_o the_o motive_n and_o thing_n we_o be_v move_v to_o be_v two_o and_o so_o be_v the_o sign_n and_o thing_n signify_v now_o five_o it_o be_v not_o only_o such_o as_o be_v make_v a_o motive_n to_o the_o other_o therefore_o be_v not_o the_o other_o 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teach_v yet_o see_v they_o can_v quick_o learn_v to_o know_v father_n and_o mother_n we_o suppose_v upon_o this_o and_o several_a such_o like_a reason_n that_o the_o name_n disciple_n of_o christ_n be_v their_o due_n and_o so_o that_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o baptize_v they_o moreover_o adhominem_fw-la as_o he_o say_v of_o the_o word_n holy_a p._n 82._o so_o i_o of_o the_o term_n disciple_n who_o constant_a meaning_n be_v one_o that_o have_v learn_v as_o mat._n 11._o 29._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o john_n 6._o 46._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o one_o that_o have_v learned_a we_o shall_v have_v better_a defence_n before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o christ_n for_o take_v the_o term_n disciple_n in_o that_o sense_n as_o the_o scripture_n use_v it_o in_o score_n of_o time_n viz._n for_o person_n learn_v or_o teach_v than_o they_o that_o take_v it_o for_o indocible_a infant_n a_o sense_n the_o scripture_n never_o use_v it_o in_o at_o all_o but_o a_o hundred_o time_n 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